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Call to hold off transfer of council services LABOUR says the transfer of more Oldham Council services to the Unity Partnership should be delayed because of problems affecting...
Date Published 16/12/2010
A TRAFFIC officer who pursued a car which crashed and killed three people has said he did not think he was causing increased risks by taking part in the chase. PC Daniel Byrne...
Festive campaign as Lib-Dems call by-election for January 13 CAMPAIGNING was already under way today as the Liberal Democrats were set to move the writ to trigger a by-election...
CHANNEL HOPPING: DRAMA, comedy, wit and warmth — a certain golden oldie has trumpeted all of the above for the last 50 years. Having endured a relatively chequered...
Date Published 15/12/2010
BUSINESS VIEW: SAY what you like, but there’s a big kid lurking in each and everyone of us. So when I was offered the chance of a ride on a giant roundabout, I...
AS the pace of the 2011 One Oldham Business Awards picks up, more and more Oldham companies are coming to the party. OMC Motor Group, with a history of 103 years’ trading in...
SOUTHWELL 12.30 If You Whisper 1.00 Je Suis Unrockstar 1.30 Master of Dance 2.00 Fascination 2.30 Diggeratt 3.00 Dandarrell 3.30 It’s A Man’s...
A HOBBY has become a business for talented potter Donna Gregson who has diversified her Royton business into a teaching studio. Premiere Potteries, in Kershaw Street, off...
HOCKEY: ST JOSEPH’S swept to victory in the Our Lady’s and Saddleworth School hockey festival, courtesy of a maximum points haul. They bagged nine points in the...
A FESTIVE treat was given to music lovers in the borough during the Oldham Music Centre’s Christmas Festival yesterday. The spectacular evening at the Queen Elizabeth...
RUGBY: FOLLOWING an extended lay-off imposed by the cold snap, Saddleworth Rangers under-13s travelled to Warrington for an entertaining encounter against a strong Crossfields...
FOOTBALL: ROCS FC under-14s defeated Chadderton Park 2-1 in the North Manchester Girls’ League Cup quarter-final, after a nail-biting extra-time clash. Cousins Leah and...
GOLF: TERRY Kelly, with 42 points, won a singles Stableford competition at Oldham Golf Club. Mark Hayes (40pts) was the runner-up on a card play-off from Barry Lewis. In...
A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME chance to be part of a crack driving team alongside the former mystery man of “Top Gear” is up for grabs. Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has...
SNOOKER: LITTLE Cot ‘A’ hold a commanding lead at the half-way stage of the Pet Au Purrs Oldham Amateur Snooker League. An impressive 5-1 victory at home to Deaf...
HOT on the heels of Greater Manchester Police’s recent “tweet-athon”, the RSPCA is taking to Twitter to reveal its varied work. The charity is using the...
Around 50 people listened to trades union speakers and voiced their concerns about cuts to council services at a public meeting in Chadderton last night. The joint trades...
Karting: RACE ace Alex Walker rubbed shoulders with an ex-Formula One driver, before breathing down his neck in a thrilling race. Johnny Herbert, best known for his stint with...
Labour has named the team who will help new candidate Debbie Abrahams to fight the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. Her campaign manager, hoping to help her retain the...
A new Green Party candidate has been selected to fight the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. Peter Allen (50) is employed as an advice worker in Manchester is a member...
HOCKEY: LEADERS Oldham firsts continued their unbeaten start to the Greater Manchester League Division One season with an emphatic 5-1 win at home to third-placed Urmston....
BASKETBALL: OLDHAM Titans basketball team inflicted the heaviest defeat of the season on Burnley as they recorded an emphatic 106-27 victory. After a slow start in the first...
The Conservatives have confirmed Kashif Ali will once again be their Oldham East and Saddleworth candidate. Mr Ali, a Manchester barrister, lives in Moorby Street, Higginshaw....
Sports betting: ENGLAND’S cricketers can retain the Ashes this weekend. Yes, who would have thought that by the third Test in Australia, our lads would have had the...
A TRAFFIC officer decided to chase a car that ended up crashing and killing three people because he saw it go through a red light. PC Daniel Byrne was on patrol in Lees Road...
NETBALL: UNBEATEN Oldham under-16s finished top of the Greater Manchester League after blitzing Tyldesley 75-36. They have qualified for the North-West Regional League with a...
Greater Manchester’s transport grant is to be slashed by more than £35 million. Transport Minister Norman Baker announced overall Government grants for the area...
NETBALL: OLDHAM’S Northern League side climbed to second in the table with a hard-fought 49-42 defeat of Northwich. A tardy start — they missed three early chances...
NETBALL: A TERRIFIC display in the third quarter set Oldham on the way to a 69-43 victory over Oaksway in the National League. The hosts took the game out of their opponents...
Top honour for staff and pupils Oldham’s new Catholic high school will be the first to be named after a former Oxford academic since his beatification by the Pope in...
