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CHILDREN in Oldham will be warned of the dangers of swimming in reservoirs in advance of what us expected to be a summer scorcher. With eight drownings in North-West...
Date Published 08/07/2009
A former “Coronation Street” star has made a sad pilgrimage to the scene of the Moors Murders. Amanda Barrie, appeared on BBC TV’s “The One Show”...
TALENTED performers are celebrating after taking home a clutch of gongs at the Greater Manchester Drama Federation Awards. Mossley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society...
A SOD-CUTTING ceremony has marked the start of building of the most modern police headquarters in the UK. Police leaders and developers gathered at Central Park, in Oldham...
ATHLETIC have stepped up the search for a new striker after Lee Hughes rejected a surprise offer to stay at Boundary Park. Manager Dave Penney admitted Athletic are unable to...
OLDHAM Mayor Councillor Jim McArdle joined forces with transplant professionals to highlight the benefits of becoming an organ donor. Representatives from Salford Royal...
PAUL MARCH will not be coming to Oldham, the club have said. Having been sacked from his player-coach role at promotion rivals York on Monday, the Dewsbury-born half-back is...
Golf MATTHEW NIXON just missed out on a place in next week’s Open Championship at Turnberry. The Ashton-under-Lyne member, who has Oldham links, finished on...
ANOTHER day, another garden for North-West in Bloom judges. But in a green initiative, this is a recycled garden in front of Oldham’s Lifelong Learning Centre and...
BURNLEY are leading the chase to capture Oldham-born winger Andrew Driver from Hearts. The Clarets, newly promoted to the Premier League, have confirmed that have made a bid...
AN average of under two books a day has been borrowed since Broadway Library was replaced with an “inadequate” facility. Labour councillor Dave Hibbert has hit out...
No hard feelings as sacked star seeks new club DEPARTED club captain Robert Roberts could yet line up against Oldham this season. Having been dismissed by the club for...
DOCTORS and nurses would be paid less in the North than in the South under shock Conservative plans, it was claimed. The idea sparked outrage from local doctors’ leader...
CHAMPIONSHIP side Whitehaven are the opening Northern Rail Nines opposition for the Roughyeds this weekend, as Tony Benson aims to bag the club its first piece of silverware of...
A GLODWICK shopkeeper has hit out at the council for failing to put up flower boxes in the area. Brenda Heath, who has run Alexandra House in Park Road for 50 years, said she...
Benson’s Beat THE WORKINGTON game was one of those that was even more impressive viewed on DVD afterwards. There were so many things that we improved on in the game. Our...
PEOPLE in Fitton Hill are being reminded to have their say on health services in the area at an event tomorrow. GP and dental practices are set to move into a new...
Cancer all-clear before third win Golf FORTY-EIGHT hours after being given the all-clear following a cancer scare, Brookdale’s Mark Riley won the Oldham and District...
CHILDREN from schools in Shaw and Royton took part in an orienteering competition at Tandle Hill Country Park. Pupils from St Joseph’s RC Primary, Blackshaw Lane, SS...
Golf CROMPTON and Royton’s inaugural mixed team shotgun was won by the home team of Karen Heywood, her father Jim Keogh, Jean Heathcote and Alan Shaw. They amassed 77...
A NEW conference centre in a converted church in Scouthead has won a Saddleworth Civic Trust award. The Talking Point Centre was created when the former St Paul’s Church...
ACTION must be taken to protect three of Chadderton’s historic buildings — that was the demand from the inaugural meeting of the Chadderton District Partnership....
Golf MOTHER-IN-LAW and son-in-law Brenda Bellis and Mike Sweeney provided a harmonious partnership as they lifted the President’s Salver at Crompton and Royton....
OLDHAM East residents will cast aside ward divisions and come together to discuss key issues as part of the new ward forums. The forums form part of the new local structure in...
THE skills of Oldham College students were in the national spotlight this morning, as film crews from BBC Breakfast News show rolled into town. The talented students in...
Golf IN-FORM Saddleworth blew the league wide open with a fantastic 6-2 away win at Oldham and District Golf League ‘B’ division leaders Dukinfield. The result was their...
A GERMAN company has won the battle to transform the area around the Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays. A total of 50 designers from across the world competed for the...
Golf CROMPTON and Royton’s inaugural mixed team shotgun was won by the home team of Karen Heywood, her father Jim Keogh, Jean Heathcote and Alan Shaw. They amassed...
Sport betting MEGABUCKS signings and big-name departures have sparked feverish activity in the betting market for the 2009/10 Premier League season. Cristiano...
BUDDING sports stars from schools across the borough competed in a Quad Kids’ competition at Chadderton Hall Park. The boys’ and girls’ teams from nine...
