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Phil Woolas, former Labour minister, dies of brain cancer aged 66

Former Oldham East and Saddleworth MP remained in Westminster for New Labour’s entire 13 years in power

The Guardian - UK

New Labour era minister Phil Woolas dies aged 66, family announce

He was a minister under Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and was MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth between 1997 and 2010.

Evening Standard

Oldest Solo Atlantic Rower Gets OBE, Asks Prince William for Royal Party in 'Deprived' Hometown

Frank Rothwell, 74, used his Windsor Castle OBE ceremony to ask Prince William for a royal party in Oldham and reveal plans for a massive statue.

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Oldham Athletic owner hands Prince of Wales note requesting party in the town

Frank Rothwell was honoured on Wednesday after rowing across the Atlantic twice to raise more than £1.4 million for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

The Independent UK

Oldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wife

Exclusive: Greater Manchester police ignored claim ‘Offender J’ among men who had abused 12-year-old, paperwork shows

The Guardian - UK

‘They thought we were problem children’: how grooming victims were failed in Oldham

National inquiry on grooming gangs will look at how police ignored girls while officials feared fuelling the far right

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s 15-year-scandal no government has gripped: grooming gangs explained

Stretching back to 2012, the government investigation into grooming gangs has a controversial history

The Guardian - UK

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Oldham disorder involving car chase and machetes prompts police to extend powers

Greater Manchester Police granted officers extended stop and search powers ‘following a number of incidents overnight involving weapons’.

Evening Standard

Nine arrested after group celebrated Adolf Hitler’s birthday at Oldham pub

The pub owners said they were ‘appalled’ by the incident and reported it to the police

The Independent UK

Neo-Nazis celebrate Adolf Hitler’s birthday with racist flags and swastika cake at ‘appalled’ pub

Staff at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in Oldham said they were unaware of the Neo-Nazi gathering and reported the incident to the police

The Independent UK

Gas leak from lorry in Oldham prompts local evacuation

Emergency services clean up area after chemical reaction in gas tanker HGV sends orange plume into air

The Guardian - UK

Police officer charged with causing woman’s death by dangerous driving

Heather Smedley died when her car was hit by an unmarked vehicle being driven by PC Mark Burrows in Oldham, Greater Manchester, in December 2022.

The Independent UK

‘Hiya’ – my brutally honest hour with Siobhan Finneran, the unsung queen of TV

From Happy Valley to Alma’s Not Normal, the Oldham-born actor has been a scene-stealer for years, but new thriller Protection is her first ever top billing. She talks about cuppas with Sarah Lancashire and hitting it big in her 50s

The Guardian - UK

Police drop investigation into how Oldham boy vanished for six years

Greater Manchester police close child abduction inquiry, saying it is what Alex Batty and his family want

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Oldham gang rape survivor blasts ‘appalling’ Labour plan for local grooming inquiries and ‘rapid audit’

Survivor Samantha Walker-Roberts hit out at Yvette Cooper’s plan and called £5million budget for five government-backed inquiries ‘absolutely shocking’

The Guardian - UK

Man in court charged with attempted murder of nurse at Oldham hospital

Roman Haque, 37, accused of attack on nurse in hospital’s acute medical unit on Saturday night

Evening Standard

Nurse stabbing: 37-year-old man charged with attempted murder at hospital

Rumon Haque is also accused of possession of a bladed article after a nurse was stabbed at Royal Oldham Hospital

The Independent UK

Nurse suffers ‘life-changing’ injuries after being stabbed with scissors at hospital

A nurse was stabbed at Royal Oldham Hospital’s A&E department

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Streeting says nurses are ‘backbone of our NHS’ after worker stabbed in hospital

Police were called to the Royal Oldham Hospital on Saturday evening.

Evening Standard

Hospital trust ‘shocked and saddened’ by stabbing of nurse in A&E

Police were called to Royal Oldham Hospital at 11.30pm on Saturday to reports of a stabbing, Greater Manchester Police said.

The Independent UK

Nurse in critical condition after stabbing at hospital

A 37-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody

The Guardian - UK

Nurse critically injured in stabbing at Greater Manchester hospital

Man arrested at scene and held on suspicion of attempted murder over attack at Royal Oldham hospital

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham joins calls for ‘limited’ national inquiry into sexual abuse gangs

Greater Manchester mayor says scope of inquiry he commissioned in Oldham did not have same legal powers

The Independent UK

‘We want justice’: Woman gang raped in Oldham aged 12 demands grooming inquiry but tells far right to stay out

Samantha Walker-Roberts, 31, wants Keir Starmer to ‘do right for survivors’ but warns ‘we don’t want Tommy Robinson involved’

The Guardian - UK

‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips

Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’

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