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TACKLING domestic abuse and cracking down on violent crime have been highlighted as the issues most important to local residents. Throughout 2011, more than 6,000 people have...
Date Published 10/11/2011
WATERHEAD councillors have slammed the traffic chaos on Ripponden Road after countless complaints from residents. Linda Dawson and Lynne Thompson say people have had to put up...
SCORES of journeys face disruption tomorrow as Oldham’s Ring-and-Ride drivers prepare to strike from 8am to 11pm. The service, based in Westpoint Industrial Estate...
The driver of a black cab knocked down a sprightly 80-year old former teacher on a pedestrian crossing because he didn’t see her, a court was told. Clarice De-Looze, was more...
The message is simple, clear . . . and very large. This huge banner covers the ground and first-floor windows of the Dog Inn pub, in Lansdowne Road, Chadderton. It was put...
THOUGHTFUL pupils at Failsworth School have given injured soldiers a morale boost. Last December the school undertook a project to support soldiers serving in Afghanistan with...
THE number of people on sickness benefits in Oldham will be cut by more than 5,000 within three years, a report claims. The research from the Centre for Regional Economic and...
A college friend of a teenager who died in a horror car crash has paid tribute to a wonderful pal. Mohammed Zain (17), from Coppice, had been celebrating the Muslim festival...
JIM will not fix it all for you, Oldham Council’s leader warned “arrogant” councillors. This was a strong message from Councillor Jim McMahon last night to...
THREE carers have been arrested following an investigation into ill-treatment at a private Oldham care home. Police received a report that an 86-year-old patient had been...
TEN pin bowling buddies from Shaw are using their spare time as fire safety volunteers. Brett Heatley and Aaron Leach, both 18, have become Community Action Team members with...
FOUR police horses who have together notched up almost 50 years of service have been put out to pasture. The four crime-fighting equines yesterday said goodbye to hard work on...
CHILDREN and young people in Oldham will be able to access more specialist mental health care following a £2.7million investment from the Department of Health. Pennine...
LOCAL councillors are calling for the immediate demolition of a derelict school which has been targeted by arsonists. They say the fact no-one has been injured in fires at the...
A NEW York night to celebrate the life of Chris Frankland netted a huge £7,301 for the Christie Hospital. Chris lost his life to cancer in April — only eight weeks...
THE squeeze on rail commuters facing an overcrowding nightmare at Mills Hill Station could be loosened as new carriages arrive. The station, on the Chadderton boundary, which...
ANOTHER knock-out tie awaits Athletic on Saturday, when Burton Albion come to Boundary Park for what is the third in a sequence of seven home games in the next nine. Captain...
NATHAN Clarke is the only one of Athletic's five on-loan players who has not been given permission to turn out in the FA Cup this weekend. The centre-back's parent club,...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov was full of praise for his strike duo after his side put Crewe to the sword. Shefki Kuqi netted the ninth and 10th goals of a highly profitable...
"WE ARE not being quiet about it . . . we want to get to Wembley." Not the workaday comments of the usual third-tier footballer, perhaps — especially with the...
OLDHAM RL Club’s 2012 season will start in just over seven weeks. Curtain-up will be at Whitebank on Bank Holiday Monday, January 2 (3pm) with the traditional Law Cup...
JAMES Wesolowski is fit and ready to make a return for Athletic. The 24-year-old Australian midfielder missed the last two games with a knee injury sustained at Carlisle....
OLDHAM firsts were happy to come away with a 2-2 draw from their home clash with Northern Hockey Club, of Southport, in North Women’s League Division Two. A first-half...
THE Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust have obtained, through a private sale, the New South Wales Rugby League cap awarded to former Oldham RL player Tom McCabe for his appearance...
WATERHEAD can reflect on a job well done. At the same time they can look forward to a bright future after finishing runners-up in Group ‘E’ of the National...
ALL eyes will be on Ricky Hatton at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday when he makes his debut as a trainer. In July, Hatton Promotions put on a professional boxing show at the...
Cheltenham 1.10 Time For Spring (nap) 1.45 Crack Away Jack 2.20 Garde Champetre 2.55 Steps To Freedom (.b.) 3.30 Psi 4.05 Grands Crus Newcastle...
THREE ARRESTS IN CARE HOME PROBE 5,000 HIT BY BENEFITS SHAKE-UP HITMAN IN TOWN FOR DEBUT AS TRAINER ... there's more (click story)
DELPH mountaineer Paul Braithwaite was the brains behind the new sign on the North Stand at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium which has been renamed in honour of Sir...
Date Published 09/11/2011
POPULAR Oldham businessman and hair stylist Andrew Batterton has lost his brave fight against cancer. He was 58. Mr Batterton was the co-founder of the town-centre...
