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Robbie’s agenda demands so much more than survival AVOIDING relegation by seeing off Wycombe tomorrow is only the first step in a journey Robbie Simpson intends to embark...
Date Published 13/04/2012
THE FRIDAY THING: IT may be true that life imitates art (we have to hope, however, that Damien Hirst is not the artist) but at this time of year it seems equally true that...
Alfie, Grange Arts Centre The Coliseum’s co-production of Bill Naughton’s problematic play-turned movie-turned novel finally arrives in Oldham after touring since January....
SOPRANO Eleanor Garside, from the Royal National College of Music, will perform arias by Mozart and Puccini with local concert pianist Duncan Glenday tomorrow. The pair will...
A FAILSWORTH man who became the UK’s first kidney cancer patient to have a tumour removed by a revolutionary robotic hand is recovering “nicely” at home....
ONLY 133 affordable houses became available in Oldham in 18 months — leaving more than 6,000 locals languishing on housing waiting lists. Figures from the Homes and Community...
AN Oldham business which decamped to South Manchester is returning to its roots. Audio Counsel, established 35 years ago by Dave Fitton, has taken new premises in Sam Road,...
A senior manager from Oldham is celebrating becoming one of the first in the country to graduate from a new two-year management training course. Jason Chisnall, brand manager...
AFTER nearly 50 years serving the legal and business community of Oldham, founding partner Roger Hinchliffe is retiring from the borough’s largest law firm Pearson...
A ROYTON entrepreneur is looking to make sitting down on the job his fortune. Keith Whitworth has set up Safe T’sit — www.safesit.co.uk — a vending business which dispenses...
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help Firwood and District Resident’s Association run its Tuesday night activities for children at Mills Hill School, Baytree Avenue. For...
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Palace, Manchester ANYONE worried that this old favourite might be treated badly by a retread need have no fear. Cameron Mackintosh’s...
FIFTY years of the Rotary Club of Chadderton and Failsworth were celebrated in style by members at the Bower Hotel. The Chadderton town crier, Reg Lord, helped mark the...
ROCHDALE Canal in Failsworth is to be illuminated with waterfalls of fire, giant lanterns and state-of-the-art pyrotechnics. The Oldham Council-organised event...
A STRONG message needs to be sent by Oldham Council if rail services in the borough are to be safeguarded. Local Liberal Democrats want the council to urge Network Rail to...
GARDENERS left picking up the pieces after a night of heartless vandalism at their allotments have faced the devastation of a further two attacks. Yobs pounced at Snipe Clough...
Union leader says switch is ‘all wrong’ MORE than half of high schools in England are academies - or applying to be one, according to Government figures. They...
A SECRETIVE club with a sweet difference is set to stage a hush-hush meeting in the hills of Saddleworth. Celebrating all that is scrumptious about the quaint villages, the...
RUGBY: A FIRST-HALF try blitz set Rochdale Mayfield on their way to Standard Cup glory at Manor Park. The National Conference League Division One side went over on six...
RUGBY: HOPWOOD Hall, featuring a clutch of Oldham players, are counting down to the national quarter-finals of the Carnegie Colleges’ Cup. The students boast home...
SUPER fan Gary Davies is set to break his own record for the number of games attended in a single season. The Bacup-based 50-year-old, who admits his addiction to all things...
ATHLETIC could have as few as five home-grown players in the first-team squad next season. That is the unusual scenario facing the club, with a mass cull looming of those men...
SELL your unwanted goods in aid of Heyside United Reformed Church funds. A table top sale takes place from 9-11.30am on Saturday. Call 01706 842380. ROYTON Local History...
A PIONEERING scheme to provide short breaks for youngsters with disabilities has been launched by a Saddleworth fostering agency. The project, devised by Safehouses North of...
THE final countdown is on to raise funds for the Saddleworth Hydro Project at Dovestone reservoir. A turbine will create ‘green’ electricity: so far £102,500...
THE number of children cycling to school has risen across the region after a five-year campaign to get pupils in the saddle. Despite the increase, the figures mean only one in...
THE day after Julie Lowe was diagnosed with breast cancer she went to work as usual to keep her mind busy. Her husband Kevin did the same but had to go home when the enormity...
Six families have become the first new residents at the £15m housing development at St Mary’s. They’ve moved into the properties on Mackintosh Way to become...
SNOOKER: A single point separates the two Yorkshire Ward teams in the Saddleworth Snooker League. Second-placed Ward 1 have the edge, however, as they possess a game in hand...
BOWLS: TONGE star Gary Ellis won the annual George and Dragon invitation event at Hyde with a 21-18 final victory over Tommy Johnstone. He trailed his Warrington opponent...
