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Manchester Phoenix will look to build on their perfect start to the English Premier League campaign when they take on Sheffield away (tomorrow 7.30pm) and Milton Keynes (home,...
Date Published 25/09/2009
ATHLETICS: OLDHAM and Royton Harriers athletes posted superb times at the Trafford 10k. Simon Smith led the nine-strong team home with a new personal best of 39 minutes 19...
BOWLS: FOUR of our area’s leading players will bid for the £1,000 top prize in the Champion of Champions tournament at the Waterloo Hotel, Blackpool, tomorrow (10am)....
ANGLING: THERE was a terrific battle in the Medlock Bridge AC Open on the Park Lake. Pete Cuniffe and Billy Brierley were trading fish-for-fish in the second half of the...
SNOOKER: Oldham Snooker Academy ‘A’ defeated Staly Vegas ‘A’ 5-2 in the Manchester Snooker League after wins from England international Michael Wild, Craig...
CYCLING: Sunday’s Oldham and Tameside CTC club run is to Ripponden, Yorkshire. Meet on Union Street, Oldham, near Chaucer Street at 9.30am for 9.45 start. For more...
St Joseph’s School won the Oldham Catholic Schools Kwik Cricket competition. Pictured are Connor Jones (back row, left), Robert Harding, Lewis Adamajtis, Matthew Walls,...
RUGBY LEAGUE Tonight — Engage Super League, preliminary semi-final: Huddersfield v Catalans (8pm, TV). Saturday — Engage Super League, preliminary semi-final:...
Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow: ASCOT 1.55 Annabelle’s Charm 2.30 High Twelve (nap) 3.05 You’ll Be Mine 3.40...
Great-gran’s surprise as she is named Woman of the Year GREAT-grandmother Barbara Dignan was “gobsmacked” to be named Oldham’s Woman of the Year for...
Date Published 24/09/2009
Leak costs High Moor chiefs £20k TIP bosses have been fined £7,000 after weedkiller leaked out of a containment system. Onyx, which operates High Moor in...
Oldham’s Link4Pink appeal has smashed its target of raising £60,000 for the Royal Oldham Hospital’s new breast-care unit — and almost doubled it....
A WORRIED parish councillor is demanding the return of late-night buses after a teenager was viciously mugged on a lonely country road. The sixteen-year-old boy was walking...
REGULARS at a Shaw pub have called on a company to cut the “ridiculous” wholesale prices they charge their local. They’ve teamed up with union GMB to demand...
AN 18-year-old Royton man arrested in connection with a huge cannabis farm being uncovered by police has been bailed until December 14. Inquiries are ongoing into the house in...
COMPLAINTS against Greater Manchester Police have increased, statistics released today reveal. Independent Police Complaints Commission figures show a total of 2,102...
A YOUNG Royton runner won a top junior race — and boosted his charity fundraising efforts. Christopher Brown (11) ran the 3km Junior Great North Run in Newcastle in 14...
THE family of a man who died after crashing a car in Oldham on his birthday have paid tribute to their “little soldier.” Matthew Fricker, of Clarence Street,...
A MUM-of-two is embarking on an energy diet in an attempt to become Watt Watcher of the Year. Ruth Gordon (36), a fitness fanatic and auditor, is the North West’s E.ON...
VISITORS toured the new Chadderton Wellbeing Centre and gave its innovative eco-pool the thumbs up. Representatives from companies and organisations which helped plan and...
UNUSED land should be snatched from wealthy private owners to tackle the allotments shortage in Oldham, the Government has been told. Plots should be transferred from the...
OLDHAMERS are being encouraged to have their say when it comes to health services, at Pennine Acute Trust’s annual meeting. The trust is responsible for the five...
OLDHAM COUNCIL CABINET A NEW strategy was approved to solve problems of overcrowding and poor conditions in Oldham’s private housing. A report to cabinet highlighted...
THIEVES trying to steal copper from electricity substations in Oldham will now be caught green-handed. United Utilities has teamed up with forensic security specialists,...
A FINANCIAL windfall will allow residents in St James’s ward to enjoy hours of activities, entertainment and fun. Two groups are celebrating successful bids to the...
FREE help for those struggling with the digital switchover is expected to be very well-received in the run-up to November 4. The Government has commissioned independent...
AN OLDHAM school is on-song after scooping a special music award. North-West Sing Up leader Anna Jewitt attended Hulme Kindergarten to present the Silver Sing Up Award....
ATHLETIC are targeting short-term striking cover to tide them over their injury troubles. Manager Dave Penney is understood to be keen to bring in a front player to provide...
OLDHAMERS are being given a gentle nudge in the holy direction. A giant 20ft x 30ft billboard is crossing Greater Manchester by truck. And after spreading the gospel in...
TOMMY GOULDEN would count leading Oldham out in a play-off final as the finest moment in his rugby league life. The 28-year-old second row forward took over as Roughyeds...
