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PATIENTS in Oldham are being asked to help save £3 million every year by stopping wasteful repeat prescriptions. Around one in 12 people in the borough have received...
Date Published 20/01/2012
A POSTMAN hoarded more than 34,000 packages and letters and spent cash from greetings cards on cigarettes, a court has heard. Anthony Brierley was caught out by Royal Mail...
POSTMAN'S 34,000 MAIL HOARD BLITZ ON REPEAT PRESCRIPTION WASTE JOY'S NEW ROLE AT LATICS ... there's more (click story)
EVEN before their trek North to face Athletic begins, Exeter City were this week crossing their fingers for improved fortunes away from the sanctity of home. On the field, the...
Date Published 19/01/2012
Chesterfield 2, Athletic 1 Dream date by no means over for Latics UNLEASHING shots at Chesterfield’s goal is not a problem. A total of 22 rained down on home...
ATHLETIC defender Zander Diamond was taken to hospital last night for an X-ray on his neck as a result of a bizarre warm-up injury. The Scottish centre-back had to be carried...
OLDHAM RL chairman Chris Hamilton spoke of his disappointment after Rochdale Hornets pulled out of the annual Law Cup showdown. But he refused to be drawn into a war of words...
PAUL Dickov came out fighting after suffering a half-time blow in Athletic’s bid to reach a Wembley final. Chesterfield claimed the spoils in the first leg of the...
WOLVERHAMPTON 4.20 First Class 4.55 Canadian Danehill 5.25 Welease Bwian 6.00 Hada Men 6.30 Oratorian 7.00 Falcon’s Reign 7.30 Transmit...
RUGBY: OLDHAM ST Anne’s are bracing themselves for an invasion from South Yorkshire after they were drawn at home to Bentley Good Companions in the preliminary round of this...
RUGBY: FITTON Hill Bulldogs went down to a 24-0 defeat at the hands of Leigh East in North-West Counties League Division Four. In action for the first time in seven weeks due...
RUGBY: HOLLINWOOD recorded a great 22-12 win over third-placed Widnes Tigers in Division Three of the North-West Counties League. Despite being much the better side, the local...
CLOTHING chain Peacocks has gone into administration – putting around 9,600 jobs at risk. Professional services firm KPMG said it had been appointed administrator to...
A SLIGHT increase in the number of men out of work has kept Oldham in line with national trends. The pre-festive figures, released yesterday, revealed there were 7,469...
SHOPPERS are set to benefit from free parking at weekends in Oldham town centre all year round after a festive scheme was extended. Oldham Council introduced free parking at...
ST Aidan and Oswald Pre-School, Royton, has achieved an outstanding rating in its latest Ofsted report. Staff were said to be enthusiastic and committed, with children...
Character Group, the Oldham-based toy distributor, is hoping that what it describes as “exceptionally exciting new products” including a new toy category suited to the...
COTTON, Curries and Commerce — a history of how Asian immigrants took low-paid jobs and created the next generation of business entrepreneurs — is to be launched as a...
Firm hoping grant will spark new orders AN Oldham company is aiming to put a spark in its electric van sales — thanks to a new Government grant. Buyers can now receive...
Coronation Street star and former Oldham Theatre Workshop actor Antony Cotton has backed an appeal inviting people to hold fundraising tea breaks to raise money for the Royal...
OLDHAM Council is hoping to offload several of its historic and redundant buildings by selling them to bidders. The prominent Grade II-listed Alexandra Lodge, along with...
A TEACHER who owes his life to specialist NHS care is hoping to fast-track a substantial amount of cash into the Royal Oldham Hospital’s In Your Hands appeal. Kind-hearted...
A SELF-EMPLOYED heating engineer admitted having a stun gun at his home and £2,000 worth of amphetamine in his work van. Kevin McGuinn (37), from Taunton Road,...
A MAN is said to be in a serious but stable condition after being stabbed at a house in Diggle. Police went to the property following a call to ambulance crews at around...
TV reconstruction tracks Nellie’s final moments in bid to find killer A “CRIMEWATCH” reconstruction is being filmed in Shaw today in a bid to snare Nellie...
AN OLDHAM man found guilty of murder under controversial “joint enterprise” laws has had his “unsafe” conviction quashed by top judges. Arfan Rafiq...
RAYMOND Steele (65), who was hit by a car in Shaw, is still critically ill at Salford Royal Hospital. He and his wife, Lynn (60), were struck by the Toyota Yaris as they used...
CORONER Simon Nelson has called for extra safety measures at Spindles car park after a father-of-one leaped to his death. The coroner is to write to health-care workers,...
CRIMEWATCH TO FEATURE NELLIE MURDER HUNT FREE PARKING EXTENDED BY COUNCIL LATICS STILLALIVE AND KICKING ... there's more (click story)
WOLVERHAMPTON 4.30 Dancing Welcome 5.00 La Estrella 5.30 Like The Night 6.00 Cape Of Storms 6.30 Maven 7.00 Quiet Appeal 7.30 Royal Acclamation...
Date Published 18/01/2012
