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A retired Royton fireman was today due to set off on a gruelling cycle challenge. Garry Dutton and three friends are cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats...
Date Published 15/05/2012
Children have rare genetic condition TWO mothers are campaigning to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition which affects their children. Joanne McAllister’s...
A MOTHER of seven with an incurable condition is set for a holiday of a lifetime to Disney World — which she says will be her last abroad with her family. A kind-hearted...
ATHLETIC’S young guns have been told to steel themselves for action next season. The four teenagers entering their second season as fully-fledged professionals — James...
TONY Benson has made a rallying call to fans in the wake of Oldham RL Club’s poor run of results. Roughyeds have gone four league games without a win — three defeats, one draw...
A BARRY Manilow superfan will see her idol and have a brush with royalty in one dream day. Barbara Micklethwaite (64), who has seen more than 80 of Manilow’s concerts...
MORE than 100,000 Manchester City fans lined the streets to watch the team celebrate their first Premier League title win in 44 years. Only one man was arrested for being...
FOOTBALL: SIR Alex Ferguson expects next season to be Paul Scholes' last at Manchester United after the midfielder confirmed he would play on. The Red Devils chief...
Tipster Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s racing: BATH 5.40 Tidal Run 6.10 Hardy Plume 6.40 Lobelia 7.10 Strong Connection 7.40 Madam...
A MARRIED couple plotted the gunpoint kidnapping of five–year–old Shaw schoolboy Sahil Saeed in Pakistan from a Mediterranean seaside town, a court heard. Muhammad...
INFORMATION surrounding the mystery death of a man and elderly woman in a Coldhurst flat has been passed to the coroner. A Home Office pathologist’s examination of the...
A carer who had a “clash of priorities” left her two children locked inside a house while she went to work. The 40-year-old mother, who cannot be named, left the...
MYSTERY surrounds the deaths of a man and an elderly woman whose bodies were found in a flat in Coldhurst. Police believe the two died days apart. Emergency services were...
Date Published 14/05/2012
NINE men have been arrested over a suspected second sex grooming case in Rochdale. Two men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a child by...
A RAGING inferno thought to have been started by arsonists sent a plume of thick black smoke into the air over Royton on Saturday. At the height of the blaze, 60 fire-fighters...
THREE people were appearing in court in Spain today over the kidnap of a Shaw boy who was released unharmed after a 12–day ordeal. Youngster Sahil Saeed was snatched by...
City boss Mancini wants more silverware success MANAGER Roberto Mancini was already looking forward to more success after Manchester City’s amazing Premier League title...
Injury-time double settles greatest title race of all CAPTAIN Vincent Kompany gloried in the fact "miracles do happen" to Manchester City after a phenomenal end to...
OLDHAM RL coach Tony Benson praised his patched up side for their commitment following a 40-18 defeat away to Co-operative Championship One high-flyers Doncaster. But he...
‘TYPICAL City’ is a phrase which has been thrown about with reckless abandon over the years. But fair enough, it can be applied with bells on after the most...
SIR Alex Ferguson has backed his Manchester United players to bounce back from the agony of seeing the title wrenched from their grasp. For a few fleeting seconds, United...
Doncaster 40, Oldham 18 Roughyeds hit hard by last-minute withdrawals INJURIES and illness contributed to another Oldham defeat but they could have few complaints overall...
Tipster Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s racing: KEMPTON 6.20 Crimson Cheer 6.50 Proper Charlie 7.20 Stir Trader 7.50 Moonglow 8.20 Wicked...
THE FRIDAY THING: WHILE self-congratulatory celebrations among Oldham’s Labour councillors were understandable and deserved in the wake of a victory that gave them 43...
Date Published 11/05/2012
THE Greenfield and Grasscroft Residents’ Association will meet to discuss village news and views on Thursday. Join the debate at the Methodist Chapel in Chew Valley...
Club appeals for volunteers to spruce up ground OLDHAM Athletic are on the lookout for volunteers to give Boundary Park a summer makeover. The club has joined forces with...
A BUSY hairdresser’s business has been put in jeopardy after a faulty phone line caused her to lose almost £1,000 in trade. Joanne Bottomley, owner of The Hair...
CHILDREN in Oldham wait an average 704 days from entering care to moving in with adoptive parents. National guidance says the process should take 14 months or 426 days —...
A PIECE of Oldham’s history is up for sale on eBay. The 1906 cast iron plaque from the Victoria Market has a starting price of £749.99. The plaque is marketed as a “superb...
Sums prove a hit on teacher’s show IT’S all starting to add up for maths teacher Arif Mohid. The Radclyffe School tutor has unexpectedly found himself presenting...
