£140 raised

A TOTAL of £139.82 was raised during the Trinity Methodist Church Fairtrade coffee morning on March 3.

The money raised will go to Traidcraft, an organisation aiming to improve conditions for workers in third-world countries.


POLICE are offering free anti-tamper screws to protect against the theft of vehicle number plates in Royton. Call 0161-856 8825 or email oldhamborough@gmp.police.uk with your name and address and the make and model of the vehicle to receive the screws.


TAKE on a challenge for Dr Kershaw’s by signing up for this year’s Hospice to Hospice Walk on April 24. The walk takes participants from Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Royton to Springhill Hospice in Rochdale and back. Registration, costing £7, is now open online at www.drkershawshospice.org.uk


SPEAK to local councillors about issues in the area at the Royton District Executive meeting tonight from 6pm at Royton Town Hall.


FIND out more about Oldham’s first historian and radical reformer James Butterworth during at talk at Royton Local History Society tonight. The talk, by Dr Robert Poole, looks at the life and work of the 19th century historian, freemason, journalist, poet and postmaster at Downey House, Church Street, Royton, at 7.30pm. Members free, visitors £1.50, including refreshments.


YOUNGSTERS can enjoy bedtime tales with storyteller Rogan Mills at Royton Library on Monday, March 21. The free sessions are an ideal way to develop a relaxing bedtime reading routine. Runs from 6 to 7pm.


A SINGLE-STOREY rear extension has been approved for 10 Cheviot Avenue, Royton.