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OLDHAM'S battle to climb out of the Kingstone Press Championship relegation zone starts here . . . at Bower Fold on Sunday against fourth-bottom Whitehaven. Although they've...
Date Published 24/06/2016
BRITAIN has voted to leave the EU by 52 per cent to 48 per cent on a national voter turn-out of 72 per cent. Oldham was 61 per cent in favour of leaving. Full reports and...
TODAY Oldham casts the most important vote of a generation. Oldham and the rest of Britain make the enormous decision today on whether we should leave or remain in the European...
Date Published 23/06/2016
FIVE pupils from Limehurst Primary School went on the trip of a lifetime when they travelled half way around the world to China. Elizabeth Croft, Bethany Ledger, Alishyah...
EAGER young pupils from a Royton primary school swapped their uniform and pencil cases for lab coats and stethoscopes and became inspectors for the day as they took over the...
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Jim McMahon is launching a new summer school to give young people practical, on the job experiences of skilled trades. The former leader of Oldham...
THE driver of a Honda Civic escaped unhurt after crashing his car into a pelican crossing pole. Police and an ambulance were called to Failsworth Pole, Oldham Road, shortly...
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to find a missing man from Rochdale. Mercin Piekos (27) was last seen at about 4.30pm on Monday, at Fairfield Hospital in Rochdale....
HITTING the right note is certainly what the folk at St Thomas Leesfield are looking to do as they prepare to celebrate the completion of a major project. For three years they...
THE family of a Failsworth schoolboy who died suddenly from a brain tumour are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for charity as they prepare to celebrate what would have been his...
MIKE Jones has described his final season with Athletic as a "grind", after the outgoing midfielder signed a two-year deal with Carlisle. The 28-year-old completed...
LOCKED in a relegation dogfight, Oldham RL Club's six remaining games at Bower Fold will be crucial to their KP Championship survival plan. The next three, all classed as...
WHILE Athletic fans scramble to get hold of cheap advance train tickets for Millwall and lay out plans for pubs to visit en route to The Den in six weeks' time, the club they love...
ANTON Lucas-Jones has made an instant impression for Friarmere in the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League. Drafted in as the club's overseas amateur, the West Indian stepped...
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AN heroic fundraiser made history when he became the first person to complete the Everest Marathon with a pacemaker - while also saving the life of a porter in the...
Date Published 22/06/2016
OLDHAM'S Liberal Democrat Group has expressed concerns over plans to reduce bin collections in the borough to just once every three weeks. Lib Dems say Oldham Council should...
AFTER nine months of heartache and struggle following a devastating fire at his home, one Oldhamer has a smile on his face again thanks to a local businessman who came to his...
A RAFT of replacement bus services will run through Manchester city centre during summer transformation work to Metrolink. From Sunday to the end of August there will be...
FOOTBALL fans at Mahdlo were delighted when Manchester United Academy star Angel Gomes dropped in for a kick-about. The 15-year-old, who also plays for England Under-16s,...
A TRUE story about an adorable blind kitten has touched so many people that it has now been made into a book. "The Life of Little Jack" was written by Davina Hanes,...
MAYOR of Greater Manchester candidate hopeful Ivan Lewis visited Oldham to discuss why the borough struggles to attract business. Bury South MP Mr Lewis, who hopes to be...
A SHAW woman has been charged with neglecting or mistreating people in her care at a Middleton care home. Victoria Johnson (23) has been charged with four counts of a care...
A NEW networking group is launching in Oldham, aimed at local business-owners, consultants and professionals. The group is called Professional Oldham and has been launched by...
PARK Cakes is looking to pursue further growth and investment opportunities, after obtaining a multi-million pound funding package from Yorkshire Bank. The Oldham-based...
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of a missing man from Oldham. Matthew Kennedy (45) was reported missing on Sunday, May 29, and was last seen at...
ATHLETIC are back on the trail of a new manager, after Steve Evans turned down the chance to take on the job despite agreeing personal terms. A protracted chase for the...
WITH 12 games still to play - six at Bower Fold and NINE against bottom-half teams - Oldham RL have an opportunity to regroup, turn their season around and stave off the...
ATHLETIC face a quick return to Millwall to kick off their 2016-17 campaign, in a difficult opening to the campaign. A fiery clash at The Den in the final away-day of last...
THE hugely talented Davies brothers have again been making their mark on the green baize. Royton pair Aaron, who turns 19 next week, and younger brother Ryan (14) both returned...
