Police probe town centre assault

CRIME scene . . . police guard the area

A YOUNG man is in a serious condition in hospital after a town centre brawl in the early hours of this morning.

Police were alerted to Yorkshire Street at 2.50am following reports of men fighting.

The 25-year-old was found by officers with face and head injuries and taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital by ambulance.

Part of the road, at the junction of Waterloo Street, was cordoned off this morning and a tent erected as officers preserved evidence. Police said inquiries were on-going.