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A nurse from Delph who went ‘above and beyond the call of duty’ to aid a family with IVF treatment has been nominated for a national nursing award. Sharon...
Date Published 09/02/2012
HOSPITAL fund-raisers are flying the flag for charity by erecting a giant banner. The eye-catching 65ft-wide poster has been plastered across the second floor of the Royal...
A RELIEVED householder has told how a neighbour came to his rescue after a blaze tore through three homes in Watersheddings. Dave Bowker was on his computer upstairs at his...
A STAGGERING £5m of Oldham’s council and business taxes go uncollected. Public Services Union GMB which released the figures, called the findings a...
IT doesn’t get more hair-raising than winning six snooker world championships. But trainee hairdressers in Oldham were in for a tough challenge when they were faced with...
A PENSIONER from Oldham accused of sexually abusing a young girl over a four-year period told a jury he could not understand why she had made the allegation. Asked if he had...
A RACE against time is on to get an eight-year-old Failsworth boy to America for a life-changing operation. Little Harley Hesford, who has cerebral palsy, is set to undergo a...
THE Saddleworth beer walk has been scrapped for good. Months of intense discussions came to a head when organisers decided “overbearing responsibility” would make...
Phone-shop owner’s fresh plea for security after latest break-in A DISTRAUGHT business owner has renewed his plea for ramped-up security after his phone shop was raided...
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Date Published 08/02/2012
BASKETBALL: OLDHAM Titans under-18s enjoyed a 79-42 home victory over basement boys Merseyside Spartans in the North-West Conference. It took five minutes for the hosts to...
SNOOKER: SPRINGBANK ‘A’ recorded the perfect victory over Blue Club ‘B’ in the Pet Au Purrs Oldham Amateur League. John Murray got the ball rolling...
FOOTBALL: UPPERMILL under-13s fought back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Curzon Ashton in the North Manchester Girls’ League. Laura Barlow scored twice for...
FOOTBALL: “THAT was even more painful than losing as a player,” is how former Athletic striker David McNiven summed up Failsworth Sports College’s’...
NETBALL: AFTER clinching the under-14s North-West Schools crown, Saddleworth are turning their attention to national honours. The youngsters boasted an unbeaten record in...
NETBALL: OLDHAM stood firm in the last quarter to edge out Northwich Sapphires 51-49 in the Northern League clash at Hathershaw. The home side, after making seven...
BASKETBALL: OLDHAM Titans suffered a 93-51 defeat at Stockport Falcons in North Conference Division Four. Mark Hamilton’s side led for the majority of the first...
SPORTS BETTING: HORSE racing apart, cricket is my major sporting passion. I have been lucky enough to watch the England cricket team on four continents and when they lose,...
NETBALL: NORTHERN Thunder warmed their travelling support with an emphatic 66-34 win at Loughborough Lightning in the FIAT Superleague. Quick out of the blocks, Thunder...
DIMITAR Berbatov expects to remain at Manchester United beyond this season - but has reiterated his disenchantment at his lack of playing time. The 31 year old was linked with...
Oldham’s high-tech businesses have welcomed the opening of a ground-breaking Enterprise and Innovation Centre and a Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in June of this year....
ENTRIES for the fourth One Oldham Business Awards closed over the weekend with a record total of nominations for the borough’s business “Oscars”. The entry...
A range of courses and activities for adults and children start at St Herbert’s Learning Centre from February 20. On Mondays, from 6.30 to 8pm, there’s chess for...
PATIENTS suffering from five of the North-West’s most common conditions are benefiting from improved standards of hospital care, new figures show. The Advancing Quality...
THE first rise in the Saddleworth precept for three years has been announced. Parish councillors agreed at a special budget meeeting to a rise of £1.45 for the average...
SADDLEWORTH parish councillor Ken Hulme’s funeral will take place on Monday at Oldham Crematorium. Ken, who was 62, had represented the Delph ward on the parish council...
MPs are calling for the North to have a stronger say in its destiny with an elected regional government. Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams and Ashton MP David...
PUBLIC-INQUIRY desks at Failsworth and Royton police stations will close next Monday. The move is one of Greater Manchester Police Authority’s measures to save £134...
THE boss of an Oldham housing group has launched an attack on a “bedroom tax” on the poorest households. Bernard Gallagher, chief executive of the Regenda Group -...
