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Council quagmire puts band contest in peril SCOUTHEAD’S band contest could be brought to an end after 32 years because Oldham Council allowed a field to be ruined....
Date Published 01/03/2010
Police say two knifeman robberies may be linked An Oldham takeaway driver robbed by a knifeman has told how he feared he would die and never see his one-year-old son again....
This fraudster has been added to Greater Manchester’s most wanted list after tricking staff at the Oldham branch of NatWest bank out of £263,000. Rithammed Ashraf...
THIS is the e-fit released of the man police are hunting after a terrifying carjacking ordeal in Hathershaw. The drama unfolded when the thug dragged a 25-year-old motorist...
OLDHAM MP Phil Woolas has asked the Liberal Democrats to clarify their policy on arms sales to the Middle East. The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has written to Lib Dem...
Opportunity knocks for youngsters OLDHAM is helping to give its citizens a brighter and more positive future, according to a new report. Oneplace, a review published by the...
CONGRATULATIONS and praise have been given by a government minister to pupils, staff and governors at Failsworth School over their GCSE results. Diana Johnson MP,...
A YEAR of hard work paid off for cadets from the 2200 (Oldham) Squadron Air Training Corps with an awards evening. The event at Hollinwood’s Bower Hotel saw them enjoy a...
AIR, sea and army cadet groups in and around Oldham collected more than £14,000 for the 2009 Royal British Legion poppy appeal. Oldham sea cadets collected £8,498,...
A FABULOUS night of music marked a church’s centenary celebrations, and raised money for a great cause. The Rotary Club of Crompton and Royton presented its third annual...
A series of traffic calming measures including flashing speed signs and bollards have been welcomed as part of work to create a school safety zone. The scheme, along Burnley...
A FORMER Oldhamer who became Canada’s top defence scientist has died in hospital in Ottowa. He was 82. Derek Schofield is survived by Penelope, his wife of 54 years,...
HUNDREDS of people took to the streets of Oldham yesterday to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. Adults and children of all ages joined in the march which...
TWO-thirds of young parents in Oldham cannot afford to buy a family home. Analysis by a Government housing advisory body revealed that only 29.1 per cent of families under 40...
THE annual get-together of former residents of Middleton Junction goes ahead next month — even though its founder and organiser Joan Carr died last year. Joan’s...
AN exhibition celebrating the life of an electrical entrepreneur is coming to Gallery Oldham. The legacy and achievements of Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti will be on display...
GREENFIELD siblings Cordelia and Oliver Cowsill are on a mission to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition. The youngsters, who attend Kingfisher Special School in...
GREENFIELD jazz singer Ella Rooke is returning home for a charity gig for Saddleworth Cancer Research UK at Dobcross Band Club on Friday, March 19. The 24-year-old won...
YOUNG rowers at New Bridge School proved medal winners at the Greater Manchester Rowing Competition. Members of the New Bridge Special Needs Girls team took top spot on the...
A DIGGLE resident was left fuming after a council dustbin lorry demolished her garden steps for the second time in 12 months. Joanne George, of Moor Crescent, Diggle, was...
THERE will be new lights in old windows after Springhead Community Association secured a grant to replace all the glazing at their community centre. The group is celebrating...
OLDHAM actor Chris Lane has landed a prestigious role at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. The budding thespian will perform a scene from John Webster’s...
FIREFIGHTERS across the North-West are getting specialist rescue training thanks to an Oldham-based business. A four-day course has been designed by ACE Training Solutions...
THE ART OF JIGSAWS: Nothing says retirement home quite like a wooden board and a half-done jigsaw. Cast among the old dears, pot plants and custard creams, you can’t...
ATHLETIC’S players have been told to take the initiative when Norwich come to Boundary Park tomorrow. Manager Dave Penney wants his side to forget about the...
Date Published 26/02/2010
LOCAL lad Chris Clarke, the rookie Roughyed who has slipped effortlessly into first-team rugby this season, faces a spell of inactivity after breaking a wrist in Monday’s...
ROUGHYEDS PREVIEW: TONY BENSON is backing his men to give Swinton a stern examination of their credentials. Oldham revisit Sedgley Park RUFC on Sunday (3pm kick-off) for the...
Sir Alex Ferguson insists the Carling Cup is a trophy worth winning. Holders Manchester United face Aston Villa in the first final of the season on Sunday, and the Red Devils...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON face four games in 10 days in the Vodkat North-West Counties League, starting with tomorrow’s trip to Norton United. The Broadway team...
AMATEUR CRICKET: THE feelgood factor has finally returned to Oldham Cricket Club. After years of financial turmoil, the Pollards outfit will start the 2010 Lake Garage CLL...
