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A royal experience awaits singers at Crompton House school. The senior choir has received its third invitation to sing at Westminster Abbey following visits in 2005 and 2007....
Date Published 23/05/2011
CRICKET: HOLDERS Woodhouses crashed out of the Walkden Cup after a narrow first-round loss at Glossop. Nick Hardman’s superb return of five for 12 saw the hosts...
A LOCAL student swapped the streets of Oldham for the Great Wall of China as he learnt more about the fastest growing economy in the world. Mofozzul Choudhury, who is doing a...
CRICKET: ROYTON'S overseas amateur Chris Hutchinson hit a sparkling unbeaten 83 as the Paddock outfit beat Rochdale by seven wickets in the Lake Garage CLL at Redbrook on...
CRICKET: WHAT Heyside were unable to do on Saturday when in pole position, Austerlands did from the unlikeliest of situations yesterday – defeat Bamford Fieldhouse in...
CRICKET: OLDHAM and Royton have secured places in the quarter-finals of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup. Oldham performed a minor miracle to beat Ashton after being skittled...
AN author who survived a life-threatening illness is donating the royalties from his new book to a men’s cancer campaign. Steve Cage (49) was diagnosed with testicular...
CRICKET: WERNETH bowed out of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup after a pulsating duel with Heywood at Crimble yesterday. The game hung in the balance throughout and it was...
OLDHAM’S Mayor and Mayoress were pulling pints behind the bar as Oldham’s Beer Festival successfully returned to a civic venue. The three-day event was declared a success with...
OLDHAM Conservatives are back up to five members on the council after Councillor Ian Barker rejoined the group. He was originally elected as a Conservative councillor in...
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after an on-duty senior conductor was sexually assaulted on a train — allegedly by an Oldham Athletic fan. British Transport...
BOXING: JOHN Newell was left devastated after controversially losing in the junior ABA final in Kent. The 17-year-old Oldham fighter lost 27-20 to Archie Hutchings - a...
RUSH-HOUR commuters faced traffic chaos when a lorry shed its load in Werneth. The chassis of the HGV split in two causing a large amount of steel to spill on to Manchester...
BOXING: CRAIG Watson will attempt to regain the British Welterweight title belt from Lee Purdy on July 16 in Oldham’s first professional boxing show in more than four...
David Beckham has admitted the chance to pull on the famous red shirt and play for Manchester United at Old Trafford again will give him goose bumps. Beckham will return...
A MAN who ploughed through a crowd outside a nightclub in a stolen car has been jailed indefinitely. Following an argument with door staff, Lee Bradley (26) sped along the...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini aims to challenge Manchester United for the title next season and also has his eye on a successful European campaign. That is why the...
WAYNE Rooney has admitted Manchester United were flattered by the eventual size of their Premier League title triumph. United finished nine points clear of runners–up...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov has praised striker Reuben Reid for taking a pay-cut in order to stay at Boundary Park for another season. The club had decided not to exercise...
Futuristic new £2.7m super centre poised to inspire the next generation of whiz-kids OLDHAM’S Regional Science Centre is poised to inspire the next generation of...
ATHLETIC youngster Carl Winchester has capped a memorable season by earning his first call-up to the senior Northern Ireland squad. The 18-year-old — a first-year scholar at...
FORMER Manchester United star Ronnie Wallwork has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to conceal criminal property. The 33-year-old, of Mather Street, Failsworth,...
Boss hoping for Mvoto deal ATHLETIC are waiting to hear from at least six players — including Jean-Yves Mvoto. The big centre-back is Paul Dickov’s number one...
IT’S 10 years since Oldham hit national headlines with three days of rioting that shook the borough. In the first of a five-part series, Richard Hooton looks at what...
RESIDENTS were evacuated when a fire destroyed a terrace house in Coldhurst this morning. Five fire engines from Oldham, Hollins and Chadderton attended the blaze in...
DETECTIVES in Oldham are investigating after a man grabbed a woman’s arm and told her to get into a car. She managed to escape from his grip in the terrifying struggle...
The X Factor missed out on the BAFTA entertainment show prize to its fellow ITV show The Cube. The high–tension challenge show, presented by Oldham-born Phillip...
Women treated in ambulances AN investigation is under way after two patients died within days of being left waiting in ambulances outside the Royal Oldham Hospital. The two...
AN Oldham businesswoman has been exposed by a Sunday newspaper as running a busy brothel in Oldham town centre. The News of the World sting alleged that the Georgian Club in...
Coma man still doesn’t know what happened THE family of a Delph man who came close to death when he fractured his skull are still no closer to knowing how he suffered his...
