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Date Published 26/07/2017
HOUSES were evacuated after reports "a man armed with a gun" was holding a woman hostage inside a Shaw property this morning. A young child and a baby were also in...
Date Published 25/07/2017
RECYCLING residents in Royton have come up with some inventive ideas to create a unique community fruit and vegetable garden. The group from the Holly Estate have got peas...
RESIDENTS got drenched during the weekend at Dunwood Park, but unusually it wasn't because of the weather. Kids and adults alike took part in the Dunwood Park fun day in Shaw...
FLASH cars, fancy frocks and revved up motorbikes turned out in force during the Oasis Academy Oldham end of year prom. Sequins, flowers and lace featured on many a ball gown...
MIDFIELD matters are weighing heavily on Athletic boss John Sheridan's mind. And in order to fund a swoop for a new maestro, there could be movement out of the club...
THIEVES caused more than £2,000 worth of damage by forcing entry and ransacking the RSPCA's Royton charity shop. The shop in Rochdale Road was targeted overnight when...
A SCHOOLBOY was forced to run for safety after being "jumped" and punched in the face under a Chadderton subway. The 12-year-old had been on his way to buy sweets...
AN additional £5.095million funding for adult social care has been allocated to Oldham Council for 2017/18, cabinet members confirmed yesterday. The funding is part of a...
THE second phase of a housing development plan at Primrose Bank in Coppice was approved by cabinet members last bight. The proposal would see the construction of up to 18 new...
Review: THE BUZZCOCKS Uppermill Civic Hall I REMEMBER around 12 months ago, promoter and current Uppermill main music man Tim Simpson telling me on the quiet that he was...
I HAVE to admit I'm struggling to think of anyone who will be busier on the local music scene right now than Warren Dermody. Locally-based Northside frontman Dermo does still,...
ROAD users are being warned of delays in Chadderton while work to upgrade Oldham's sewage treatment system takes place. Foxdenton Lane has been closed until July 29 while...
A NEW specialist policing team will focus on tackling off-road bikers hitting the roads across Greater Manchester. Safer Roads Targeting Team at Greater Manchester Police will...
A TEENAGER was left unconscious in the undergrowth after three yobs attacked him near the South Chadderton tram stop. The 18-year-old was on his way home in the late afternoon...
IT was animal magic when talented pupils from Waterhead Academy won Oldham's first language festival. They impressed the judges when they performed a scene in French and...
HE may have led his hunters on a wild goose chase, but the peacock that has been sighted around Oldham has now been caught and is safe and well. The peacock was caught by Andy...
RESIDENTS have been joined by a local MP in complaining about the "inaccessibility" of a replacement bus service for train users in Greenfield. Debbie Abrahams, MP...
A METROLINK passenger has been injured after rocks were thrown at three trams in Oldham yesterday. The woman was hit by a rock on a service travelling between Freehold and...
OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon is continuing to back a campaign for action on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), with figures showing nearly £3m was lost to those machines in his...
SENIOR players Adam Clay and Adam Neal are shining examples of the Oldham dressing room's burning desire to beat the drop. Currently in the Championship's bottom two, Roughyeds...
ATHLETIC swapped shin pads for cricket pads as they helped celebrate Shaw CC's 120th anniversary year. The Twenty20 match at Holebottom Clough saw boss John Sheridan, assistant...
ROYTON pair Jack Kilgannon and Joe Eko are in great shape ahead of their professional boxing debuts at the Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday. The VIP Promotions showcase is...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers recovered from a half-time deficit to claim the points through a 24-10 home win over Drighlington in Division Two of the National Conference League. Craig...
MANCHESTER City's summer spending spree may not be over despite reaching the £200million-mark with the signing of left-back Benjamin Mendy from Monaco. The 23-year-old...
ROMELU Lukaku is determined to make history with Manchester United and help Jose Mourinho "rebuild the club". Most onlookers expected the 24-year-old to be donning...
THE Government health regulator rated a Lees GP as inadequate after patients were found to be "at risk of harm." Out-of-date syringes, and a failure to carry out...
Date Published 24/07/2017
AN Uppermill dancer is dazzling audiences up and down the country as part of a critically acclaimed National Youth Dance Company production. At 17 former Saddleworth School...
AN assistant principal has said farewell to the school she joined as a newly qualified teacher 33 years ago. Heather May started at Hathershaw College as a home economics...
