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A NEW Lancashire Amateur League season gets under way tomorrow, with Failsworth Dynamos beginning their defence of the Premier Division title when they travel to Roach...
Date Published 18/08/2017
ROYTON Town have started the new Manchester League Premier Division season impressively. They opened up with a well-deserved 2-0 home victory against Bolton County. On the...
CAPTAIN Simon Wright is demanding more of the same when his Crompton side take on Rochdale in the re-arranged showdown for the JW Lees Bitter Wood Cup on Sunday. While the...
AFTER an impressive start to the new Evo-Stik League Division One North campaign, Mossley head out on the FA Cup trail for the first time tomorrow as they travel to near...
ANTHONY Martial is unwilling to reveal his appearances and goals targets this season, but the Manchester United forward is open about his ambition to win the Premier League...
Selections for tomorrow's meetings -
Date Published 17/08/2017
A FORMER Oldham cricketer is facing a lengthy jail sentence after being found guilty of repeated sexual assaults on a woman, said to have been too scared to say no to him. Dion...
THE WAIT was over for teenagers across Oldham as they ripped open envelopes to reveal their A-level results this morning with the number of top grades expected to rise. Among...
YOU'VE heard of drive-in movies, but ride-up TV? Claire Hilton and her family were staggered to come across this dumped TV set while walking and biking along the Donkey line...
BUILDING works at Oldham's historic library are in full swing as the site is transformed into a new arts and heritage centre. Major changes have been made to the second floor...
ATHLETIC boss John Sheridan could shake up his side again as he bids to find the winning formula to see off Wigan. Dan Gardner is likely to step straight in to the starting...
THICK black smoke engulfed Huddersfield Road when the engine blew on this old Volkswagen camper van. Witnesses said the smoke billowed out of the camper before oil burst from...
OLDHAM'S new B&M Homestore will officially open on August 31, just 50 yards away from the current retail outlet. The original B&M store on Ellen Street has now closed...
AN OLDHAM fraudster who set up five fake companies to pocket £175,000 by ripping off elderly customers has been jailed for three years. James Simpson Taylor (57) of Ivy...
A NEW club is urging men to get talking in a bid to smash the stigma surrounding male suicide. Andy's Man Club is a group which creates a safe space for men to talk about any...
AN AMBITIOUS fundraiser from Royton has tasked himself with running seven endurance events in the space of just six months. Patrick Harwood - known as Paddy - has seen...
MEMBERS of Oldham's legal community met a retired chief judge from the Pakistani-administered region of Azad Kashmir. Former Chief Justice Mohammad Azam Khan visited Oldham Law...
A NEW Chadderton business has been left counting the costs after a man smashed through shutters and a window to steal mobile phones earlier this week. The Phone Hub, on Peel...
CLOCKING a car has cost a Glodwick man almost £6,000. Anees Zameer, of Allama Iqbal Road, advertised an Audi A5 for sale on the website Gumtree with 108,000 miles on the...
POLICE are trying to trace relatives of a man from Oldham who died in Tenerife nearly two years ago. David Michael Fernandez (63), passed away in his hotel room in Santa Cruz...
UNEMPLOYMENT for Oldham's 18-24-year-olds has continued to fall The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show 935 18 to 24-year-olds are claiming for...
COACH Scott Naylor has his focus solely on Oldham RL's on-going endeavours to stave off relegation in the Kingstone Press Championship. While he could be forgiven for keeping...
DAN Gardner accepts that Wigan are among the toughest opponents Athletic will face all season, but there is no sense of doom and gloom from the man who is in line to make his...
WIGAN are taking nothing for granted when they rock up for the derby with Athletic while looking to maintain a 100-per-cent start to the season. Paul Cook's side underlined...
HEYSIDE skipper Ryan Barnes applauded the performance of his bowling attack following a stunning Tanner Cup final victory over Norden. Despite being labelled as outsiders...
UPPERMILL have nailed down a deal to keep impressive first-season professional Ayaz Tasawwar for 2018. The Pakistani all-rounder has been a key figure in the Leafields club's...
MANCHESTER City manager Pep Guardiola is targeting West Brom defender Jonny Evans to strengthen his defensive options. The former Manchester United player could join the small...
Daniel Craig has confirmed he will return for one more James Bond film in an interview with American talk show host Stephen Colbert. Asked directly if he had agreed to appear...
Date Published 16/08/2017
A YOUNG boy suffered a broken arm and leg when he fell from a house on a building development which he had broken into with a gang of youths. The gang, around 10-15 strong,...
