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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older people living in rented terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found predominantly in northern English towns such as Oldham, Salford, Liverpool, Huddersfield and Gateshead, as well as in Belfast and some towns in the south including Basildon.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Greater Manchester Police force is responsible for policing the Oldham Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Oldham council is £1,054.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Trapped car woman meets rescuers

09/12/2009 20:57:38

A woman who spent almost 24-hours trapped in her overturned car off the M6 in Lancashire meets her rescuers.
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False sex abuse claims man dies

09/12/2009 21:39:02

An innocent man who suffered abuse in Accrington after false claims he was a paedophile dies of a heart attack.
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Firm fined for chemical explosion

09/12/2009 15:04:56

An international waste management company is fined £150,000 after a major chemical fire closed two motorways.
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Arrest over missing teenage girl

09/12/2009 10:28:07

Police in Lancashire arrest a 51-year-old man on suspicion of murdering a missing 17-year-old girl.
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Pilot error 'led to Puma crash'

09/12/2009 14:59:26

A helicopter crash in Iraq which killed two SAS soldiers was primarily caused by pilot error, an inquest rules.
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Two charged in missing probe

09/12/2009 07:56:34

Two people are charged in connection with the disappearance of a man who has been missing for four months.
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Children's services rated

09/12/2009 00:14:29

Blackburn with Darwen's children's services are one of ten rated as "excellent" in a new report, Ofsted says.
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Get in touch

16/04/2009 09:37:07

How to contact BBC News Interactive's North West team
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More news sites

29/09/2008 11:34:36

Links to other local news internet sites in Lancashire
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Show time

02/12/2009 08:44:13

The Royal Variety Performance returns to Blackpool
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Railway Stations

Derker (0.78 miles away), Northern Rail

Oldham Werneth (1.16 miles away), Northern Rail

Oldham Mumps (1.24 miles away), Northern Rail

Shaw & Crompton (1.90 miles away), Northern Rail

Mills Hill (2.27 miles away), Northern Rail

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