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CHRISTMAS revellers can swap traditional carols for festive pop classics thanks to a brand new Oldham choir. Oldham Community Pop Choir has been formed by the borough’s...
Date Published 20/10/2009
DRAMATIC images of youngsters injured by fireworks will go on display this week in a bid to keep children safe on bonfire night. The shocking pictures form part of a...
OLDHAM Coliseum is on the hunt for a new deputy chairman to help plan for the future. Current deputy Steve Lowe is stepping down after 12 years. Chairman Colin Smith said:...
OLDHAMERS are being urged to watch the amount of booze they’re knocking back to help combat health problems. This week is Alcohol Awareness Week and Oldham Drug and...
FOOTBALL has helped tackle anti-social behaviour in Hathershaw and Fitton Hill. Every Friday and Saturday since March, youngsters have taken part in matches at the Honeywell...
A MAN who helped to bring people together from different cultures in Oldham has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Sayful Alam was instrumental in setting up a...
What Kati Did Next IT’S not going too well for the “Strictly Come Dancing” lot is it? Firstly, there was the ageism debacle with poor old Arlene Philips...
TERRY FLANAGAN has denied reports that he is involved in a bid to rescue the troubled Oldham club. The former Great Britain loose forward, a Watersheddings favourite who is...
Date Published 19/10/2009
JON WORTHINGTON faces an anxious wait to discover the severity of the ankle injury sustained early on in Athletic’s home defeat by Southampton. The good news is that the...
MANCHESTER City striker Emmanuel Adebayor is expected to to train this week. The Togo international limped off after hurting his leg in the 1-1 draw at Wigan Athletic....
Athletic 1 Southampton 3 DEAN BRILL was a sinner as in-form Saints ended Athletic’s five-match unbeaten run on Saturday. The ’keeper looked to have...
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney was so lost for words after Athletic’s 3-1 defeat at home to Southampton, he sent Martin Gray to face the Press. Assistant manager Gray...
Edwin van der Sar is determined to put all talk of his future to one side as he puts himself to the forefront of Manchester United’s quest for honours. The veteran...
MARK HUGHES remarked it was a match 10-man Manchester City would probably have lost last season as they fought from behind to earn a point yesterday at Wigan Athletic. The...
MOSSLEY recorded a resounding 3-1 victory at Spalding United in the first round of the FA Trophy and returned home from Lincolnshire £2,300 richer for their success. The...
RESIDENTS have come out in force against building the first council houses in Oldham for decades. With the waiting list for council homes soaring to 12,000, housing chiefs are...
FED-UP train passengers enjoyed some relief today when extra carriages were put on rush-hour trains after the closure of the Oldham loop line. Rail users have endured chaotic...
AN eight-inch carving knife was thrown into the porch of a Hollinwood home moments after a 29-year-old man was stabbed on Saturday evening. Neighbours in Incline Road said...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers lost their unbeaten record due to a 26-12 defeat away at Castleford Panthers, with coach Keith Brennan describing it as a bad day at the office. It wasn't...
Former Oldham bobby Phil Buckley used his fluent knowledge of Bengali to take part in a gruelling 350-mile bike ride. He travelled to Bangladesh where temperatures regularly...
A GROUNDBREAKING partnership is bringing new hope for Oldham’s jobseekers. Upturn Enterprise and Guinness Northern Counties (GNC) have teamed up to provide a stepping...
LOVE him or loathe him, controversial funnyman Roy “Chubby” Brown puts bums on seats. And that’s what the man who recently brought “Britain’s...
POLICE are helping Oldham’s students swot up on safety. Neighbourhood officers visited University Campus Oldham to give out advice and crime prevention goodies as part...
UNION reps have slammed fears of violence at the picket lines during the postal strike on Thursday and Friday. Police were warned to prepare for disorder during the national...
MORE than 100 litres of booze was removed from Oldham’s streets in a two-month crackdown on teenage drinking. Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo said 140 litres of...
A PIONEERING Pass the Torch project to raise vital cash for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is in full flame. Trainee engineers from Oldham Training Centre, in Lees Road, designed...
A new trim trail and pitch at Greenacres School in Dunkerley Street was officially opened by Councillor Kay Knox, cabinet member for children, young people and families. The...
A CARING mum-of-five who always puts other people first has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Ann Brooks (51), from Denton Lane, Chadderton, has worked as a night...
A LEADING North-West health chief has dismissed claims that swine flu vaccine Pandremix is dangerous to pregnant women. Dr Ruth Hussey, North-West Director for Public Health,...
THE new president of Oldham Photographic Society presided over his first meeting this month. Brian Dennett (73), from Ashton, is society president for the 2009-10 season....
