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Oldham

[ohl-duhm, ou-duhm]

noun

  1. a city in Greater Manchester, in NW England.



Oldham

/ ˈəʊldəm /

noun

  1. a town in NW England, in Oldham unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 103 544 (2001)

  2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 218 100 (2003 est). Area: 141 sq km (54 sq miles)

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The protest, which saw Salford City's League Two fixture against Oldham Athletic delayed, comes after co-owner Gary Neville's comments about the British flag and white middle-aged men.

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He continued to learn his trade with loan spells at Poole, Yeovil, Oldham and then Swansea City before breaking through with the Cherries in the Championship in 2020-21, moving to Stoke City and then Nottingham Forest in January 2022.

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"I look at coming from Weymouth, then Poole Town, Yeovil, Oldham and all these clubs that I played for when I was younger - they all gave me that grounding," adds Surridge, who joined Nashville in July 2023.

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He talked about meeting a woman in Oldham, shortly after becoming an MP in 2015.

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The presenter, who featured widely on programmes including the BBC's Watchdog and GMTV's News Hour and began his career at the Oldham Chronicle, died in hospital on Sunday morning.

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