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ROCHDALE enter competitive football beyond the basement division for the first time in 36 years on Saturday when Spotland plays host to Hartlepool. It marks the start of...
Date Published 05/08/2010
ROD Moran justified his pleas for a higher place in the Oldham batting order with a vital contribution against Littleborough at Hare Hill. The Pollards stalwart had been a...
A LEADING specialist in foreign language translation has been given the royal seal of approval. Applied Language Solutions was honoured at a Buckingham Palace reception after...
ROYTON have appointed John Punchard as their FOURTH captain of the season. The 53-year-old takes over from Gareth Lees with immediate effect and will lead the side at Walsden...
A lorry driver from Chadderton will swap six wheels for two when he raises money for Marie Curie Cancer Care by cycling through Jordan. Graham Kelly (35) and friend Rick...
OFFICIALS from the Saddleworth and District Cricket League want to tighten up rules governing deputy professionals. The league’s executive committee are planning to...
HUNSLET Hawks bid to extend their lead at the top of Co-operative Championship One to six points when they entertain Workington tonight (7.30pm kick-off). With Oldham...
CLIMBING England’s third highest mountain, Helvellyn in the Lake District, is daunting enough for anyone. But it didn’t deter paralysed Andy Walker and his team...
Huddersfield Town Manager: Lee Clark Position last season: 6th Players in: Scott Arfield (Falkirk, undisclosed fee), Joey Gudjonsson (Burnley, free), Gary Naysmith...
WITH Greengate not playing, Friends took advantage and moved to the top of the Ashton and Oldham Alliance table with a four point win at Europa Exiles. Batting first, Friends...
A BENEFITS cheat who was unmasked as a fake when he took part in a dance competition despite claiming to be confined to a wheelchair has avoided jail. Twinkle-toed Terence...
The company behind the failed conversion of Royton Assembly Hall has been taken to court for the costs of securing the site. Oldham Council says it is committed to dealing...
A FORMER Labour councillor has died aged 84. Veronica Connell, who served in Clarksfield and Hollinwood from 1971 to 1988, died following an illness at Shawside Nursing Home...
Alex the meerkat may have been trotting the globe and seeking out exotic hotspots but it seems home is where the heart is for the much-loved critter. Heading back to the...
NINE illegal immigrants were arrested after being discovered working for one of Oldham’s biggest employees. UK Border Agency officials and police officers detained the illegal...
Date Published 04/08/2010
A LIFE-SAVING teenager who persuaded a mum not to jump from a motorway bridge has spoken of the overwhelming support she has received from Oldhamers. Emma Needham (19), from...
ATHLETIC are set to turn to Sunderland’s French striker Oumare Tounkara as a solution to their current striking woes. Manager Paul Dickov is on the hunt for at least two...
ATHLETIC may yet turn to striker Tom Eaves this weekend, writes MATTHEW CHAMBERS. No bids have been accepted for the 18-year-old despite reported interest from Bolton,...
CAMPAIGNERS will hold a vigil today in a last-ditch attempt to save an Iraqi asylum seeker from deportation. Rabar Hamad arrived in Britain in 2008 after spending 10 days in...
HALF of Oldham’s 86 primaries boycotted this year’s SATs. Figures from the Department for Education show that only 43 schools held the English, reading, writing...
MASKED men smashed the windows of a Mossley bank in the second attempted raid in three months. Police were called to the Royal Bank of Scotland in Stamford Road at 3.40pm...
GERRY TAGGART admits he has come across a few surprises in his short time as Paul Dickov’s right-hand man. The former Northern Ireland centre-back cuts an imposing...
Bournemouth Manager: Eddie Howe Position last season: 2nd (League Two) Players in: Steve Lovell (Partick, free), Marc Pugh (Hereford, free), Michael Symes (Accrington,...
A cross-code rugby match will be held on Sunday to remember a talented teenage player who died just over a year ago. Andrew Curwell, from Delph, played for Saddleworth Rangers...
TWO Oldham pubs have been honoured for their hard work in creating outstanding premises. Shaw’s colourful Morning Star won Tenant of the Year while Chadderton’s...
CHADDERTON Park coach and Manchester City fan Chris Nolan thought he wouldn’t be going to Wembley for a few more years while he waits for his beloved Blues to fulfil their...
LATICS fans young and old flocked to Spindles yesterday to meet their heroes. The annual signing session drew large crowds, ahead of the start of the League One season which kicks...
REFEREE Nick Gibbons has been given the all-clear to run the line in Football League games this season. The Oldham official has achieved level three status following a fitness...
SILVERWARE made it a glittering night for 3D Dynamos at their presentation evening. There was plenty to celebrate after a successful season. The under nines won the Hail...
A FAILSWORTH pensioner was stunned to receive a cheque from an international bank in the post — for 3p. Santander sent Dorothy Tomlinson two cheques, one for 3p and...
