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POLICE are appealing for the public's help to trace a wanted man with links to Oldham. Alexander Simpson (31), of no fixed address, is wanted for criminal damage. He is...
Date Published 19/04/2017
PHIL Joy, who dislocated a shoulder in Oldham's 20-18 home defeat by London Broncos in mid-February, was in Yorkshire today for a procedure that will determine whether he needs an...
THIS Sunday heralds the start of the new JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League season. Here KEVIN RICHARDSON features the local teams in the competition's...
PENNINE Cricket League officials want clubs to commit to the competition for at least three years. The future of the PCL, sponsored by JW Lees Brewery, has been thrown into...
ASHLEY Beech continued his bright start to the new National Superstock 1000 Championship season with two points-scoring finishes at Brands Hatch. The Moorside ace, who picked...
MANCHESTER City looked to be back to their best as they cruised to a comfortable Premier League victory at Southampton. At times it was a joy to watch as the players looked...
ASHLEY Young insists his hunger for the game remains strong despite admitting uncertainty over his Manchester United future. The former England international has started only...
OLDHAM is to get a new secondary school - one of more than 130 new free schools approved by the Department for Education. It will be run by academy chain Oasis Community...
Date Published 18/04/2017
A LATICS legend will be making a guest appearance for Oldham's last home game of the season. Central defender Dick Mulvaney (now 74) was signed by Jimmy Frizzell in 1971 from...
OLDHAM NUT has backed the move towards boycotting primary school exams. The Oldham National Union of Teachers delegate Samantha Nicholson-Hickling spoke out over the alleged...
A SHAW distribution centre is seeking to extend its opening hours, much to the objection of some of its nearby residents. JD Williams, at Lilac Mill, off Beal Lane, operates...
JOHN Sheridan was left feeling deflated as under-par Athletic failed to back up a stirring victory over Bolton. On a day when Port Vale lost to further ease relegation worries,...
A PAIR of long-standing, esteemed employees have retired from a Royton general practice. Former senior partner Dr Helena Thornton bowed out after 28 years with Royton and...
ORGANISATIONS have teamed together to launch a heart-felt appeal to protect a Saddleworth beauty spot. Staff from the RSPB, United Utilities, Peak District National Park, Life...
SPECIAL guests were sippin' on Gin and Juice at the VIP opening of Royton's newest contemporary bar this weekend. Gin and Juice opened on Middleton Road on Friday with the...
A KIND-HEARTED baker has sought no praise after purchasing a new kit for an under-12s football team. Instead Lawrence Smith of L. Smith Bakery chose to promote the work of Dr...
A FAILSWORTH MP has labelled the Government's free schools programme as "deeply insufficient." It comes after National Union of Teachers (NUT) analysis found that at...
OLDHAM RLFC has been targeted by raiders twice in the space of 48 hours. The club is offering a reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the offenders. Thieves...
WHAT a line-up - and what a day is in store at the already feverishly anticipated Cotton Clouds Festival on August 12 at Saddleworth Cricket Club. Topped by Birkenhead rockers...
A GROUP of thieves abandoned a van after being chased through Werneth. Police received reports of a theft in Lincoln Street on Sunday night involving a red Ford transit...
A SERIES of crashes in and around Oldham disrupted traffic flow over the Easter weekend. Yesterday, a car flipped on to its side after colliding with a bollard and traffic...
CELEBRATIONS are under way after Tameside Council halted plans to sell off two plots of land inMossley. Efforts to save Cosgrove Gardens and Mossley Community Orchard have been...
A MAN was arrested in connection with a Royton flat fire in which a firefighter was assaulted. A police investigation is ongoing following the incident in Bamford Street which...
CAR fires in Oldham town centre are being treated as deliberate as police investigate. Firefighters urged residents to remain vigilant about vehicles being targeted after a...
A RESCUE effort was carried out after a man got stuck near an Oldham quarry. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) were called to help the ambulance service reach the man. The...
A CAR was set on fire in Oldham after what firefighters believe to have been criminal activity. The Oldham crew were called to Abbey Hills Road at midnight last night. The...
THE top class line-up has now been announced - so it's all systems go for Saddleworth's massive new Cotton Clouds festival to go ahead on Saturday, August 12. Chief organisers...
IN a remarkable feat of endurance, top prop Adam Neal played for the full 80 minutes in Oldham's 22-18 win against Swinton Lions. Neal (26), a personal trainer outside rugby,...
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A PROUD, if frustrated, Scott Naylor said Oldham could take "massive positives" from their 16-14 defeat at top-four club Halifax. The Roughyeds coach rotated his...
