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AN 18-year-old Failsworth student led the winning team at a model UN debate on for help on the European refugee crisis. Zulikhat Shavaeva joined students from across the...
Date Published 22/12/2015
CHRISTMAS can often be a painful time for some who face this period without their loved ones. The Roman Road Independent Methodist Church is offering a special “Blue...
MUSIC EXTRA: THERE can’t be many music lovers in Oldham over the age of 40 who haven’t heard of the town’s King of Swing, Jimmy Semple. That’s hardly surprising, since...
I’VE been recalling with a big smile this week that it was 1983 when Howard Jones first burst on to the contemporary music scene with his very English songwriting,...
ATHLETIC’S Christmas won’t be ruled by a useful point at Coventry — and it’s vital that the double bill to come doesn’t make the team look like...
OLDHAMER Kevin Sinfield hopes his runner-up finish for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award will inspire youngsters to take up rugby league. The former Leeds Rhinos...
Scott Naylor accepts that Oldham’s promotion in 2015 must be followed by rugby Championship consolidation in 2016. It is nine seasons since Oldham last played in rugby...
MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal has returned to his desk despite continuing speculation about his replacement by Jose Mourinho. The pressure increased on Van Gaal on...
MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini says his side shouldn’t have lost at Arsenal. Mesut Ozil was the Gunners’ ringmaster in their 2–1 triumph over their...
ATHLETIC’S young guns are battling against time to play their third-round FA Youth Cup tie against Bournemouth. The fixture was postponed a day ahead of kick-off for the...
ROYTON will host Crompton in the stand-out tie in the preliminary round of next year’s JW Lees Brewery-sponsored Wood Cup. It will be the first time the competition has...
De La Salle 1st 26, Oldham 1st 5 FOLLOWING six games unbeaten – the last two featuring bonus points – Oldham came down to earth with a crash in this North Lancashire...
TABLE TENNIS: SADDLEWORTH ‘B’ claimed this season’s bragging rights in Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League by completing the double over...
GENEROUS Oldham firms are giving the gift of goodwill by hosting a Christmas Day spectacular for families left devastated by the Cumbrian floods. Local business have rallied...
Date Published 21/12/2015
WHAT a way to round off a brilliant rugby league career for Oldhamer Kevin Sinfield. The 35 year old was runner-up in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards for 2015 as...
NEWLY-elected Oldham MP Jim McMahon rounded off an amazing year by collecting his OBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The 35-year-old Oldham Council leader was given the...
AN Oldham father of two developed an addiction to sex pictures of young children — some just toddlers — after getting hooked on internet porn, a court was...
A VICTORIAN Christmas with a punk twist brought a festive feast of entertainment to Christmas shoppers in Oldham town centre at the weekend. Visitors of all ages marvelled at...
PLANS to give local authorities guaranteed budgets for every year of the current Parliament would see money spent on council services cut by £10million over two years says...
ATHLETIC goal hero Danny Philliskirk revealed he didn’t get much sleep before getting on the team coach to Coventry. And after being sick at half-time, the player was...
A CHADDERTON lawyer sucked into a bizarre fraud in which an unsuspecting woman’s home was mortgaged to the hilt, has had his sentence cut on appeal. Glyn Alan Wilmott...
Coventry 1, Athletic 1 DANNY Philliskirk was the man once again to strike a blow against the club he once represented. Philliskirk now has three goals in his last three...
THE winners of this year’s Saddleworth Illuminations have lit up the area. The annual festive competition sees a panel judge the best of Saddleworth’s Christmas...
PHIL Jones has called on Manchester United’s under–performing stars to pull together to ease the heat on manager Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman has come under...
NIFTY knitters at Knowsley Junior School took up their needles to make mini woollen bobble hats for charity. Over 100 miniature creations - including Mr Men figures, swans,...
DAVID Silva has insisted Manchester City’s players are “very happy” with manager Manuel Pellegrini ahead of tonight’s crucial trip to Arsenal. Pep...
Oldham RL Club have released a DVD of their promotion-clinching win against Keighley Cougars — the full game plus the celebrations — which completed a hugely...
PUPILS have been enjoying some out of this world lessons before the Christmas break. Youngsters from SS Aiden and Oswald’s Primary got their hands on NASA samples of moon...
OLDHAM’S two snooker stars were first-round casualties in the qualifiers for the German Masters in Wigan. Werneth-based Hamza Akbar lost 5-1 to superstar Ronnie...
A PROJECT to teach every pupil a musical instrument has earned a schools partnership a nomination for a national award. The Mossley and Carbrook schools partnership (MCSP) is...
