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• Latics 1 – 2 Salford City: Latics come up short against ugly Salford side

  This was the first game for a few months in which Latics have played without the prospect of achieving a play-off place. Throughout February and March, Latics went on an astonishing run that put them in charge of their own destiny – if they had won every game from that point, they would have been in the play-offs no matter what happened elsewhere. The team they would have had to displace from the play-off spots (there was only one) was Salford City.

• Council boss hits back at Eton Star criticism

  Oldham’s town hall boss has hit back after an education expert critiqued a plan to bring an Eton-backed school to Oldham town centre.

• Next of kin appeal

  Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the family of a man living in Oldham, but originally from Georgia.

• Next phase of SportsTown given the go ahead

  The next phase of a £70m project to create a ‘sports town’ in the middle of Oldham has been approved.