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OLDHAM West and Royton MP Michael Meacher is holding a surgery at Chadderton Court, Middleton Road, from 5 to 6.30pm on Friday, January 13. No appointment necessary. THE...
Date Published 28/12/2011
A FORMER football hooligan and heroin addict is inspiring young boys to reach for the stars — through the power of football. Recovered addict Simon Cooper (40), from...
Oldham-born Laura Robinson celebrated her 100th birthday today with her family. Laura, whose first job was at Derker Cotton Mill, met her husband James Sidney Robinson while...
FRUSTRATED rail passengers have hit out at what they see as the effects of a lack of spending in the North-West. The Greenfield Rail Users’ Group says a vast North-South...
THREE young musicians tipped as the stars of the future got a major boost to their studies when they impressed judges with their flair. Hosted by Oldham Music Service, the...
FORMER “Coronation Street” favourite Suranne Jones was back in Oldham for a pre-Christmas night out this week. But the Chadderton actress couldn’t let her...
SOUTHWELL 12.20 Monte Cassino 12.50 Spahi 1.25 Ecossaise 2.00 Storm Hawk 2.35 Karma Chameleon 3.10 Ambitious Icarus 3.40 Absa Lutte KEMPTON...
THE installation of superfast broadband is a key factor for a bright future for Oldham, say council chiefs. The Government has named 10 major UK cities, including Manchester,...
Sport Betting special on the major events of 2012 JUDD Trump announced his arrival as world snooker’s most irresistible young force with victory in the recent UK...
Non-league football: DERBY day ended all-square as Chadderton earned a 0-0 draw at home to neighbours Oldham Boro in the Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One....
MORE than £44 million has been awarded to good causes and community projects in Oldham by the National Lottery. Since its launch in 1994, a total of 827 grants have been...
A RALLYING call to the community has been sounded by Oldham Rugby League bosses after yet more vandal attacks at the club’s ground. Roughyed’s chairman Chris...
RUGBY: OLDHAM-born Kevin Sinfield (31) brought down the curtain on another superb year by being named the Yorkshire Post sports performer of 2011. The stand-off, who...
LOCAL radio station 96.2 The Revolution has revealed it is “business as normal” — despite financial fears. Oldham F.M. Limited, the company owned by...
AT least three young players who have previously had trials in the Oldham RL reserves team have resurfaced in the new under-23s squad to be operated in the coming season by derby...
SNOOKER: THERE are some challenges you can't resist, even though you know you are in for a good hiding. So when the opportunity came along to play a few frames with...
LES Chapman was part of the last Athletic side to face Liverpool in the FA Cup. His dream of reaching Wembley in 1977 was shattered by a 3-1 defeat. Now kit manager at...
MANCHESTER City are still the team to beat in the title race despite feeling the pressure from rivals Manchester United, according to goalkeeper Joe Hart. Having seemingly...
THERE is a growing belief at Manchester United that the crushing blow of an early Champions League exit has provided the impetus for a sustained assault on the Premier League...
SUPER-SLIMMER Sam Harper is appearing in a new pop video-style advert with singer and “Strictly Come Dancing” judge Alesha Dixon. The 24-year-old, from Moorside,...
Athletic 0, Hartlepool 1 SHAPELESS and lifeless, this poor performance from Athletic could hardly have been purpose-designed better in order to at least partly deflate the...
Wish comes true for Adam and family IT was a Christmas wish little Adam McQuillan’s family feared would never come true — one where they saw their little boy...
PAUL Dickov admitted he struggled to believe the level of his side’s first-half performance against Hartlepool, promising to ring the changes to shake things up. Kieran...
It’s just great to be involved — Taylor CHRIS Taylor is enjoying life with Athletic — for the time being, at least. The 25-year-old winger believes the...
JOY AS COMA BOY OPENS PRESENTS RL CLUB'S DESPAIR OVER VANDALISM ROAD TO ANFIELD - CHAPMAN MEMORIES ... there's more (click story)
MORE than 1,300 long-term unemployed Oldham people will spend Christmas on the dole. Gloomy figures released by the TUC show the soaring number of people out of work for more...
Date Published 23/12/2011
A MODEL performance is expected of Failsworth-born Agyness Deyn as she takes to the stage. She will star in “The Leisure Society” — a raunchy West End...
A PANTO proposal in front of a live audience saw one star of “Aladdin” get his very own happy-ever-after. Phil Carroll (35), from Chadderton, took to the Middleton...
A CHADDERTON pub has been ordered to shut down temporarily after police found class A and B drugs. The Sportsman in Denton Lane, owned by Enterprise Inns, was raided at 7.20pm...
WORK colleagues who carried out a cancer sufferer’s dying wish to organise a charity cycle ride have raised a mammoth £54,334. Mark Rylance’s widow Janet has...
