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Lessons disrupted by snow were almost back to normal today. All of Oldham’s 116 schools were open, but The Radclyffe School, Chadderton, was closing at 1.10pm, and South...
Date Published 12/01/2010
BINMEN are this week attempting to catch up with refuse collections as the snow and ice begins to slowly thaw. Last week’s heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures left...
A councillor is predicting damaged roads and retaining walls after the predicted thaw starts this week in Oldham. Councillor Shoab Akhtar, shadow cabinet member for...
PENNINE Helicopters is poised to fly vital aid to stranded and starving farm animals in Saddleworth. Pilot Chris Ruddy has offered to waive the minimum flight charge of...
WHILE motorists have struggled to cope with the big freeze the snow has been no problem for these fearless llamas which are native to the South American Andes. The pair, who...
THE RECRUITMENT process at Oldham Roughyeds may have ground to a halt, but first-team coach Tony Benson hopes it is a temporary state of affairs. At present, there are a total...
THE big freeze may have been a nightmare for motorists and businesses but it has created scenes of true natural beauty across the borough. These breathtaking icicles were...
JIM GOODWIN is warning Athletic not to take anything for granted when tackling Coca-Cola League One’s bottom club. Troubled Stockport County — who host Dave...
A BUS company boss has slammed bosses behind the Metrolink scheme for leaving hundreds of people without public transport. Bluebird bus company runs the 151 and 159 services...
TALENTED teenager Amber Hazelton is urging Oldhamers to get behind her campaign to become the next Miss England. The 17-year-old came out top in the regional heats and will...
Non-league football: FIT-AGAIN Chadderton captain Ben Greenidge is ready and raring to go — but all he wants is the weather to release its icy grip. Like the rest of the...
Manchester passengers take part in trial OLDHAMERS could be among the first people in the country to use full-body security scanners when they travel abroad. For the...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini watched hat–trick hero Carlos Tevez smash Blackburn Rovers at Eastlands last night — then admitted he tried to buy him two...
A Failsworth Tory councillor’s wife has been cleared by police of computer misuse, but it is understood her husband remains on bail. Failsworth West Councillor Ian...
A new experiment which aims to clamp down on violent offending by focusing on hotspots for criminal activity will begin later this year, it was announced today. Greater...
PAUL SCHOLES — normally a reluctant traveller — must have been glad to wave goodbye to the snow on Sunday. Hours after their disappointing draw at Birmingham City,...
An MP has condemned the secrecy about a report into contamination at the former Fletcher’s paper mill site in Greenfield for causing unnecessary alarm to local residents....
DOCTORS at hospitals across Greater Manchester cashed in on nearly £120,000 last year from grieving relatives — simply for filling in forms to allow release of the...
POLICE in Shaw have arrested three people and seized cannabis plants and resin in a crackdown on drugs. Following concerns from residents about drug dealing, officers from the...
LOCAL recycling centres have stayed open during the big freeze with only minimal disruptions to the service. Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has set up a dedicated...
MORE than half of children working undercover to see if shop owners will sell them cigarettes are successful. A total of 46 tests were carried out across Oldham in 2008/9 of...
AN author with strong Oldham connections will publish a controversial biography of Pitt the Elder, the eighteenth century statesmen, this week. Edward Pearce (70), who still...
THE wintry weather hasn’t stopped the brave souls of Oldham’s town-team cross-country squad from putting in the training before the forthcoming Greater Manchester...
Oldhamers are needed to help promote Cancer Research UK’s events across the North-West this year. The charity is asking men and women to step forward as marketing volunteers...
OLDHAM under-15s boys football team have a mammoth task ahead of them if they are to complete all their scheduled games by the deadline dates. The local youngsters have been...
AGE Concern is inviting over-50s to have their electric blanket tested for safety. The event is being run in partnership with the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service...
BAD weather has cost Oldham businesses £2.9 million so far according to Greater Manchester Chamber. Brian Sloan, head of business and economic policy at the Chamber,...
WITH Oldham in the midst of a big freeze, it is more important than ever to stay warm and stay healthy. Temperatures have tumbled to -11.7C (11F) at night with daytime...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: IS it possible that I am the only girl in the world that doesn’t like sales shopping. Today after much brow beating and with credit card looking on...
BEATS: LOVE them or loathe them, there’s no denying Jedward were the focal point of last year’s “X Factor” contest . . . and now they’re coming to Oldham. John and Edward...
