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THE decision to go to East Africa came out of the blue after the Wilkeys opened up their home to Kenyan children brought to England by a charity on a singing tour. They became...
Date Published 13/10/2009
Oldham Council is getting tough with the owners of Royton Assembly Hall and taking legal steps to get work speeded up. It is taking enforcement action against Whispers...
ST BENEDICTS . . . . . . . 20 OLDHAM RUFC . . . . . . . 14 OLDHAM RUFC returned from Cumbria empty handed following a narrow defeat at St Benedicts in North Lancs/Cumbria...
Date Published 12/10/2009
RISING St Helens star Kyle Eastmond will today be handed some consolation for Saturday’s Grand Final defeat when he is named in the England squad for the Gillette Four Nations...
Charlton 0 Athletic 0 ATHLETIC reflected on a job well done after Saturday’s draw at Charlton, one of the early-season promotion pacesetters in Coca-Cola League One. It...
ATHLETIC will turn their priority this week to trying to sort the problems of Chris Taylor. The 22-year-old winger, one of the hottest properties in the lower divisions, was...
SLAP THREAT TO COLLEAGUE, FAKE SIGNATURES ON RECORDS A NURSE who refused to give elderly nursing home residents a drink until they had finished all the food on their plate...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers and Oldham St Anne’s are riding high in the National Conference League. A 26-12 defeat of nearest rivals Thornhill Trojans stretched Rangers’...
Major road safety improvements at a notorious accident blackspot are set to be discussed. The proposed works are along Milnrow Road, Shaw, between the junction of Smallbrook...
A TEACHER shielded pupils from the sight of a man set alight on playing fields. Cleaner Ian Taylor (46), of Bankside Close, Oldham, became a human fireball in the horrific...
A 20-YEAR-OLD Latics fan, who tried to headbutt a train conductor, has been banned from all football matches for four years. Christopher Hall, of Turf Lane, Royton, pleaded...
AROUND 20 jobs at Oldham-based fork-lift truck hire business Lancashire Fork Truck (Services) Ltd have been saved after the business was sold for an undisclosed sum to Linde...
OLDHAM’S crumbling old town hall has been named among the nation’s top 10 endangered buildings. A so-called “at-risk list” was drawn up by the...
CELEBRATIONS were in order for Park Cake Bakeries employees whose long service was recognised at a special ceremony. The annual awards saw 10 employees recognised for 30 years...
Manchester Phoenix stretched their unbeaten run to four matches with hard fought wins over Sheffield Scimitars and Peterborough Phantoms. Player-coach Tony Hand was...
RESIDENTS in Delph are celebrating after Oldham Council confirmed that a crumbling road which has been closed for a year will reopen. Thurston Clough Road was shut to traffic...
CIVIC leaders said “willkommen” to German students on an exchange visit to Saddleworth School. The pupils from Rietberg Realschule, a school near Munster, visited...
A GRADUATE whose life went into a downward spiral after a vicious attack was found dead at his home in Failsworth. Carl Wilson (46) worked in research and development at...
Fabio Capello will be without his very own Mr Incredible when England tackle Belarus at Wembley on Wednesday. Instead of preparing to assist England’s quest to end a...
A RAIL expert has slammed the Department of Transport in the wake of Oldham’s Loop Line closure. Oldham councillor Richard Knowles, a lecturer in transport, launched his...
STAFF at Tesco’s Huddersfield Road store used pedal power to raise money for a good cause. Members of the team continuously rode an exercise bike for 24 hours in...
IT could be all change at Station House in Beal Lane, Shaw, after the thumbs-up was given to plans to alter a beauty salon. Shaw and Crompton Parish Council Planning Committee...
CHADDERTON fought out a thrilling 2-2 draw after extra time at home to AFC Liverpool in the first round of the Vodkat League Challenge Cup. It was all change as promised...
A BREAK with tradition saw Friezland Church crown its first ever Harvest King. Richard Blythe (10) took up the regal role in the presence of 10 harvest queens in Greenfield on...
Oldham Coliseum Theatre IF an Englishman’s home is his castle, then the pub is his amphitheatre. The place where he can watch and play sports, put the world to rights...
CAMPAIGNERS who lost their battle to prevent building at historic Crompton Hall have been given another chance to fight the plans. Two years ago Crompton Hall Action Group...
A PIONEERING deal to deliver a state-of-the-art digital radio network for the borough has been struck by Oldham Council. Even before domestic TV and radio users began making...
THE Muslim community has been praised for staying away from the controversial English Defence League (EDL) protest in Manchester city centre. Father Phil Sumner, from Oldham...
ATHLETIC were accused of time-wasting after their goalless draw at Charlton on Saturday. It came from Addicks’ manager Phil Parkinson, who was unhappy with the delaying...
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