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1. Gunmen face 33 years’ jail
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 31 January 2007TWO thugs who shot dead an innocent man having a quiet pint must serve a combined total of 33 years behind bars following a High Court ruling.
2. Tributes to crash teen
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 31 January 2007A FAMILY have told of their heartbreak after a teenager was killed in a horrific late-night car crash.
3. Charity cash a whisker away
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 January 2007ASK Jim Pearson how it feels to have your whiskers pulled out by pliers and there's only one answer: "It was plucking painful!"
4. 999 ambulance ‘was late’
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 January 2007A DISTRAUGHT family claims that their dying grandad was left on the pavement for an hour - waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
5. ‘Police doc bought degrees from web’
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 January 2007A MAN who set himself up as a forensic scientist with bogus qualifications charged thousands of pounds for doing lie detector tests, facial mapping and handwriting analysis, a court heard.
6. Police crackdown on partner abuse
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 January 2007DOMESTIC abuse incidents have risen in Tameside but police insist a crackdown on violent partners was a success.
7. Police ‘can’t chase bike thieves’ claim
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 24 January 2007A MUM is furious after police refused to chase her sons' stolen motorbikes - because the thieves weren't wearing helmets.
8. Woman's carjack terror
Tameside Advertiser, Tuesday 23 January 2007A WOMAN was punched in the face by a teenage robber who tried to drag her out during an attempted carjacking.
9. Treemendous releaf!
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 17 January 2007A FAMILY had a narrow escape after 70mph gusts brought a 50ft cherry tree crashing down just feet from their house.
10. Stab victim saved by passing driver
Tameside Advertiser, Wednesday 17 January 2007A TEENAGER stabbed in the neck with a bottle has told of her brush with death - and how a passing good Samaritan saved her life.