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A BOY of eight was wrongly put in the back of a police car and driven away from school after an alleged assault. A member of staff has since been suspended from Oldham’s...
Date Published 14/05/2009
A SADDLEWORTH parish councillor has stepped up his campaign for councillors to take a pay cut by calling on Oldham Council to come clean on how much it pays out. After public...
OLDHAM Euro MP Chris Davies kicked off his North-West tour in Greenfield yesterday by renewing his drive to clean-up expenses in the European Parliament. Mr Davies, a Liberal...
Pubs, clubs and bars face a crackdown on booze sales in a Government move to ban all-you-can-drink promotions. Speed drinking competitions and “dentist chairs”...
SHOPPER Marie McKenna got more than she bargained for when she bumped into celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott in Tesco. The “Ready, Steady, Cook” host chatted to...
OLDHAM has reported a lower-than-expected rise in the number of people out of work. With national figures soaring to record levels, the number of unemployed in the borough...
A TALENTED pair of tango dancers have wowed the stars of “Strictly Come Dancing” after showing off their skills on the “Paul O’Grady Show”. Young...
NEIGHBOURHOODS being revamped will get the chance to be creative thanks to a £50,000 grant. Residents living in areas undergoing refurbishment as part of the Housing...
TESCO Extra celebrated the grand opening of the Huddersfield Road store by donating £1,000 to a local charity. Staff at the store — the biggest in the North-West...
AN alleygate at the back of a mum’s house was removed — four days after it was installed. Victoria Heney (33), of Belgrave Road, Hathershaw, said: “It was...
PEOPLE are being urged to be on their guard for bogus callers after two high-visibility jackets bearing the logo of a housing association were stolen. The theft of the First...
OLDHAM actress Shobna Gulati is set to make a welcome return to the cobbles of “Coronation Street”. Soap favourite Sunita Alahan left the “Street” with...
CROMPTON House School has scooped the rare accolade of having three music groups invited to perform at the National Festival of Music for Youth. The school’s orchestra...
OLDHAM Council and Greater Manchester Fire Service have been praised for their work in reducing crime and attacks on firefighters. The Fire and Rescue Service Equality and...
OLDHAM College will get a slice of government funding to help get the borough’s long-term unemployed back to work. A total of 37 colleges across the North-West will...
Cock up or conspiracy? That was the question following the publication of a damning report into the handling of plans for Oldham’s new £30m Catholic high school....
PUPILS from six primary and secondary schools were praised at an awards ceremony for producing outstanding work to stamp out racism. Youngsters from Beal Vale Primary, Shaw;...
STAFF from Co-operative Travel hit the bowling lanes to raise more than £500 for charity at a huge bowling event. More than 50 travel advisers, including Oldham branch...
A PAIR of paintings by the late John Houghton Hague have been handed to Gallery Oldham. A family member has donated the works, along with a diary and a notebook which belonged...
OLDHAM Council will do its bit to stamp out prejudice by flying the flag against homophobia. The rainbow flag will be raised at the civic centre on Sunday — the...
Club Call highlights hard work by community organisations in and around Oldham. In the latest, reporter DAWN ECKERSLEY speaks to Bessie Furness, membership secretary of the...
Women’s group’s sell-out fund-raiser MORE than 176 Women of the North joined forces to raise funds for the Oldham Talking Newspaper. The sell-out event, hosted...
WHEN I was first asked to write this column — two and a half years ago now — the former Mrs P gave me one of her looks and said: “I do hope it’s not going...
Union Street U-turn for Metrolink Another day, another historic decision for Oldham’s tram service as Greater Manchester council leaders finally agreed to run Metrolink...
Date Published 13/05/2009
Oldham Council is paying over £5 million a year for temporary and agency staff as it makes almost 500 posts redundant. The authority uses 61 firms, ranging from A1 Staff...
A MAN has been charged following a collision between a mini-motobike and a boy (7) in Werneth. Shane Hayes (19), of Chestnut Close, Oldham, has been charged with driving...
£230m project gets green light OLDHAM’S £230 million secondary schools overhaul has been given the green light. The Government has approved the...
Oldham Sixth-Form College’s flagship science centre is on hold because of funding problems. The college’s plans to develop part of the former Pennine Way Hotel...
Bank clerk lands in hospital after Sainsbury’s chicken sandwich A ROYTON woman got more than she bargained for when she ended up in hospital after eating a chicken...
AN Oldham Euro-MP is claiming a victory in his campaign for honest and transparent expense payments to European politicians. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies has persuaded leader...
