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MODERN members of the Women’s Institute are proving it is not all jam and Jerusalem after undertaking adventurous missions from climbing mountains to going into prisons....
Date Published 19/10/2009
Newly-promoted Euro-MP Arlene McCarthy visited members of Oldham’s top businesses when she took part in a question and answer session on Friday. Ms McCarthy, a Labour...
FIRE crews tackling a blaze at a youth centre in Coldhurst helped out when two cars collided only yards from the scene. About 20 firefighters from Oldham and Chadderton were...
HE’S faced parachute jumps, zipwires and countless long distance walks. Now great grandfather Frank Dobson will don his sequins for a charity dance with a difference....
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney is convinced his side’s prospects of beating Southampton tomorrow at Boundary Park have been enhanced by not having a midweek fixture....
Date Published 16/10/2009
OLDHAM Roughyeds future could be sorted out over the weekend after more talks between major shareholder Bill Quinn and chief executive Chris Hamilton. Both men have had...
NEAL TROTMAN can hardly wait for tomorrow’s return to Boundary Park. The 22-year-old central defender, who is on a season-long loan at Southampton from Preston North...
Brazilian midfielder Anderson insists he is happy with life at Manchester United. After a disappointing start to the campaign in which he was involved in just one of United's...
WIGAN goalkeeper Chris Kirkland has warned high–flying Manchester City to expect another difficult time at the DW Stadium on Sunday. City have not won at Wigan since the two...
MOSSLEY are brimming with confidence in the build-up to tomorrow’s FA Trophy, first-qualifying round tie at Spalding United. The Lilywhites head to Lincolnshire on the...
COACH Mick Slicker has emphasised the importance of his players keeping their feet firmly on the ground as Waterhead count down to tomorrow’s visit of Eastmoor Dragons in the...
OLDHAM enjoyed a one-two-three in Sunday’s JR open on a consistent Margaret Street length of the Ashton Canal. Lennie Fosdyke, the winner, had a 4lb 8oz net of skimmers, perch...
OLDHAM ASC had fine wins against Royton and Howe Bridge Aces in the Central Lancashire Intermediate League at Oldham Sports Stadium. Each two-lengths race featured two...
DEDICATED fund-raiser and pioneering GP Dr Alan Nye has scooped this year’s coveted Man of Oldham title. The popular family doctor, based at Hopwood House, Glodwick, has...
OLDHAM’S postal service will grind to a halt next week as 250 union members join the national strike. The Communication Workers’ Union failed to reach an agreement...
GREATER Manchester has enjoyed a 9 per cent drop in burglaries over the past year thanks to hard-hitting police operations. There has been 1,000 fewer burglaries from April to...
SADDLEWORTH Air Cadets recently held its first awards presentation ceremony since the detached flight was formed in June last year. Parents and invited guests heard about the...
A SADDLEWORTH police sergeant who puts the community’s needs first is in the running for a prestigious national award. Sgt Craig Johnson is on the shortlist for The...
RESIDENTS in a Saddleworth village are being urged to attend a meeting aimed at stopping their community being blighted by anti-social behaviour and litter. The Street Scene...
Oldham’s award-winning Operation Messenger team, set up to tackle sexual exploitation of young girls, is being replicated in Rochdale, Bolton and Wigan. The team was...
A DOBCROSS duo will be hailed as shining lights when their pictures are beamed on to a Manchester city centre landmark next week. Claire Richardson and Denis Dolan will join...
THE Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has has gone from “fair” to “good” on financial management in this year’s NHS performance ratings — the...
PUPILS in Oldham will have to run the extra mile if they are to catch-up with some of their neighbouring counterparts. Only half of five to 16-year-olds at schools across the...
Greater Manchester Police are stepping up their fight against armed raiders who target bank and cash-in-transit robberies in the run up to Christmas. Operation Vanguard will...
TRIBUTES have been paid to “one of Oldham’s finest” who served the community for years as a college governor and magistrate. Harold Murray (62), from...
A HAMLET is drawing up an action plan to ensure it will not be airbrushed off the map. More than 40 residents attended a “Love Lydgate” meeting to air their views....
POLICE have launched a fresh appeal after a woman was headbutted on a night out in Lees. The 24-year-old victim was with a friend in High Street at 2.10am on Sunday, July 26,...
A 61-YEAR-OLD man suffered chest and hip injuries when he fell 12ft from a bale of hay at a Lydgate farm yesterday. An ambulance was called to Platting Farm in Platting Road...
ATHLETIC have made a “significant” saving on their policing bill for next month’s home game against Huddersfield Town by banning home fans from the Leesfield...
Date Published 15/10/2009
ROUGHYEDS chief executive Chris Hamilton will hold talks with Oldham Council officials later today about Athletic’s proposed move to a new ground in Failsworth. The...
