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ORGANISERS hailed a safe and relatively trouble-free Saddleworth Whit Friday band contest as thousands enjoyed the best of brass. Predicted storms failed to materialise and...
Date Published 20/06/2011
Beer walk hailed as best ever THE biggest beer walk in Saddleworth’s history went with a bang on Saturday as more than 2,500 revellers took to the streets. Round Table...
Scooter-tragedy dad had announced wedding plans A MOORSIDE dad was on his way to buy milk for his baby when he was knocked from his scooter and killed. The family of Michael...
THREE Oldham men have been charged following the kidnap of a 19-year-old man from Royton. Nathan Batey (19), of Roy Street, Royton; Kieran Rosenthal (20), of Whetstone Hill...
Council commits to £1.1m school rebuild BUILDING work has resumed at Stoneleigh Primary School after council chiefs gave a commitment to its long-term future in a boost...
BEVERLEY 2.15 Auntie Joy 2.45 Miss Wendy 3.15 Archie Rice 3.45 Thinking 4.15 Auto Mac 4.45 Sleights Boy 5.15 Ever Roses NEWBURY 6.10 Iguacu...
THE VICTORS became the vanquished as title rivals Shaw and Heyside shared derby spoils in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. After a comfortable 77-run win on...
CRICKET: FRIARMERE turned the form book upside down, gave it a good shake and then tore it to bits by beating high-flying Uppermill in the Armstrongs Office Furniture...
CRICKET: DELPH crashed out of the Sykes Cup after a quarter-final loss at Golcar. The home outfit recorded 260 for eight, and Grant Jones’ team fell 23 runs shy of...
CRICKET: WERNETH repelled a strong challenge from Ashton to pick up four points and cement their place in the top half of the Lake Garage CLL table. John Slater hit a...
Durose’s men are Wood Cup giant-killers ROYTON defied the odds to defeat runaway Lake Garage CLL leaders Norden by 28 runs and book a place in the semi-finals of the...
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has vowed not to rest on his laurels after a stunning debut season in England. ‘Little Pea’, currently on Gold Cup duty...
GOLF: RACHEL Connor was tied for 10th place in the latest tournament on the Canadian Women’s Tour at the Club de golf Beloeil. The Royton ace fired an opening-round...
CALLUM Casey bagged a brace of tries on his Oldham RL debut as the club’s second string swept aside lowly Sheffield Eagles 62-20 at Whitebank. The 21-year-old stand-off...
Dickov expected to stay put ATHLETIC are offering no comment on rumours that manager Paul Dickov is a contender for the managerial role at Watford — but such a switch...
DERKER SCHOOL REBUILD GO-AHEAD COUNCIL LEADER'S RALLYING CALL TRIBUTES FOR SCOOTER-DEATH DAD ALL THE BAND CONTEST RESULTS plus much more. Click for details
Saddleworth and Lees District Partnership meeting A YOUTH service that’s been keeping Saddleworth and Lees youngsters off the streets has received much-needed financial...
Date Published 17/06/2011
HOMES across Saddleworth have been targeted by thieves looking to cash in on the rising price of lead. Police in the area are urging residents and business owners to be...
THE FRIDAY THING: THERE’S bad news and then even worse news on the bin front this week. We are not going to have weekly collections of rubbish as promised by the fat...
POLICE patrols have been urgraded across Failsworth and Limeside after four men looking for cannabis plants threatened residents in their own homes. The gang has forced its...
A 24-year-old Oldham drug dealer was caught by police with heroin and cocaine on the streets just five days after being arrested for the same thing. Mubashar Iqbal claimed on...
OLDHAMERS are being told to put their names forward for the historic honour of becoming an Olympic torch bearer. Nominations for carrying the torch leading up to the London...
A CYCLIST who tried to avoid a puddle but ended up falling headlong into a canal is wheelie grateful to a kind passer-by who helped her out. Royton’s Stephanie...
‘Betrayal of promises’ - Lynne Thompson LIB-DEMS have slammed Oldham Council’s new budget, accusing Labour of breaking promises and imposing stealth cuts....
OUTRAGEOUS costumes and hilarious antics will be out in force in Saddleworth tomorrow for the famous annual beer walk. The event starts at 1pm from Churchill playing fields,...
SIX of Oldham’s private hire drivers have had their licenses suspended or revoked. The sanctions were imposed by Oldham Council following hearings before the Licensing Pane....
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Families with disabled children will receive nearly £1,500 less a year as a result of government changes to the welfare system, an MP has warned. Oldham East and...
ANGLING: AFTER taking runners-up spot in the previous Diggle AC Tuesday evening match on Tanners Dam, Martin Taylor went one better in this week’s contest. Using...
A VIRTUAL Home Watch scheme set up in Royton and Shaw has helped police seize tens of thousands of pounds worth of drugs. Nine warrants executed by the neighbourhood policing...
