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AN OLDHAM schoolboy was on top of the world after meeting his hero - the world's greatest explorer. Freddie Dobbs (14) met Sir Ranulph Fiennes when the eminent explorer...
Date Published 18/10/2016
A GRATEFUL pensioner has praised three men who came to his aid after he was left stranded at Freehold tram stop. Tony Wrigglesworth, 65, who uses a mobility scooter due to...
A MAN was taken to hospital with head injuries after an accident involving a camper van in Union Street. The man suffered serious bleeding to the head and was attended by...
OLYMPIC golden girl Nicola White was greeted by a hoard of excited children, staff and residents as she visited Dr Kershaw's Hospice. This was the latest in a series of events...
IT SEEMS that 2016 has so far been something of a breakthrough year for Royton indie hopefuls The Recreation. Big gigs, steadily increasing audience numbers and exciting studio...
BUSINESS people attending the latest Professional Oldham networking social event had a guided tour of Oldham's historic George Street Chapel. Professional Oldham was launched...
HOUSEHOLD goods firm Ultimate Products could be floated on the stock market next year. The business, based at Manor Mill in Chadderton, develops, sources and supplies...
A CONTROVERSIAL free school has been given the go-ahead by Oldham Council bosses. Despite concerns raised over Oldham's existing free school, plans for another have been passed...
THIEVES have broken into a tropical fish shop in Chadderton. Offenders forced open fire doors to gain access at Fish World in Middleton Road before making off with shop tills...
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A BUS driver who had drove a double decker bus for the first time and subsequently crashed into a low bridge in July could have killed someone if there had been passengers on the...
AN Oldham man has been charged after an elderly man was defrauded and burgled. Daniel Mather (32), of Longfellow Crescent, Sholver, has been charged with two counts of fraud by...
FRUSTRATED customers staged a protest outside a village bank that is to close a month before Christmas Day. Carrying placards they registered their protest opposing the closure...
FIREFIGHTERS were able salvage an ambulance centre in Chadderton on Sunday night. Three pumps from Oldham arrived shortly after 6.30pm at St John's Ambulance Centre, in Busk...
TALENTED goalkeeper Connor Ripley is determined to make it a "horrible" night for Scunthorpe, as Athletic aim to get beyond home jitters to claim three points against...
ATHLETIC have been handed a home draw against Doncaster Rovers in the first round of the FA Cup. Stephen Robinson's side will face the Sky Bet League Two club, relegated last...
ROCHDALE prop Samir Tahraoui has thrown down the derby gauntlet ahead of next season's Championship clashes with neighbours Oldham and Swinton Lions. Newly-promoted Hornets,...
SCUNTHORPE'S barnstorming start to the season has come as little surprise to Stephen Robinson. Athletic's manager knows his former Preston playing colleague Graham Alexander...
MANCHESTER United manager Jose Mourinho defended his tactics despite being dominated by Liverpool in a goalless draw at Anfield. There was little in the way of goalmouth action...
A CHARITY match at Manor Park saw Kidney for Life boosted by more than £1,000. Fortunately, forecast rain proved wide of the mark as a big, appreciative crowd basked in...
ALL the ingredients are there to make Manchester City's Champions League trip to Barcelona tomorrow a really special occasion. Who knows whose going to win in the end? I just...
ATHLETIC have been drawn at home to face Doncaster Rovers in the first round of this year's FA Cup. The game, which pits Stephen Robinson against the side currently second in...
Date Published 17/10/2016
JUDGES say Oldham has confirmed its position as one of the greenest and most beautiful areas in the country after the borough scooped gold in Britain in Bloom. Oldham received...
A MAN who used a Failsworth house and illegal immigrants as part of a multi-million pound tobacco racket has been jailed - but his partner is on the run. Couple Hua Tang...
OLDHAM'S sleeping giant will be awakened in the most spectacular outdoor show ever hosted in the borough to celebrate the Old Town Hall Cinema opening. Oldham Council has...
MEMORIES of donkey rides on Blackpool beach came flooding back for residents at Shawside Nursing Home when a special visitor walked through the doors. Rusty the donkey trotted...
A BUSY road will be closed for 'at least a week' after it was damaged following a major water main bursting. The burst sent a flood of water flowing along Manchester Road in...
A FANCY-DRESS shop has defended its scary clown window display despite the controversial "killer clown" craze sweeping the country. Staff at The Fancy Dress Outlet on Market...
FRUSTRATED residents in Primrose Bank claim their concerns are not being taken seriously, after the applicant of a warehouse asked for an amendment to its opening hours laid out...
RUNNERS from around the country pushed their bodies to the limit as they battled the elements in the Oldham Half Marathon. Billed as one of the hardest tracks across the...
