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A DRAMA teacher who works night and day to ensure the show goes on has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Oldham College performance and production course tutor David...
Date Published 23/10/2009
DIRECTOR Mike Newton believes Athletic’s proposed move to a new stadium in Failsworth can act as a catalyst for a successful future. And Mr Newton, recently appointed to...
Date Published 22/10/2009
SUPER LEAGUE sensation Kyle Eastmond will make his England debut from the bench against France at Doncaster tomorrow night. The 20-year-old Oldhamer, a former Radclyffe School...
DIGGLE have created their own piece of history with all three of the club’s teams at the top of their respective divisions in the Huddersfield and District League. Pride...
AFC Oldham 2005 0, Alkrington Dynamos 3 A 10-MINUTE spell of defensive madness just before half time effectively cost AFC Oldham the game in this Lancashire and Cheshire...
HOLLINWOOD got their Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League premier division campaign back on track with a 4-2 win. Paul Bennett’s side, who had picked only a...
MOSTONIANS’ third-round Lancashire Amateur Cup tie against Southport Amateurs was abandoned — after they ran out of players! Reduced to seven men after four red...
SHAW Rovers were unable to halt the Warwick United juggernaut in the Ashton Sunday League. Rovers, rooted to the bottom of the table, were beaten 7-2 by United, who were...
HARLEQUIN moved off bottom spot in the Rochdale On-line Alliance premier division thanks to a 2-1 victory at Dusty Miller. Player/manager Ash Lomas put the local side ahead...
OLDHAM Victoria made it fifth time lucky in division two of the Lancashire and Cheshire League. After four straight defeats, they finally broke their duck with a 2-1 win at...
THE County Cup proved a happy hunting ground for sides from the D&J Builders (North-West Ltd) Oldham Sunday League. Limeside Athletic ‘A’ and Highfield United,...
A BIG crowd at Oldham Edge were treated to a superb spectacle as Higginshaw fell to a 22-21 home loss to division four leaders New Springs Lions. A late try for the visitors...
A driver who staged 93 car crashes so motorists could claim up to £12 million insurance payouts has been jailed for four and a half years. Mohammed Patel (24), who worked for...
HOLLINWOOD'S disappointing start to the season continued with a 56-6 drubbing away at Underbank Rangers in division four. Despite having four first-team regulars missing from...
ROCHDALE Cobras are poised to pounce on Rugby Oldham Challenge champions Saddleworth Rangers. The Greenfield outfit's 26-12 reverse away at Castleford Panthers in National...
PEOPLE power has persuaded housing chiefs to shelve controversial plans to build council houses on a Royton estate. Residents have won their battle to stop the development on...
A GRIEVING Oldham mum yesterday rejected an apology from a boozed up driver who knocked back tequila before hitting her son on a lonely country road. Sitting in Edinburgh High...
UPPERMILL, runners-up in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League, have home advantage in round one of next season’s Thwaites LCB Cup. The Leafields outfit play host...
SHINNY Bayaar, the Oldham-based Mongolian boxer, is ready for the biggest fight of his life. The ‘Mighty Atom’ boxes for the British flyweight title at Bolton...
POLICE have come up with a bright idea to help residents in the battle against burglars. Greater Manchester Police will be giving out 50,000 energy saving light bulbs to...
Racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s national Hunt tips for Fakenham tomorrow
THE votes have been cast and the winner chosen — and it’s a popular result for the “I’m a Councillor … Get Me Out of Here” event. Chairman...
FORMER Great Britian rugby league captain Paul Sculthorpe checked into Oldham Sports Centre to get a fitness test. The sportsman rolled up his sleeves for a blood pressure...
A FLASHBACK snap of The Beatles at the Oldham Astoria in 1963 brought back a host of memories for Gillian Gill. The former Hathershaw Technology College pupil can be seen at...
A CENTURIES old game that originated in India is coming to Oldham for a tournament. Moinul Islam (35), from Chadderton, has set up the only kabaddi organisation in the North...
HEAD for the hills and make pedal power a health priority. A £1.25 million project will turn the Peak District National Park into a haven for leisure and commuting...
MORE than 11,000 households in Oldham are living in fuel poverty — one in every eight homes across the borough. Figures show 11,356 households (12.6 per cent) across the...
FORMER Liberal Democrat President Simon Hughes MP was the guest speaker as Oldham party members celebrated their annual dinner. Mr Hughes, who with 26 years in Parliament is...
A STRONG desire to break down barriers for Oldham’s deaf community has long been the mission of Anjum and Bharti Raza. And the determination of the Coppice husband and...
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney could be forced into the loan transfer market as major injury problems continue to plague his squad. Latest casualty Jon Worthington may be ruled...
Date Published 21/10/2009
