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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be home owning families living in terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are largely found in former mining, industrial and manufacturing areas of Wales and northern England. Examples include Merthyr Tydfil, Rhonda, Burnley, Barrow in Furness and Halifax.

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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

Museum to receive £1.7m upgrade

17/12/2009 12:26:03

The Museum of Lancashire is set to be transformed, after it secures £1.7m of funding from the lottery and county council.
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Digital switch transmits problem

17/12/2009 10:17:58

Television viewers in Lancashire are still struggling to get local stations after the digital switchover earlier this month.
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Man charged with murdering baby

16/12/2009 20:20:45

A 31-year-old man from Lancashire is charged with the murder of a 15-month-old baby boy.
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Man's funeral passes his abusers

16/12/2009 17:47:26

The coffin carrying the body of a man who was falsely accused of being a paedophile is driven past the homes of his abusers.
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Teenager detained for murder

16/12/2009 17:00:45

A 16-year-old boy is given a life sentence for murdering a man in a "vicious" attack in a park in Blackburn, Lancashire.
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Injured firefighter back at work

16/12/2009 14:56:08

A firefighter who broke his back while tackling a blaze at a Lancashire mill speaks of his long recovery and return to work.
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Pilot rescued after plane ditched

16/12/2009 15:40:06

A pilot is found uninjured after ditching her light aircraft 22 miles off the coast of Blackpool in Morecambe Bay.
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Rare fish restocked in reservoir

16/12/2009 15:20:32

Hundreds of large fish are returned to a reservoir after they were moved out to Leyland for refurbishment work.
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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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Photo finish

10/12/2009 14:08:17

Blackpool students have their photos in a new book
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Railway Stations

Derker (1.02 miles away), Northern Rail

Shaw & Crompton (1.54 miles away), Northern Rail

Oldham Mumps (1.58 miles away), Northern Rail

Oldham Werneth (1.60 miles away), Northern Rail

Mills Hill (2.44 miles away), Northern Rail

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