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The family of a dad who was killed in Oldham have paid tribute to a ‘loving and devoted family man’.

Theatres, churches, and warehouses feature on a new list of 18 heritage gems at risk in Greater Manchester. The old head office of a brewery and a 1930s hotel are also included.

A murder investigation is underway following the death of a man who was found unconscious in the street. Police have arrested a 38-year-old man on suspicion of murder following the incident on Abbey Hills Road, in Oldham, yesterday evening (November 9).

An ‘epidemic’ of scabies in care homes has been taking place in Oldham, councillors were told. In recent months there have been 12 outbreaks of the infectious rash in the borough, with 83 cases confirmed to public health teams.

Illegal vapes and tobacco worth almost £100,000 have been seized from the streets of Oldham during a five month crackdown by Greater Manchester Police and Trading Standards officers from the council.

Junk food adverts could be banned on all buses and trams in Greater Manchester. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is reviewing its advertising policy which could result in restrictions on adverts featuring foods that are high in sugar, salt and fat.

Witnesses are being urged to come forward following an alleged assault in Oldham town centre. Officers were called out to assist the ambulance service on Yorkshire Street at around 4.20am yesterday, following reports of an assault.

Let’s face it, it’s getting a bit wintery now, isn’t it? It’s dark when you wake up in the morning, dark when you get home from work, and it all seems rather gloomy.

Police are appealing for information after a man had a gold Omega watch stolen from him on a street in Oldham. On Thursday, 24 August, two men approached another man in Whitehall Lane, before attacking him and making off with a Gold Omega watch.

The leaves are turning and the clocks are going back – autumn is officially here and there’s a host of firework and Bonfire Night events taking place in Oldham. This year Guy Fawkes Night falls on Sunday, November 5 but there are numerous events happening in the borough in the week running up to the occasion.

Coronation Street star Karen Henthorn was just nineteen when her dad tragically died from cancer at just 44. Decades on, in her late 40s, the actress' nightmares became real as she faced the same diagnosis as her father - being told by doctors that she had cancer.

The M62 was closed in both directions by police on Sunday afternoon (October 22) after an 'aggressive bull' had escaped.

Former swimmer Becky Adlington has announced that she has had a miscarriage. The double Olympic gold medallist and sports pundit said on Sunday that she and husband Andy Parsons discovered the news when she went in for a routine pregnancy scan at 20 weeks.

Horrified witnesses have described the moment they heard 'screams' as a 12-year-old boy was viciously attacked by an 'aggressive' dog in Oldham on Sunday (October 22).

One of the UK's most notorious gangsters has been found dead in his home, it has been reported. Dave Courtney was once known as 'the most feared man in Britain', and had ties to the likes of the Kray twins and Roy Shaw and Lenny McLean, before he changed his focus to a career as an actor and author.

House prices are gradually starting to come down across the UK, which may make getting on the property ladder a little easier for first-time buyers. Nationwide's latest house price index showed that house prices are on the decline throughout the country, with the average price of a home now £257,808.

A cannabis farm worth more than £1 million has been uncovered by police.

A cannabis farm thought to be worth over £1 MILLION was uncovered by police in Oldham on Wednesday morning (October 18) with two suspects in custody.

A couple who live with thousands of pet insects and let them roam freely has told of how the creepy crawlies escape their home '24/7' - and how they 'kill the mood' when they enter the bedroom.

Twelve new Aldi stores will open across the UK in time for Christmas - including two in Greater Manchester.

Police want to speak to this man after a terrifying robbery at a house in Oldham. The homeowner was tied up and threatened with an axe after a man barged into their property in Failsworth.

A man who killed a pregnant former Hollyoaks actress when he hit her car after filming himself driving at 123mph on a motorway has had his sentence increased. Adil Iqbal, 22, pleaded guilty to killing Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, in a motorway crash and causing serious injury to her son Thomas, 9. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Schools were forced to close with homes left without water in Oldham. United Utilities have been assessing the issue which has been revealed as a burst main in the Lees area.

Five towns in Greater Manchester are being promised £20m over the next decade to help regenerate their high streets and tackle anti-social behaviour.

Keira Arnold was just four years-old when her dad died of stomach cancer. But, a decade later, thanks to her his memory shines brightly. In his name she has raised £47,000 for the hospice which cared for him in his final days.

More than 100 people are objecting to plans to erect dozens of of ‘ugly’ 15m poles carrying a new aerial broadband network across Oldham. IX Wireless has applied to the council for 29 poles to be installed in various locations around the borough. But they have been met by a furious backlash from residents who argue they’re not needed and will ‘ruin the appearance’ of neighbourhoods.

Plans for a new network of ‘air-fibre’ poles that carry high speed broadband across Oldham have been unveiled. IX Wireless has applied to the council for 29 poles to be installed, each 15 metres in height, in various locations across the borough.

Plans to build a new estate of ‘luxury family homes’ in the green belt have been voted through despite concerns that it comes before the official adoption of the region’s housing masterplan.

A man and woman were attacked by burglars who climbed through the window of a pub in Oldham as they slept.

The first corner of Oldham’s brand new town centre park has been given the green light by councillors.

A grandad who disappeared while 'pottering around in his garden' has been found supping a pint in a Wetherspoons pub.

A much-loved grandad who was 'pottering around in his garden' moments before leaving home, catching a bus and suddenly vanishing has now been found - supping a pint in a Manchester Wetherspoons pub.

Wiping tears on his t-shirt, a young boy stands in the witness box. Alisha Goup's young brother tells the packed courtroom: "I wish it was me that died and not my sister."

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Police officers and social workers raised fears that more than 500 children from Oldham were being sexually abused last year - the highest in nearly a decade - a Manchester Evening News and Local Democracy Reporting Service investigation has found.

A second, huge cannabis farm packed with plants has been seized in a Greater Manchester town, with two men under arrest and in custody to be questioned.