Weird noises and other issues with a 98 WRX, Advice appreciated
 

Hello everyone, new to the site as a user but have quite often come here. I have had my wrx for 13 years, I love it, can't fathom selling it haha... back in June I noticed a "clicking"noise coming from the front passenger side wheel. then after the clicking sound it turned into a high pitched grinding sound... the noises mostly started after about 5k's of driving and progressively got worse, after my 2nd trip of hearing these noises i decided to park it but not before the oil filter went POP on my way home (yes i cried!)... I'd really like some advice as to where to start looking... any and all help will be greatly appreciated thanks guys "THUMBS UP" oh and yes, of you want to see pics of it, i will upload them, it's mechanically standard, 201k on the odometer, totally standard if you were wondering hahaha