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Sentence Examples Election chiefs in Oldham and Tameside organised teams of volunteer council workers to deliver the papers by hand. Police are still trying to find the thieves who ran off with his cage when they burgled her house in Oldham. During the riots of 2001 at least 5 Oldham pubs were burned out by firebombs. Inventor Adrian Oldham has designed a gadget aimed at preventing children playing with plugs and electric sockets. Because of last year's riots in Oldham, police have appealed for calm following the attack on an old boy of Whitworth High School. And 40 homes in Oldham had to be evacuated after a fire at a garage in Barry Street, where oxy-acetylene canisters were stored. Less than two years ago, York Wasps ended their season with a 70-8 hammering of a despairing Oldham side at Huntington Stadium. Parents in Oldham are now being urged to be on their guard and not let their children out alone in the dark. A second man has been arrested by police investigating alleged election fraud in Oldham. Dovestone Reservoir is also the start and finish point of a 40 mile walk route known as the Oldham Way. Philip, from Chadderton, near Oldham, had restored and driven old cars for many years. The match was watched by a crowd of 5,090 and an Oldham player was sent off in the second half. Manchester City lost out in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup to Oldham, who lifted the trophy for the first time in 28 years. Just ten days later Oldham County Court granted an injunction forcing the landlady to allow her tenant back into the property. All that credibility and yet Oldham is one musical genius who arrived at his calling by accident. Claire, a housewife by day, looks after her two young children and worked as a lap dancer in Oldham for eight months. For the second time this season at Spotland stadium Oldham were edged out by one point against fierce local rivals Rochdale Hornets. Torquay are currently level with Oldham and just two points behind Blackpool and Port Vale so they are not down and out yet. Trading standards chiefs found street sellers peddling the furry pandas, rabbits, cats and dogs in Rochdale and Oldham. In the 1960s, during his first football chairmanship, at Oldham Athletic, he advocated refreshment bars, executive boxes and tip-up seats. Show More Sentences At least one criminal gang is targeting properties in Oldham and stealing items like roof slates, coping stones, flagstones and walls. Then he can move onto a DualDisc collabo with Animal Collective and Will Oldham. The 18-year-old is in the intensive care unit of the Royal Oldham Hospital with multiple injuries. A group were handing out leaflets at the weekend in part of Oldham, hit by recent race riots, when police moved in. Products range from cured ham and Cumberland sausage to champion black puddings, with goats cheese from Knutsford and pickles from Oldham. So far, trading standards officers in Oldham are trying to help 150 customers who feel they have been left high and dry by the company. We leafleted the Oldham versus Bury local derby football game and got a great response. Last weekend's friendly at home to Oldham had to be called off after an 11 am inspection because of a frozen pitch. Many sceptics dismissed the original report, with its space-age vision of Oldham, as a pipe dream that would never see the light of day. At 18 his artwork swam across two albums by alt-country brooder Will Oldham, then sunned on the walls of a Tokyo art gallery. Only when the specialists had cleared an area were general contractors allowed to dig deeper and take waste soil to Oldham. Oldham goes a few steps further and almost disassociates himself from his music. A store of timber in Oldham also was available to the local population for building. Tameside Borough Council will soon lift safety restrictions preventing Oldham RL playing home matches at Ashton United's soccer ground. He will be even more pleased if they can start their run-in with victory at Oldham tomorrow. My friend Alan from Oldham was staying, wanting to see some of the excitements of London, though neither of us had as much money as we would have liked. Yorkshire Champion, G I Wilson from Oldham, also reached the final after appearing, quickly disposing of his opponents and disappearing quietly into the night. Not an easy album to listen to, but when insomnia gets the best of you and you need something gentle but thought-provoking at 3am, Will Oldham is your man. While boxing is still widely regarded as a sport fit only for males, 16-year-old scrapper Dominique, from Oldham, is out to prove women can also be a knockout in the ring. The underlying cause of trouble in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford is the collapse of industries such as textiles, bringing with it poverty and unemployment, he believes. Show More Sentences This patronising initiative seems to suggest that unenlightened mums and dads are the cause of racism in Oldham, by passing it on to their kids and creating a vicious cycle. The former Oldham Athletic defender was invalided out of the professional game shortly after making a dream move to Premiership giants Newcastle United. Dowie was already regarded as little short of a miracle worker for his achievements under particularly difficult circumstances at Oldham Athletic. He said that in the run up to the political contest elements of the extreme right would re-emerge in Oldham looking to exploit divisions for political gain. John thought it was just a particularly bad headache, but when he went to work the next morning his colleagues sent him straight to casualty at Royal Oldham Hospital. Radical plans to require immigrants to swear an oath of allegiance to Britain were yesterday unveiled by the inquiry into the summer riots in Bradford, Oldham and Burnley. At Tesco in Oldham, she was sold a case of 12 bottles of Stella lager. Most of the standing and merchantable timber in Oldham was found on the private holdings as opposed to the common lands, which were largely moorland. The attack took place as racial violence flared across the Pennines in Oldham after National Front supporters descended on the town to hold an illegal march. Products range from cured ham and Cumberland sausage to champion black puddings, with goat's cheese from Knutsford, pickles from Oldham and sticky toffee pudding from Cartmel. She spent eight years running a drugs programme in Oldham in Manchester. More than half the eating places visited by Oldham council officials in the last three months were dirty and unhygienic and had to be served with enforcement notices. Oldham had wanted to work with the Beatles, but instead he discovered Jagger and the Stones. Burnley has become the third northern town to be hit by riots sparked by racist attacks and police provocations in the last month, following Oldham and Leeds. The chasers leapt into action when they spotted the shopkeeper running after his attackers in Oldham Road with blood pouring from a head wound on Tuesday morning. Wigan and Oldham are the best places in the area to fill up if you are looking to save the pennies, with the cheapest garages there selling unleaded petrol at 79.9p a litre. Pupils from Werneth School, in Oldham, met the professionals from the Moscow State Circus as the 200-year-old band of Russian showmen rolled into town during their UK tour. Student Stephen Kennedy, 18, from Springhead, Oldham, remembers the race riots. Two years later Oldham began shooting The Smith Family, which raises the curtain on an American nightmare in full swing. On the face of it a point was a satisfactory result against an Oldham side that has lost only twice in 17 League games at home. Show More Sentences But he was back in action for Oldham at the weekend, crossing for two tries on his dual-reg debut in the 32-10 iPro Sport Cup triumph at Barrow. Kermorgant and Oldham defender Nathan Clarke then spent several minutes off the pitch being patched up following a clash of heads. However, from the next play, Oldham regained the ball after being awarded a scrum. British distributor Toy Option, of Oldham, Lancs, says it will not receive any more Buzz Lightyears until the New Year. In September 1761, with his assistant Hugh Oldham, Brindley surveyed an extension from Longford Bridge to Hempstones, near Halton, Cheshire. Following his deselection in the seat of Oldham, Churchill was invited to stand for Manchester North West. When the Oldham and Rochdale Line was converted from a railway however, all of the former railway stations were completely rebuilt. The Rolling Stones signed manager Andrew Loog Oldham, a publicist who was directed to the band by previous clients, the Beatles. Indeed, many of St Helens current and past squads call areas like Widnes, Wigan, Cumbria and Oldham home. Kenya is represented by Lucas Onyango as a professional rugby league player who plays with Oldham Roughyeds. Sheridan resigned on 13 January 2016 after just 14 league games to take up the manager's job at Oldham Athletic. These included Everton, Sunderland, Oldham Athletic, Swansea City, Leeds United and Tranmere Rovers. In Germany, Flanders and Brazil, mills were built to the designs of the Oldham architects. Oldham counts refers to the medium thickness cotton that was used for general purpose cloth. The South Pennines rise along the northeastern side of the county, through parts of Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside. Swinton Lions, Oldham Roughyeds and Rochdale Hornets play in the second tier Championship. The Oldham Playhouse, one of the older theatres in the region, helped launch the careers of Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin. The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is only bordered by high moorland near Black Hill and is not accessible by road. The Oldham Coalfield extends to the south and becomes the Cheshire Coalfield. Asad Mahmood, 19, and Haqnawez Razzaq, 26, both of Oldham, each face one charge of rape and four chares of sexual touching. Show More Sentences Today Oldham is a predominantly residential town, and a centre for further education and the performing arts. Oldham is however known to be a derivative of Aldehulme, undoubtedly an Old Norse name. In the 13th century, Oldham was documented as a manor held from the Crown by a family surnamed Oldham, whose seat was at Werneth Hall. The climate, geology, and topography of Oldham were unrelenting constraints upon the social and economic activities of the human inhabitants. Oldham became the world's manufacturing centre for cotton spinning in the second half of the 19th century. The Platt Brothers, originated in nearby Dobcross village, but moved to Oldham. The railway station which served this site later formed the basis of Oldham Werneth railway station. Platts gained prestigious awards from around the world, and were heavily involved with local politics and civic pride in Oldham. The Oldham Coalfield was the site of over 150 collieries during its recorded history. For three days in late May 2001, Oldham became the centre of national and international media attention. In 1826 commissioners for the social and economic improvement of Oldham were established. The geology of Oldham is represented by the Millstone Grit and Coal Measures series of rocks. The River Beal, flowing northwards, forms the boundary between Oldham on one side and Royton and Shaw and Crompton on the other. The urban structure of Oldham is irregular when compared to most towns in England, its form restricted in places by its hilly upland terrain. One of the oldest recorded named places of Oldham is Hathershaw, occurring in a deed for 1280 with the spelling Halselinechaw Clugh. Waterhead, an upland area in the east of Oldham, traces its roots to a water cornmill over the border in Lees. Many came from the Caribbean and Indian subcontinent and settled throughout the Oldham borough. Today, Oldham has large communities with heritage from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and parts of the Caribbean. Oldham's town centre contains the highest concentration of retailing, cultural facilities and employment in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. In 1900 Oldham had the highest concentration of chip shops in the country, one for every 400 people. Show More Sentences Commissioned in 1919 by the Oldham War Memorial Committee, the memorial was designed and built by Albert Toft. During this time, a small chapel stood on the site to serve the local townships of Oldham, Chadderton, Royton and Crompton. It was built in 1870, was founded by priests from St Mary's Church in Oldham, and is a Grade II listed building. The former Oldham Loop Line was converted for use with an expanded Metrolink light rail network, and renamed as the Oldham and Rochdale Line. Oldham also has a Fencing Club, Marshall Fencing Club is a Competitive Fencing Club with most of its members competing on the national stage. Almost every part of Oldham is served by a school of some kind, some with religious affiliations. University Campus Oldham is a centre for higher education and a sister campus of the University of Huddersfield. Home Office policing in Oldham is provided by the Greater Manchester Police. The Royal Oldham Hospital, at Oldham's northern boundary with Royton, is a large NHS hospital administrated by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Oldham has a thriving bar and night club culture, attracting a significant number of young people into the town centre. In 1989 the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Music Centre moved into the Lyceum building, which is now the home of the Oldham Lyceum School of Music. In total, the size of its Asian community is much smaller than those in nearby towns such as Blackburn and Oldham. On this date, the Oldham Road terminus was closed to passenger services and became a goods station. The stop is at the northern edge of the system's City Zone and the start of the Bury and Oldham and Rochdale Lines. In October 2009 the Oldham Loop Line was closed for conversion to a Metrolink line. As of 2017, Metrolink services run through Victoria to Altrincham, Bury, East Didsbury, Oldham and Rochdale and Piccadilly. Wallace Daniel Pennington and Dewey Lindon Oldham have remained in the Yellowhammer State of the Deep South all of their lives. Oldham v Doncaster Liam Kelly is back in the Oldham squad but loanees Daniel Johnson and Paddy Kenny have left. Bullied by a University graduate called Matt Smith, the Uruguayan found himself marginalised after that Oldham game. They have gone on to play Service Area squads from Leeds, South Yorkshire, Calderdale, Bradford and Keighley and Oldham in May and June. Show More Sentences Our record against Oldham isn't great and I just had a gut feeling we were going to have a difficult afternoon. His side certainly kept going against Oldham, scoring all three goals, through Brian Stanton, Dave Cowling and Mark Lillis, in the final 20 minutes. The only good news is the effect the Tom and Jerry show is having on Labour, at their first test, the byelection, following the tragic death of Michael Meacher in Oldham West. As other housemates began to suspect she and bedsit mate Michelle were still around, the Oldham lass promised mayhem on her return to the main house. Later phases of the development saw the opening of an extended Oldham Library, a lifelong learning centre and there are plans to include a performing arts centre. Churchill stood again for the seat of Oldham at the 1900 general election. Since then it has established itself as a cultural focus for Oldham and has developed one of the largest and most varied permanent collections in North West England. They played at Watersheddings for years before joining Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park until 2010 when they moved to Oldham Borough's previous ground, Whitebank Stadium. Oldham Roughyeds Rugby League Club was established in 1876 as Oldham Football Club, and Oldham Athletic Association Football Club in 1895 as Pine Villa Football Club. Despite the Turnpike Act 1734, Oldham had no turnpike road to Manchester for another 56 years and Church Lane, Oldham remained part of the main street through the town. The Werneth Incline, with its gradient of 1 in 27, made the Middleton Junction to Oldham Werneth route the steepest regular passenger line in the country. Aaron Wilbraham struck his 18th goal of the season to edge City ahead in the 71st minute at Boundary Park, but Oldham hit back through Carl Winchester four minutes later. There are claims that Oldham was the birthplace of the first chip shop. A number of culinary and medical advances have been developed in Oldham. In 1951 parts of the Limehurst Rural District were added to the County Borough of Oldham, and in 1954 further parts of the same district added to it on its abolition. It has been put that the people of Oldham became radical in politics in the early part of the 19th century, and movements suspected of sedition found patronage in the town. Foreseeing the growth in demand for coal as a source of motive and steam power, they acquired colliery rights for Oldham, which by 1771 had 14 colliers. The Oldham Coalfield stretched from Royton in the north to Bardsley in the south and in addition to Oldham, included the towns of Middleton and Chadderton to the west. The manufacture of spinning and weaving machinery in Oldham belongs to the last decade of the 19th century, when it became a leading centre in the field of engineering. Facilitated by its flourishing textile industry, Oldham developed extensive structural and mechanical engineering sectors during the 18th and 19th centuries. Show More Sentences In 1871, Oldham had more spindles than any country in the world except the United States, and in 1909, was spinning more cotton than France and Germany combined. By 1756, Oldham had emerged as centre of the hatting industry in England. The demise of textile processing in Oldham depressed the local economy. Historically in Lancashire, and with little early history to speak of, Oldham rose to prominence in the 19th century as an international centre of textile manufacture. Together with several smaller surrounding towns, it is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, population 230,800 as of 2015, of which it is the administrative centre. It offers views over the Greater Manchester Urban Area, including Manchester city centre, the Civic Centre in Oldham, Salford, Werneth Low, Wigan and Bolton. Black Chew Head in Saddleworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is the highest point or county top of Greater Manchester in northern England. Its northern limits lie along the A62 road between Marsden and Oldham, and its southernmost point is on the A52 road on the outskirts of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. She had then heard a rumour that a mob from Oldham were planning to storm the track at Eccles to attack the Duke of Wellington, and decided to remain in the vicarage. While he was playing with Jimmy James and the Blue Flames, Keith recommended Hendrix to Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham and producer Seymour Stein. Since its creation the Chorus has worked with a number of major choir trainers including John Alldis, Arthur Oldham, Richard Hickox and Stephen Westrop. At the start of 1903 season the Northern Union thought about international matches and scheduled a match for England on New Year's Day 1904 in Oldham. The band parted ways with producer Andrew Oldham during the sessions. Oldham promoted the Rolling Stones as the nasty counterpoints to the Beatles by having the band pose unsmiling on the cover of their first UK album. Unlike many leading English composers, Britten was not known as a teacher, but in 1949 he accepted his only private pupil, Arthur Oldham, who studied with him for three years. In 1832 he was successful and elected as Member of Parliament for Oldham. He was defeated in Preston in 1826 and Manchester in 1832 but after the passing of the 1832 Reform Act Cobbett was able to win the parliamentary seat of Oldham. Accrington, Blackburn, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Chorley, Colne, Darwen, Manchester, Nelson, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale and Wigan were major cotton mill towns during this time. The scheme will address the shortage of Large Goods Vehicle drivers in the borough by allowing employers to advance their careers and help Oldham enterprises to grow. Examples from Classical Literature Somewhat similar methods were employed by Mr. Oldham in the absence of seismographs from the epicentral area. The explanation of these peculiarities is evidently that given by Mr. Oldham. Oldham boss Paul Dickov claimed that Sheffield United fans were trying to get Croft into trouble with the accusations. No one who took an interest in Miss Oldham could fail to be so. Kabeer Hassan, 25, of Oldham, was jailed for nine years for rape and three years, concurrently, for conspiracy. They are rotten shots with their rifles, says an Oldham private. They now began to bring ashore the luggage of Mr. Oldham and his friends. With this determination, he rang up the residence of Mrs. Oldham. Weightmans merged with Vizard Oldham and became Weightman Vizards. Ho had not authorised the transfer of shares in his holding company, Lanceford Co, to his family members that was announced on Monday, said Ho's lawyer, Gordon Oldham. Find more words! 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