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HE'S raised more than £100,000 for local causes through his fundraising and daredevil stunts and, despite being 83, he's no intention of hanging up his collection bucket...
Date Published 21/08/2017
THIS student from Derker is swapping the Pennines for the spectacular scenery of Iceland for a charity trek. Beth Sharp (20), a history and politics student at the University...
HUNDREDS of comic-book and sci-fi fans united for the second annual Oldham Comic Convention. Children, families and first-time visitors to the borough packed into Oldham...
SEVERAL young people across Failsworth received visits from police after damage was caused in Higher Memorial Park. Officers were called to two separate reports of crime in the...
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after a fire at a former nightclub in Oldham town centre. A total of six fire engines were on hand at the disused Scruples Nightclub to...
FOOTBALL, fire engines and mauy thai workouts were all on show at the Pakistani Community Centre. The Glodwick Family Fun Day, organised by Greater Manchester Police and...
PRAISE for his new boys was mixed with regret at drawing a blank at home, but Athletic manager John Sheridan is determined to move on forward to get the first points on the...
ROUGHYEDS coach Scott Naylor expressed his pride at his side's fighting display at Batley - after they fought back from a 22-point deficit to earn a vital point in their...
THE HURLY BURLY at this level is rarely pierced by one side comprehensively outclassing another. Yet this is what occurred in the opening half-hour here as champions-elect...
THE irony may not have been lost on the travelling Oldham faithful that the infamous Mount Pleasant slope may be a reflection of their side's uphill fight against Kingstone Press...
CROMPTON arrived at Towncroft with high hopes of lifting the JW Lees Bitter Wood Cup, but left down and out after a man-of-the-match performance from Henry Cooper steered Rochdale...
PEP Guardiola is offering no guarantees of a place to any of his expensively-assembled Manchester City squad. City have spent more than £200million strengthening their squad...
NEMANJA Matic says Manchester United are ready to handle pressure situations after a convincing start to their Premier League campaign. United have begun the season in...
ATHLETIC 0, WIGAN 2 EARLY goals from Ivan Toney and Michael Jacobs condemned Athletic to a fourth straight defeat. John Sheridan's struggled to get going early on and Wigan...
Date Published 19/08/2017
THE Mercedes-Benz GLC is a long-awaited replacement for the Mercedes GLK which appeared in 2008. The old GLK was strictly left-hand-drive only, proving that the mighty M-B...
The Hitman's Bodyguard is an undemanding and amusing action comedy if you're in the mood There's a moment in this film when Ryan Reynolds bemoans the fact that Samuel L Jackson...
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Date Published 18/08/2017
SMASHED windows and graffiti-daubed walls are examples of the torrent of abuse a man is suffering after being wrongly accused of being a paedophile. Charlie Joyce (30), who is...
One features in the latest Hollywood blockbuster and the other is a former teacher turned entertainer who plans to visit children in hospitals, but which one is which? Kerry...
THE 400-strong congregation at a Roman Catholic church in Oldham is returning to normality now that £100,000 restoration works are complete. Parish priest Father Philip...
FORMER Latics player-manager Paul Dickov is among football legends and celebrities taking part in a fundraising match for a charity set up after child sex abuse revelations rocked...
COURAGE on the ball is absolutely key as Athletic strive to turn the tables on visitors Wigan tomorrow. There won't be any new players in for the derby against the Sky Bet...
A FORMER social worker and leading member of the Pakistani community in Oldham has died. Farrukh Mir died of a heart attack in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday. She was 77 years...
A SECOND consultation on the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF) has been delayed until next summer as the controversial plan is revised and rewritten to reflect concerns...
AN MP in Oldham says it is 'blatantly unfair' that over tens of thousands of people in her constituency face an extension to their retirement age. Shadow work and pensions...
A STREET that has caused ripples of rage in a community is to be smoothed out. New Street, in the heart of Uppermill, has been described as a "helter-skelter...
A TOP Saddleworth restaurant and pub has blamed an administration error after being named by the Government for not paying minimum wage. The Government's review identified 233...
COACH Scott Naylor says his Oldham side must be more clinical in try-scoring situations if they are climb out of the Kingstone Press Championship relegation zone. And Naylor...
ONLY four months have passed since Athletic disposed of Bolton. Lee Erwin got the winner to the delight of a crowd just short of 9,000, to all-but guarantee safety from...
WITH five games left to get the points needed to save their Championship skins, Oldham need to give it everything for the full 80 minutes at Batley on Sunday to hand themselves a...
