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The Latest Breaking News from Oldham

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

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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

The Independent 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

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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 Independent UK

Eric Youd obituary

Other lives: Youth and community leader in Oldham

The Guardian - UK

'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)

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

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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"

Manchester Evening News

Urgent appeal for information following string of knifepoint robberies in Oldham

One man was sat in his parked car when an unknown group of masked males approached

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Manchester Evening News

'It was absolutely heaving': Greater Manchester town was the 'place to be' in the 90s

The clubs and bars were rammed

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester's major child sexual exploitation review to conclude by end of this year

The six-year review has already published some findings

Manchester Evening News

First bosses 'dismayed' as Manchester bus drivers set to go on strike

Drivers have rejected an 'inadequate' pay offer

Daily Mirror

'Beloved' mum who was 'light of family's lives' dies in fire as daughter fights for life

Sadia Shafiq, 42, died following a devastating house fire in in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on Saturday which also left her 15-year-old daughter in a critical condition

Manchester Evening News

'I packed my bags and moved my family to Oldham for a better life'

Mum-of-two Kana Josée, who was born in Rwanda, moved to Oldham after fleeing domestic violence and said the UK has finally given her a 'sense of belonging'

Manchester Evening News

Mountain Rescue crews called to Oldham park after boy falls from rope swing

Emergency crews were at the scene for two hours and 30 minutes

Daily Mirror

Woman, 42, dies in horror house fire as residents evacuated from homes overnight

A woman aged 42 was killed in a house fire in Oldham, Greater Manchester, as a number of nearby residents were evacuated from the area as officers began investigations

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