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314 Article(s) Found
NEW Oldham Mayor Councillor Olwen Chadderton spoke of her pride and joy at having the opportunity to represent the borough....
Date Online: 23/05/2012
Teacher left his mark on basketball and football
A POPULAR PE teacher has died following a two-year battle with cancer.
Yaro...
Date Online: 22/05/2012
A FORMER soldier tortured by his military past is devoting his life to easing the suffering of others.
Muhammad Isaq,...
Date Online: 18/05/2012
A DESPERATE young dad stole thousands of pounds in cash from a Post Office in Oldham run by his mother...
Date Online: 18/05/2012
A ROYTON takeaway was voluntarily closed after inspectors found the premises riddled with mouse droppings.
They also found cigarette ash...
Date Online: 16/05/2012
A retired Royton fireman was today due to set off on a gruelling cycle challenge.
Garry Dutton and three friends...
Date Online: 15/05/2012
A RAGING inferno thought to have been started by arsonists sent a plume of thick black smoke into the air...
Date Online: 14/05/2012
POLICE have released a CCTV image of the man they want to quiz after a woman suffered a fractured cheekbone...
Date Online: 11/05/2012
FOOTBALL fans will celebrate the life of murdered Royton hostage Chris McManus at a memorial game at Boundary Park.
Latics...
Date Online: 04/05/2012
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 GIFTED musician, who entertained thousands throughout his life has died aged 73.
Royton grandfather Terry Mills, who started working...
Date Online: 02/05/2012
RUNNING:
IAN McBride, of Royton Road Runners, finished a brilliant 68th in the London Marathon.
And his superb performance on...
Date Online: 27/04/2012
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
More than 7000 community heroes will carry the Olympic torch across the country before the games in July. We’re introducing...
Date Online: 17/04/2012
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
A BRAVE young girl from Royton represented Greater Manchester in Sir Ian Botham’s Great British Walk.
Inspiring Maisie Whitworth (4),...
Date Online: 17/04/2012
A ROYTON entrepreneur is looking to make sitting down on the job his fortune.
Keith Whitworth has set up Safe...
Date Online: 13/04/2012
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
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson chews gum, but City boss Roberto Mancini favours a different good-luck charm during a...
Date Online: 12/04/2012
PUB singer Emma Sharrock is still looking for love after a TV gameshow failed to deliver her dream date.
The...
Date Online: 10/04/2012
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
A ROYTON man will be sentenced later this month after admitting downloading indecent images of children.
Antony Parkinson (52), of...
Date Online: 03/04/2012
THE owner of Royton Health Centre has rubbished £22.5million development plans for the town — because they include land he...
Date Online: 30/03/2012
A night-shift worker is being driven to distraction by a damaged manhole outside his house.
Brian Armstead, of Shaw Road,...
Date Online: 27/03/2012
Unveiled, the £22.5m future of Royton
A STRIKING new view of Royton centre has been unveiled, revealing the true extent...
Date Online: 27/03/2012
‘Inspirational’ Chris laid to rest
SPONTANEOUS applause erupted around St Patrick’s Church as Chris McManus was led away to his...
Date Online: 26/03/2012
A ROYTON actress may feel a cold shudder during her next role.
Julie Brown, who appeared in the 2009 Ken...
Date Online: 23/03/2012
A DISGRUNTLED shopper is considering taking legal action against Tesco after the ceiling of a lift collapsed on him.
Carl...
Date Online: 23/03/2012
