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Proud locals descended on Uppermill yesterday to make the annual Yorkshire Day celebrations go with a bang. Organisers were worried when an early downpour cast doubt over the...
Date Published 02/08/2010
PLANS to turn the Crompton Moor beauty spot into a playground for locals have taken a step forward. People who use the moor were invited to put their views forward at a...
IT’S a murder! Newhey’s Ellen Road Mill is the eerie setting for a new play written by Oldham solicitor Jon Comyn-Platt. The lawyer-turned-thespian is a fervent...
ALEX the meerkat turned out to be quite an attraction himself as he posed in front of the stunning Trevi fountain in Rome for Clarksfield holidaymakers Andrew, Carol and Chloe...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov has boosted his frontline options with the capture of Irishman Dean Kelly on a six-month contract. The 24-year-old striker impressed the Boundary...
Date Published 30/07/2010
CHRIS TAYLOR is expected to be fit for the start of the npower League One season — but tomorrow’s friendly at home to Preston could come too soon for the winger....
UNSUNG hero Jason Boults will get his moment in the spotlight this Sunday. The 26-year-old former Bradford and Halifax prop forward is set for his 100th appearance in a...
HEYSIDE are facing the moment of truth in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League title race. They are at home to high-flying Bamford...
DELPH continue their push for runners-up spot in the Drakes Huddersfield League premiership when they host mid-table Slaithwaite tomorrow. Grant Jones’s men are 19...
WOODHOUSES skipper Mike Cassidy believes his batsmen have come good at just the right time for Sunday’s Walkden Cup final against Denton West. Josh Tolley has...
GREATER Manchester will be desperate to produce a morale-boosting victory for their absent team-mates when they take on North Midlands in the Endsleigh County Championship...
MANCHESTER United fans will get the chance to see Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and latest signing Javier Hernandez in an open training session on Old Trafford on Saturday, August 7....
ANYONE compiling a Lake Garage CLL form guide would surely have Werneth near the top of their list. Andy Walker’s men spent much of the first half of the season in the...
ATHLETIC are running a series of football and sports courses to help keep youngsters fit and healthy this summer. The sessions are open to boys and girls of all abilities aged...
IT was a good day at the office for eight Oldham and Royton Harriers athletes in the Moonraker 10k race. Owen Flage was the first Harrier to finish in 18th place, recording a...
A 17-year-old boy died after the car he was driving crashed into a tree during a police pursuit early today. The accident happened at 1.45am after the officer, who was on...
A SPECIAL tea party will brighten the day for residents of Laurel Bank Day Centre and their visitors. A life-sized figure of Alice in Wonderland will host the gathering at the...
PRODUCTION could be stepped up at Warburtons in Shaw after a massive blaze at the firm’s bakery in Bolton. Around 300 employees were evacuated yesterday when a fire...
A TALENTED teenager who was born with a muscle-wasting condition, is making a big splash in the world of disability swimming. Brogan Fox (14), from Moorside, was spotted by...
GENEROUS carnival goers helped to raise more than £4,000 for local organisations and charities during this month’s Failsworth Carnival weekend. Parade winners...
A CHARITY which works to transform the lives of severely disabled people hosted a civic visit. The Mayor, Councillor David Jones, and Mayoress, Jean Jones, called at the...
Our very own sporting greats are recognised with hall of fame honour OLDHAM’S sporting heroes have been recognised with their own hall of fame. Two of the...
TRANSFORMED . . . residents have praised the makeover given to Shaw Road End Park PRAISE has been heaped on council staff who have transformed a section of Shaw Road End Park...
NEARLY 500 suspensions were handed out to Oldham school children for assaulting a teacher or fellow pupil last year. Figures from the Department for Education (DfE) show 2,172...
A £7million multi-faith community centre could be built in Oldham, if planners give it the green light. The national charity, UK Islamic Mission (UKIM) has submitted an...
A 42-year-old woman from Shaw has been charged with theft after cash intended for a hospice was stolen. Lisa Ingham (42), of Rochdale Road, will appear before Oldham...
The pomp and circumstance of the High Court will come to Saddleworth Civic Hall in September for the historic election court hearing. The Lee Street building in Uppermill will...
Oldham Planning Committee reports by Richard Hooton CAMPAIGNERS have lost their battle to prevent development at Crompton Hall Wood — for the second time. Developer...
TWO families were evacuated from their homes in Longfellow Crescent, Sholver, last night after arsonists set fire to a neighbouring empty property. Emergency crews from Oldham...
Oldham Planning Committee reports by Richard Hooton WORK to build a house at the rear of 312 Den Lane, Springhead, was halted as it was being constructed one-and-a-half yards...
