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TIRELESS dedication to the Scouthead and Austerlands Community Group is just the tip of why Joan Sykes is being nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Mrs Sykes, chairperson of...
Date Published 31/07/2015
DEATH rates at the Pennine Acute NHS Hospital Trust are as expected, new figures reveal. The Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham, North Manchester General, Fairfield General...
THE FRIDAY THING: WEARING a fetching but entirely unbecoming orange bra, perhaps lined with ermine, Lord Sewel showed no shame at snorting a line of cocaine or being entertained...
A Yorkshire Day country fair takes place at King George V Playing Fields, Uppermill, on Sunday, from 10am. It features entertainment, craft stalls, animal petting, a duck...
FROM jam making to a community cafe, the women of the Alt Community Challenge Team (ACCT) have worked hard to improve their area for everyone. Their effort has being recognised...
CURIOUS about the other side? Go along to the Cartshaft social club, St Mary’s Gate, Shaw, on August 13 for an evening connecting with the spirit world with medium Gareth...
CRICKET: UNLESS there is a fall of major proportions, Crompton and Middleton will be playing top-flight cricket in next year’s Pennine League. First and second...
COPPICE care home has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award for going above and beyond to provide the best possible care. The home was nominated by Janet Ross for its...
THE new Pennine Cricket League will be officially launched on September 24. The alliance of the Central Lancashire and Saddleworth and District Leagues, and all 24 clubs...
SADDLEWORTH is getting set to step back in time once again fir the annual Yanks Weekend. The event, on August 8 and 9, is based on the 1979 film “Yanks” which...
Cricket: Darren Shadford punishment for his involvement in a turbulent Saddleworth League Tanner Cup quarter-final clash between Saddleworth and Whalley Range is to stand, a...
OLDHAM Council leader Jim McMahon has faced some tough questions on the town’s future — from young members of the Mahdlo Youth Zone. Councillor McMahon took part in...
HOSPITAL staff will be able to use a brand new 562 space car park from next month - to the delight of residents around the hospital. The purpose-built car park at Westwood...
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has joined a consortium of nine regional venues to host a prestigious drama tour. The Coliseum is working with English Touring Theatre as part of a...
GOLF: JOHN Yemm ended an 18-year quest for a major singles title when he won the Captain’s Day prize at Werneth with some drama. Yemm scored a six under par...
OLDHAM Golf Club is going flat out to attract more entries for its Seniors’ Open. The hilly Lees New Road course has put off the golden oldies in recent years as it is a...
MILLS Hill Baptist Church, Mills Hill Road, is holding a treasure hunt and progressive supper at 7pm on Wednesday, August 5. Sign up at the church to take part. FREE arts...
THE majority of small and medium-sized firms in Oldham expect export trade to grow in the next five years, making an important contribution towards economic recovery. A new...
Rugby Union: OLDHAM’S Kyle Eastmond may not have played for England since November, but Lewis Moody is sure the talented centre can still make his mark on this...
TEENAGE diving sensation Anthony Harding celebrated a double medal win at the European Junior Championships in Moscow. Fifteen-year-old Anthony – a former Oldham Diving...
OLDHAM-BASED accountant Andrew Sleigh has been appointed chief financial officer for a national social care charity with 5,000 staff and a turnover in excess of...
UNIVERSITY Technical Colleges (UTCs) are producing career-confident teenagers, according to a new poll. A total of 850 14-18 year-olds from UTCs across England, including...
AN Oldham-born millionaire businessman will sit on a new panel advising the Government on economic policy and the EU referendum. Paul Walsh, chair of catering firm Compass...
In the big new, 32-page edition of The Knowledge on Wednesday, local experts give the details on Progress 8, the complicated new advance on traditional school 'league tables' - as...
DAVID Dunn has scoffed at the suggestion that he is past his best, detailing his determination to help turn Athletic into a force next season. The 35-year-old, who has signed a...
NOVEMBER 21 is the likely date for Chadderton’s Anthony Crolla to get a second chance at a world title. World Boxing Association vice president Gilberto Mendoza yesterday...
VICE-CAPTAIN Sammy Gee, Oldham RL Club's play-anywhere utility man, has shaken off the stomach bug that prevented him training on Tuesday. In his third season at Whitebank, and...
ATHLETIC’S band of defenders may be bruised and battered by tomorrow evening - after tangling with Jabo Ibehre. The bustling forward, who proved an effective foil for...
STEVE Roper couldn’t have wished for a better game to mark his 150th career appearance than a top-of-the-table showdown with Keighley Cougars. Nor could he have been...
DENNY Hulme became an instant hero when he guided Royton to the JW Lees Bitter Wood Cup final with a true captain’s knock against Rochdale. But that will be nothing...
