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ON-THE-SPOT treats for road safety-conscious youngsters are due to be handed out in Oldham thanks to Warbutons Bakery. The family company has sponsored 30,000 goody bags which...
Date Published 16/07/2010
IT may be unlucky for some, but organisers of this weekend’s Saddleworth Folk Festival are hoping that 13th annual event will be blessed with glorious weather to make it one...
Graham Williams, Lecturer in forensic science and consultant forensic biologist at the University of Huddersfield. LAST month, taxi driver Derrick Bird went on a shooting...
NEW businesses in Oldham are being invited to free skills workshops at the Earl Mill, Hathershaw. They are for businesses in their first three years since start-up, and the...
LIFE, AND OTHER BITS: THERE are places where you can train your dog to walk sedately by your side instead of dragging you into the traffic. There are places you can take it to...
Top marks for retiring teacher couple THEY say couples that play together stay together —but it seems working together is the key to a happy marriage for Martin and Cath...
Date Published 15/07/2010
Money was used to feed addiction to online gambling AN Oldham bank manager who stole tens of thousands of pounds to feed her gambling has been jailed for two years. Nicola...
CRIME is down to the lowest level in 10 years across Greater Manchester with a drop of almost 13 per cent. The biggest decrease is in vehicle crime, down almost a fifth...
Fear of compensation claim may sway Government OLDHAM’S new £30 million Catholic high school could go ahead in a bid to avoid a huge compensation claim. There...
THE number of people on dole queues across Oldham has fallen for the fifth month running. Figures published yesterday show there are now 6,505 people claiming Job Seekers...
JEALOUSY got the better of Danielle Greenham when she saw a woman’s car parked outside her ex-partner’s house at 4am. After kicking the front door and being told...
BARRY OWEN has painted a stark view of Athletic’s future beyond this season. In an open letter to the club’s fans, the Trust Oldham chairman and club board member...
AN armed gang stole a van outside a Failsworth takeaway after threatening the driver with a machete and baseball bats. The victim had driven his friend to a kebab shop in Mill...
ATHLETIC boss Paul Dickov hopes to create extra room to bring in fresh blood by shipping out four players. Three men whose Athletic careers have been ruined by injury —...
OLDHAM coach Tony Benson will judge players carrying injuries at the Whitebank Stadium tonight before naming his 15-man squad for the Northern Rail Nines at Blackpool on Saturday....
Oldham’s “big-bang” dream to provide a new or refurbished school for every secondary pupil is in tatters. Karen Doherty looks at the history of the...
CRICKET: LANCASHIRE reached the quarter–finals of the Friends Provident t20 for the fourth season running after beating North Division leaders Nottinghamshire at Old...
CRICKET: FRUSTRATED by another spell on the sidelines, Royton skipper Matthew Ward is determined to return to action for his club against Monton and Weaste on Saturday week....
Musicians from Hollinwood school in plea to viewers THREE musicians from New Bridge School in Hollinwood will be hoping to clinch a place in the finals of a major new TV...
CHILD maintenance debt in Oldham has topped £14milllion, according to new figures. Oldham East and Saddleworth has been ranked as the 82nd worst parliamentary...
CRICKET: FRIARMERE are riding the crest of a wave in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League. Bottom at the end of May, the West View outfit...
Amanda joins an angelic pop trio AN Oldham singer has been hand-picked from nationwide auditions to front a new girl band tipped for pop stardom. Amanda Bennett (22) was...
CRICKET: FRIENDS maintained their challenge for the Ashton and Oldham Alliance title with a convincing 83-run win at Foresters. Batting first, Friends made 191 thanks to fine...
CRICKET HEYSIDE CC are staging the first Dave Firth Memorial match on Sunday (start 1.30pm). Dave, who died on New Year’s Day at the age of 50, was a former player at...
CRICKET: FAILSWORTH Macedonia had it all to do after they conceded 384 runs against East Lancs PM in division one of the Site Electrical North Manchester League. And the tough...
Alex the meerkat has been on his travels again, flying out to Austria and Germany. He joined a party of volunteers and supporters from Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, Royton, who...
RUGBY: HOLLINWOOD rugby league club are looking to the future with renewed optimism. In a double boost, the clubhouse — regularly a target for vandals — has been...
FORMER Blue Coat pupil Katie Connor saddled up to celebrate the school’s 175th founder’s day service. The mounted officer from Greater Manchester Police led yesterday’s annual...
YOUNGSTERS are tucking into healthy school lunches in increasing numbers across the borough and at rates above the national average. In Oldham’s primary and special...
RUGBY: WES Rogers is back in the coaching fold at Saddleworth Rangers. The former Oldham and Swinton prop forward has left the Lions, where he spent time as assistant coach,...
