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THE Get Oldham Working programme is to be extended for another four years, with the aim of creating an extra 5,000 employment opportunities for job-seekers. Furthermore, Oldham...
Date Published 16/01/2017
POLICE are appealing for the public's help after two doormen at a Failsworth pub were viciously attacked on Saturday night. One of the doormen is in hospital after being...
FOUR Catholic churches in Oldham are to close as part of a shake-up of the region's diocese. St Mary's in Oldham, Holy Rosary in Fitton Hill and Sacred Heart in Derker will...
THIS Hyundai came to an abrupt halt when it ended up on top of a bollard. The accident happened on Friday morning at the junction of St Mary's Way and Yorkshire Street in Oldham...
JOHN Sheridan was unequivocal about his desire to stick around this time with Athletic, declaring: "You can have my word that I will not be moving anywhere." The 52-year-old...
BOB the Dalek didn't exterminate any shoppers when he visited Tommyfield Market Hall at the weekend. Dr Who's nemesis was among the attractions at a pop-up shop on Saturday to...
A DANCE project is hoping to put a spring in the step of Oldham's budding Billy Elliots when it visits the borough in February. Young men's dance project STRIDE will be...
A LEES school has teamed up with five times Taekwondo world champion Roger Lawrence on an anti-bullying project. The initiative at Hey with Zion Primary starts in March and...
'DEDICATED', 'hard-working' and 'exceptional' were just some of the words that were used to describe the winners at this year's Oldham Council Top awards. Hosted by chief...
AN "inspirational" nine-year-old girl has had more than 17 inches of hair chopped off for charity. Lottie Walsh, from Royton, told her mum she wanted to raise just...
A MUM has complained after she and her three children were left without hot water for five days. Derker resident Sharon Rhodes, 40, said her family were sleeping downstairs to...
HOARDINGS have been removed to reveal Oldham's latest car park. The Metrolink park and ride site at Oldham Mumps is being re-located as part of the next step in the Prince's...
DRIVERS in Greater Manchester are getting on their bikes to see the road through the eyes of cyclists, thanks to a new road safety training course from Transport for Greater...
OLDHAM'S Liberal Democrats are urging residents to have their say on proposals in the Greater Manchester strategic framework consultation before the deadline at midnight...
ATHLETIC are expecting to add to the squad with several new faces this week, handing John Sheridan a major boost ahead of the relegation battle at Shrewsbury. Centre-back...
SOMEONE quipped as the press conference got under way that it felt 'Groundhog Day'. There we were, the assembled media in the boardroom inside the spanking new North Stand,...
IN the opinion of plenty, 2016 wasn't a vintage year. The election of Donald Trump as US president, the death of iconic music star David Bowie and the loss of The Great British...
JOHN Sheridan paid tribute to his side's determination after the 1-0 win over Gillingham: "The result was the most important thing and the three points. "Credit to...
THERE was a familiar name on the scoresheet for Chadderton as they roared back from a 2-0 deficit at Daisy Hill to earn a point in a pulsating Hallmark Security League Division...
OLDHAM'S new half-back pairing of Scott Leatherbarrow and David Hewitt earned the much-changed Roughyeds a hard-fought draw on a cold, wet, dismal day in Barrow. Stand-off...
JURGEN Klopp was irked by Manchester United's long-ball tactics as Liverpool had victory snatched away towards the end of a "wild" North-West derby. Yesterday's...
PEP Guardiola appeared to concede defeat in the title race after Manchester City suffered a humbling 4-0 loss at Everton. City capitulated alarmingly in the latter stages at...
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AS I've mentioned on my music pages quite a number of times in the past couple of years, it would appear that there are still a few mods about. That was certainly the case when...
Date Published 15/01/2017
THE Mazda3 is a smart-looking mid-sized hatchback which goes up against the likes of the ever-popular Ford Focus, new Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf in the “sensible family...
ATHLETIC 1, GILLINGHAM 0 JOSH Law's first-half free-kick tipped a tight game Athletic's way, handing John Sheridan victory in his first game back at the helm. The midfielder...
Date Published 14/01/2017
A man in his nineties was targeted in his own home in Shaw. At about 4.20pm Friday January 6, the man was asleep in his lounge at his home on Rochdale Road, when he was awoken...
It's already got a haul of seven Golden Globes, and with 11 nominations for the forthcoming BAFTAS and overwhelming buzz for the Oscars, La La Land looks set to be rewarded well...
EXACTLY a year to the day since he was last installed into the Athletic hot seat, John Sheridan is back, appointed this time to replace Stephen Robinson on a two-and-a-half year...
Date Published 13/01/2017
LANDLORDS and tenants have been called on to do more to tackle fly-tipping after another shocking grot spot appeared. Piles of broken furniture and children's toys, a bath...
