More from Oldham Reporter

• Scarecrow Trail raises more than £4,000 for village school

  Despite tough mixed weather Diggle’s popular Scarecrow Trail raised a staggering £4,300 for children at the village school.

• Plea to keep dogs on leads during walks near bird breeding grounds

  Dog owners and walkers are being asked to keep pets on short leads until July 31 to protect ground nesting birds.

• GREATER MANCHESTER: We asked every Greater Manchester mayoral candidate the same questions – this is what they said

  Greater Manchester residents will head to the polls in a fortnight — to not only decide who should run their councils, but also to select a mayor.

• Oldham parents fined thousands for keeping children out of school

  Oldham council fined parents thousands of pounds for their kids’ ‘unauthorised absences’ at school in the last academic year, despite some head teachers calling it a ‘blunt instrument’ to deal with absent pupils.