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POLICE are re-investigating the notorious murder of an Oldham garage owner almost 30 years ago. Laurence Winstanley, then 23, was executed with a shot to the head, before his...
Date Published 10/01/2017
"SHORTFALLS" were found at a Moorside nursing home after an unannounced inspection was undertaken. Concerns over safety, cleanliness and management led the Care...
OLDHAM is to benefit from a slice £50m to help provide thousands of new childcare places across the country. Almost 200 nurseries and pre-schools will receive money to...
OLDHAM Coliseum will receive a funding boost of over £100,000 to help support performances and continue its educational activities thanks to a grant donation. The theatre...
ARMED with a clutch of new tunes, a great video and now under new management, Oldham leading lights Cupids are gearing up for an exciting next stage of their career...
FOR every single music lover in our area, there will have been a 'best-ever gig attended' at the iconic Apollo Theatre, Manchester. Mine was probably seeing Paul Weller in...
ANYONE eager to make the new year about new opportunities to volunteer in Oldham can get involved with Dr Kershaw's Hospice. Dr Kershaw's is offering fun taster sessions to...
DEFENDER Anthony Gerrard and forward Aaron Amadi-Holloway have been lined up to sign for Athletic, the latter on loan from Fleetwood, but boss Stephen Robinson admits the...
GARETH Owen, Oldham Rugby League Club's new captain, has said he will put his heart and soul into the job. "To lead my home-town team is a massive honour," added the...
ATHLETIC'S players will be warned to expect another physical bombardment against Mansfield tonight. Manager Stephen Robinson believes that his opposite number, Steve Evans,...
EVERYONE could see Manchester City definitely wanted to win that FA Cup tie at West Ham. In truth, the Hammers were thrashed. Every player on the City team did well, but in...
JOSE Mourinho has pledged to give Manchester United's EFL Cup semi-final against Hull City everything, despite this weekend's mouth-watering clash with Liverpool looming...
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A MAJOR scheme has been launched to help EVERY pupil in the borough develop the essential skills they need to be successful in education, work and life. The unique Oldham...
Date Published 09/01/2017
A BRAVE boy, aged just four, has had to learn to walk again after undergoing cancer treatment. "Superhero" Corey Ashton-Barker had to spend 13 weeks in hospital...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after thousands of new laptops were stolen and a driver was assaulted and then dumped at a dirt track in Saddleworth on Thursday. The...
THE METROLINK park and ride site at Oldham Mumps is set to be relocated at the end of this month as part of the next step in the Prince's Gate regeneration scheme. From...
ATHLETIC'S nightmare at Sincil Bank won't be playing on the minds of the players when they step out tomorrow night at Mansfield. As far as captain Peter Clarke is concerned,...
HISTORY LOVERS and villagers will get a shock when they see riveting scenes from a new blockbuster film. Because an iconic, centuries-old Saddleworth church, a legendary...
A DAD-of-eight who tragically died after an incident at his home in Royton has been named. Police were called shortly before 2.05am on Friday morning by the ambulance service...
WIDDOP and Co supplies trade customers with gift products such as photograph frames, clocks, figurines, home accessories and crystal. It has sales staff based at its...
A COPPICE Care home has been rated as "good" following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. Coppice Nursing Home, on Windsor Road, was rated as...
THE reopening of an Oldham town centre footbridge has been delayed until next month after an increase in necessary refurbishment work on site. Workers have been at the Union...
A MAN dressed like Crocodile Dundee let off a homemade industrial firework outside a family home as part of a 'stupid prank' a court heard. Mark Schiavo, (53), of Ashton Road,...
ARMED raiders have left workers in fear after they attempted to rob a Failsworth shop. Police have put out an appeal for information after the incident on Ashton Road East at...
POLICE are appealing for information after a 15-year-old boy broke his leg in a hit and run in Ashton. Shortly before 7.35pm on Tuesday, police were called to reports of a...
FIRE crews were alerted after a car was torched and rolled down a hill. Firefighters responded to reports of a Citroen Saxo, which was set on fire at 1.15am on Monday morning...
A MOTORIST was taken to hospital after their car collided with a wall on Manchester Road this morning. Crews attended Manchester Road near Ford at 6.53am and the driver was...
DANNY Langtree's tweaked hamstring, which forced him out of the Swinton game after only 60 seconds, will cause him to miss Oldham's second pre-season outing at Barrow on Sunday...
