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A nursery worker and two other paedophiles she met on Facebook — one from Rochdale — have admitted a catalogue of child abuse depravity. Colin Blanchard (38),...
Date Published 02/10/2009
MORE people have been prosecuted for fly-tipping in Oldham than almost anywhere else in the country, new figures have revealed. Oldham Council successfully prosecuted all 49...
SCHOOLS in Oldham will continue to offer the cervical cancer jab despite parental concerns raised following the death of a teenager on Monday. Fears had been raised after...
SHAW mole man Peter Brown has hit the road with his protest against EU rules and regulations that have cost him his business and livelihood. The defiant 56-year-old once dealt...
EXPLORE Oldham’s history during three fascinating events hosted by Oldham Local Studies and Archives. The first is a display at its Union Street base, entitled...
ARNOLD Cooper thought his time was up when he suffered three major heart attacks at 49. But the Royton great-grandfather fought his way back to fitness and is looking forward...
THE fight to save Churchill Playing Fields continues as councillors look for ways to fund vital repair work. Severe flooding of the field has led to the cancellation of...
ATHLETIC have held further talks with Leeds United over extending the loan of left-back Alan Sheehan. Leeds manager Simon Grayson has informed Athletic counterpart Dave Penney...
Date Published 01/10/2009
ROUGHYEDS stars Chris Baines and Ben Heaton cleaned up at last night’s club presentation dinner, scooping six of the seven awards they were eligible for. Two of the...
ROYTON’S Luke Procter is celebrating after being handed a professional contract for the 2010 season by Lancashire County Cricket Club, writes KEITH McHUGH. The 21-year-old...
United 2, Wolfsburg 1 MANCHESTER United survived a scare against Germany’s Wolfsburg before finally defeating the Bundesliga champions 2-1 to maintain their 100-per-cent...
Springhead 1, Royton Town 4 A GLANCE at the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League premier division table, even at this early stage, tells you that Oldham teams are...
HOLLINWOOD are hot on the heels of Wythenshawe Amateurs in the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League premier division. Paul Bennett’s side sit three points off...
SPRINGHEAD FC are putting plans in place to set up a disabled team. The Ashfield Crescent outfit have received a grant of £1,600 from Voluntary Action Oldham to...
DIGGLE FC will celebrate 50 years of existence with a reunion evening to be held at Diggle Band Club on Friday, October 16 (7.30pm). Members of the Huddersfield and District...
COPPICE United made the perfect start to their D&J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League campaign — by beating the reigning champions! United, who lost in...
CHADDERTONIANS swept into round three of the Lancashire Amateur Cup with a 4-0 win at Lancaster Boys Club. Despite dominating the first half, they only had a Neil Sissons goal...
AFC ROYTON made it three wins in a row in division two of the Rochdale On-line Alliance with a 5-1 defeat of Sudden. Despite missing an early penalty, the local team were two...
A PLACE in round two of the Lancashire and Cheshire League’s Rhodes Cup competition was at stake when local rivals AFC Oldham 2005 entertained Santos AFC. And it was the...
DIGGLE FC endured a frustrating afternoon in division one of the Huddersfield and District League. Steve Southern’s side completely bossed Hepworth — they hit the...
SHAW Rovers broke their duck for the Ashton Sunday League season by hitting Khartoum Northern for six, Bottom of the table and without a point in three previous attempts,...
HOLLINWOOD tasted defeat again in division four, losing 50-32 at home to Drighlington 'A'. Prior to the game, both sides were seeking a first victory of the season. The...
THERE was a distinct lack of action at the weekend, with only Waterhead 'A' — convincing 52-6 winners away at Bury Broncos in division five — and Oldham St Anne's 'A'...
LANCASHIRE began the County Championship series with a double success over Cumbria. The open age team won 32-12 at Ince Rose Bridge despite the visitors holding an 8-6 lead at...
OLDHAM Service Area's under-18s team once again did the town proud, bumping the unbeaten run in that age bracket up to five years by defeating all-comers in a carnival at the...
OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club were crowned champions of the second division of the Central Lancashire Junior League following their 59-46 win at Eccles. And promotion was...
OLDHAM Aquatics swimmer George Harrington heads to Cyprus this month for specialist coaching. The 17-year-old from Saddleworth, whose specialist event is the 100m butterfly,...
PLANS to transform part of Hollinwood into a key gateway into Oldham with a major hotel and office development have been derailed by the credit crunch. Instead the Pump Street...
A RADIO operator has been honoured for his work as part of the Second World War codebreaking team at Bletchley Park. Grandfather-of-three Albert Garforth has received a...
CONCERNS over graves at the former Delph Chapel saw councillors defer a planning application to convert the site into nine apartments with car parking and landscaping. The...
