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SHAW pensioner Hillary Dawson finds it impossible to sit still and do nothing — which is why she fills her time with volunteer work. The 75-year-old spent decades as...
Date Published 31/08/2009
INJURY-HIT Athletic have called apprentices Djeny Bembo-Leta and Phillip McGrath into their squad for tomorrow’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Brentford. And there is...
Date Published 28/08/2009
ATHLETIC have extended the loans of Blackburn Rovers pair Alex Marrow and Nick Blackman until January. Manager Dave Penney is delighted to have secured the pair for at least...
ONLY eight players managed to train fully last night, leaving Roughyeds coach Tony Benson thanking his lucky stars that the club is without a fixture this weekend. The...
ANDY SCOTT is expecting Athletic to provide newly-promoted Brentford with their most difficult match so far in Coca-Cola League One. Although the unbeaten Bees are buzzing in...
ARSENE Wenger believes his young Arsenal side head to Manchester United tomorrow full of confidence. After sweeping past Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday, the...
MARK Hughes takes his Manchester City side to Portsmouth tomorrow convinced he has a squad which can challenge the Premier League's big boys. This week’s...
THE final that nobody expected has an Oldham flavour to it. When Warrington Wolves and Huddersfield Giants step out at Wembley to compete for the Carnegie Challenge Cup final...
AUSTERLANDS bid to close the gap on runaway leaders Bamford Fieldhouse when they are at home to Shaw in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth League tomorrow. Talented...
OLDHAM host Crompton in a Lake Garage CLL derby clash on Sunday. The teams met at Glebe Street a fortnight ago when Crompton won by seven wickets, but Oldham will be hoping to...
MANAGER Chris Willcock is trying to increase Mossley’s fire power in time for the start of their FA Cup campaign at Cammell Laird tomorrow. The Lilywhites have struggled...
TONGE stayed in the hunt for Manchester Premier League honours with an 11-3 (194-135) defeat of fellow title challengers Lloyds Hotel on Wednesday. Steve Squire led the way...
Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s national Hunt meeting selections for tomorrow:
NEW laws to deal with Travellers are being sought after school playing fields in Royton were torn up when the latest encampment moved off. The cost of restoring St...
AS students across Oldham celebrated record GCSE results, few had as many reasons to smile as Calvin Green. The 16-year-old Saddleworth School pupil scored passes in 13...
A NORTH Chadderton school pupil who battled with leukaemia is walking on air after achieving top GCSE grades. Bethany Bilton (16), of Royton, was diagnosed with the disease in...
BREEZE Hill School has had another record year for outstanding GCSE results. This year’s figure for five A*-C grades hit a record 48 per cent — 21 per cent...
Full GCSE results from the following schools: BLUE COAT Faye Alletson 11 (11), Joshua Ambrus 11 (11), Tiffany-Jo Anderson 7, Helen Andrew 10 (10), Shannen Ashworth 11 (9),...
DEDICATED staff at the Local Studies and Archives Centre help Oldhamers in their quest to trace their roots, examine past events and discover more about the history of the...
A ROYTON mother of four will today soar through the skies for charity — with a parachute jump from a plane. Suzanne Wakeman (31), of Newark Park Way, is to brave...
MINDLESS fly-tipping and vandalism on the Eldon Street Estate has left residents at the end of their tether. Piles of rubbish left at the entrance to Stott House and Purdy...
Oldham’s seven-year-olds are lagging behind at school. New figures show that 83 per cent of them reached the expected standard for their age in reading and 79 per cent...
THE number of people killed or injured on Greater Manchester’s roads has fallen by more than 70 a month in the last year, according to the Department for Transport. A...
TRAVEL has always been an important part of the lives of Maureen and Alan Jones. The lovebirds met while working at travel agents LR Stantons in Union Street in 1955. Alan...
EVERYTHING in moderation is the key to a long life according to the latest resident to join Oldham’s exclusive 100 club. Jessie Robinson, who celebrates her 100th...
DOZENS of babies across the area were so keen to come into the world they did not let their mums get to the labour ward before making their appearance. In 2008, 120 babies...
Edna Dixon looks at the neatly-framed sign offering a range of dishes at her delightful cafe in the heart of Delph and says: “We’ve got to encourage tourists...
HOLIDAYMAKERS had an average of nine alcoholic drinks on every day of their summer break a new survey has revealed. The study — part of the Know Your Limits campaign...
THESE fresh-faced recruits are gearing up for Army life after swearing the Oath of Allegiance. Family and friends watched on proudly as the group took the first step on the...
THEATRICAL youngsters will stage a unique piece of musical drama following a week of intensive training. Gallery Oldham will host tomorrow’s event which features members...
