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IT'S been a magnificent start to the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership season for Delph - but skipper Andrew Gleave is keeping his feet firmly on the ground. Now six...
Date Published 09/06/2016
CHRIS Smalling is not only looking forward to the challenge of making Euro 2016 a success, but confounding those doubting England's defensive capabilities. Not so long ago Sol...
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THOUSANDS of Shaw residents are without access to a nearby post box as mindless yobs continue to steal them. Five post boxes have now been stolen from Shaw in the last six...
Date Published 08/06/2016
A PERFECT summer's evening took a chilling winter turn as hail stones the size of marbles pelted residents during a freak storm in High Crompton yesterday. At around 6pm the...
JAPANESE knotweed is making life hell for a Chadderton mum and her family. The invasive plant is spreading at an alarming rate at Sarah Daniels' home in Henley Street, where...
OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon has called for former BHS supremo Sir Philip Green to be stripped of his knighthood for his role in the collapse of the 88-year-old retail chain. About 55...
AN 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL is excited to be representing her hometown of Oldham in the semi-finals of Miss Teen Great Britain. Alicia Farrow triumphed over countless other girls to...
A STUNNING selection of gardens in Saddleworth were open to the public this weekend as part of a fundraising festival. Filled with an abundance of plants, flowers and wildlife,...
A WOMAN was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary with a suspected broken pelvis after a collision yesterday. The incident occurred at 11am on Broadway, Chadderton, near the...
OLDHAM'S Muslims are once again inviting the borough - and the rest of the world - to fast with them during Ramadan. Now in its third year, Share Ramadan started in...
A COURAGEOUS councillor recovering from a battle against cancer has been appointed community supremo for Saddleworth and Lees. Adrian Alexander, OMBC councillor for Saddleworth...
A RESTORATIVE justice scheme in Oldham is to benefit from grant funding from Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd. It is among a number of...
THE borough's Roman Catholic secondary school is celebrating after being rated as good across the board by education inspectors. Newman College, Chadderton, was classed as...
EAST Crompton St James C of E Primary School, Shaw, is a good school which offers well-behaved, friendly and polite pupils well-planned lessons, say inspectors from Ofsted. The...
JOANNE Jones and Aaron Marshall are among a number of new appointments at Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers. Joanne qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and has also been a...
A COMPANY that designs and manufactures kitchens, bedrooms and home studies is marking its 30th anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, Fineline Interiors welcomed outgoing...
VOCATIONAL training and apprenticeships will be highlighted at Oldham College's open day on Saturday. The Middleton Road-based college will be open from 10am to 2pm. It...
ATHLETIC'S exodus is set to continue, with young goalkeeper Chris Renshaw primed for a move to Everton. The highly rated 18-year-old has attracted significant interest from the...
A MEDICAL roll call at training last night confirmed initial post-game reports that Oldham emerged injury free from Sunday's game at Batley. "That's a bonus," said...
LES Dooley finally managed to land a district golf title after the Werneth stalwart won the Chronicle Cup at his home course. The 59-year-old, who has won 33 major titles...
MICHAEL Wild and Hamza Akbar failed in their attempts to reach the first round stages of two world ranking snooker events. Wild, from Moorside, gave as good as he got against...
ASHTON'S ability to produce and nurture young golfers for many years has had another boost with success for two of their top prodigies. Louisa Brunt, now 17, who also plays at...
OLDHAM Netball Club enjoyed double success at the Greater Manchester Junior County League finals. The under-12s team met Rochdale in their final, having beaten Bury in the...
ZLATAN Ibrahimovic has refused to confirm whether or not he is going to join Manchester United. The 34-year-old Sweden striker, who has decided to leave Paris St Germain with...
Date Published 07/06/2016
RESIDENTS in Grotton have been left stunned after several community fruit trees were destroyed by "mindless vandals". The fruit route, which launched in March 2014,...
A STAR footballer and medieval king graced the ground of Crompton Moor - when filming took place for the video game 'Clash of Kings'. The video - which was released as part of...
A SUCCESSFUL trial to offer overnight weekend parking at selected Metrolink stops is set to be made permanent. In December last year, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)...
