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First win in 13 matches; first goals in five games Notts County 0, Athletic 2 IT shouldn’t have come as too much of a surprise. After all, this weekend was...
Date Published 04/04/2011
GRASS fires swept across moorland in Saddleworth at the weekend. Up to five crews from Oldham, Mossley and Stalybridge fire stations tackled six acres of burning moors between...
THE family of a man who fell to his death from a motorway bridge on Friday have paid tribute to him. Darren Roy Clayton (46), of Blackley, was pronounced dead at the scene...
THIS is the man police are hunting who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in Hollinwood. The 15-year old girl was walking alone in Hollins Road at 9pm on February 16 when a man...
FILIPE Morais is the main injury worry following Athletic’s morale-boosting 2-0 win at Notts County. The tricky winger was forced off the Meadow Lane field after 38...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after the death of an 83-year-old woman who fell on a bus. Lilian Farthing, from Huddersfield Road, Oldham, suffered a broken hip and banged...
A mum is calling for harsher dog controls in parks after her son was mauled in Werneth Park. Shamin Zaman (46) said her eight-year-old son needed surgery after being attacked....
INJURY-HIT Oldham RL Club hope to have experienced duo Neil Roden and Marcus St Hilaire back in action by the time they next take to the field against London Skolars at the...
A SHORT trucker who ploughed into a queue of motorway traffic was blinded by low sunlight because his lack of height meant his windscreen visor was ineffective. Six drivers...
AROUND 50 staff are facing redundancy as Waterhead Academy tackles a shortfall in the region of £2million. A fifth of the school’s 250 workers — which...
Latics to play at Boundary Park next season ATHLETIC are STAYING at Boundary Park for next season, the club have confirmed. Bury’s Gigg Lane ground stood out as the...
FAMILY Learning Champions at Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre are proud of their achievements. Learners have done the Early Years Foundation Stage Course, achieving Literacy...
Mary Fairhurst is a perfect example to learners out there that it’s never too late to start learning or achieve your aims in life. This lovely lady, who has always got a...
Werneth Park is very, very old. There have been a lot of stories about ghosts in the park grounds over the years. To delve deeper, I interviewed a mystery member of the...
Everyone is special here at Werneth Park, but a few learners have gone the extra mile and taken part in a number of courses giving them the opportunity to be one of the first...
Fay Preston is one of the many crèche workers here at Werneth Park. Fay described Werneth Park as “perfect for children, with big rooms and lift facilities for...
Family man Clint Buckley (38), who has three children, has been working here at Werneth Park for four years. He is one of the caretakers, security guard and general star who looks...
Werneth Park is a safe learning environment, and this is in large part thanks to Community Support Officers presence in the area. Taqeer Ahmed is one such officer. He has been...
THE FRIDAY THING: RELATIVELY recent Latics fans, especially those brought to the fold on a tide of Premiership football and Wembley appearances, should not despair at the present...
Date Published 01/04/2011
PUPILS at Crompton Primary School are using iPod technology as an educational tool thanks to funding from the British Council. The school is one of a cluster participating in...
YOUNGSTERS from two Oldham primary schools made sweet music when they performed at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. The pupils from Whitegate End, in Chadderton and Horton...
A teacher is following her heart as she treks across Iceland . . . in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Moyra Purves teaches English to pupils in schools across Oldham. But...
BUILDERS often get tarred with a reputation for being slack and slow. But in Lydgate, residents were so impressed with the workers who came down to do repairs in their...
GREATER Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) bosses have defended an accusation that they tried to cover up the cost of the temporary Metrolink line to Oldham....
PARENTS can now see how many pupils passed a GCSE in every subject at every Oldham school. Statistics showing the detailed performance of all secondaries in England in last...
AN Oldham care home owner has hit out at how cuts are impacting. Charles Jones, the manager of family-run Anbridge Care Home, says a reduction in Social Services and NHS fees...
IRAQI teenager Rabar Hamad, who faced deportation after being caught up in an age row, will stay in the UK. The 17-year-old Kurdish asylum seeker and former pupil at Breeze...
A WOMAN from Oldham has been jailed for her part in a £180,000 bank theft. Cheryl Barnes (32), of Meadow Lane, Hollinwood, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud and money...
Devoted couple ‘lived for each other’ - son A GRIEVING widower kept his wife’s death a secret and took his own life, unable to cope with the heartache of...
THE mother of a missing Oldham teenager has said she is desperate to hear his voice in an emotional plea for information. Ciaron Nutall (19) was last seen on Cardigan Street...
