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PUPILS at a failing free school have been going hungry because the lunches it provides are so poor. In an extraordinary admission, students at Collective Spirit told Ofsted...
Date Published 21/12/2016
A HEAD TEACHER and his deputy felt the full force of the law when they took part in a demonstration with bite. Garry Needle and Steve Hill respectively played the part of...
CAREFUL man-management is the key to getting Athletic's young guns firing again. That is the belief of boss Stephen Robinson, as he works his squad ahead of the Boxing Day test...
LATICS stars turned Santa Claus when they delivered cheer to the children's ward at the Royal Oldham Hospital. Young fans were left grinning from ear to ear when captain Peter...
FIREFIGHTERS remain at the site of the Maple Mill inferno tackling pockets of fire while the building is being demolished - a full SIX days after the blaze...
POLICE have released photos of a woman who is in critical condition in hospital in Oldham. Forensic officers have been at Waterloo Street for over a week, after Gemma Baker,...
CHURCH members have hand-knitted more than 500 angels to share the message of Christmas across Oldham. The congregation of Gravelhole Methodist Church will be spreading...
FIRST Manchester buses has frozen ticket prices - but only if you buy them on your mobile phone. In a move to get more passengers purchasing online in advance to speed up...
THE Saddleworth hills really were alive with the sound of music when popular teacher Hilary Henderson left her beloved village school. Hilary, 25 years a member of staff at St....
FIRMS are being reminded that the nominations deadline for the Oldham Business Awards is January 27. The nominations process is done online through the official website...
A NETWORKING dinner helped raise hundreds of pounds for the new Maggie's Oldham cancer support centre. The Oldham Business 100 group, organised by Kashif Ashraf, held the event...
BREWERY, pub and hotel owner JW Lees has completed the purchase of The Hanging Gate in Weaverham, Cheshire. The purchase follows JW Lees's strategy of growing its pub estate...
NEW recruits are supporting maternity services at Royal Oldham and North Manchester General Hospitals after a £1.5 million investment. An additional 31 midwives have...
A SHOPLIFTER has dampened festivities at a Shaw charity shop after stealing the first prize for its Christmas raffle. The Children's Society's shop, in Market Street, was...
CHRISTMAS mail has gone missing after a post box in Greenfield was targeted by vandals. Resident Diane Livesey who lives on the road where the damage was done described the act...
A DRIVER had to be cut free from a car after a crash in Failsworth last night. Emergency services were called to the scene, outside the Lamb Inn on Oldham Road, shortly before...
AS TEMPERATURES dipped this week after a recent mild spell, it was fitting that Oldham should give a warm welcome to two characters used to the big freeze. Loveable rogues Sid...
POLICE are appealing for a man and a woman who may have witnessed a rape in Oldham town centre to come forward. At about 1.30am on Friday, October 28, the victim - in her...
THERE is no sign of any imminent strike, Greater Manchester Police have assured in the wake of Monday night's horrific lorry attack in Berlin. On Monday night a man, in what...
A TOP Saddleworth restaurant has been returned to its high five position by a council's consumer watchdog. The White Hart at Lydgate had a "an improvement necessary"...
PROPS Ben Davies and Jack Spencer have recovered from back and groin injuries respectively as Oldham RL players look ahead eagerly to their first pre-season game away to Swinton...
THE Oldham Senior Schools' Girls' Cross-Country Championships were staged across a gruelling course at Oldham Edge. In the end the team from Saddleworth emerged as overall...
OLDHAM-based professional Hamza Akbar has been paid some of the money promised to him by the Pakistan Sports Board. The 22-year-old, who is currently trying to resolve a...
MANCHESTER United are not planning huge January splurges, but would move for a long-standing target like Benfica defender Victor Lindelof. In a bid to avoid another...
YAYA Toure has vowed to capitalise on his Manchester City reprieve and help the club make more history. The midfielder, synonymous with City's recent successes, looked to be...
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A DISABLED man says having his benefits stopped for four months while he was in hospital with a brain tumour felt "like a death sentence". John Ruane, from Lees, was diagnosed...
Date Published 20/12/2016
AN AMBITIOUS charity fundraiser stepped out of her comfort zone to fulfil her dream of reporting the weather. Dr Kershaw's fundraising champion Lisa Pearson was live on air at...
A LOVE story fit for the silver screen was exhibited at Saddleworth Museum when an art teacher surprised his girlfriend with a proposal. Natasha Adams, from Royton, was shocked...
FIREFIGHTERS in Oldham will be welcoming their newest recruit to the front line following the completion of the latest training course. Jenna Cahill (30), from Chadderton, is...
