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326 Article(s) Found
COUNCILLOR Howard Sykes has retained his position as local Lib-Dem leader after a unanimous appointment at a meeting yesterday.
Councillor...
Date Online: 18/05/2012
A DISABLED swimming group struggling to keep its head above water has ben able to breathe a huge sigh of...
Date Online: 18/05/2012
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a taxi driver was assaulted and robbed on the Duke of York car park...
Date Online: 18/05/2012
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SEVEN members of Oldham’s Cobra Kan Karate Do are to head out to Montreal, Canada, for the World...
Date Online: 18/05/2012
THE father of a Shaw boy kidnapped in Pakistan has told a court that his son has not been the...
Date Online: 16/05/2012
SUPER-FAST broadband is on its way to Shaw, giving around 10,700 residents much-improved internet access.
BT will also be improving...
Date Online: 15/05/2012
Children have rare genetic condition
TWO mothers are campaigning to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition which affects their...
Date Online: 15/05/2012
MEMBERS of Shaw Parish Council last night elected a new chairman and vice-chairman.
Councillor David Dunning, who replaces Councillor John...
Date Online: 15/05/2012
A MARRIED couple plotted the gunpoint kidnapping of five–year–old Shaw schoolboy Sahil Saeed in Pakistan from a Mediterranean seaside town,...
Date Online: 15/05/2012
THREE people were appearing in court in Spain today over the kidnap of a Shaw boy who was released unharmed...
Date Online: 14/05/2012
GIVE your car a sparkle, courtesy of pupils and parents from Crompton House School, who will be washing cars at...
Date Online: 11/05/2012
TRINITY Singers urgently need a musical director following a retirement.
The friendly mixed choir was established in 1948 as an...
Date Online: 04/05/2012
AN OLDHAM duo performed a bald move in aid of disabled family and friends on a night of fun.
Locals...
Date Online: 02/05/2012
A CEREBRAL palsy sufferer is shaving her head for her friend who has cancer in a remarkable act of solidarity....
Date Online: 27/04/2012
A TRIO of talented dancers made it look as easy as one, two, three after waltzing off with the top...
Date Online: 24/04/2012
WHILE heavy rain fell across Oldham this weekend, St George’s Day celebrations taking place all over the borough ensured what...
Date Online: 24/04/2012
A PASSION for sport and respect for Olympic values means PE teacher Natalie Williams has more than earned a place...
Date Online: 24/04/2012
traffic was reduced to a crawl in Shaw yesterday when resurfacing work added to existing lane closures brought chaos.
The...
Date Online: 20/04/2012
AN initiative which has given thousands of people the potential to save lives is celebrating an amazing decade.
Heartstart Oldham...
Date Online: 17/04/2012
SELL your unwanted goods in aid of Heyside United Reformed Church funds. A table top sale takes place from 9-11.30am...
Date Online: 13/04/2012
Lost jewellery unearthed after 10 years
A heartbroken woman has been reunited with her engagement ring - a decade after...
Date Online: 12/04/2012
OLDHAM is recovering today after an Arctic blast left vehicles stranded in 8ft snow drifts while gales ripped the roofs...
Date Online: 05/04/2012
THE votes have been cast and the results are now in as to who will represent Oldham’s youth.
This year’s...
Date Online: 05/04/2012
DUMPED waste at a beauty spot has cost a Shaw man £360.
Oldham Council successfully prosecuted Muminul Haque, of Eastway,...
Date Online: 05/04/2012
ECO-FRIENDLY pupils at a Shaw school took to planting by Royal appointment.
Children from Crompton Primary School joined forces with...
Date Online: 03/04/2012
GRAB a bargain at a jumble sale at Heyside United Reformed Church from 7pm on Monday. Admission is 20p with...
Date Online: 30/03/2012
A PAIR of talented young designers are to see their work on display in London’s fashionable Carnaby Street.
The colourful...
Date Online: 30/03/2012
STEVE Hill really is a man on a mission.
The deputy head teacher at St Joseph’s RC Primary School in...
Date Online: 27/03/2012
FORMER council leader Howard Sykes wants transport bosses to do remedial works on Shaw’s “horrible” Jubilee Bridge.
He hit out...
Date Online: 27/03/2012
A POTATO/cheese pie supper will accompany a fine night of music by the Alan Bracewell Big Band. The show starts...
Date Online: 22/03/2012
