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519 Article(s) Found
A MOBILE advice centre is being set up at Royton Hall Park’s estate office. Officers will be on hand to...
Date Online: 24/05/2013
THE rain held off to the delight of hundreds of Oldhamers who took part in Whit Walks across the borough...
Date Online: 21/05/2013
A ROYTON man has been jailed for his involvement in a major fraud.
Jonathan Stowell (40), of Oldham Road, was...
Date Online: 21/05/2013
A ROYTON construction worker was murdered by his kidnappers just minutes after a joint UK and Nigerian rescue operation stormed...
Date Online: 20/05/2013
THE brother of murdered Royton hostage Chris McManus has put his grief to good use - by devising a novel...
Date Online: 17/05/2013
A 21-YEAR-OLD man jailed for his alleged role in a savage beating has been freed by the Court of Appeal....
Date Online: 14/05/2013
A ROYTON-born film director has given hundreds of students a reel chance to shine on the silver screen.
Adam Lee...
Date Online: 07/05/2013
A HELPFUL grandma and a hardworking rail worker from Oldham have received the British Empire Medal in recognition of their...
Date Online: 03/05/2013
ROYTON police are still looking for witnesses to a road accident that occurred in Blackshaw Lane at 2.50pm on Friday,...
Date Online: 03/05/2013
The head of an academies chain under pressure over its finances has resigned
Sir Bruce Liddington, director general of E–ACT...
Date Online: 30/04/2013
COUNCILLOR Amanda Chadderton has apologised after a foul-mouthed rant on twitter.
The Royton councillor swore on the social media website...
Date Online: 26/04/2013
CROMPTON Local History Society will not be having a meeting tonight as they have been unable to get a speaker....
Date Online: 26/04/2013
ROYTON’S St George’s day celebrations are taking place on Sunday from noon until 2pm.
There will be food stalls and...
Date Online: 19/04/2013
VETERAN local MP Michael Meacher has been nominated to receive the title Honorary Freeman of the Borough.
The proposal is...
Date Online: 17/04/2013
A RECORD number of people turned out for the Hospice to Hospice walk on Sunday.
More than 340 walkers took...
Date Online: 16/04/2013
Final new academy building opens its doors
Pupils move into the eye-catching £16.8 million Oldham Academy North tomorrow — completing...
Date Online: 16/04/2013
NIFTY knitters with some spare wool can donate it to the knit and knatter group at St Anne’s Church in...
Date Online: 12/04/2013
HOSPICES providing end-of-life care for children and adults across the North-West will benefit from government funding of more than £11...
Date Online: 11/04/2013
Kidney donor’s amazing display of friendship
A KIND-HEARTED best pal is to carry out an extraordinary act - by donating...
Date Online: 10/04/2013
FIFTEEN years of fund-raising at the Coach and Horses, Waterhead, has raised a remarkable £20,000 for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice.
The...
Date Online: 02/04/2013
IT is the end of an era as pupils swap a former comprehensive for a new £16.8 million school.
The...
Date Online: 29/03/2013
SCHOOLS that have decided not to have a crossing patrol or have been unable to afford to pay for one...
Date Online: 29/03/2013
FORMER Oldham policeman Ady Raynor will not be taking a-rrest during his forthcoming charity challenge.
The 50-year-old who moved from...
Date Online: 26/03/2013
A FIRE started by two schoolgirls playing with a cigarette lighter and a can of hairspray, caused devastating damage to...
Date Online: 26/03/2013
A FAIRGROUND company has been found liable for injuries when a high-octane ride’s safety bar failed.
Riders were left screaming...
Date Online: 22/03/2013
ROYTON, Shaw and Crompton District Partnership takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw, from 6pm on Tuesday, March 26.
NEW...
Date Online: 22/03/2013
WHEN Keith Etherington joined a firm of Oldham solicitors as a tea boy he never dreamed he’d end up being...
Date Online: 12/03/2013
A ROYTON man is preparing to run 84 miles along Hadrian’s Wall in under 24 hours for charity.
Michael Harrison...
Date Online: 01/03/2013
A QUARTET of candidates will fight for a place on Oldham Council in the Royton South by-election next month.
The election,...
Date Online: 01/03/2013
A GROUP of Latics fans were devastated by their failed attempts to save the life of an Everton supporter following...
Date Online: 01/03/2013
