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Loan swoop for young half-back EXCITING young half-back Gregg McNally goes straight into the Oldham squad for the Hunslet Hawks test at the Whitebank Stadium on Sunday (3pm...
Date Published 19/05/2010
High-profile match on the horizon ATHLETIC officials will today attempt to secure a deal which will see the club take on Premier League opposition. The identity of the...
SIR Alex Ferguson may add only one more player to his Manchester United squad this summer. United chief executive David Gill has indicated money is available, but Ferguson...
An Oldham heroin dealer has been jailed as a result of Operation Font. Shaun Watton (39) of Spring Street was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at Minshull Street Crown...
Indefinite jail term upheld A THUG who threatened to kill the mother of his daughter — while still in prison for harassing her — has failed in an appeal against...
ROUGHYEDS round up: THE EVOLUTION of the Whitebank Stadium continues. As the Roughyeds prepare for the visit of Hunslet Hawks visit on Sunday in a game of huge...
THE number of Oldhamers waiting for an allotment has doubled over the last two years. A total of 227 would-be allotmenteers are patiently waiting for a plot to become...
ROUGHYEDS ROUND UP: SPEED merchant Chris Campbell was quickly out of his blocks to scotch claims that Danny Samuels of Hornets RL had scored the fastest-ever rugby league try....
ROUGHYEDS ROUND UP: JOHN HOUGH’S reserves are aiming to improve on a record of one win and one loss when taking on Featherstone, in the second string’s first-ever...
THE health trust that runs the Royal Oldham Hospital has been named among the top 40 in the country. The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was honoured in the CHKS Top...
GOLF: JOHN Waterhouse was as pleased as punch after achieving a hole-in-one at OLDHAM. Playing with Martin Stenton in Sunday’s four-ball better-ball medal, he achieved...
...and Dobcross’s champion whistler shows how it’s done! SPRING may have brought back the delightful sound of birdsong — but a certain Saddleworth world...
A NEW study has found that children going out for takeaways at school lunch time are eating excessive amounts of salt and fat. It has led to calls for more schools to lock...
A £22 million new school is taking shape on the outskirts of Mossley. Mossley Hollins High is being built on the playing fields of the current school, in Huddersfield...
Not a single member of the public turned out to quiz the Saddleworth Parish Council last night at its annual general meeting. Outgoing chairman Councillor Alma McInnes was...
GOLF: AFTER 14 hours of driving, chipping and putting, Andy Bottomley and his four team-mates emerged victorious in a 72-hole charity event at Crompton and Royton. Andy,...
GOLF: OLDHAM enjoyed a 6-2 victory over Fairfield in the Oldham and District Rabbits League. But their win was anything but comfortable as two matches went to the 18th...
GOLF: BROOKDALE were involved in key matches in the top two divisions of the Oldham and District Golf League. Their ‘A’ team stayed in contention after a 7-1...
THE transport was as glitzy as the dresses when Crompton House pupils partied at their end of school prom. The glamorous gals and guys rolled up in limos, a camper van and...
GOLF: BRENDA Keaney scored 40 Stableford points to win the Lucy Smith Plate at CROMPTON and ROYTON. The competition, run each year by the club’s lady vice-captain in...
Young people will find it’s good to talk when a new health and well-being clinic opens in Oldham to give them support and guidance. Lindley House Health Centre will be...
GOLF: ANGIE Hunter won the Pauline Coney Trophy at BROOKDALE with a fine round of 88-23-65. Maureen Parker (97-28-69) was second. CROMPTON and ROYTON had a 3-2 victory at...
FOOTBALL: BOUNDARY Park Juniors under-16s claimed the Tameside Sunday Youth League Cup with a 3-0 win against Dukinfield Town. Andy Winterbottom, Michael McAndrew and Mark...
YOUNG footballer Ella Rigby would need a big trophy cabinet to show off this cup. The Heyside Angels player grappled with the rugby Super League trophy when it visited St...
ATHLETICS: SCHOOLBOY Mason Shoel put his best foot forward to clinch victory in the Bupa Mini-Great Manchester Run. The energetic eight-year-old finished first, recording...
HOUSING charity Shelter is warning MPs to expect housing problems to dominate their casework in the coming years. A survey of 150 MPs from the last Parliament by ComRes...
CRICKET: HOME comforts were the order of the day as under-17s sides met in the Romida Shield first round. All four hosts progressed to the next stage of the competition....
THE inspirational tale of 300 Guernsey schoolboys who were evacuated to Oldham during the Second World War is the subject of a new exhibition. The display, at the Local...
SWIMMING: OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club enjoyed success in the Central Lancashire Championships and age group gala. Jessica Fullalove (16), took gold in the 100 metres...
OLDHAM held their nerve - and their title - at the under-14 netball National Club Championships. The top 18 teams from nine regions battled it out at the Sugden Centre in...
