The Latics hit the post just a few minutes into the contest through Joe Pritchard and it was always an uphill battle for the league's basement boys at Boundary Park Garner was fouled in the box and picked himself up to fire in the opener from the penalty spot in the 35th minute Felix Goddard made good saves to deny Vimal Yoganathan either side of half-time but when Yoganathan's late strike came back off the crossbar – four minutes from time – Garner was on hand to nod in the rebound To load Comments you need to enable JavaScript in your browser The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made Fondop-Talum at 63 minutesSubstituteshome team Fondop-Talum at 63 minutesSubstitutesNumber 10 Wright Match OfficialsReferee: Richard AspinallAssistant Referee 1: David HolmesAssistant Referee 2: Aaron HallamFourth Official: Ben RobinsonMatch StatsKey Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. You are Here: Home » News » Main News » Heroin and cocaine dealers sentenced following county lines probe in Oldham Five men have been jailed for their role in a drug line operating in Chadderton which was worth hundreds of thousands of pounds Manchester Crown Square heard how the group had distributed cocaine and heroin throughout the area over a period several months The five received the following sentencings on Wednesday (April 30): has been jailed for 11 years after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin has been jailed for three years and six months after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin has been jailed for five years for after being found guilty of conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin has been jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin and a further count of possessing heroin with intent to supply was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin three further counts of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply The investigation into the into the supply of Class A drugs within the Chadderton area began in early 2023 with officers becoming aware of a drug line with the brand name ‘MOE’ This included bulk messaging to known drug users advertising the sale of class A drugs including heroin and cocaine The line itself was involved in thousands of communications with its sales being valued at nearly £750,000 in six months This included drugs in the region of 8KG worth being sold in that period and Amman to run the drugs to buyers on the streets Each of them were contacted hundreds of times by the line Five search warrants for the above men were carried out in May 2024 and other material were subsequently recovered just over £40,000 was recovered from Rahman’s address while a stun-gun style weapon was found in Amman’s Following an investigation by GMP's Force County Lines Team each of the men were charged with various offences said: “This group of men were involved in supplying dangerous drugs to vulnerable people across Chadderton without thought or feeling for the consequences of what they were doing “The group thought they could act outside the confines of the law but a thorough investigation has now meant they are rightly behind bars and faced justice for their crimes “We are absolutely committed to tackling drugs offences in Greater Manchester and I would urge anyone with any information to get in touch with us – we will always analyse and act on intelligence.” You can report information to police via 101 or: gmp.police.uk  you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers © Oldham Chronicle - all rights reserved. The stationery store inside Spindles shopping centre rolled its shutters down for the final time at 12pm, as it was deemed no longer sustainable to continue.  A spokesperson for the shop said: “We can confirm that the store will be closing as it is no longer sustainable to continue to trade from this location and the decision has been taken to close the store because of the forthcoming lease expiry.  “We are disappointed to be losing our presence in Oldham and we would like to thank all our customers for their support and for shopping with us.”  Rovers broke the deadlock in added time at the end of the first half who cut inside before firing his shot into the bottom corner for his second goal in as many games Rovers went close to a second in the 58th minute when McCann's effort from a corner was just wide before Oldham goalkeeper Mathew Hudson saved from Kyle McAllister and Jordan Garrick Cardwell at 82 minutesSubstituteshome team Forest Green RoversManager: Steve Cotterill Cardwell at 82 minutesSubstitutesNumber 16 Rossiter Match OfficialsReferee: Scott JacksonAssistant Referee 1: Dean TreleavenAssistant Referee 2: Sean RothwellFourth Official: Harry WarnerMatch StatsKey leader of the Oldham Liberal Democrat group criticised the local authority for ‘neglecting’ the borough’s parks and pavements.  Coun Sykes said: “Any resident can see that our parks green spaces and pavements are looking neglected The dog fouling is just one problem in a long list It makes people feel like the Council doesn’t care about local communities.  “I think most residents would be appalled that something as simple as dog fouling fines is too much to handle for our so-called local leaders.” Oldham Council has a borough-wide policy against dog fouling which allows it to issue fines of up to £100 this can result in a court summons and a fine of up to £1,000.  But an FOI request to the council seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service confirmed that ‘no fixed penalty notices for dog fouling have been issued from January 2024 to date’.  That’s despite residents regularly taking to social media to air their grievances about the borough’s dog waste problem One resident posted footage of an incident on Ripponden Road where a man paused to let his pooch relieve itself in the middle of the high street you should be ashamed,” the resident wrote “Will be reporting this to the council!”  a Royton resident claimed she was ‘shocked’ to discover more than 60 poo bags tied up and discarded on a public footpath near Cavendish Way poo bags & litter are reaching ridiculous levels “I really don’t know the answer or what’s wrong with people these days.” Others mused that ‘there are laws but no one to man them’ and that ‘local councils could make money by fining the culprits’ cabinet holder for Don’t Trash Oldham said: “Dog fouling is of course a problem that no one wants in their community in order to issue a fine for dog fouling then evidence needs to be produced and reported to us If coun Sykes is seeing this happening he’s welcome to do his bit and submit a report “Our Environmental Enforcement team is focussed on tackling issues that generate the most complaints from residents the team received more than 5,700 fly-tipping reports and investigating them and issuing fines to offenders has been their main priority “We do of course fully understand the concerns about dog fouling and recognise its impact on our parks we strongly urge the minority of dog owners who don’t pick up after their dogs to do the right and responsible thing and pick up after their dogs – it is their responsibility to do so.” Want to tell us about something happening in our Borough Let us know by emailing newsdesk@rochvalleyradio.com Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated Roch Valley Radio is a not-for-profit radio station serving Bury and Rochdale including the surrounding areas on DAB, your Smart Speakers and Online. Win HappyPremiumSearch Rayohits radiomanchesternewsImitation firearm seized near Waterhead Park in OldhamPolice were approached by two youths - who reported a suspicious bag in a bush Greater Manchester Police have confirmed they've seized an imitation firearm - thanks to the work of two youths The officers - who were working on Operation Vulcan - were approached by the pair at around 7pm last night (May 4th) as they were on patrol near Oldham's Waterhead Park The youths had been playing football on the basketball courts when their ball made its way into some nearby bushes - and that's where they spotted a blue bag for life which they think looked like it contained something suspicious inside and specialist officers attended the scene They later confirmed that the weapon was an imitation firearm adding 'while on this occasion it was fortunately not a viable firearm these items can often be used in serious criminality to escalate violence and intimidate people This scene remains in place - and there'll be additional officers patrolling the area as enquiries are carried out This all comes amid the rollout of Operation Vulcan which has been triggered after a spate of firearms disputes in the area The team are working alongside detectives in their Serious Organised Crime Group to target high harm offenders and ensure the area becomes hostile to crime and to help to build a resilient community to show the criminals that they are not welcome Inspector Dan Cullum from Operation Vulcan said: ”Throughout our proactive operation so far and we are continuing to identify individuals who for too long have acted with impunity to ensure they are brought to justice and that we’re executing regular warrants to root out the crime We know that criminals can often store illicit items in public places as a way of keeping themselves away from the overt crime but we will always seek to use all resources available to identify who is responsible “I’d like to thank the community for their support so far with this we know that news of this nature may cause alarm but I want to reassure local residents that we will follow every line of enquiry to locate who placed this item in the park on this occasion it was not a viable firearm it could very well have had fatal consequences so I’d like to thank those members of the public for approaching our officers this evening us as soon as they located it We do not underestimate the gravity that organised crime has on our communities and we are treating this recovery with the utmost severity you will continue to see my team in the area as they conduct further enquiries and offer reassurance “I’d also like to appeal to the community or anyone who has been in the area over the last few days and weeks Or perhaps identified an individual who has been frequenting the park with this distinctive blue bag No matter how small the information may seem it could be crucial to the investigation.” If you have any information about this firearm or would like to report suspicious activity in the area over the last few days please call police on 101 quoting log 2653 of 04/05.25 First for all the latest news from across the UK every hour on Hits Radio on DAB, at hitsradio.co.uk and on the Rayo app. The Minstermen needed to avoid a loss if they wanted to keep alive any chances of catching league leaders Barnet Joe Felix broke the deadlock for the hosts in the 31st minute drilling a low strike from outside the 18-yard box But the home side had to settle for a single point after Oldham equalised with 20 minutes remaining in the second half when Charlie Raglan nodded in a corner York now trail Barnet by six points with two games remaining and will need a substantial swing to avoid the play-offs Rossiter Match OfficialsReferee: Seb StockbridgeAssistant Referee 1: Declan O'ReganAssistant Referee 2: Alex GrayFourth Official: Mark BellMatch StatsKey