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Date Published 20/05/2016
PRIVATE landlords have been fined for failing to get licences in the first prosecutions under a controversial Oldham Council scheme. The local authority introduced a Selective...
Date Published 19/05/2016
THE NEW Mayor of Oldham Derek Heffernan was warmly welcomed by the whole council chamber yesterday as he was officially sworn in. Councillor Heffernan, councillor in...
OLDHAM Council is providing help and financial support to ensure the 2016 Saddleworth and Lees contests hit all the right notes once again. Several months of planning between...
OLDHAM schoolchildren are being brought on board efforts to tackle antisocial behaviour and fare dodging on trams. Transport for Greater Manchester is asking around 800 schools...
CHADDERTON-based world champion boxer Anthony Crolla is hot-footing it back from Wembley to lead his hand-picked “army” in Sunday’s Great Manchester Run. The...
TRIBUTES were last night paid to popular former councillor Arooj Shah who lost her seat in the recent local elections. Shah made history in Oldham, becoming its first-ever...
THE traditional Whit Friday derby tussle between Greenfield and Saddleworth is no more with the introduction of the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League . But tomorrow a host...
A NEW fencing centre is on guard to become a force to be reckoned with after five members clinched national titles. Just months after opening Chadderton-based Marshall Fencing...
SHADOW Home Secretary Andy Burnham has thrown his hat into the ring for mayor of Greater Manchester and claims “Westminster has failed the North”. The Labour MP,...
THE Sky Bet Football League play-offs are currently in full swing and Athletic fans will have a keen eye on proceedings. One potentially local away trip — to...
OLDHAM RL Club’s injury problems show signs of improvement on two fronts. New signing Craig Briscoe, who damaged a knee at Barrow in a pre-season game and hasn’t...
THE world’s number one darts star — Michael van Gerwen — is returning to Oldham for the second consecutive year following the announcement that the...
WAYNE Rooney sees his future in Manchester United and England’s midfield as that is where the captain now feels most effective. No longer the bustling teenage striker...
RUGBY LEAGUE: FITTON Hill Bulldogs carried off the Rugby Oldham Challenge Trophy for the first time. Showing plenty of bite in the North-West Men’s League, the Bulldogs...
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OLDHAMERS can buy shares in a large-scale solar energy scheme which will see panels fitted to council-owned community buildings and schools as part of a carbon-reducing green...
Date Published 18/05/2016
STALWART councillor Derek Heffernan said he wants to be known as the “Mayor of Peace”, as he was officially sworn into office today. A councillor in Saddleworth...
STUDENT union members at Oldham College were given a boost when they were visited by the national vice president of the National Union of Students yesterday. Shakira Martin,...
A SPRINGHEAD woman is helping to raise the profile of the “terrible and horrific” conditions in a Greek refugee camp following her moving mission to help its pregnant...
PUPILS at Hathershaw College put on their gladrags and arrived in style for their leavers’ prom. Year 11 pupils — who are preparing to sit their GCSEs before...
A CHADDERTON GP surgery was rated as “good” following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). CH Medical, at Fields New Road Primary Care Centre, was...
SADDLEWORTH’S Abey Bradbury is about to direct a major play about death – at just 21 years of age. Billed as one of the brightest young directors in the region, the former...
HOSPITAL officials are looking for help to trace the relatives of a woman who died in the Royal Oldham Hospital on April 8. Jane Crow (67) is known to have lived in the...
A CRIME novel inspired by the author’s own experiences during the Moors Murders and set against a Saddleworth and Oldham backdrop has earned her a prestigious publishing...
Jackie The Musical Manchester Opera House ON THE surface this is just another of those cash-in, pop-packed, story-lite shows designed to take your money in return for a few...
THE 2016 Oldham Business Awards have once again been hailed a great success, with 450 guests from over 60 firms and organisations enjoying the annual celebration night at the...
FULL-back Joseph Mills has swapped Oldham for Australia after sealing a move to crack A-League side Perth Glory. Left-sided player Mills, who has racked up nearly 180 career...
SCOTT Naylor has confirmed that Oldham’s new prop Tom Spencer will go straight into the selection mix for Friday’s Kingstone Press Championship game at...
PROMOTER Steve Wood has spoken of his dismay after he was forced to postpone the ‘Blaze of Glory’ professional boxing show, which had been scheduled for this Saturday...
