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ROUGHYEDS chief executive Chris Hamilton and owner Bill Quinn will hold talks today in a bid to resolve the future of the club. The pair talked briefly yesterday and...
Date Published 21/10/2009
MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has no concerns about the artificial surface for tonight’s Champions League tie against CSKA Moscow. United last night...
MOSSLEY defeated Maine Road 4-0 at Seel Park last night in the Manchester Premier Cup — but the players still received a rollicking from manager Chris Willcock. The...
STUART HANSON lifted the Fawcett Cup at OLDHAM after an epic match in the final of the 36-hole matchplay knockout. Hanson only clinched victory at the last hole after fellow...
The senior and junior squads who took part in Crompton and Royton’s Ryder Cup. WERNETH’S autumn meeting, a three-ball alliance, was won by Lady Captain Hilda Garner,...
OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club had to settle for second place when they hosted the Central Lancashire Junior Jubilee Final, featuring the league’s top four teams. The...
MATTHEW SINGLETON hit a hat-trick as Oldham Schools under-15s recorded a 4-2 win over Cannock in round two of the ESFA Inter-Association Trophy at The Lancaster Club. The...
HOLLINWOOD under-13s made it seven wins out of seven with an impressive 5-1 defeat of Brendon Bees in the Tameside and District Junior League. Taylor Melling scored four of...
R.O.C.S FC under-13s recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat Unicorn 4-2 in the North Manchester Girls League. On target were Abby Bennett, who continued her goal-scoring...
A THRILLING 14-10 win away at second-placed Folly Lane extended the lead at the top of the North-West Counties division two table for Saddleworth Rangers under-14s. Despite...
WOMEN in Oldham are drinking themselves to death according to new statistics. The borough is the third worst in the country for female deaths from chronic liver disease,...
THE end is in sight for the 13-year-tipping contract in the Beal Valley — but an 18-hole golf course on the site is a long way off. The credit crunch and economic...
WATERHEAD under-17s made it two wins from as many games by defeating Leyland Warriors 52-16 at home. Try scorers on the day were Michael Tattersall (two), man-of-the-match Sam...
A BUSINESS man who brought his own version of the famous Hollywood sign to national attention will be switching on the Hollinwood Christmas Lights. Frank Rothwell, who owns...
COUNCIL chiefs have chosen their short-list of firms competing to deliver the ambitious academies programme. Two National Framework providers — Willmott Dixon and...
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AN OLDHAM councillor is calling time on cheap booze in the borough. Responding to research by the North-West health campaign, Our Life, Lib-Dem councillor Mark Alcock wants...
Hundreds of Uppermill and Greenfield residents will be given a new transport lifeline next week. Speedwell Bus’s 353 service, which operates between Delph, Uppermill,...
A 29-YEAR-OLD man who was stabbed in Hollinwood on Saturday has died. Police were called to Incline Road at 7.30pm following reports that a man, who has not yet been named,...
POLICE are concerned after a convicted sex offender — wanted for questioning after a recent attack — disappeared. James Warke (46) was released from prison in May...
A 24-HOUR rapid-response pothole hotline crashed over the weekend. The specialist repair team, launched last month and costing £60,000, was unable to log any calls....
ROAD safety advice is being given to Failsworth youngsters to help keep them safe as the dark nights set in. The Co-operative Funeralcare in Oldham has teamed up with national...
SCHOOLS in Oldham eat around 111,600 eggs a year and from now on they will all be cruelty free. The council has banned the use of eggs from battery-farmed hens in all of the...
ONE of Oldham’s longest-serving married couples celebrates 65 years of wedded bliss today. It’s a double celebration for Vera Travis as she enjoyed her 88th...
Michael Meacher has accused the Tories of making the most vulnerable in society pay for the greed of city bankers. The outspoken Oldham West and Royton MP said the...
A COMMUNITY stalwart who sacrifices his own time to help youngsters and parents has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Moinul Islam (35), from Chadderton, works as a...
(Lowry Quays) THE omens concerning the Lowry’s new in-house play weren’t good. It arrives a year after it was first slated; both the original leading lady and...
BUSINESSES in Oldham are once again rallying to the call for support for the second One Oldham Business Awards. Last year’s inaugural event, which culminated with a...
RECOGNISING the difficult of choosing an Oldham Business of the Year — the Blue Riband accolade — the One Oldham Business Awards Steering Group has opted for three...
AN innovation this year for the One Oldham Business Awards is online entry — which the organisers expect will encourage more entries. Visit oldhambusinessawards.co.uk to...
