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POLICE have arrested two men after death threats were sent to Oldham Athletic. Men aged 27 and 42 were arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill. They have been bailed...
Date Published 13/05/2015
A HERO commended for his bravery in helping to rescue victims of an earthquake in New Zealand has been jailed after burning down his ex-partner’s home. Michael Kitson...
A PREGNANT teacher with a history of miscarriage died of massive internal bleeding caused by a rare complication, an inquest heard. Cath Moston (35), from Shaw, was taken to...
DIG out your swimwear and prepare to slip-slide through Oldham’s streets as Dr Kershaw’s sets up the town’s first ever outdoor waterslide. The hospice has...
A total of 31 finalists will be stepping on to the stage at the 2015 One Oldham Business Awards at the Queen Elizabeth II Hall, Oldham, on Friday night. A gala dinner, with a...
TABLE TENNIS: HOT on the heels of his double-gold success in the Primary Schools International Championships, talented Amir Hussain has taken another top award. The Oldham...
Date Published 12/05/2015
COLIN Whitaker, who made 72 appearances for Athletic, has died at the age of 82. The tricky left-winger played alongside one of the club’s great players, Bobby Johnstone,...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY joint-manager Peter Band is quietly confident he will be able to keep the squad intact over the summer. The Lilywhites enjoyed a great 2014-15 season in the...
St Anne’s, pounce on a Leigh East player in the National Conference League Division Two clash at Higginshaw Road. PICTURE: PAUL STERRITT IT’S been a long time coming, but the...
MICHAEL Schofield has always claimed he is more of a batsman than a bowler - and he backed his argument with an unbeaten 43 in Droylsden's thumping of Wythenshawe at Longley...
CRICKET: IT was a miserable weekend in the Drakes Huddersfield League for Delph, who crashed out of the Sykes Cup at the first hurdle. Away at divisional rivals Hoylandswaine,...
CLL CRICKET: PROFESSIONAL Geeth Alwis and overseas amateur Sam Fielding played starring roles as Royton snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the Paddock on...
CRICKET: THE Lake Garage Central Lancashire Cricket League will hold an open meeting for clubs interested in joining the league next season. The meeting will be at Middleton...
CRICKET: ALEX Griffiths, playing against his former club Uppermill, scored 48 to help keep Moorside on the coattails of leaders Saddleworth in the SWB Commercials Saddleworth and...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON are set to hit the ground running when the new North-West Counties League First Division campaign gets under way in August. The Broadway outfit has just...
FROM ration books to the Lindy hop and seamed stockings to Jeeps, things took a vintage turn at the Old Bell in Delph as revellers celebrated the 70th anniversary of VE...
A determined mother who lost one of her twin sons to skin cancer is set on raising £33,000 in his memory. Jennifer Greenwood is hosting a Sixties-themed evening to mark...
MOTORWAY menaces will be caught out by an undercover lorry as part of a police crackdown on dangerous driving. Greater Manchester Police dispatched officers from the GMP Road...
A CROWN Court Judge has publicly lamented the volume of “vile Internet trade” in child pornography. The remarks were made by Judge Jeffrey Lewis at the sentencing...
RADCLIFFE Street with its junction at Cardigan Street will be closed for five weeks starting from Monday, May 18 to allow connection of the new Royton Leisure Centre to the...
ORGANISERS have announced the hugely popular Rochdale Feel Good Festival will return on September 4 and 5, promising another incredible showcase of entertainment, food and...
MUSIC: EXCITING teenage mod trio 5ft Fez are definitely an Oldham band who are going places. Not only are front-man Matt Cummings, bassist Ross Fearns and drummer Joe...
PUT your little ones in their finest spring wear for the Baby Days photo booth at Limehurst Library tomorrow from 9.30-11.30am. GETTING old is the theme for the...
TRIBUTES have poured in for a former Royton and Crompton School teacher who has died of cancer. Joe Henderson taught English at the Blackshaw Lane secondary for 25 years until...
Sports kits of all kinds is needed for a charity trip to Ghana by Oldham Hulme Grammar School students. Over 20 pupils aged 15-18, are heading to their partner school,...
A new approach to rheumatology has earned a local nursing team a prestigious prize. The team, from Pennine MSK Partnership, has won the Community Nursing prize at the Nursing...
FIREFIGHTER Mick Billingham swapped his uniform for size 11 winklepickers, tight black women’s jeans and a giant plastic head — well, he was celebrating the end of his...
A TALENTED teenager from Royton has danced her way to victory in a national competition. Sixth-former Emily McGowan saw off 12 other competitors in the region to win the...
AN appeal has gone out to find a treasured Whit Friday Band Contest Cup, donated by a Saddleworth family. A team of helpers unearthed a dazzling array of cups in Christ Church...
TWO former Carcraft directors have become “fairy job fathers” to help ex-colleagues affected by the firm going into administration. More than 500 employees were...
