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FOR most little girls, beautiful long flowing locks are their pride and joy. But for six-year-old Lucy Needham they are a way of saying a massive thank-you to The Christie...
Date Published 08/12/2016
MULLED wine, mince pies and a bathtub filled with balloons helped Chadderton businesses raise vital cash for Maggie's Oldham Cancer Care Centre. Dale Bathrooms and Boo Black...
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A FAILSWORTH woman with ovarian cancer has called for more support for women who are diagnosed in the UK. Lorraine Broadhurst (46) who was diagnosed with the disease in 2011...
HEALTH bosses have promised a review after doctors allegedly ignored a 90-year-old man who fell near a health centre. The incident sparked an outcry on social media after the...
A BUSINESS owner in Chadderton says he is scared he could be attacked, after his company was targeted by arsonists twice in one week - and has yet to receive a visit from the...
RELIGIONS were united in celebration at Oldham's popular Festival of Light. Oldham Inter-faith Forum brought people of different faiths together for the event at the Queen...
A NEW initiative is aiming to unite communities through sport. Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams launched Sports for All at Oldham Leisure Centre with the help of...
AN OLDHAM MP has criticised a report on community cohesion published earlier this week. Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, said while the Casey Review makes...
A SMALL plastic bag in a village street has served as a chilling reminder of problems of drug taking in Saddleworth. The snap bag, containing white powder, was lying on the...
LIBERAL Democrats in Oldham have labelled the government's proposal to reintroduce grammar schools to promote social mobility as a "fundamentally flawed...
A NEW careers, skills and apprenticeships show has been organised for young people from across Greater Manchester. Called "Choices" it aims to help clear the...
A WARNING has been issued about a surge in cases of the winter vomiting bug. The national increase in reported cases of norovirus, an infection characterised by nausea,...
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Lowry, Salford, to January 15 IT WAS 10 years ago that this stage musical first appeared in Manchester, a knockout production that four years earlier...
RYAN Flynn could be back to provide creative inspiration as Athletic go in search of a pick-me-up at Oxford. Flynn was a notable absentee as the club went out of the FA Cup at...
SCOTT Naylor has dismissed rugby league pundit Garry Schofield's view that Oldham will be relegated at the end of the 2017 Kingstone Press Championship season. Writing in his...
ATHLETIC manager Stephen Robinson has a set of crucial decisions to make as he sets about re-shaping his squad the end of this month . . . but who will stay and who will...
ATHLETIC travel to Oxford hoping that their hosts have taken an eye off the prize when it comes to run-of-the-mill Sky Bet League One action. After scraping a 0-0 draw at...
POPULAR former Athletic defender Adam Lockwood has traded life on the pitch for a place in the dug-out, writes JOSHUA DAINTY. Lockwood (35) has been in charge at non-league...
HOLLINWOOD Amateur Rugby League Club have issued a rallying call before their final game of the year. The Fields New Road outfit failed to raise a team for the first time this...
OMINOUSLY for his potential opponents in Oldham tomorrow night and at the forthcoming PDC World Championships in London, darting superstar Michael van Gerwen appears to be bang in...
MANCHESTER United's Europa League fate will be decided against Zorya Luhansk tonight - assuming the icy pitch in Odessa has thawed and been given the green light. A point will...
I WAS quite impressed with Celtic's performance against Manchester City in the Champions League. It was good to see a glimpse of the future in young Patrick Roberts too. He...
ATHLETIC will travel to Mansfield in the last 16 of the Checkatrade Trophy, should they win at Walsall on Tuesday. The draw means that in the event of seeing off the Saddlers...
HUNDREDS of concerned campaigners have criticised plans to build thousands of homes on Oldham's greenbelt, labelling it "an environmental disaster" and...
Date Published 07/12/2016
HOW low do people have to be to do this - that's the soul-searching question posed by Rev Derek Palmer after despicable thieves smashed their way into Oldham Parish Church...
INVESTIGATIONS are under way after an Oldham Council bin lorry driver was photographed using his mobile phone while behind the wheel at work. The images, which were taken on...
DO YOU recognise these three schoolgirls who look pretty in plaid? The photograph of the trio - possibly twins and their sister - was found at the B&Q store in...
TRAFFIC, pollution and a reduction in open space are the main concerns of hundreds of residents in Royton as they band together to raise awareness of the proposals for the area...
PROPOSALS to build thousands of homes on Oldham's greenbelt will have a severe impact on the local infrastructure and services which needs to be better considered, residents have...
