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Stepping through the doorway of what was once a bolt-making works to be transported into the cutting edge world of online software applications, the scale of progress in Oldham...
Date Published 09/09/2009
Thousands of small businesses are suffering financially due to chronic delays in issuing tax refunds. Delays in handing out refunds — valuable cashflow for many...
CHAIRMAN Simon Blitz believes Athletic can achieve their ambitious target of being able to move into their new £20 million stadium in Failsworth within two years. Mr...
Date Published 08/09/2009
MATTY ASHE will be eligible for selection for Oldham against his parent club Swinton. Speculation was rife that the 24-year-old half-back, who answered a late SOS call to play...
MANCHESTER City are the latest Premier League club to come under scrutiny over the acquisition of young players with Rennes confirming they have referred the signing of Jeremy...
JOE COLBECK can barely believe he is an Athletic player after his deadline-day move from Bradford City. The 22-year-old winger feared the transfer for an undisclosed fee -...
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney is backing the use of video technology to help reduce cheating in football. Eduardo’s dive in Arsenal’s Champions League qualifier...
IF ATHLETIC think they are hard done by in terms of Coca-Cola League One being a southern-dominated division, then what about Hartlepool? Isolated in the North-East,...
ATHLETIC are to hold a series of ‘Family Days’ aimed at attracting a new generation of fans. The five fixtures at Boundary Park, the first of which is against...
ATHLETIC were held to a goalless draw at Bury in the North-West Conference of the Football League Youth Alliance. In an exciting finish to a match played in awful conditions,...
FA VASE giantkillers Chadderton have the chance to cause another upset in the second qualifying round a week on Saturday. Chadderton, from the Vodkat North West Counties...
Belle Vue dented Peterborough’s play-off hopes and boosted their own chances of moving off the bottom of the table with a 45-43 victory in last night’s eventful...
IF THERE is one thing guaranteed to get a parochial rugby league supporter frothing at the mouth, it is a good old fashioned conspiracy theory. A quick glance at various...
ANDREW BUCKLEY picked up £1,000 and gave himself the perfect confidence boost for an even bigger challenge ahead when he clinched the Spen Masters at Cleckheaton on Saturday...
THE local bowling scene is mourning the loss of two of its well-known players. Graham O’Neill died on Sunday at the age of 37 following a lengthy illness. His clubs...
YOUNGSTERS from Heyside Juniors under-9s had an afternoon to remember at Boundary Park. They were put through their paces at Athletic’s Little Wembley training ground by...
MEMBERS of the DEMAA Martial Arts Academy, based at Bright Street, Oldham, enjoyed success in a competition at Dinnington, Sheffield. Damian Hiron (18), a former Hathershaw...
A backlash against high-speed motorists has seen new road signs at a Saddleworth beauty spot flattened. A wave of signs have appeared across villages allowing drivers to...
Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow: KEMPTON 5.50 Chateauneuf 6.20 Duke Of Rainford 6.50 Angel Song 7.20 Search For the Key...
OLDHAM taxpayers fork out £314,000 a year to clear up after fly-tippers. The council has a hard-line policy against fly-tippers, using mobile CCTV cameras at fly-tipping...
Liberal Democrat Euro-MP Chris Davies says the BNP’s Nick Griffin should be allowed to appear on the BBC’s “Question Time” TV programme. The North-West...
Parents with children who frequently bunk off school in Oldham will get extra help to control their wayward offsprings. Intensive work and even specialist theatre productions...
Painting will be auctioned online England international Rio Ferdinand is helping a Saddleworth mountaineer whose goal is to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust. The...
Youngsters get the message POLICE, youth workers and a nightclub are continuing their quest to help steer the next generation of Oldhamers away from drunken excess....
Rallying call by TV’s John for first Christie Week THE world-famous Christie Hospital is poised to launch its first Christie’s Week. The event runs from October...
Wine bar owners vow to re-open THE owners of a bar which was closed after a triple stabbing in Oldham town centre have vowed to re-open. Nichola Collins and Winston...
All over Oldham, schools are making strides towards nutritional menus. JENNIFER HOLLAMBY visited two of them to see how the youngsters are swallowing the healthy eating message....
real ale lovers raised a pint or two as part of the annual Saddleworth Beer Festival in Uppermill. Organised by The Friends of Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery, nearly 200...
BUDDING footballers showed off their tricks in a competition designed to bring youngsters together. Oldham Athletic’s Community Trust hosted a borough-wide...
Litter and anti-social behaviour on agenda A Saddleworth village is hosting a summit to tackle blighting anti-social behaviour and litter problems in the area. The move...
