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Key points as local election results show major Tory losses

With almost all council elections declared, Conservatives are on course to lose up to 500 seats

The Guardian - UK

Police hunt for man, 25, after fatal stabbing of woman in Bradford

Police appeal for any sightings of Habibur Masum, from Oldham, after woman with pram was attacked on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

‘Three big flukes’: how Penguin ended up republishing a 1934 Rochdale plasterer’s tale

Bartender who found Caliban Shrieks in a library says chance encounters helped him get Jack Hilton’s story back in print

The Guardian - UK

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“Marrying a rock band to an orchestra was seat-of-the-pants stuff." The story of Barclay James Harvest's Once Again

1971's Once Again album. only the band's second album, saw Oldham's prog quartet Barclay James Harvest working with an orchestra to striking effect

Louder

Squatters, bikers and skateboarders in hijabs: Brits’ wild communities exposed

Inspired by the stunning, raw images of the late Tish Murtha, British people have been photographing their own remarkable neighbourhoods

The Guardian - UK

Alex Batty: Teenager found in France returns to UK to be reunited with grandmother

Police say they are yet to establish whether they will open a criminal investigation into ‘abduction’

The Independent UK

Missing British boy Alex Batty found in France six years after he was ‘abducted’

Alex was 11 when he went ‘missing’ while travelling with family members in Spain

The Independent UK

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Super League awards: the complete review of the 2023 season

Jack Welsby will be box-office material for years to come, Oldham and Warrington were left crying over spilt milk and a tip for 2024

The Guardian - UK

Holey shoes and abscessed teeth: Oldham school sees impact of cost of living crisis

At Beever primary, staff regularly step in to give children breakfast or provide uniforms

The Guardian - UK

Starbucks cheers ‘good progress’ in plan for 100 new UK shops

The chain said it has also “maintained strong, double-digit growth” in the UK in recent months despite pressure on consumer spending.

The Independent UK

Luke Brooks inquest: a shocking spotlight on living conditions in modern Britain

Patricia Brooks had blamed mould and poor state of privately rented house in Oldham they lived in for death of her sonMouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules

The Guardian - UK

Mouldy, damp house did not cause man’s death, coroner rules

Postmortem examination had found aspergillus on lungs of Luke Brooks, 27, who died at home in Oldham

The Guardian - UK

Mould found in lungs of man who died in house with chronic damp, inquest hears

Pathologist says Luke Brooks, 27, of Oldham, died from respiratory problems caused by aspergillus pneumonia

The Guardian - UK

Mould played part in death of young man who died six days after developing cough, inquest hears

Luke Brooks’ family believe the conditions in their rented Oldham house caused his death in 2022

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The Guardian - UK

Mother begged Oldham council to move her and late son from damp house, inquest hears

Court had earlier been told the death of Luke Brooks, 27, in 2022 had been provisionally linked to mould exposure in freezing home

The Independent UK

Mother begged for help to leave mould-ridden home before son died, inquest hears

Patricia Brooks says her family was left with no heating for three years

The Guardian - UK

Eric Youd obituary

Other lives: Youth and community leader in Oldham

Manchester Evening News

'Devastated' family pay tribute to ex-Royal Marine Veteran, 79, tragically found dead in Oldham

David Hazeltine, who had Alzheimer's, was tragically found on a path in Oldham last Friday (July 7)

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Manchester Evening News

Body found in search for man, 79, four days after he went missing

David Hazeltine was reported missing from Oldham on July 3

Manchester Evening News

'The bang did really echo down the street': Residents thought suspected shooting was 'car crash or fireworks'

Police closed off Horsedge Street in Oldham on Thursday

Manchester Evening News

Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse by councillors proposed in motion

It wants a compulsory duty to report safeguarding concerns enshrined in the Code of Conduct

Manchester Evening News

Police update on investigation into devastating house fire that killed mum

Sadia Shafiq died in the blaze in Oldham

Daily Mirror

'Wonderful' mum dies after being hit by stolen car driven by thug during police chase

Marcel Doyle, 47, has been jailed for stealing an Audi and leading police on a chase through Royton, Oldham, that led to a collision where "beloved" mum Heather Smedley tragically died

Manchester Evening News

Plans for industrial park next to M60 as part of £40m masterplan that would create 700 jobs

The plan aims to make the area a ‘credible business alternative’ to the centre of Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Three police officers assaulted after attending crash in Oldham as man arrested

“This is a shocking incident where our officers have been attacked whilst conducting their duties"

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