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REVELLERS didn’t let the rain dampen their spirits as they celebrated the end of a life-changing course. Threshold hosted a party to mark the completion of the Step On...
Date Published 25/08/2009
BEN SERU will make his first high-profile appearance since returning from injury tomorrow night — but not for the Roughyeds. Instead, the 31-year-old winger is turning...
STREET dancer Tyler Bolton just missed out on winning one of the North-West’s biggest dance contests after impressing with some new moves. The 11-year-old, from...
Nemanja Vidic has sought to play down speculation about his future by insisting he is happy at Manchester United. The Serbian has spoken out after recent comments credited to...
TAKE That heart throb Mark Owen will wed his long term girl friend Emma Ferguson in an intimate ceremony in November. The former St Augustine’s School pupil has two...
SEAN GREGAN, one of Athletic's longest-serving players, admits he felt like a stranger when he reported back for pre-season training. The 35-year-old central defender was...
ON-LOAN striker Nick Blackman is keen to put what he has learned on the training ground at Blackburn Rovers on to the pitch for Athletic. The 19-year-old, who last season had...
ENERGETIC youngsters have been scaling new heights in a bid to track down some summer holiday fun. Children with a head for heights donned their hard hats and harnesses and...
FOOTBALL agents get short shrift when it comes to dealing with Athletic, according to figures released by the Football League. Athletic made a total of 28 player transactions...
ALOHA . . . Chadderton tots made the most of the sunshine to host their very own beach party. Revellers at Holly Grove Children's’ Centre swopped jeans, tights and...
FOUR years ago, it was one of those historic sporting moments that stick in your mind forever. Once the bails had been removed to signal a draw which brought the famous little...
TOTS braved an Oldham downpour as they donned their caps and gowns for a glitzy graduation ceremony. Youngsters at Alphabet Bungalow, Henshaw Street, bid farewell as they...
Chadderton twice surrendered the lead as they were last night held to a 2-2 draw at home by Cheadle Town in the first division of the Vodkat North West Counties League. Andrew...
DELPH scored a comfortable win over Micklehhurst in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership derby meeting. Graeme Simpson’s 79 was the cornerstone of Delph’s...
DARREN GRIFFITHS produced a brilliant performance to see off a top-class field and win the £3,000 Moorside Classic on Friday night. The Nimble Nook and Tonge star,...
A JOGGER underwent emergency surgery after a horrific assault which saw him struck by a car and stamped on by his attackers. The terrifying incident happened on a section of...
Date Published 24/08/2009
A PENSIONER and her dog had a lucky escape when a quick-thinking neighbour climbed in through a window and carried them out of their blazing home. May Jones was alerted to the...
SOFTLY-spoken civil servant John Brooks really went up in the world at the weekend. He was the “jockey” elected to sit 15ft up on top of a swaying rushcart as it...
THE Royal Oldham Hospital has been forced to shake up its pre-operative procedures after a woman died following treatment for a leg ulcer. Kathleen Hepworth (78), from...
COURTS will be given new powers to deal with the growing threat of domestic violence — as figures reveal a case is reported to Greater Manchester Police every eight minutes....
A llama-TREKKING family from Denshaw will feature on Granada Reports tonight as part of Caroline Hacking’s “Postcard From Here” series. The Vaughans, who...
Fading iconic red telephone boxes could be given a new lease of life as tourist information kiosks in Saddleworth villages. The novel idea follows BT’s plans to scrap...
A SHAW school has been acclaimed nationally after its A-Level results put it in the Top 40 comprehensives. Record results at Crompton House pushed the Rochdale Road school up...
MORE than 680 people, including 48 from Oldham, were rounded up and arrested in an unprecedented 24 hour police crackdown on drunken yobs. One-third of the Greater Manchester...
A snap decision to enter a photo competition developed into a free holiday for a Chadderton aerospace employee. Philip King, who works at BAe Systems in Greengate, and is a...
EGG-and-spoon races met obstacle courses as Hollinwood children harked back to traditional playground games for their holiday fun. Sessions laid on by the Hollinwood...
SHOLVER residents who have been cooking up a storm rustled up a feast to show off their new skills. The budding chefs have worked hard all summer — in weekly classes and...
Two Oldham actresses will bring Victoria Wood’s TV sitcom “Dinnerladies” to the stage next month. Shobna Gulati and Sue Devaney star in the comedy adapted...
COUNCIL chiefs are using the internet to help Oldhamers battle the credit crunch. A new section in Oldham Council’s website provides an information portal where...
TWO Chadderton men have been charged after eggs were thrown at members of the public in Manchester’s gay village. Peter James Young (23), of Hardman Street, and Phillip...
