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HEAVY snow led to road closures and schools being unable to open in Oldham today. Snow fell in the borough overnight with heavy downfalls beginning again before 6am. Blue...
Date Published 13/01/2017
A OLDHAM care home say they rectified all issues raised in a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission within 24 hours of being visited. Springfield House care home, on...
EVERYONE should do their bit to keep themselves safe and healthy during winter weather and reduce unnecessary demand on health services, Oldham Council Leader Jean Stretton has...
FRANCES Fitton says she's always been happy - and she's positively beaming now that she's celebrating a milestone birthday. Grandmother Frances turns 100 tomorrow and will...
A LORRY had to be lifted from a car by construction machinery following a crash in Grasscroft yesterday. Emergency services, including police and fire crews, were called to...
CREATORS and inventors can learn new skills and drive innovation as a pop-up shop opens in Oldham town centre tomorrow. The temporary unit at Tommyfield Market will provide a...
'HORRIBLE Histories' stars turned out to a Springhead school for a day of Viking antics. Year 4 pupils at Knowsley Junior School in Stoneleigh Road dressed as Vikings and took...
A BALLOON release and tree planting took place at an Oldham school as it celebrated its conversion to an academy. Lyndhurst Primary School, in Heron Street, put on a special...
JOHN Sheridan today starts work on a second 'SOS' mission in a year with Athletic. The man who led the club to safety last season before leaving for Notts County, has replaced...
BOTTOM of the table and with a three-point gap to overcome to the safety of a place outside the bottom-four, Athletic need to find a way to win sooner rather than later. The...
LIAM Thompson, who has a lower-back problem, is doubtful for Oldham RL Club's second pre-season game at Barrow on Sunday (2pm start). A final decision will be made later, but...
ALREADY lined up to come in are Anthony Gerrard and Aaron Amadi-Holloway, who played a major role in Athletic's successful battle against relegation under John Sheridan in...
Springhead Libs 2, Crown FC 5 CROWN FC maintained fourth place in the Jack Abbott Premier Division of the Oldham Sunday League with victory over Springhead Libs at Clayton...
FIVE different players were on the mark for Limeside King George as they defeated Coppice United 5-2 in the Oldham Sunday League Challenge Cup. Liam Cashmore, Leon Melia, Joe...
FIVE members of Oldham and Royton Harriers donned their Mickey Mouse ears to run the Walt Disney World Half Marathon and Marathon in Orlando, Florida. Janet Appleyard, who...
A TEENAGE boy who attempted to rape a woman at an Oldham town centre bus stop has been given a nine-year extended sentence by a judge who told him: "You are every woman's...
Date Published 12/01/2017
THE number of patients waiting longer than four hours for decisions or treatment in local hospital A&E departments more than doubled in the past year, new figures...
AN appeal for information to help catch "mindless" motorbike vandals who have damaged two playing fields in Chadderton has been issued by Oldham Council. Pitches at...
THE funeral of two girls who died after an alleged hit-and-run on New Year's Eve is due to take place on Monday. Cousins Helena Kotlarova (12) and Zaneta Krokova (11) were...
A DAD OF FIVE is back on his feet after being struck down with a rare debilitating condition two years ago. Having endured pain and persevered through trials, Stephen Lane (58)...
OXFAM shop sales reached a five-year spike at Christmas, with high street demand for used men's and women's clothing up 14 per cent on last year, the charity has said. Overall...
A SHAW and Crompton parish councillor says they should be looking at every option, in a bid to stop hundreds of homes being built on greenbelt land in the area. Parish...
A DAD-TO-BE has "smashed" his fundraising target after completing five marathon runs before the arrival of his first child. Mossley-based Gareth Pattenden (31) set...
WHEN the boss said he had the latest electric Peugeot lined up for me to put to the test for the daily commute, my eyes lit up . . . no more buses and walking between Ashton and...
ATHLETIC are to sack manager Stephen Robinson in a bid to save the club's season. The decision to dispense with the 42-year-old's services was made yesterday, after Athletic...
IT is 12 months to the day since John Sheridan was spotted sitting on a red faux-leather chair in a coffee shop not far from Athletic's ground. Deal done over a cappuccino,...
SCOTT Turner will wear Oldham RL Club's No 1 shirt in the coming season, adding popular weight to the notion that the former North Wales Crusaders' winger will be departed Richard...
HOLLINWOOD kicked off 2017 with a hard-fought 23-22 victory at fellow strugglers West Craven Warriors. In a game that was riddled with mistakes, it required the cool head of...
JOHN Sheridan has been appointed as Athletic's new manager. The club announced the change this afternoon, along with the news that previous boss Stephen Robinson has been...
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