First taste of winter as hail strikes

Photo: Chris Gleave

An unfortunate postman was caught in the hail and sleet storm while on his rounds on Miriam Street at 1pm in this picture, by Evening Chronicle reader Chris Gleave.

SLEET storms hit parts of Oldham on Saturday afternoon leaving one Failsworth street looking like a scene from a Christmas card.

An unfortunate postman was caught in the hail and sleet storm while on his rounds on Miriam Street at 1pm in this picture, by Evening Chronicle reader Chris Gleave.

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