Five men and two women were arrested on suspicion of drug offences including possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with supplying drugs.

Firefighters were called by paramedics at 1am on Monday after a woman collapsed at her home.

The well-known activist – who campaigned against a controversial wind turbine proposal -had served on the parish council for nine years and was due to take on the role of chairman.

Alias, a 57-year-old taxi driver, had been on dialysis after kidney failure for more than five years.

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That’s the promise from councillors working on a controversial shake-up of leisure services.

The mum of two says she is still counting her blessings after seeing the horrific footage of the ship going down after it hit rocks off the coast of Italy.

Six-year-old Lola Etchells was asked to shave her mum Sara’s head after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Lola’s dad Craig, a former sound engineer and producer, initially filmed and edited the emotive video as a keepsake but the family then decided to share it online to raise money as Sara continues her treatment.

Backed by the Advertiser, the Walk of Hope appeal will raise vital cash for the charity while giving readers a permanent memento in the borough.

Father-of-two Andrew Burke, 46, had an unblemished, 26-year career with the Royal Mail.

The 49-year-old was alerted by his smoke alarm and managed to escape from the property above shops on Oxford Street, Werneth, at around 3.30am on Friday.

The judgement was made following the first monitoring visit by Ofsted since the former Kaskenmoor and South Chadderton schools merged in September 2010.

The attackers ransacked the small shop and threatened to kill the couple, who are in their early 80s, if they didn’t hand over any money.

The youngster used to feel ‘invisible’ because of his autism – but has now discovered his inner confidence through becoming firm friends with the stars of All the Fun of the Fair.

Now police have released images of the strap of the handbag Nellie Geraghty held on to – and are appealing for help in finding the bag.

Both were rushed to hospital but grandmother Mrs Steele died from her injuries. Her husband has serious head injuries and is being treated in intensive care at Salford Royal Hospital.

David Ronan, 32, was given a four-month sentence for stealing two pieces of post containing a total of £45 and keeping a stash of mail in his house and car.

The figure is higher than the £43m in savings announced by chief executive John Saxby at the trust's annual general meeting last September.

The pair were hand in hand on a zebra crossing on Milnrow Road in Shaw, Oldham, when they were hit by a Toyota Yaris.

They have previously sourced funding from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and English Heritage's Challenge fund to help restore the grade II listed Methodist chapel and convert it into a heritage resource and learning centre.

The money was spent on everything from major building works to a fruit press for a community allotment.

A group of men approached one of the security guards and snatched the box he was carrying.

A van and a car were involved in a minor bump on a slip road which onto the M56 near Cheadle. One driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries following the incident just after 7am.

Fellow politicians described him as a calming influence on a generation of volatile politics.

Stephen Booth has spent six years preening his impressive beard and mane of hair. The 61-year-old started growing it to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in memory of Michael Wilde junior.

An amazing £25,500 has been raised in just three months to help send Harley Hesford to America for a life-changing operation.

The grandfather of five opened a string of stores in the area selling painting and decorating supplies, including the former Blasters Four Seasons on George Street.

Arfan ‘Bhatta’ Rafiq, 26, was last year found guilty of the murder of Nasar Hussain, thought to be the innocent victim of a conflict involving drug gangs in Bolton and Oldham.

And they claim no fewer than 15 acts, including the Rocketman and the former Oasis star have been offered by a production company.

Her handbag, which contained the ashes of her husband Frank, was taken and remains missing. She carried Frank's ashes with her since his death 17 years ago.

Staff refused his request because he did not have a prescription but the man then pulled out an air rifle and demanded they hand the drugs over.

The Santa walk around Oldham’s Alexandra Park traditionally took place in mid-December, but Arctic conditions in 2010 forced it to be delayed till last January.

Hammond Buckley, 60, and three-year-old Dylan have always been close. But the little boy couldn’t understand why his grandfather was unable to pick him up or join in games. In fact, Hammond, from Royton in Oldham, was left seriously ill after his heart was damaged by the common cold virus.

Magistrates have now handed Baker, 42, an anti-social behaviour order banning him from the High Street restaurant. If he breaches it he faces a jail sentence of up to five years.

The alleged rape happened at the woman's home in the Coldhurst area of Oldham at about 6pm on January 7.

Chris Hamilton, supremo of third-tier outfit Oldham, said the notice, served in the High Court of Justice on Wednesday, was 'nothing to worry about'.

Despite receiving hundreds of objections to the closure of Crompton pool it is to be replaced with a new facility in neighbouring Royton.

More than 1,300 residents were out of work last year and claimed jobseekers allowance for 12 months or longer, compared to 485 in 2007.

Mark Leach 51, accepted an offer of £1,000 to use his business unit in Shaw as a safe house for a few hours when the drugs were brought over from Holland. But he didn’t know that the lorry load of 631 kilos of the class B drug was worth a staggering £6.3m if sold in small wraps on the streets.

The former nurse was charged with failing to notify the Department for Work and Pensions about a change in her circumstances but was cleared after Oldham magistrates heard the case hinged on a missing letter.

They were checking there are no problems with the infrastructure of the route.

But organisers at Saddleworth Round Table have now said the charity fundraiser could be saved – if they recruit enough volunteers.

Joe Ashcroft, president of the Oldham and Royton Harriers running club, had been in good health and officiated a cross country event just the day before.

It takes place on Sunday January 15 at Alexandra Park at 11am.

They discovered the 88-year-old in her doorway with a deep cut to her head and a broken wrist.

He hoped to raise £1,000 – but has raised more than £5,000 with more money still coming in.

Surgery is still taking place at the site under the name of Surgicare Medical Group, after the defunct company was bought out by The Hospital Medical Group in October 2010. But the terms of the £40,000 takeover mean the new owners have no responsibility for Surgicare's former patients.

The Failsworth-born supermodel plays Flo, a 'strong-minded stripper' in Pusher, which follows a drug dealer as his life spirals out of control.

The thug intimidated the victim until she let him in to her flat. He then subjected her to a vicious attack branded ‘senseless and appalling’ by police.