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NIGEL DE JONG believes Manchester City can win at Old Trafford on Sunday to delay neighbours United’s bid for a third consecutive Premier League title. The Dutchman, who...
Date Published 08/05/2009
OLDHAM head into tomorrow’s Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth round tie against Gateshead aiming to banish one of the most painful memories of last season. The 32-18 defeat...
OLDHAM could be celebrating a prestigious ABA senior double tonight. Boxers Thomas Stubbs and Ronnie Heffron, who live only 10 minutes apart, are gunning for glory in the...
OLDHAM Town bring down the curtain on their Vodkat North-West Counties League, first division campaign tomorrow when they take on Holker Old Boys in Cumbria. Town are assured...
DERBY games between Werneth and Oldham are usually feisty affairs, but Sunday’s showdown promises to be played in an atmosphere of mutual goodwill. Oldham’s...
Express plans for travellers during rail line shutdown TRANSPORT bosses hope new express bus services will prevent commuter chaos when Oldham’s railway line closes for...
GREENFIELD captain Jonathon Ainley is keen to keep his players’ feet firmly on the ground after their impressive start to the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and...
BIN fires in Oldham are costing taxpayers £2 million a year. With figures showing bin fires running at an average 72 a month, Oldham Council is launching a campaign with...
CAMPAIGNERS last night stepped up pressure on Gordon Brown to compensate Christie’s for the £6.5 million it lost when the Icelandic bank collapsed. Cancer...
POWERHOUSE professional racer Chris Newton, the Rapha Condor team leader from Oldham, played a pivotal role in the fate of the Chas Messenger Memorial race in Buckinghamshire....
AN unexplained hole in the road is causing chaos for High Crompton home-owners. Council workmen started digging the hole in Dorset Avenue two weeks ago, telling residents they...
OLDHAM Northstars suffered two defeats in their double header with local rivals Bolton Robots of Doom in the British League. Having been shut out twice in the opening two...
A SUSPECTED illegal immigrant has been arrested following the discovery of a cannabis farm with an estimated street value of £150,000 at a derelict Chinese takeaway. The...
TONGE had a satisfactory 9–6 (186-160) victory over Longwood to maintain their Manchester Premier League title challenge. Their winners were Jimmy Derby (21-17), Nick...
OLDHAM MP Phil Woolas was embroiled in a row with actress Joanna Lumley over the rights of Gurkhas to live in Britain. Immigration Minister Mr Woolas, MP for Oldham East and...
Oldham Council ended the financial year in the black, and will carry forward £1.5 million into this year. The money will be used in 2009/10 for priority projects...
STUART CARROLL smashed his personal best and set a high standard for this year’s Royton Road Runners marathon prize with a time of 2hrs 58mins 57sec for the London Marathon....
Coroner halts inquest to demand answers from Trust AN inquest into the death of a young Failsworth woman had to be adjourned yesterday after serious questions were raised...
THE Oldham men’s darts team took a giant step towards retaining their premier division title in the Lancashire GMC Super League following their 10-0 victory against...
A 42-year-old man will appear before Oldham Magistrates next Tuesday charged with sexual offences against a 14-year-old girl. David Parker, of Leamington Street, Oldham, has...
DNA profiles of almost 48,000 innocent men, women and children across Greater Manchester will be held on police files for at least six years under a revamp of the system. Home...
LEES and Hey’s latest match fished on the canal lake at Whitmore Fisheries was for the Whams Trophy and John Warriner topped the weights with his 15lb 8oz of chub and carp...
THE devastated family of a 47-year-old motor-cyclist killed in an accident in Oldham have paid tribute to him. Electrician John Lee Quinn, of Buttermere Road, Ashton, was...
A TODDLER who was found with a needle in his mouth during a visit to a health centre has been given a clean bill of health. The parents of Harvey Mills (2) originally feared...
A CATHOLIC high school criticised for providing an inadequate education is making good progress in turning things around. St Augustine has wasted no time in tackling its...
CRICKET Oldham 1sts, Saturday: C McDonnell, P Thompson, N Maree, C Joy, I Chadwick, N Inkpen, A Faisal-Masih, I Aslam, S Briggs, R Moran, P Jewitt. Reserves: from 2nds. Meet...
OLDHAM was today praised for trying to reduce the number of young people killed on its roads as Britain continues to lag behind in child pedestrian safety. A report by the...
KIND-HEARTED Oldhamers are getting in the swim to raise money in honour of Emma Holt, who died suddenly last year. Emma was only 21 when she collapsed while visiting friends...
TEACHER unions say the scrapping of science tests for 11-year-olds from next year does not go far enough. They were reacting after Schools Secretary Ed Balls confirmed that...
While most people had their feet up at the bank holiday, three intrepid pals braved snow and ice to climb the UK’s highest peaks for charity. Former soldiers Ged Cowan,...
