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Masked men armed with a knife terrified a newsagent during a robbery in Oldham. Five thugs stormed into the Najib News shop on Spring Street and threatened him with a knife...
Date Published 13/12/2010
Oldham Councillor John Battye, who was named in the Election Court case which ousted MP Phil Woolas, failed in his attempt to become a candidate. The long-serving councillor...
A MAN died after he fell from the multi-storey car park at the Spindles shopping centre yesterday. Police were called to Silver Street at 12.45pm and immediately cordoned off...
BOXING: RAZOR-SHARP Ronnie Heffron waltzed to a first-round knockout win over Wayne Downing at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The 20-year-old made it four victories in a row...
LABOUR overlooked two former Oldham Mayors when they selected a Newhey woman to fight the hotly contested by-election. Debbie Abrahams was chosen ahead of Riaz Ahmad and Abdul...
Latics boss salutes PlayerShare scheme TRUST Oldham are on the verge of breaking through the £10,000 mark for the relaunched PlayerShare scheme — and Athletic...
ATHLETIC avoided a possible £10,000 loss by having the Swindon Town clash called off on Friday lunchtime. A local referee ruled that the npower League One clash could...
CONTRACT talks are being held with Athletic’s star right-back Kieran Lee in a bid to keep him at the club. The former Manchester United trainee has enjoyed a stunning...
LABOUR'S BY-ELECTION CANDIDATE REVEALED PUB VIOLENCE POSTER CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED LATICS FULL-BACK'S BID FOR NEW DEAL ...there's more if you click!
THE FRIDAY THING HOW do we feel about Oldham Council becoming a championing council? Will we feel champion, chuffed or cheesed off? And will somebody please explain to us...
Date Published 10/12/2010
We Will Rock You, Palace, Manchester Let’s get this out of the way first, right out of the gate: “We Will Rock You” is possibly one of the worst musicals in...
HAVE you ever had to give anyone the kiss of life after they suffered a heart attack? In the future, you may not need to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after a cardiac...
Oldham Planning Committee TESCO has lost its battle to put up a giant illuminated sign at the new Greenfield store. The supermarket giant had angered locals by erecting an...
Oldham Planning Committee WATERHEAD Academy escaped a last-ditch bid to thwart the state-of-the-art development. The new school already had outline planning permission and...
Oldham Planning Committee SHAW firm JD Williams has finally been given the green light for its controversial £23 million warehouse development. The home shopping...
Nick puts his foot down on parking restrictions A CONCERNED business owner from Uppermill will be taking to village streets this weekend to rally against proposed new parking...
First view of revised set-up THIS is the first image showing how the Manchester Road roundabout will be transformed by the arrival of Metrolink in Oldham. The new plan,...
Asbestos risk minimal - councillor Asbestos at the former Counthill School has been sealed and a suspended ceiling installed to prevent damage. The asbestos is sprayed on to...
A WOMAN has died after being hit by a car in Chadderton yesterday. The pedestrian, believed to be in her 30s, was struck by a Peugeot 307 at the junction of Spencer Street and...
NHS jobs hang in the balance after health bosses decided to scrap a £2million patient recovery unit in a bid to balance its books. A total of 15 jobs are at risk after...
SEVENTY nine jobs are to go from the BAE Systems site at Chadderton. The job losses are part of a exercise that will see 1,307 jobs cut from six BAE sites and two RAF bases...
A 50-YEAR-OLD Fitton Hill man who sexually exploited a teenage girl has been jailed. Jeffrey Dunn, of Keswick Avenue, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing before Manchester...
THE woman who transformed Oldham’s children’s services from rock bottom to the top rating in seven years is going out on a high. Veronica Jackson took over in 2003...
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ANGLING: CHADDERTON Mill AC ran a competition on their club water and despite members having to break through six inches of ice, the fish still fed freely. Winner was Mick...
Club members facing £1 levy BOWLS: GREATER Manchester Bowling Association delegates will meet next month to discuss rule-change proposals which are up for discussion at...
AMATEUR FOOTBALL: THE D and J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League schedule was completely wiped out by the winter weather. League chiefs will be hoping this weekend...
AMATEUR FOOTBALL: LANCASHIRE Amateur League outfit Chaddertonians have been celebrating after receiving FA Charter Standard Adult Club accreditation. The club, who run four...
AMATEUR FOOTBALL: ONCE there was the Swiss Family Robinson, now there's the Football Family Flanagan — Daniel, dad Paul and mum Kathy. All three are fanatical about the...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RU play host to Upper Eden tomorrow in the North Lancs and Cumbria Division — weather permitting. A blanket of snow, several inches thick, put paid to last...
