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OLDHAM coach Scott Naylor has told his players to focus on the present and not the past as they prepare for Bank Holiday Monday's derby Shield clash with Rochdale at the Crown Oil...
Date Published 25/08/2017
OLDHAM pup Luke Hooley doesn't need reminding of the importance of Bank Holiday Monday's meeting with Rochdale Hornets at the Crown Oil Arena. The Wakefield Trinity loanee, the...
PREACHING positivity is key for John Sheridan, as he shapes up his squad to take three points at Blackpool tomorrow. Four defeats have opened up the season so far and this...
AVRO have soon settled into life in their new Vestacare Stadium home and are currently flying high at the top of the Manchester League Premier Division table after stretching...
STRIKER Zlatan Ibrahimovic is returning 'to finish what he started' after re-signing for Manchester United on a one-year deal. The 35-year-old scored 28 goals for United during...
LIMECROFT Resource Centre will be replaced with Oldham's only care home of its kind after planning permission was granted last night. The proposal - a supported housing...
Date Published 24/08/2017
AN OLDHAM man who choked his victims and left them unconscious as he robbed them has been jailed. Mason Shaw (21), of Sharples Hall Street, pleaded guilty to six counts of...
A MASKED man tried to rob a bookies in Oldham in a terrifying attempted robbery. Police are appealing for information after the raid on a William Hill shop on Lees High Street...
NEVER go to bed on an argument if you want a long-lasting marriage. That's the advice of Failsworth couple Joyce and Jack Kenyon and you would do well to take heed for they are...
A SUPERMARKET retailer has given a helping hand to young people with additional needs and disabilities. Members of the Mahdlo Holiday Zone have attained AQA accreditation in...
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new 24-hour filling station in Shaw were deferred so that the applicant could address concerns over traffic, noise and light pollution. Asda, on...
GCSE pupils made history today as they became the first to get new grades. They have received numerical grades in English literature, English language and maths as part the...
BRIGHT yellow lines in a village square are to be changed after a leading conservationist and locals went red with frustration. The lines, marking out a new hackney carriage...
THREE Oldham College students have spent a week's work experience at a business which uses artificial intelligence to buy and sell energy. Shahanur Miladi, Hassan Mahmood and...
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A MAN who attempted to carry an explosive device through Manchester Airport has been jailed for 18 years. Nadeem Muhammad (43), of Tinline Street, Bury was sentenced yesterday...
ATHLETIC are hoping to secure investment from a Dubai-based agent, with his influence already showing through the imminent signing of goalkeeper Johny Placide. Abdallah...
BEN Wilson did not have to think too long before taking to the road and heading to Athletic. The Cardiff City goalkeeper, who hails from Stanley in County Durham, headed down...
OLDHAM'S new boys have stepped up to the plate in the club's hour of need. That's the view of Chris Hamilton, the Roughyeds chairman, after reinforcements were brought in to...
EXPERIENCE could be key when Oldham St Anne's 'A' make a bid for silverware in what looks set to be a thrilling North-West Men's League Trophy final. Coach Paul Green, who has...
GOOD first half, the less said about the second the better. That was the reaction of Crompton skipper Simon Wright after his side's 53-run defeat by Rochdale in the JW Lees...
A NEW age-friendly scheme has been launched in Oldham as part of plans to make Greater Manchester more inclusive and accessible to all generations. The Mayor of Greater...
Date Published 23/08/2017
A PAIR of have-a-go heroes rescued an elderly resident from her smoke-filled flat after her kitchen caught fire. Michael Murphy, of London Road, Derker, and Kenny Sharp didn't...
DOGS Trust Manchester is offering Oldham schools a paw-fect start to the new term. They're offering primary schools in the borough free workshops to help educate children about...
A CHADDERTON mum is weighing in for the Slimming World regional finals after shedding five-and-a-half stone in little over a year. Mum-of-one, Tricia Jones (45), has gone from...
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to trace the next-of-kin of a man from Oldham. Kyle Patterson (44), also known as James Horrocks, passed away at his home on Belmont...
A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy had to be freed from his own bike by firefighters after becoming trapped between the frame and a pedal yesterday evening. The youngster had fallen from his...
CHILDREN used their imaginations to create all sorts of cardboard constructions as part of a family fun day in Shaw. Visitors descended on Dunwood Park for the free Big Boxes,...
IF SLOW-COOKED wild boar ragu isn't quite screaming mamma mia, or king prawns and courgettes with a chilli white wine sauce doesn't float your gondola, maybe it's time to take...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car fire in Royton last night. A crew from Chadderton attended after reports that an abandoned car had been set alight at Thornham Old Road...
