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AN INCREDIBLE inflatable turkey and snowman costume helped Oasis Academy Oldham to the top prize in this year's "Dress Up Silly for Santa" competition. The...
Date Published 19/12/2016
RESEARCH shows bus boarding times would be 75 per cent faster if customers paid for tickets via their mobile phone. Local bus operator, First Manchester, has highlighted the...
ATHLETIC'S players have been hit with a FOOD embargo, it was revealed, as the club sunk to the foot of the Sky Bet League One table. A 2-0 home defeat to Southend meant that a...
LOOKING ahead to the transfer window in January, Athletic boss Stephen Robinson is seeking a new variety of striker to help solve the club's scoring woes. Athletic have only...
THERE were jeers at half-time and full-time and understandable groans in between at the misplaced passes and lack of fire in the bellies of their side. Overall, though,...
ATHLETIC manager Stephen Robinson felt his side didn't live up to the promise of recent outings: "The performance was disappointing and the result takes care of itself...
JOSE Mourinho was pleased to see Manchester United fans give much-maligned midfielder Marouane Fellaini a welcome reception against West Brom. With the game at The Hawthorns...
MANCHESTER City manager Pep Guardiola reckons there is plenty more festive cheer to come following the dramatic fightback win over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The 2-1...
LOUISA Brunt, who started her hugely-successful junior golfing career at Ashton-under-Lyne Golf Club, has continued her playing success and development in 2016. The teenager...
ATHLETIC 0, SOUTHEND 2 ATHLETIC drew yet another blank on home soil as Nile Ranger's first-half goal and a late effort from Jermaine McGlashan condemned Stephen Robinson's side...
Date Published 17/12/2016
THE Jaguar XE is doing a fine job of prising the Germans off their compact executive saloon pedestal thanks to its excellent driving dynamics and slick styling. The BMW 3-Series...
If The Force Awakens was generally a film you could bring kids to (apart from a scene close to the end) then Rogue One is certainly one for the fans who were kids when the...
MAGGIE'S Oldham got a little extra help from these pint-sized volunteers. Youngsters from Wild Things Drama helped to entertain shoppers and drum up a bit of cash for the...
Date Published 16/12/2016
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FIREFIGHTERS say there's a chance people may have been inside Maple Mill as they continued to fight the inferno throughout last night. Dozens of residents are still unable to...
MAPLE Mill has had a chequered history of fires and court cases. The former cotton mill was converted into a kitchens warehouse and showroom by controversial businessman Vance...
CHRISTMAS hymns and carols filled St Herbert's RC Church in Chadderton on Tuesday during the Oldham Police Division's annual carol service. Officers, inspectors, police cadets...
FOR once it seems Labour MPs are singing from the same hymn sheet. Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has joined MPs from her party in a Christmas single accusing...
A SALON manager has described the terrifying moment two men burst into the shop and threatened her with nine-inch knives. Gill Neill, who manages Designer Skin in Hollins...
ROBBERS armed with machetes targeted a petrol station in Failsworth. Two men lay in wait on a blue Yamaha Y6 motorbike on Oldham Road, near to the Texaco petrol station,...
THE results of Oldham primary school pupils in controversial new Sats tests are among the worst in the country. Only 47 per cent of 11-year-olds reached the new, higher...
A PRIMARY school has appointed what is believed to be its seventh head teacher in four years. School improvement specialist Conrad North has been appointed permanent principal...
LIB-DEM councillors have urged the council to get tougher on selfish motorists who park on pavements. They claim police officers should issue fixed penalty notices if drivers...
A DOZEN union members protested over cuts being made to staff members, as Oldham Council needs to make savings of more than £20 million next year. Councillor Abdul...
PORTABLE cameras will be distributed across the borough in a bid to tackle fly-tipping. Councillor Mohon Ali said "frustrated" residents in Chadderton North are...
LABOUR councillor Colin McLaren raised anti-social behaviour issues at Freehold tram stop. He asked what measures are being taken by the council and Greater Manchester Police...
IS THERE a need to build so many homes in Oldham under the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework? That was the question posed by Lib-Dem councillor Howard Sykes. Following up...
OLDHAM Council is in talks with Marks & Spencer to get the company to bring its food-only store to the town. Council leader Jean Stretton defended her comments made at a...
MANY Oldhamers feel "left behind" and "disenfranchised" after the vote to leave the EU, a new report shows. The report outlines the implications of the...
TWO Mercedes Sprinter vans were involved in a crash on Middleton Road, Westwood, shortly before 5.20am today. No-one was seriously injured. The road was closed close to the...
