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Four local air cadets have taken to the sky for the first time. The cadets from 2200 (Oldham) Squadron Air Training Corps visited the Volunteer Gliding Squadron at RAF...
Date Published 08/02/2010
SADDLEWORTH’S newest inn keeper has found a unique way of calling time on his customers. Entrepreneur Andy Thornton has installed an imposing Victorian textile mill...
SADDLEWORTH golfers got the art of fundraising off to a tee when they netted £4,500 for charity. The Christie’s at Oldham appeal was chosen by Saddleworth Golf...
FOUR more Oldham youth clubs will benefit from Government grants for refurbishment. The £138,800 from the Government’s Youth Capital Fund will be spent at South...
THE streets of Oldham are set to come alive with colour as 800,000 flower bulbs spring into life. The council’s Street Scene staff have been busy planting bulbs along the main...
A NEW, free, weight management programme is helping Oldhamers shed the pounds. The Why Weight programme is underway at three venues across Oldham — Shaw and...
Members of Oldham Photographic Society have launched a public exhibition of their work in Royton Library. The 36 prints, covering a wide variety of subjects, are on display...
REVELLERS at Saddleworth Parish Council’s annual civic ball raised a huge £2,200 for charity. The event, at Uppermill Civic Hall, attracted 190 people, and parish...
Come dine with TV, or go hungry The art of WATCHING TELLY: Back in the days before telly, people had no option but to talk to each other, poor things. Now, if we do ever speak...
A 55-YEAR-OLD woman was rescued by firefighters in the early hours today following a suspected arson attack at her home. A wheelie bin at the front of the terrace house in...
Date Published 05/02/2010
TWO robbers attacked a 46-year-old man with a screwdriver in his own home while his wife and three children slept upstairs. The drama unfolded when the duo burst into the...
POLITICIANS of the future grilled shadow chancellor Vince Cable during a tour of Oldham Sixth Form College yesterday. The MP for Twickenham faced a barrage of questions from...
Brain scan times can double STROKE patients in Oldham are being forced to wait twice as long for brain scans on weekends than weekdays, according to a new report. The...
OLDHAM MPs have been asked to repay £1,300 to the taxpayer as part of an audit in parliamentary expenses. The report by Sir Thomas Legg included a repayment made by...
A FORMER Latics youth team player killed himself after developing a cocaine habit. Paul O’Grady (25) was found by his mother on September 27, last year, hanging from a...
Royal appointment for ‘Corrie’ stars THE Duchess of Cornwall pulled a pint behind the bar of the Rovers Return during a visit to Coronation Street — and met...
A 27-year-old Chadderton man who tried to burgle the home of his girlfriend’s elderly uncle was called a “disgrace” by a Crown Court judge. Jonathan Dunne...
THE boss of a controversial quarry says he will meet a representative of a residents’ action group who opposed his application to tip waste at the site. Earlier this week Mr...
The driver of this Audi car had an off-road experience not be be recommended after tackling a series of bends on Buckstones Road, Shaw. The car, an A4 Quattro TDI, left the...
ANTARCTIC skier Felicity Aston brought a touch of girl power to Crompton Primary School. The 32-year-old led a team of eight women from all over the world on a 560-mile...
A MIDDLETON brewer has promised to freezebeer prices during the whole of 2010. The promise has been made by William Lees-Jones, the managing director of J W Lees, based in...
CHRIS TAYLOR remains a doubt for Athletic’s big relegation battle away at Tranmere Rovers tomorrow. The winger, who has experienced a frustrating season in and out of...
OLDHAM’S ill-fated Northern Rail Cup clash with derby rivals Hornets RL has finally been given the green light by the Rugby Football League. It has been switched from...
Saddleworth & Lees District Partnership A possible solution to one of Saddleworth’s most vexing problems — flooding at Churchill playing fields — was put...
OLDHAM Roughyeds head into the Northern Rail Cup pool game against Hornets RL in good spirits following a positive showing last week. The 24-12 defeat against an experienced...
MYSTERY surrounds the appearance of metal fencing around the unfinished Royton Assembly Hall. The hall was purchased by Whispers Development in 2003 but work to refurbish the...
EDWIN VAN DER SAR believes Manchester United have an awareness that separates them from the rest — and the Dutch goalkeeper is confident the club can lift an unprecedented...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: TONY MILLS is preparing his Oldham Boro side for the ultimate test in Vodkat North-West Counties League division one tomorrow. Second-bottom Boro are...
NEW Bridge School, Hollinwood, will host an action packed sports festival aimed at youngsters with special education needs. The festival starts on Monday with cricket at...
AMATEUR FOOTBALL: THREE goals in the space of eight second-half minutes condemned Heyside to defeat in round two of the Huddersfield and District League’s Challenge Cup...
