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518 Article(s) Found

Hillstone jobs anger as administrators move in

ADMINISTRATORS have been brought in to the firm building many of Oldham’s new luxury flats putting major property developments in...

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Dramatic rise and fall of construction kings

HILLSTONE Developments enjoyed a rapid rise to a £75 million annual turnover — but a dramatic fall as administrators were...

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Firm’s name will remain on Latics shirts next season

HILLSTONE Developments will remain shirt sponsors of Latics next season — despite going into administration....

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Order lodged for German-made trams

OLDHAM’S new £2 million trams are on order....

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Green-plan praise for apartments

A COUPLE who ran a Moorside hotel for almost half a century before shutting up shop are set to make...

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Council hopeful of saving luxury developments

REGENERATION chiefs are hopeful that major property developments in Oldham can continue despite administrators being called in to Hillstone Developments...

Date Online: 26/06/2008

Lots in the pipeline

EUREKA! Regeneration bosses have hit on a top idea to turn young minds onto science, with possible plans to open...

Date Online: 26/06/2008

£800,000 prize for promoting growth

OLDHAM Council chiefs have been handed more than £800,000 by Government as a reward for successfully promoting growth in the...

Date Online: 27/06/2008

Hillstone crash: five sites for sale?

FIVE Oldham property sites could be sold off now that Hillstone Developments has gone into administration....

Date Online: 30/06/2008

£500,000 hi-tech screens are nation’s best

OLDHAM is leading the way with state-of-the-art high definition video conferencing equipment for all its schools....

Date Online: 02/07/2008

We won’t be driven out of business

SOARING petrol prices are affecting us all — but some businesses are suffering more than most. Hauliers in Oldham who...

Date Online: 08/07/2008

Repair specialists’ expansion boom

LIFE is returning to part of the rolling road in the former Seddon Atkinson site at Higginshaw thanks to commercial...

Date Online: 09/07/2008

Firms have their say on congestion charge

Oldham businesses will get their first chance to quiz transport bosses about the congestion charge on Friday. Firms are being...

Date Online: 09/07/2008

Major re-branding

Staff at Shop Direct Group’s national distribution centre in Shaw, are celebrating the unveiling of their new name. Littlewoods Shop...

Date Online: 16/07/2008

Congestion debate pantomime

ATTENDING the congestion charge debate at the Honeywell Centre on Friday last, I was taken aback when local Chamber president...

Date Online: 16/07/2008

All aboard the next generation of buses

A CHADDERTON family-owned bus operator has celebrated its 20th birthday — and plans to become even more environmentally friendly in...

Date Online: 16/07/2008

Economic slowdown is starting to bite

Manufacturers and service providers are starting to experience more challenging times, according to the latest economic survey from Greater Manchester...

Date Online: 23/07/2008

Diving into a new venture

EXOTIC fish from around the globe are not normally associated with Oldham, but business partners Alan Hollas and Keith Shaw...

Date Online: 23/07/2008

Gift firm strikes gold

WIDDOP Bingham, a major importer of giftware, won the gold award for best service to the independent retailer at the...

Date Online: 23/07/2008

Spindles attracts new shops to lift economic gloom

SPINDLES Town Square is creating good news despite the economic gloom and has now filled all the store premises on...

Date Online: 23/07/2008

Store stays open as flooring firm looks for buyer

BRITAIN’S biggest wood and laminate flooring retailer has gone into administration — but its Oldham store remains open. Floors-2-Go has...

Date Online: 24/07/2008

Zahid tests market with latest venture

OLDHAM has a new MoT testing station for minibuses and commercial vehicles. A and S Motors has opened in Unit...

Date Online: 30/07/2008

Switch-on for new gas training centre

A multi-million-pound training centre has opened in Hollinwood to train a new generation of recruits to the gas industry. The...

Date Online: 30/07/2008

ALS is speaking the language of success

A Global translation company established by Oldham entrepreneur Gavin Wheeldon is relocating to new premises in Saddleworth. Applied Language Solutions...

Date Online: 30/07/2008

Jennifer gives new mums gentle push to fitness

A DELPH personal trainer is on a mission — to get new mums fighting fit and raring to go. Jennifer...

Date Online: 31/07/2008

Sexy young things in the city and the bump and grind from Mumps

HAVING to be in Manchester city centre for 8am presented a particular challenge for one who does not see himself...

Date Online: 06/08/2008

Chamber search for old photos

Oldham Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year — and is appealing for old photographs to mark...

Date Online: 06/08/2008

Anthony showcases chic teak furniture

TEAK furniture conceived in Asia and sold in Oldham was named best product by leading designer Terence Conran at the...

Date Online: 06/08/2008

Units are snapped up at court

UNITED Business Centres plc has acquired 10,000 sq ft of space at Howarth Court on the Broadway Business Park, Chadderton,...

Date Online: 06/08/2008

Butcher’s beef over broken promises

BUTCHER Neil Mellor has sold his shop in Abbeyhills Road for new premises in Uppermill — blaming frustration with Oldham...

Date Online: 06/08/2008