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Pav’s Patch: I HAD one of those eureka moments the other Saturday. You know, where you’re suddenly struck with a great idea. Mine came as I was waiting in the...
Date Published 03/12/2009
ATHLETIC boss Dave Penney said his side were well up against it even before kick-off against Leeds United last night. They were missing Reuben Hazell (calf) and Andy...
Date Published 02/12/2009
OLDHAM Roughyeds have been handed a boost with the twin signing of Marcus St Hilaire and Lucas Onyango for the 2010 season. The popular duo will be back in the red-and-white...
Athletic 0, Leeds Utd 2 THE SLIP down the League One table continues for Athletic as boss Dave Penney searches in vain for a solution to his goalscoring problems. Though...
MAN UNITED 2, TOTTENHAM H 0 Sir Alex Ferguson is tipping Tottenham for a sustained tilt at gatecrashing the top four despite last night’s lamentable display at Old...
REVOLUTIONARY new cancer treatment will come to Oldham when the £17 million Christie radiotherapy centre opens early next year. The Christie Hospital is one of only two...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY lost 2-1 at managerless Woodley Sports in UniBond League division one north last night, Steven Moore scoring their goal from the penalty spot....
A PAIR of armed robbers who targeted a quiet Saddleworth shop have been jailed. Stephen Bower (24), of Hanover Street, Stalybridge, admitted armed robbery when he appeared at...
CRICKET: BAMFORD Fieldhouse are staying in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League for the foreseeable future. Champions for four of the last...
A DOG is for life, not just for Christmas and this adorable puppy getting a hug from RSPCA animal centre worker Georgina Goodwin is longing for a new family to call its own....
OLDHAM has one of the lowest survival rates in the country for lung cancer, a new report has revealed. According to second annual cancer reform strategy from the Department of...
A dispersal order to tackle anti-social behaviour comes into force in Hollinwood tomorrow. Police, together with Oldham Council and community groups, have brought in the...
OLDHAM has the highest car insurance premiums in the country, according to a poll. Research from City Car Club revealed that motorists in the borough fork out an average of...
CRICKET: NORDEN’S attempt to change the Lake Garage CLL into a two-division league in 2010 has been defeated. A special meeting of CLL delegates voted to reject two...
CRICKET: GLODWICK face the ultimate test in round one of the 2010 Tanner Cup competition — a home tie against holders Bamford Fieldhouse. The Warren Lane outfit, who...
Plans for 30 new homes on the former Clayton Arms site at Boundary Park could be given the go-ahead tonight. It is the first phase of a scaled-down housing scheme which...
Chadderton Football Club is offering accommodation to local groups after community facilities were closed down at the near-by library on Middleton Road. Glyn Mellor, treasurer...
GOLF: CROMPTON have confirmed they will not play in next season’s Twenty20 Competition - unless the CLL changes the group set-up. In the four years of the competition,...
A MANCHESTER City superfan who lost his brave battle against skin cancer has become the first person to have a funeral service at the club’s Eastlands stadium....
OLDHAM’S new health one-stop shop has now opened for patients seeking treatment. The Urgent Care Centre is based on the ground floor of the £20 million Oldham...
TOMORROW sees the awards luncheon for the eighth Pride in Oldham Awards, launched in 2002 to pay tribute to the people and organisations that go that extra mile for the borough...
SPEEDWAY: After losing last season’s number one Kris Kasprzak, who has returned to Lakeside, Belle Vue fans were boosted by the news that Danish Grand Prix star Hans...
SNOOKER: WITH joint leaders Stanley Road suffering a 5-1 defeat at Three C’s, Springbank B opened up a three-point gap at the top of the Oldham Amateur Snooker League thanks...
LANCASHIRE is richer in championship and major tournament venues than any other county in Britain. Dr David Marsh, doyen of the amateur game, says: “We are indeed lucky...
SNOOKER’S biggest event of the season so far gets under way this weekend in Telford when 32 hopefuls bid to earn an honest crust in the Pukka Pies UK Championship. Shaun...
FOOTBALL:: CHADDY End FC under-16s and Manchester North End fought out a ding-dong battle in the Manchester County Cup. A place in round three was up for grabs and it was...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM under-15s are out of the ESFA Inter-Association Trophy after a 5-4 extra-time defeat against Harrogate. The town team, who held the lead on three occasions,...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH, the defending champions, started their attempt on a fourth consecutive North-West Schools’ title with an impressive 44-14 win over Walkden High, from...
K lights will sparkle in more villages this year with funding from the Saddleworth and Lees District Partnership. New lights will be switched on in Springhead, Greenfield and...
Householders in isolated Saddleworth communities will have their own fleet of mini-gritters to combat snow problems this winter. The visionary idea by Oldham councillor Alan...
