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TWO Oldhamers are being given the chance to help shape the town's new cultural quarter by joining a steering group. The Oldham Cultural Quarter Steering Group has been...
Date Published 14/07/2017
AN Oldham woman waited two days for an X-ray on her chest before she died, an inquest heard. Margaret Ellen Smith (78), of Eden Street, died the day after the procedure on...
A MAN asleep in bed was attacked by intruders wielding a chisel leaving him with serious leg injuries, a court heard yesterday. Victim Jason Bell was in bed with his partner in...
NEWMAN College suffered a break-in but nothing of significant value was taken. Intruders got into the building on Broadway, Chadderton, at 8.40pm on Tuesday, triggering the...
INJURY-STRICKEN Oldham RL Club have been hit by another double whammy. Scott Turner and Richard Lepori won't play again this season and Turner's rugby league career may be over...
CHRIS Hamilton and Scott Naylor are wondering what they've done to deserve the cruel luck that has decimated the Roughyeds' squad in recent weeks. All clubs have injuries, but...
SHARP-eyed siblings Paul and Michael Turner will be aiming to hit the target when they head off to Australia next March for the World Shooting Championships. The Shaw-based...
WOOD Cup finalists Crompton bid to carry on their knockout form in order to increase the pressure at the top of the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League. Skipper Simon...
OLDHAM'S talented under-11s cricket team are through to the semi-finals of the prestigious Bob Hurst Trophy competitions for local town teams. Oldham beat Burnley by 28 runs in...
MANCHESTER City could announce the signing of England right-back Kyle Walker from Tottenham as early as today. The deal, reported to be worth up to £50million, is set to...
RECORD passenger numbers at Manchester Airport have triggered a £4.5million windfall for Oldham Council. Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which is part owned by the...
Date Published 13/07/2017
OLDHAM Athletic expanded their global franchise all the way to the Amazon rainforest thanks to the help of a zoology student. Simon Kenworthy (21), visited the Amazon as part...
OLDHAM will be in full bloom this weekend as the annual Flower Festival returns to the town centre. Parliament Square will host the event, from 11am-4pm on Saturday, with a...
ROBERT Higgins says that he will continue to build on the strong foundations of Blue Coat School. He has been appointed as the next head teacher of the successful Church of...
JOHN Sheridan highlighted the rough-and-tumble approach of striker Craig Davies, as Athletic hit the goals trail again last night. While not on the score sheet himself in the...
A LOVING sister is gearing up to run the Mossley 10k in aid of a social club for disabled adults and their carers...despite a long history of hip problems. Michelle Phillips...
POLICE are looking to return a guitar to its owner after they found it stashed with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stolen vehicle parts. The guitar was found in a...
THE old ambulance station in Shaw has been boarded up following public outcry over vandalism at the site. Oldham Council officers attended the former Crompton Ambulance Station...
LABOUR councillors urged the Government to end the austerity programme which they say has had a massive detrimental impact. At last night's council meeting, Councillor Amanda...
THE council is demanding that it is given back the land which it was forced to hand over for the failed Collective Spirit Free School. Oldham Council opposed the controversial...
LIB DEM leader Councillor Howard Sykes raised concerns about the education of children within the borough. His concern was based on the number of children in the borough who...
A 53-YEAR-OLD man was jailed for four weeks for entering an area of Failsworth he was banned from due to a criminal behaviour order. Gregory William Mullender, of Spring...
AN eight-match ban against Rochdale Hornets centre Lewis Galbraith has been overturned on appeal. He was originally suspended on a grade 'F' racial abuse charge involving...
TOPE Obadeyi continued his mini-hot streak by scoring two late goals as Athletic ran out 3-0 winners at Salisbury FC in the second friendly of the summer. The opening match of...
A STRONG contingent from Royton Road Runners headed up the A627(M) for the Rochdale 10K. The route runs around both Springfield Park and Queens Park, and up the steep Roch...
GLODWICK Cricket Club duo Neil Williams and Gordon Whitehead are celebrating their 70th years by raising funds to replace the club's heavy roller. "The present roller is...
CLUTCHING a cold beer and leaning outside against the dressing room wall, John Punchard had the look of contentment after Crompton's Wood Cup semi-final win over...
ADNAN Januzaj admits life at Manchester United did not go to plan and will now try to kickstart his stuttering career with Real Sociedad. Much was expected of the fleet-footed...
DANI Alves has apologised for any hurt he might have caused Manchester City and their head coach Pep Guardiola by signing for Paris St Germain. Last month the 34-year-old left...
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