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A POPULAR gym in Oldham is going out of its way to ensure its Muslim members can keep up with their training during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Throughout the month, which...
Date Published 13/06/2017
THERE was definitely a buzz about this year's Saddleworth Beer Walk. A group of friends swarmed together to dress up as "Manchester Bees" for the unofficial fundraising hike...
SEPARATE funerals for two Royton mums killed in the Manchester Arena terror attack will be at the same church on the same day. Lisa Lees (43), a beauty therapist and hair and...
Here are the winners of the Whit Friday Band Contests
SADDLEWORTH police officers have swooped on a vast cannabis farm in Diggle, unearthing plants worth an estimated £40,000. A team executed a warrant at an industrial unit...
FIRE crews went to several incidents in Vulcan Street to reports that nuisance teenagers were lighting small fires on grass. A spokesperson from the Oldham station said:...
GREAT press, festival slots, headline gigs in Manchester and now raucous indie outfit Proletariat have secured a clutch of prestige tour support dates with fellow Mossley aces...
The Threetles: 50th anniversary gig celebrating the release of Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. THE packed-out George Lawton Hall in Mossley rocked to the rafters as...
OLDHAM will be talking to Salford Red Devils this week in a bid to extend Liam Bent's loan spell. The 19-year-old back-row forward has played in nine games for Roughyeds, six...
PREPARATIONS for the new campaign are well under way at SportsDirect.com Park. Sky Bet League One action starts on August 5 and the pitch, seen here, is already looking in...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers put up a terrific fight before going down 18-14 at home against fellow mid-table side Askam in the National Conference League Division Two. Marc Dixon...
OLDHAM St Anne's performed superbly as they beat high-flying Rylands Sharks 20-16 in Division Three of the Kingstone Press National Conference League. Ex-Oldham duo Chris...
ROYTON Road Runners' men delivered a team victory in the third and final leg of the Littleborough 5k series. The strong field included Salford's Joe Bailey, who set a new...
ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate is pondering a positional switch for John Stones and could ask the country's most expensive defender to try a holding midfield role against France...
SUPPORT for those affected by cancer is now available in Oldham as the innovative and impressively designed Maggie's Oldham Centre opened its doors for the first time on...
Date Published 12/06/2017
"AN oasis of calm" with "architecture of hope" was how guests described the new Maggie's Oldham Cancer Care Centre during the opening event. Guests included...
"I ASSUME it's going to rain. If it's sunny it's a bonus." The sentiments of Scouthead and Austerlands Brass Band Contest secretary David Needham acknowledged the...
GAZING skywards the man with the booming voice challenged the elements. Because this specially invited guest at Saddleworth's Whit Friday united service was absolutely...
ATHLETIC chief executive Mark Moisley is hoping for a significant season ticket sales boost as excitement continues to steadily build ahead of the new Sky Bet League One...
FIRE crews spent several hours tackling a blazing oil slick after a storage cylinder caught fire at an industrial unit in Westwood. The tank, containing 1,000 litres of waste...
ARE you up for a walking challenge this summer? Mahdlo Youth Zone is holding its Three Peaks of Saddleworth challenge for Saturday, July 8. The route includes Pots and...
A MEMORIAL fun day is being organised in aid of two charities as a family marks one year since the death of their "beautiful" 12-year-old boy. Tyrese Glasgow, from...
THE causes of death of two Royton mums who died in the Manchester Arena terror attack have been revealed as inquests were opened for all 22 of those killed in the suicide...
HOUSING provider First Choice Homes Oldham says work on a new depot and offices for its property repairs, grounds maintenance and caretaking staff is well underway. First...
SOME people may have done a double take when they saw football legend Jeff Stelling walking through Oldham on Friday. But it wasn't a case of mistaken identity as the Gillette...
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died when he was struck by a tram at Manchester's Victoria Station last night. Police and ambulance services were...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found at a house in Oldham on Saturday. Police were called to reports of a body being found at Cherry...
FIRE crews tackled a small blaze at an empty pub in Mumps on Saturday at 6.40am. It's believed the fire at the Black Swan Hotel in Bottom O' Th' Moor was started by someone...
THREE youths fled the scene of a crash after their Renault Clio collided at the junction of High Barn Road and Middleton Road before over-turning. The two male occupants of the...
WITH a guaranteed eight more games at Bower Fold still to come, maybe nine, Oldham RL relished their return to the green, green grass of home in a rousing performance against the...
