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FOUR in 10 Oldhamers who vowed to quit smoking have successfully kicked the habit. According to the NHS Information Centre, between January and March, 1,304 set a stop date...
Date Published 21/08/2009
WORK to make one of Britain’s most dangerous roads safer is continuing with new road markings applied to the A62 in Delph. Major improvements to signs, crash barriers,...
GOALKEEPER Dean Brill is delighted that travel-weary Athletic are finally back home after a marathon stint on the road. After successive away games at Carlisle, Leyton Orient...
It’s high fives for these Hulme Grammar School students who have each gained a handful of A-grades at A-level. The sixth form’s 100 per cent pass rate included 71...
ATHLETIC striker Chris O’Grady has joined neighbours Rochdale on loan until January. The 23-year-old striker has failed to establish a regular place following his move...
HAVING won their derby match against Oldham last Sunday, Crompton will be hoping to dish out some more neighbourly grief to Royton at Glebe Street on Sunday. Crompton warm up...
AS results in brackets Annisa Ahmed 3 (2), Sundas Ahmed 4 (1), Jake Ankers 4 (1), Daniel Anson-Jones 3 (3), Ali Arshid 3 (3) Usman Bhatti 5 (1), Aaron Birch P 2 (2), Emily...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League UPPERMILL have the chance to exact rapid revenge on their Tanner Cup defeat when they host Bamford Fieldhouse in the Armstrongs...
AS results in brackets Cara Andrew 3 (1), Jayde Arnold 3 (1), Amir Baig 3 (1), Joel Bennett 3 (2), Adam Berry 3, Adrian Bowden 3 (1), Sam Bowers 3, Rebecca Bowker 3 (1),...
AS results in brackets Thomas Ashcroft 3 (1), James Ashurst 3 (0), Michael Ashworth 3 (1), Cara Attwood 3 (0), Anthony Bacigalupo 4 (1), Peter Bailey 3 (1), Charlotte...
A-level stars Alex Vickers and Rebecca Collins are off to Cambridge after gaining four grade As at North Chadderton School. Alex (18), from Royton, will study medicine for six...
JAMIE I’ANSON has warned his Roughyeds team-mates of the need to stifle promotion rivals York. The hard-running prop forward, still plagued by an arm injury that...
WATER babies earned their wings at a special session to teach tots how to swim. Parents were roped in to show their little ones how to do the front crawl, breast stroke and...
A TOP-CLASS field will line up for the finals of the £3,000 Moorside Classic tonight (6.30). Audenshaw’s Graeme Wilson, the game’s most successful player...
OLDHAM Central AC’s match on Hampton Springs Oasis lake was a cracking affair with George Nield (Gilders) netting himself 29lb of mainly barbel on double caster fished under...
There was joy for hundreds of Oldham A-level students this morning as passes rose again for the 26th year in a row. But those who just missed their expected marks face a tough...
Date Published 20/08/2009
TWINS Rebecca and Jonathan Chadwick proved they are academically matched after sharing straight As in six A-Level subjects. The Oldham Sixth Form College students are...
THREE pupils from Blue Coat School are flying high after bagging top A-level results. Jenny Reddish (18), from Grasscroft, is heading for the dreaming spires of Oxford to...
Andrew Adams 3 (1), Chloe Alexander 3 (1), Sophie Allen 4 (1), Chantelle Andrews 4, Mark Arrowsmith 4 (1), Michael Arrowsmith 4 (1), Sophie Ashton 3, Nicole Ashwell 4. Edward...
Adedamola Adewumi 4, Nabeela Afsar 1, Hassana Afzal 4, Hayder Afzal (2), Alina Ahmad 3 (1), Ahsan Ahmed 3, Faisal Ahmed 3, Foysal Ahmed 1, Mohsan Ahmed 2, Rahiel Ahmed 3, Romana...
COUNCIL chiefs have threatened to close a club if it runs an “irresponsible” A-Level results party tonight plying teenagers with free booze. Mink nightclub, in...
A PENSIONER has been left hanging on the telephone after being deprived of a landline for more than four months. Fixing Marjorie Solan’s BT line will involve major work...
A YOUNG singer has missed out on her “X-Factor” dream after being given the wrong lyrics by the show’s producers. January Woodhead, a former pupils at...
RESIDENTS were left scratching their heads after discount fashion store Matalan submitted an application to sell alcohol in Oldham. There were fears that the retailer would...
VISITORS to a Saddleworth beauty spot are being given the chance to help shape its future. United Utilities and the RSPB are working together to look at how Dovestone...
CHILDREN are to be given free admission for Athletic’s first-round tie in the Johnstone’s Paints Trophy against Accrington Stanley on Tuesday, September 1. It is...
Pub managers are employees retained by either a brewery, management company or another owner to run their business. Often, part of their salary is the accommodation offered...
POWERFUL loose forward Phil Joseph could be in line to provide the Roughyeds with a massive boost for the vital home game against play-off rivals York. Having had his best...
Burnley 1, Manchester United 0 PREMIER League new boys Burnley announced their arrival on football’s biggest stage in style with a victory against champions Manchester...
OLDHAM Council has successfully prosecuted three benefit cheats who pocketed almost £11,000 in overpayments. Its Counter Fraud team investigated and compiled the cases,...
