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GOALKEEPING magnificence and penalty-area angst combined to deny Athletic three points against a poor and over-run Port Vale side. The supporters present for this contest fully...
Date Published 03/01/2017
JOHN Sheridan has been sacked as manager of Sky Bet League Two club Notts County. Former Athletic boss Sheridan departs with immediate effect after a run of nine successive...
PEP Guardiola delivered a series of abrupt interviews after 10-man Manchester City ground out a fractious 2-1 win over Burnley. The City manager was not happy about some...
SLAVEN Bilic criticised referee Mike Dean's decision to send off Sofiane Feghouli after West Ham were beaten 2-0 by Manchester United. Dean showed his fifth red card in 15...
BOTH young girls involved in the New Year's Eve hit and run tragedy have now died. Helina Kotlarova (12) died at the scene of the accident on Ashton Road around 7.15 on Saturday...
Date Published 02/01/2017
ATHLETIC 0, PORT VALE 0 A STUNNING save from Jak Alnwick helped deliver a point for Port Vale. Carl Winchester connected with a header from six yards out in the 68th minute...
CONVICTED criminal Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) is rescued from his own execution by the mysterious Abstergo Industries - the modern day incarnation of the Templar Order who...
Date Published 01/01/2017
A child has died following a collision in Oldham. Police were called after reports of a collision between a car and pedestrians on Ashton Road near Copster Hill Road at about...
FLEETWOOD 1, ATHLETIC 0 A LATE Josh Law own goal handed Fleetwood victory in a scrappy outing on the coast, increasing the pressure on Athletic manager Stephen Robinson. The...
Date Published 31/12/2016
Here's five films to look forward to in the first six months of 2017. Release dates are subject to change and there's plenty of films due out in between these forthcoming...
THE Vauxhall Astra, in previous incarnations, has always been a bit of an “also ran” in the world of medium sized family hatchbacks – losing out to the like of the Ford Focus,...
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Date Published 30/12/2016
A PROTEST against plans to build thousands of homes on Oldham's Greenbelt is expected to gather huge support when campaign groups gather on Monday. Hundreds are expected to...
TV gardener Joe Swift took a trip down memory lane at Alexandra Park - 10 years after he first came to town. The Gardeners' World presenter caught up with four former...
OLDHAM'S independent quarter has suffered a blow after its ambassador announced that his store will be closing in the new year. Mick Harwood, owner of Scoots, Suits and Boots...
ACTOR Sean Cernow hurled a glass at a pub window where he had been at a Christmas party causing £500 of damage. At present out-of-work, Oldham-born Cernow (39) had been...
ATHLETIC are heading into the Fleetwood battle tomorrow at full pelt, with manager Stephen Robinson determined not to let outside factors affect his thinking. "We need a...
SWIMMING three times a week has paid off for this six-year-old boy from Austerlands. Ryan Taylor, who attends Springhead Infant School, is celebrating achieving his gold...
A PAIR of students from North Chadderton School have been selected to take part in a life-changing scheme with a world-class athlete mentor. Adam Hurst (17) and Callum Townsend...
FINE art students at Oldham Sixth Form College took part in a portrait painting session with Stephanie Trow. The Manchester-based portrait artist is originally from South...
THOUSANDS of pests including cockroaches and rats have been found in NHS hospitals in each of the past five years as the cost of tackling them has spiralled, new figures...
I'D LIKE to take this opportunity to wish all residents across our borough a happy new year. This has been my first year as Oldham Council leader. It has flown by at a rapid...
A TIME capsule buried near the new St Peter's Square Metrolink tram stop will give future generations a glimpse of Greater Manchester in 2016. A specially engraved paving slab...
A HOME-CARE company was awarded the highest possible rating after inspectors found it provided "outstanding levels of care" in Oldham and Saddleworth. Home Instead...
OLDHAM fire crews attended two cars that had been set alight in the space of two hours last night. The first was at 8.50pm on Pinetree Road, Limeside, and the second was at...
A GANG of youths caused havoc when they rode their bikes through Chadderton Morrisons yesterday. Six youths, aged approximately between 12 and 16, were riding their bikes...
AN OLDHAM care home has been told it "requires improvement" by inspectors. Leadership and responsiveness at Werneth Lodge Care Home in Manchester Road came under...
AARON Amadi-Holloway could come back to haunt Athletic tomorrow - provided his current manager keeps faith with the striker. Uwe Rosler fielded the injury-hampered Welsh target...
SPRINGHEAD first-team coach Gaz Coombe has his sights firmly set on coaching in countries where football isn't the number one sport, but in the meantime he is doing his best to...
GARY Ellis has been reflecting on one of the most successful seasons in his crown green bowling career. Ellis, who represents Nimble Nook in the Chadderton League and Tonge in...
