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LAUDING the sort of gritty, backs-to-the-wall scrap that can move mountains, Scott Naylor wouldn't single out individuals, insisting that this first win in nine outings was down...
Date Published 03/07/2017
MANCHESTER City could take on Athletic in the upcoming Checkatrade Trophy. The 16 invited clubs for the second iteration of the controversial competition have been revealed and...
MOSSLEY FC director John Larner has issued a rallying cry to the local community in a bid to ensure the future survival of the Seel Park club. The Lilywhites failed in their...
DECLAN Wilkinson struck a stunning maiden century as Heyside crushed Crompton by 205 runs in the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League Premiership. The all-rounder smashed...
MEL Whittle claimed a six-wicket haul against one of his former clubs as Shaw returned to winning ways in the Pennine Cricket League Championship. The local league legend...
DELPH secured a huge victory and an experienced a hugely disappointing defeat during a weekend of mixed emotions in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership. Yesterday Andrew...
THERE is everything to play for in Group 'B' of the Pennine Cricket League's Tom Hardman Twenty20 Cup competition. With one round of matches remaining, four of the six teams...
AMBITIOUS plans to transform the town centre and redevelop five key sites have been revealed by Oldham Council. The town centre masterplan, which looks ahead to 2035, seeks to...
Oldham RL 14, Toulouse Olympique 12 OLDHAM RL ended a run of eight straight defeats with a superb win over Toulouse Olympique in the Kingstone Press Championship at Bower...
Date Published 02/07/2017
HYUNDAI'S foray into the world of hybrid vehicles starts with the aggressively-priced Ioniq mid-sized hatchback which takes on the all-conquering Toyota Prius – and on the...
Date Published 01/07/2017
Baby Driver is an excellent action-packed and funny joyride Baby Driver is the latest film written and directed by Edgar Wright who also performed similar duties on Shaun of...
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Date Published 30/06/2017
A CONTROVERSIAL free school which was slammed by education inspectors for failing pupils with appalling standards is to close. Collective Spirit in Chadderton will shut on July...
FOUR MEN involved in a desperate cover-up hatched after two young Oldham girls were mown down in a hit and run crash on New Year's Eve, have been jailed for a total of more than...
A METROLINK driver has spoken of the 'biggest shock of his life' after a huge rock was hurled through the front window of his tram, sending glass flying into his face. Sean...
A DRUG which left ten people in hospital is a new more potent form of Spice and not Ecstasy, police say. Tests have shown the drug at the centre of the scare in Oldham is...
FLASH cars featured heavily at the Saddleworth School prom. Boys and girls arrived in style, donning their fancy frocks and snazzy suits, as they gathered for a night to...
IT was a good report all-round for Beech House School. Based in Rochdale but school to a number of Oldham youngsters, the establishment was deemed to be fully compliant in all...
DETERMINATION has paid off for an engineering student who has become Oldham's eighth Youth Mayor. Marouf Ahmed, who lives in Coppice with his parents and siblings, was sworn...
POLICE are looking for a man who was seen acting suspiciously in a van after reports about the attempted abduction of two boys from a Royton park. Reports on social media...
A ROYTON man jailed for a theft related offence has been told he can't drive buses or coaches professionally by the region's deputy traffic commissioner. Gary Stevenson (57),...
NEARLY one in ten UK residents last year were foreign citizens, according to a report. Numbers rose by 6.4 per cent to reach 5.95 million between 2015 and 2016, the...
WALKERS will scale new heights as they take on Mount Snowdon for charity tomorrow, despite many having their own health problems. Oldham group the UCrew has already smashed its...
DAN Gardner is determined not to repeat last season's nightmare, having landed a contract with Athletic at the second time of asking. The attack-minded midfield man (27) took...
FIGHTING to retain their Championship status, and with 11 games to go, Oldham RLFC hope a siege mentality on and off the field will help them to inflict Toulouse Olympique's third...
MATT Wilkinson knew exactly what he was doing when he put pen to paper on a deal that tied him to Oldham to November 30. He wasn't looking for an easy ride, that's for sure -...
THERE will be plenty of friendly local rivalry when Springbank take on North Chadderton Social and Bowling Club in the preliminary round of the Greater Manchester Premier...
POTTING whizz-kid Ryan Davies has been at it again. The green baize starlet from Oldham (14) has added yet more silverware to the sideboard at home by winning both the English...
AT the 95-mile West Highland Way race in Scotland, Oldham and Royton Harrier Anne-Marie Lord not only had to put up with the difficult terrain and lots of hills, but had to...
EAST Lancs Road Club pair Paul Ashworth and Matt Jackson produced an impressive ride in the 3/4 category race at Colne. The event comprised 22 laps of the closed road circuit...
