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Two charged following fatal stabbing in Failsworth

Call for immediate action in wake of new outbreak of Saddleworth moors fires

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50 firefighters battle more Saddleworth blazes

Residents want action from powers-that-be over Dovestone chaos

REGIONAL: Men jailed for plot to smuggle £6 million of cocaine into UK

Holidaymakers heading to Turkey warned to print visa or 'face being turned away'

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Why sunrises and sunsets will be particularly stunning this week

Warning as thunderstorms and lightning set to hit the North West

GALLERY: Dramatic pictures as fire ravages Saddleworth moorland - again

Two arrested in Failsworth murder investigation

Morris men make most of the sunshine in Saddleworth

Couple fulfil promise to reopen Dobcross village store

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Tech stress suffered by one in four North West employees

Free talk at The Royal Oldham Hospital on endometriosis

Street pastors scheme set for launch in Saddleworth

Saddleworth Round Table celebrates more than £22,000 raised for good causes

New Dovestone WI off to 'phenomenal start'

Katie Fallows' purr-fect way to raise cash for PDSA

Greater Manchester Police chief says 60 per cent of crimes are not fully investigated

Wednesday Walkers celebrate Ida Ashworth's BEM with a bracing ramble

Happy St George's Day! What's it about and why don't we get a bank holiday?

'DO NOT EAT IT' - Asda cereal bars could contain salmonella

LLK raises funds for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice

Telephone advice saves thousands of ambulance trips

Know a Molly or Lee? You can get half price Alton Towers tickets

Retired hero firefighter and his wife killed in the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday attack

Teachers victims of upskirting by children as young as 11

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Regional: Murder investigation launched after man stabbed and killed in fight

Fire service tackling huge moorland fire

10 ways to protect your children online

Regional: Police find body in the water at Salford Quays

Mother killed in hit and run crash — three arrested

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Fears for Brits caught up in 'appalling Easter attack in Sri Lanka

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REGIONAL: More racist graffiti scrawled at mosque entrance

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TRAVEL REVIEW: A right royal adventure at Kensington Palace

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Asparagus with mozzarella and Parma ham

WEEKEND WALK: A figure of eight ramble around Sunderland Point

Teen gang's £500,000 raid on posh homes

Where are all the fixed speed cameras in Oldham? Full list of locations revealed

Play centred round dementia at Oldham Coliseum really is 'hymn to life long love'

Knife crime funding is ‘barely a sticking plaster’, says deputy mayor of GM

GM mayor Andy Burnham calls for major review of event security

By George! Saddleworth Male Voice Choir taking to the stage in Uppermill

Oldham Choral Society staging Verdi Requiem at RNCM

All you need to know about supermarket Easter opening hours

Stunning images reveal Chester Zoo's overnight 'safari' lodges

Journalist shot dead in UK 'terrorist incident'

Motorway halted after kids spotted 'flossing' on hard shoulder

Royton’s Carnegie library could become restaurant

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Greenfield station misses out in Government’s latest round of Access for All scheme

Volunteer to conquer Hospice to Hospice Walk after dad’s brain tumour battle

Oldham agency Cornerstone develops plastic-free website for Greater Manchester

Commnity noticeboard: Events taking place in Oldham

Five things to do in Oldham

Boxers bidding to land knock-out blow in aid of Dr Kershaw's Hospice

85-year-old scuba diver Eva's splash-tastic exploits for Dr Kershaw's

Oldham people facing justice

Piccadilly Rats frontman Ray Boddington dies in hospital after being struck by tram

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Burnham embraces 'Martyn's Law' in update on arena attack reaction

Time of your life as classic show returns

Bringing back the golden age of rock and roll

Regional: Man in court over throwing 'ammonia' in police officer's face

Pink moon set to grace the skies

If you bought Dauphinoise Potatoes from Asda, they might actually be cauliflower cheese

Asthma sufferers warned of 'deadly pollen bomb' as weather heats up

Calls to 999 for back pain, insomnia and teeth fillings

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MP Jim McMahon in trio of heroes to foil mugger

Book up your April with Bookmark Festival

Even moderate amounts of ham, bacon and and red meat are linked to bowel cancer

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GREATER MANCHESTER: Scheme will help care leavers find jobs and training

Gas main alert after car being chased by police hits house in Chadderton

Oldham man stars in new Parkinson’s UK campaign

Sport

Walking to make Keira's Wish come true

LATICS MATCH VERDICT: Oldham Athletic 3-2 Mansfield Town

LATICS MATCH VERDICT: Cheltenham Town 0-0 Oldham Athletic

Scholes lifts the lid on ‘interference’ that led to decision to quit Latics

Roughyeds ready to raise the roof

Naylor has selection headache ahead

Ex-Oldham boss slates Latics after draw with Robins

After going to Hull and back, popular second-rower returns to Roughyeds

LATICS MATCH VERDICT: Oldham Athletic 2-2 Swindon Town

Skipper Clarke refusing to get carried away by Latics’ resurgence

Naylor has a face like Thunder after his side crumble

Oldham show good, bad and ugly in loss

How Oldham's run-in compares to their League Two play-off rivals

LATICS MATCH VERDICT: Colchester United 0-2 Oldham Athletic

Lang hails efforts of back line after Latics upset form team Tranmere

Oldham bring in ‘Fax prop Frazer on month’s loan

Horrific mouth injury rules Davies out of Thunder trip

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National sport

Emery confident about pincer assault on Champions League qualification

Trump survives deciding frame, Allen knocked out by Zhou

Keane concerned about Solskjaer being ‘thrown under the bus’ by United players

Raheem Sterling a constant threat for Manchester City

Manchester City take big step towards title with victory over Manchester United

Where is it all going wrong for Manchester United?

A look at how Manchester City and Liverpool’s remaining league matches compare

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