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THE FRIDAY THING: THE millions of hard-working souls (of which we have a great number in Oldham) will have a unique perspective on the Government’s sabotaged plan to put...
Date Published 27/01/2012
OLDHAM RL Club battle it out with Super League outfit St Helens at Whitebank tonight (8pm) — and Roughyeds coach Tony Benson says his players are champing at the bit to face...
TUCK into a Saturday morning bacon butty tomorrow at the Springhead Community Centre, from 10am. Money raised during the coffee morning will be donated to the Mayor’s...
A PACKAGE of support is being provided to bakery workers as Warburtons prepares to close in Shaw. The 73-year-old factory will shut its doors next week with the loss of 73...
ALEX Cisak will be up for the challenge should Athletic require some shoot-out heroics against Chesterfield. The Tasmanian goalkeeper already has experience of trying to stop...
A FORMER rector of a Failsworth church has died while working abroad. The Rev David Quance (69), former rector of St John’s Church, Failsworth, would have celebrated his...
THE equation, as far as Paul Dickov is concerned, is a straightforward one. Stay solid defensively and maintain a focus on attacking with the same purpose as in previous...
SEASONED internationals grace Whitebank tonight as Oldham RL Club entertain St Helens. Roughyeds know they will have to be at their best to contain the Super League outfit in...
YOUNG Jack Campbell had his life turned around by David Essex and fellow actor Tim Newman. And the proud youngster got the chance to present Tim with an award from the...
A REGIONAL health body has given both the Pennine Acute Trust and NHS Oldham a “red-risk rating” over their finances and savings plans. The Pennine Acute Trust,...
ATHLETIC have shown already they can handle the pressure — now the task is to do it again. Manager Paul Dickov points to the FA Cup second-round replay win over...
A Church of England vicar has been jailed for 30 months after carrying out dozens of sham marriages in his Rochdale parish — allowing illegal immigrants to live in the UK....
TWO men had a lucky escape from a blaze which ripped through a flat in Oxford Street, Werneth, early today. Eight firefighters tackled the blaze which broke out in the bedroom...
TWO more people were arrested as part of police raids to tackle drug dealing in Oldham. A total of nine men and one woman were arrested yesterday as officers swooped on nine...
SIX residents have been hauled before a court for failing to pay council tax. Oldham Council launched the prosecutions after numerous requests and warnings to pay up went...
Action depends on police findings THE results of a police investigation will determine what action is taken at a Shaw zebra crossing where a pedestrian died. Grandmother...
Police plea to person shielding Nellie’s attacker THE detective investigator in the hunt for Nellie Geraghty’s killer last night went on the BBC’s “Crimewatch” programme to...
Come out and show us your support, pubs plea WORRIED landlords are appealing for a surge in local trade after shocking new figures revealed 100 pubs have been lost in Oldham...
With all the recent wet weather and winter fast approaching maybe now is a good time to inspect the pointing on your home.
FEARS OVER PUB CLOSURES NELLIE MURDER: TV APPEAL LATEST LATICS OUT TO HANDLE PRESSURE .. there's more (click story)
DR Kershaw’s Hospice will benefit from a soul night at Royton Band Club from 8pm on Saturday. Admission is £5. Shaw, Crompton and Royton residents can now submit...
Date Published 26/01/2012
OLDHAM toy distributor Character Options was among the inaugural winners of a new category at the industry’s national showcase at Olympia London. The Leesfield Mill,...
LINGFIELD 1.20 Chjimes 1.50 Redair 2.20 Chambles 2.50 Satwa Laird 3.20 Cotton Trader 3.50 Caledonia Princess 4.20 Lady Caprice WOLVERHAMPTON...
A devoted family man died after falling from his cycle and hitting his head, an inquest heard yesterday. The accident happened in June last year as father-of-one Colin Ankers...
RUGBY: FITTON Hill Bulldogs will play their first Standard Cup match for more than a decade on Saturday. The North-West Counties League side go to Oldham St Anne’s...
RUGBY: HOLLINWOOD are on the move in Division Three of the North-West Counties League. A richly-deserved 30-14 win at Wigan Bulldogs saw the local outfit climb off the...
DECAYING Oldham Sports Centre is facing the bulldozer if council plans go ahead. A new town-centre facility would prove to be better value for money instead of refurbishing...
COACH Phil Costin is enthusiastic about the new additions to Oldham RL Club’s Extended Scholarship squad after overseeing their first pre-season training session....
FORMER council leader Howard Sykes believes Shaw and Crompton residents have been “duped” as he slammed plans to replace the local swimming baths. Lib-Dem leader...
THE gap between the haves and have nots is increasing with more people being forced to use foodbanks or go hungry, Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has told Parliament The Oldham...
