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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.

For the first time in NHS history, hospital consultants and junior doctors are walking out on the same day this week - expected to bring some parts of the health service to a standstill.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari have reached a pivotal moment in their nasty divorce!

They’ve been hosting This Morning together regularly in recent weeks and Josie Gibson has opened up on her friendship with Holly Willoughby outside of the daytime show. Speaking exclusively to OK!, former Big Brother star Josie has described how Holly sends her silly jokes via text messages that get her giggling.The 37-year-old said, “Holly and I have a great laugh together. She’s so sweet and funny.The other day, she sent me a message and said, ‘This bloke has been asking after you, his name is Scott Chegg’” Josie continued, “I said, ‘I’ve never heard of him, send me a picture.’ She sent me a picture of a Scotch egg.

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.

An 'industrial scale' cannabis farm packed with plants worth £500,000 - and two quails - were found in a town centre police raid, GMP revealed today.

Bosses at two Greater Manchester hospitals with dangerous crumbling concrete have assured that 'patient and staff safety is paramount'. Both Salford Royal and Royal Oldham hospitals have been confirmed to contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete - RAAC - in their roofing.

A union has spoken out after a pay deal for striking bus drivers was secured, bringing industrial action to an end.

People in parts of Greater Manchester will be able to catch a glimpse of the Red Arrows on Friday.

An Oldham MP has stepped down from Labour's shadow cabinet as he faces a 'testing' recovery from illness. Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham West and Royton, resigned from the position of shadow environment secretary this morning (September 4).

Witnesses have told how a 'dangerous and out of control' dog was shot dead by police marksmen after a woman was bitten in Oldham. A man has been arrested following the attack in Moorside on Sunday morning.

UK house prices have plunged at the sharpest annual rate seen in 15 years, making the average cost of a home much cheaper. According to Nationwide, property prices fell by 5.3 percent in August marking the biggest yearly percentage drop since July 2009.

A driver who fled after leaving three people with life-changing injuries in a hit-and-run returned to his smashed-up car to grab suitcases - before flying off to Tenerife. Taylor Moss ploughed his BMW into an oncoming car while attempting to overtake a taxi, before hitting another vehicle.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape as part of an investigation into non-recent child sexual exploitation in Oldham.