Oldham town centre is dead.

At least, that's what comments online seem to say. Scroll down under any story or Facebook post regarding what was once the borough's thriving centrepoint, and you'll quickly stumble upon a disgruntled resident claiming the town is 'beyond saving' or that they've 'not been there for years'.

But visit the centre on a sunny day during the summer holidays - and there are definitely still some signs of life. Shoppers dodge in and out of clothes and bargain shops, families bribe their youngsters with Nando's or chippy teas to endure uniform-buying expeditions and elderly women double-fisting shopping caddies make a sharp beeline for the Tommyfield Market.

Oldham is a far cry from its market town hey day, when according to locals 'bus loads of visitors turned up o

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