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Brutal mission of kidnap and torture

MAZHAR ABBAS . . . 11 years

Revenge Gang jailed

KIDNAPPED men were tortured and sexually abused by a sadistic gang intent on revenge.

Two Glodwick thugs were among five crooks jailed for a total of 32 years on Friday for a series of sordid and chilling attacks.

Bradford Crown Court heard harrowing details of an orgy of violence that resembled a horror film.

Ringleader Mazhar Abbas (34), of Bradford, instigated the kidnapping of four Bradford men to find out who was involved in an armed robbery on his house

Date published: 06/10/2008

Thugs batter man then leave in cab

A TEENAGER is in hospital with serious head injuries after he was attacked in Yorkshire Street.

The 19-year-old from Salford was knocked to the ground and kicked and punched in the head at 2.30am yesterday.

He was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital and later transferred to Hope Hospital, Salford, where he is in a serious but stable condition.

It is believed that...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Trouble flares as fans clash at Stockport v Latics derby

LATICS fans were led away by police after crowd trouble during their derby defeat at Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Friday night.

Violence flared after some Athletic fans bought tickets for the Cheadle End — a Stockport section of the ground — and began celebrating Andy Liddell’s opening goal mid-way through the first half.

Fighting ensued...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Union slams makeover as ‘utter contempt’ for staff

THE council has denied that it is showing “utter contempt” by refurbishing the new chief executive’s office when 850 jobs are on the line.

However, a senior officer was unable to say how much the work would cost.

GMB convenor Jim McDermott alleged that the offices of new chief executive Charlie Parker, and council leader Howard Sykes, were getting a...

Date published: 06/10/2008

999 boss hits out at knife threat

A SENIOR ambulance official has hit out after emergency crews received knife threats

Delwyn Wray, North-West Ambulance Service area director, said: “This was an unacceptable act of violence on defenceless ambulance workers carrying out a valuable service.”

Police were called to an address in Vale Drive, Coldhurst, last Tuesday following reports that an...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Tributes to a great head

Well respected. . . . Former North Chadderton School head teacher Philip Hayes.

TRIBUTES have been paid to the former head teacher of North Chadderton School, who has died aged 60.

Philip Hayes, who retired in March 2006, had been unwell for some 12 months.

He...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Curtains store closes

Rosebys homeware and curtains shop in Yorkshire Street, Oldham, has closed since the group went into administration at the weekend.

Ten stores and 92 jobs have been axe. The chain has yet to find a buyer but joint administrator KPMG said it had received 45 expressions of interest.

The shop closures have created 60 job losses and a further 32 redundancies have been made...

Date published: 06/10/2008

£95,000: I’d give it all back for a happy childhood

A former Oldham woman — known as Rashana to protect her identity — has been awarded £95,000 compensation in an out-of-court settlement that will send shockwaves through the Asian community.
Here, she tells Chronicle reporter DAWN ECKERSLEY her horrific story

RASHANA says Oldham Council’s social services let her down time after time and she...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Teenager hit by car

A TEENAGER suffered serious injuries when he was knocked down in Chadderton on Friday.

The 16-year-old is believed to have been crossing Streetbridge, near to the junction with Cragg Road, when he was involved in the accident with a silver Nissan Almera driven by a 41-year-old man.

The youth was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with a broken arm and ribs, a punctured...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Derelict homes cause misery

MUM Olfunke Babalola says her life is blighted by the properties

A MOTHER says that a derelict block of houses has been blighting her life for three years.

Olfunke Babalola’s home in Deanshut Road, Fitton Hill, backs on to boarded-up homes in...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Dermot uses loaf to promote bakery

SOME of Britain’s most famous landmarks are being served up on toast.

Baked beans or melted cheese, the usual toppings of choice for a piece of toast, have been replaced by chocolate-spread versions of popular sights, after Warburton’s recruited renowned food artist Dermot Flynn to mark the company’s new national advertising campaign.

Dermot has...

Date published: 06/10/2008

MP vows to get tough on immigration

NEW role for MP Phil Woolas

AN OLDHAM MP today starts the first day in his new role as immigration minister vowing to strengthen immigration policy.

Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas was handed the top...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Six to lose their jobs at school

TWO teachers and four teaching assistants are set to be made redundant at Higher Failsworth Primary School.

Falling roles have left the school facing a large budget deficit and unions have been working with the local authority to avoid compulsory redundancies and find alternative jobs if necessary

Higher Failsworth was created when Stansfield Road junior and infant...

Date published: 06/10/2008

Busy motorway link improved

A busy motorway junction is to be improved to help reduce accidents.

The M60 Junction 12 Eccles interchange — where the M60, M62 and M602 motorways all meet — has been the scene of more than 70 accidents in the past five years.

Now the Highways Agency is to introduce new, clearer road signs and improved road markings, with the aim of helping motorists pass...

Date published: 06/10/2008

You’re hired!

LEARNING the ropes . . . the apprentices, back row, from left, Harrison McClelland, Dean Wood, Chris Dransfield and Andrew Simpson. Middle, from left, are Peter Jackson, managing director of Ace Training, Tony Leach, from Bullock Construction and Joanne Bootes, from the Oldham College. Front, Angie Hough, representing J21

Apprentices get to work on £400m project

FOUR apprentices are developing their construction skills on Oldham’s massive refurbishment scheme for sheltered housing.

All...

Date published: 06/10/2008

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