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A SADDLEWORTH village is to become the first community in Greater Manchester to have life-saving defibrillators installed in traditional red telephone boxes. The mission,...
Date Published 25/07/2016
IMMIGRATION raids at a number of Oldham takeaways and restaurants on Friday saw two men arrested. Police and immigration officers visited Chaska's takeaway, in Glodwick Road,...
A GROUP of young people from Oldham are getting a rare behind-the-scenes look at politics. Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has welcomed the new group of...
TWO long-serving volunteers helped their final patients before bidding farewell to the Royal Oldham Hospital after 55 years of combined service. Marjorie Bamforth (89) and...
A FAILSWORTH man has been jailed for 12 months for smuggling more than 600,000 illegal cigarettes into the UK inside frozen onions. Marius Majchrzak (43), of Moston Lane East,...
FIREFIGHTERS from Oldham tackled a car fire in Werneth in the early hours of Sunday. Crews were called out at 2am to Windsor Road to extinguish a burning Mercedes C Class which...
CHILDREN were kicked out of school in Oldham more than 400 times last year for physically attacking a pupil or an adult. There were 1,280 suspensions and 60 expulsions in the...
ATHLETIC'S hunt for extra pace will see discussions continue with a winger from the Championship, as two new Belgian players trained with the club today. Boss Stephen Robinson...
IT DOESN'T take a rocket science degree to work out the areas Athletic need to work on. One goal in three friendly outings so far - scored by trialist Liandro Martis,...
OLDHAM missed a golden opportunity to tighten their grip on Kingstone Press Championship consolidation when beaten 32-30 by lowly Workington Town at Bower Fold. Town's third...
SOONER or later Oldham were bound to pay heavily for lethargic starts. It's eight games since they last scored first, Kenny Hughes going in at Batley on June 5, and this was...
GRANT Hodnett is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after sustaining a serious leg injury in the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League on Saturday. The Moorside...
THE hotly anticipated reunion between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola has been delayed, after today's International Champions Cup game between Manchester United and City was...
Oldham RL 30, Workington Town 32 OLDHAM RL crossed five times - but finished up on the wrong end of a narrow defeat at home to Kingstone Press Championship basement boys...
Date Published 24/07/2016
AFC FYLDE 1, ATHLETIC 0 ATHLETIC fell to a third straight defeat in pre-season, as Stephen Crainey's second-half free-kick separated the sides. The first half was a tight...
Date Published 23/07/2016
THE new Volkswagen Tiguan is bigger, bolder and better equipped than the outgoing model but, more importantly, it is much better looking. In the flesh I would say it is the best...
OLDHAM RL Club have signed Bradford Bulls utility back James Mendeika (24) in a deal that went through literally seconds before the transfer deadline. "What a rush ! It...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 12-year-old girl from Shaw who died after being found unresponsive in a caravan at a holiday park. Paige Daughtry, a Royton and Crompton School...
Date Published 22/07/2016
AN arsonist took a picture of a pub landlord's car before returning five minutes later to torch it. The attack was at the George Tavern, George Street - just yards from...
TWO of Oldham's best-loved parks have retained their prestigious Green Flag Awards. The awards - made during Love Parks Week - mean the green spaces are officially recognised...
OLDHAM Council is to start removing the redundant market stalls and cabins from the former home of Shaw Market on Westway from Monday. The work can start after the local...
A LONG-STANDING teacher is to retire after 33 years of serving the community through education. Mary Glenn, head of Visual and Performing Arts at Waterhead Academy,...
TALENTED pupils from Crompton House School took part in the world's largest youth music festival. It's 35-strong brass band performed at the annual Music For Youth National...
MUSICIANS from the borough and round the UK hit all the right notes at the Uppermill Summer Music Festival. Running from July 9-16, the festival was a celebration of classical...
A PRIMARY school in Chadderton was granted permission to build a new classroom. The decision for the extension, on St Herbert's RC school, in Edward Street, was deferred from a...
PLANS to build 10 flats in Shaw were rejected by planning officials. Lancashire Mortgage Corporation had applied to convert an existing warehouse to eight apartments and for a...
PEOPLE power won the day when Waterhead residents were able to save a much-loved piece of green space. A total of 16 letters were received by Oldham Council in objection to an...
OLDHAM Council has prosecuted another three landlords - and warned others to get licensed. They were fined for failing to sign up to the Selective Licensing scheme - the local...
ATHLETIC'S board are in contact with groups interested in buying the club, claiming that the feel-good factor of a strong start to the coming season could assist in a...
ATHLETIC set off for AFC Fylde tomorrow hoping to make it third time lucky. Behind both Huddersfield and Preston in terms of pre-season preparations, Stephen Robinson's side...
