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A committed fund-raising brother and sister will be keeping memories of Saddleworth’s legendary beer walk alive this weekend. And ironically their...
Date Published 29/05/2015
BOOKS: MICK Burke’s conversion is on its way between the posts and as Watersheddings prepares to erupt, stunned Wigan stars Ellery Hanley and Shaun Edwards stand...
Netball: OLDHAM Netball club has celebrated triple success at the recent Chorley tournament. The under-12s Hawks team led the way by winning the competition for the...
CRICKET: THE Saddleworth and District Cricket League still have a strong presence in this season’s LCB Cup. Handed a bye in the opening phase, Moorside...
GOLF: EILEEN Simpson made home advantage count when she shot an 8-under par nett 63 to win the ladies Chronicle Cup by three shots at Saddleworth yesterday. That...
CRICKET: HEYSIDE’S Lake Garage CLL fortunes have taken a significant turn for the better — and skipper Ryan Barnes is delighted. A sweet league derby...
FRIENDS of Jubilee Colliery are seeking volunteers to help maintain the heritage site and the surrounding area. Go to the colliery, on Shaw Road, between 10am and 2pm every...
A DEDICATED car dealer is swapping horsepower for pedal power as he embarks on a 400-mile charity bike ride. Jonathon Taylor, general manager of the RRG Group in Oldham, has...
A BEEKEEPING group is among four innovative community projects in Oldham to share in a £1.3 million windfall from the Big Lottery Fund. The projects are among 147 schemes...
A talented Royton musician has been named fundraiser of the year after drumming up support for a little-known charity. John Loydon raised over £1,000 for NMO Spectrum-UK...
A RETIRED HGV driver from Shaw died from a brain haemorrhage while on holiday with his wife and friends in Malta, an inquest heard. Jacqueline Tracey found her husband Stanley...
GOLF: CALLING all young golfers — the Junior Chronicle Cup is accepting entries. The competition, for boys and girls, takes place at Saddleworth on Sunday,...
CHILDREN can get a free copy of the book “Rumble in the Jungle” and take part in lots of jungle-themed activities at Chadderton Library, Burnley Street, on June 9. The fun...
GOLF: THERE was a photo finish in the first major of the season for women at Werneth. Lady vice-captain Tracey Rowbotham and Marian Pickford tied with 33 Stableford...
GOLF: FOUR clubs celebrated double wins in the latest round of Oldham Golf League matches. Ashton ‘A’ team are making a promising defence of their...
OLDHAM Carnival management group . . . (back, from left) Sonia Kumar, Paul Greaves, Martin Turner, Andy Nicholls and Anjum Raja. Front: Mushtakim Hussein and Paul Davies THE...
North Lancashire Division One title winner Oldham Rugby Union Club celebrated in style at their end-of-season awards’ evening. Callum Megram received the Kershaw Trophy...
IT’S not easy working to achieve peace but that won’t stop Maria Dawn Ellis. Shaw resident Maria is the chair and founder of Peace Talks Oldham (PTO), which was...
TWO unique opportunities for young people to experience music and creative writing are on offer during the forthcoming Saddleworth Festival. International violinist Tasmin...
EXTENSIVE repairs to Uppermill Conservative Club mean it will raise the roof with extra gusto at exciting community events. In a project costing around £17,000, the entire roof...
TIME is standing still in Diggle after vandals destroyed an iconic village clock. Community hero Maurice Brayford has been left “devastated” after the timepiece he...
ATHLETIC boss Darren Kelly is determined to solve the injuries issue that ruined the club’s season — and may rule that plastic isn’t so fantastic after...
YOUNG Huddersfield forward Oliver Roberts is included in a provisional 20-man Oldham squad for Sunday’s League One top-of-the-table clash at Keighley Cougars. He has...
IT’S been a fairytale adventure for Chadderton’s very own Snow White, Enola Dyer. The raven-haired warbler performs in the final round of ITV’s...
LYDGATE Band Contest proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Lydgate held its first band contest on May 23, 1975 after urging from local enthusiast Jeff Lees, who...
OLDHAM will have more than enough motivation to go to Keighley with all guns blazing. They have lost five straight games at Cougar Park and haven’t beaten their opponents...
THIS weekend’s derby double headers could have a huge bearing on the outcome of the SWB Saddleworth and District Cricket League title. Leaders Saddleworth take on...
CRICKET: SUNDAY brings the JW Lees Wood Cup back into focus in the Central Lancashire League. And the undoubted local tie of the first round sees Simon Wright’s Crompton...
AN Oldham man has spoken of his lucky escape after a car ploughed into his porch in Grains Bar yesterday. Karl Highton was getting ready for work at about 7am when a car...
FOOTBALL: YOUNG hot-shot Luca Pemberton knows where the back of the net is — in fact he found it 100 times in 18 games last season! The seven year old was the scourge of...
