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Fun-day for Harley

BIG-HEARTED businesses have been raising funds for Harley Hesford’s life-changing operation in America.

Failsworth-based travel agent Pole Travel and pubs The Anglers, The Bay and The Windmill joined forces to organise a family fun-day which saw charity football matches between the pubs, a raffle with prizes including champagne and hampers, and a night of entertainment showcasing local acts.

All money raised will go towards helping Harley (8), who was born with cerebral palsy. He

Date published: 22/02/2012

Kirsty’s a guiding light

A BROWNIE guider from Failsworth has been handed the ultimate award in guiding.

Kirsty Deakin (25) has won the Queen’s Guide Award, which involves embarking on a series of challenges to develop personal skills and become more involved in guiding and the community over a three-year period.

Kirsty was presented with the award by Girlguiding Manchester’s...

Date published: 22/02/2012

Rainbow helper

FIND out more about becoming a Rainbow volunteer at an open evening tonight at Failsworth School, Brierley Avenue, from 6 to 7pm. For more details call 0161-684 9238 or visit www.girlguidingmanchester.org.uk.



BUST some moves at a street dance session this evening at Failsworth School, Brierley Avenue, from 5.15 to 6.15pm. For young people aged seven to 18, the...

Date published: 21/02/2012

Hearing-loss workers win compensation

£5,000 payout for 60% deaf Eric
MORE than £270,000 in compensation has so far been secured for Oldham residents who have suffered work-related hearing loss.

About 70 people who worked for some of the borough’s biggest heavy industry and textile employers have been awarded compensation, mainly for noise-induced deafness at work.

One such man is Eric...

Date published: 20/02/2012

Over-limit teen died after 105mph run

LOVED: Billy Cooney

A POPULAR Failsworth teenager drove at 105mph - and minutes later was involved in a fatal car smash.

Billy Cooney (19) suffered extensive head injuries when his Vauxhall Corsa careered...

Date published: 15/02/2012

Love where you live is Valentine’s message

COMMUNITY spirit: volunteers at a litter-clearing session at Moston Brook

OLDHAMERS are being urged to forget Valentine’s Day and remember to “Love Where You Live” to improve their neighbourhoods.

Oldham Council has chosen the most romantic...

Date published: 14/02/2012

Have your say

HAVE your say tomorrow on a consultation to improve the Cardigan Road play space, off Hollins Road. Feedback will be used by Oldham Council in the summer to draw up ideas.



The consultation will be at Wrexham Close Tenants’ Hall, Wrexham Close, Hollinwood, from 3.30 to 6.30pm. For more details call 0161-770 4056.



ENJOY a brew or two on Thursday at a coffee...

Date published: 14/02/2012

Five charged after Oldham drugs raids

FIVE people have been charged with drug offences following raids in Oldham.

Police targeted five addresses in Chadderton and Failsworth as part of Operation Rescind on Tuesday. The five have since apeared at Oldham Magistrates’ Court.

Anthony Hendry (46), of Lilac Lane, and Irvine Hendry, (42), of Roundthorn Road, Oldham have been charged with supplying Class A...

Date published: 13/02/2012

Fun fair turns half term on its head!

Hair-raising fun on the Miami Trip

BLACKPOOL has arrived in Oldham bringing the white knuckle and seaside experience along for the ride.

Bright lights now beam across Hollinwood as one of Europe’s biggest mobile...

Date published: 13/02/2012

Deadline looms for Harley’s life-changing trip

AMERICAN dream: Harley Hesford and dad Paul

A RACE against time is on to get an eight-year-old Failsworth boy to America for a life-changing operation.

Little Harley Hesford, who has cerebral palsy, is set to undergo a gruelling...

Date published: 09/02/2012

Eight arrested in five drug raids

RAID: police swooped on five addresses in Failsworth and Chadderton

SIX men and two women have been arrested as part of a targeted crackdown on drug dealing in Oldham.

They were held on suspicion of drugs offences after 6am raids in Chadderton and...

Date published: 08/02/2012

Police inquiry desks to close

PUBLIC-INQUIRY desks at Failsworth and Royton police stations will close next Monday.

The move is one of Greater Manchester Police Authority’s measures to save £134 million by 2015.

Only 12 people a day use the desks at the two neighbourhood police stations, compared to 153 daily visitors at Oldham and 28 at Chadderton — which will remain open with...

Date published: 08/02/2012

Air your issues

RESIDENTS are invited to Hollinwood PACT meeting tomorrow at Walkers Road Tenant’s Hall, Walkers Road, Hollinwood, 7pm-9pm.



Talk to local councillors, neighbourhood police officers or council officers about community issues including crime, traffic, the environment and local services.



FORMER students of Brookdale Park School can relive happy memories at...

Date published: 07/02/2012

Police launch hunt for club knife man

A FAILSWORTH man who was stabbed in the neck in an horrific random attack on a night out in Manchester has undergone surgery for his wounds.

Police investigating the incident say David Talbot (25) was lucky to escape with his life after the unprovoked attack which left him with a deep wound in his neck.

Officers were called to K2, a city centre nightclub in George...

Date published: 06/02/2012

Foodbank mission goes down well

Organisers of the first borough-wide foodbank have received an overwhelming response from volunteers wanting to help, and are to hold a meeting inviting more willing donators to come along.

The scheme, which launches next month, is still in desperate need of a base from which to hand out the much-needed food parcels, but organisers are concentrating on rallying the troops...

Date published: 06/02/2012

Thieving postman avoids prison

A THIEVING postman from Failsworth who ripped open letters and parcels to steal cash has walked free from court with a suspended jail sentence.

Father-of-two Andrew Burke (46) had an unblemished, 26-year career with the Royal Mail.

But a court heard that he resigned in disgrace last July when his thieving emerged following a covert sting investigation involving dummy...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Martial arts brothers to fight for dad

SECONDS out . . . brothers Stuart (left) and Andrew Lorne

BROTHERS Stuart and Andrew Lorne are gearing up for the fight of their lives.

The Failsworth martial arts duo have been inspired by their father’s courage to flex their muscles...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Toal the tenor is the business...

Opera Singer Martin Toal

Martyn meets... Martin Toal — the local with the vocals!
OLDHAM can lay claim to one of the country’s foremost tenors although you won’t find too many folk singing...

Date published: 31/01/2012

Debt advice

GET debt advice and general money-management tips from the Citizens’ Advice Bureu on alternate Tuesdays at Failsworth Library, Failsworth Town Hall, Oldham Road, from 1.30 to 4pm. Book by calling 0161-770 5820.


YOUNG Limehurst residents can have their say on the future of their village tomorrow at Farm Road Youth Centre from 6-7pm. Social housing providers Regenda...

Date published: 31/01/2012

Canal patrol

POLICE are planning to patrol Rochdale Canal to reduce crime.

Officers from the Failsworth and Hollinwood Neighbourhood Police Team are working on plans to target specific crime threats across the district.

These include plans to target offenders over the next few months in a bid to stop an increased risk in domestic burglaries.

A report by Failsworth and...

Date published: 30/01/2012

Rector, 69, dies on Gulf mission

PRAYERS . . . Rev David Quance

A FORMER rector of a Failsworth church has died while working abroad.

The Rev David Quance (69), former rector of St John’s Church, Failsworth, would have celebrated his 70th...

Date published: 27/01/2012

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