You are Here: Home » News » News Archives
Welcome to the News Archives.
You can browse all our archived articles using the list below or use the following search form.
Looking for newer articles? Try the Recent News Search.
63158 Article(s) Found
CRIME will rise because of cuts to the probation service in Greater Manchester, the Government was warned last night. According to the Government’s own figures,...
Date Published 07/05/2009
Not one Oldham family offered help A FLAGSHIP £200 million mortgage rescue scheme has failed to help a single family facing repossession anywhere in the region, the...
THE man killed in a collision between a car and two motor-cycles in Oldham has been named. John Lee Quinn (47), of Buttermere Road, Ashton, was riding his Yamaha machine in...
STALWARTS of the Chadderton and Oldham Cancer Research Campaign will celebrate 40 years since it was founded at a special lunch at the weekend. There will be plenty of laughs...
Blithe Spirit cast spooked by things that go bump THINGS have been going bump in the night at Oldham Coliseum as rehearsals for a ghostly new play get under way. There...
FORGET TV sensation Susan Boyle, locals in Fitton Hill proved that Oldhamers have got talent, with a special roadshow to showcase the area’s best singers and dancers....
DR KERSHAW’S Hospice is opening a new charity shop in Royton, and is desperately short of volunteers to run it. The shop will open at the end of May in a bid to boost...
£20,000 grant will help ensure project’s success OLDHAM’S groundbreaking Summer University 2009 has been awarded £20,000 to help run a series of...
THERE is nothing standard about a student, they don’t come in standard packages, so why should their study guides be standard? That is the new way of thinking, and it...
Taser use in England and Wales has gone up since their deployment was extended beyond dedicated police firearms officers, new figures show. The rise follows a successful trial...
HISTORY was made when Shaw Royal British Legion welcomed the first competitive bowling team to Farrow Street. Previously, only members were allowed on to the green, which had...
AN exhibition showing the diversity of Oldham and Saddleworth has opened in Uppermill. “Four Plus One” features a series of dramatic paintings by four well known...
I DON’T know what your favourite type of television programme is, but mine is a soap. Well, let me qualify that, I really mean one type of soap — “Coronation...
OUT-OF-CONTRACT Athletic captain Sean Gregan admits it is a period of great uncertainty not knowing if he is to be offered a new deal. The 35-year-old defender has yet to hear...
Date Published 06/05/2009
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson addressed his walking wounded at training last night and is hopeful that the majority of players to suffer at the hands of the London Skolars pitch...
MANCHESTER United produced a performance of gladiatorial proportions to conquer arch-rivals Arsenal and book their place in Rome for the final of the Champions League. The...
GOAL kicking isn’t something that Andy Ballard frets over too much. The free-scoring Roughyeds winger managed to ring up 34 points in 80 minutes of rugby league at the...
WE WERE focused on our goals against London Skolars and achieved them fully for the first time this season. Scoring points against them was always going to happen, but the...
ROUGHYEDS reserves coach John Hough feels that progress is being made within his side despite suffering another heavy defeat last week. Oldham’s second string side went...
WERNETH’S Invitation Day saw Mark Lord and Castle Hawk’s John Stanworth, the former Lancashire wicketkeeper, stump the opposition as they finished first with 45 points...
STAMFORD built on their shock opening day win at champions Brookdale with a 6-2 home success over ‘A’ division rivals Werneth. All team players picked up points...
ROS HENDREN triumphed in two competitions at CROMPTON AND ROYTON. Her first success came in an EWGA medal as her round of 92-22-70 earned her a six-shot victory over Margaret...
THE TPC at Sawgrass, commonly known as golf’s fifth major, gets under way in Florida tomorrow when the world’s finest players will take on a course containing dangers...
Doctors amputate machine-trapped man’s arm DOCTORS had to make the horrific decision to amputate a man’s arm at his workplace after it became trapped in machinery....
A 47-year-old biker was been killed in a crash involving a car and two motorbikes in Ripponden Road at 6.50 last night. The incident happened close to the Ship lane junction...
Other tot was being treated for meningitis A FAMILY have been left heartbroken after the sudden death of their tiny daughter while her twin was being treated for meningitis....
SHAW residents have won their battle against a controversial warehouse and car park. Planning inspectors ruled against an appeal made by Fulfilment Logistics for a warehouse...
SIR Alex Ferguson’s former daughter-in-law and grandson, from Royton, have been seriously injured in a road accident. Former Crompton House pupil Nadine Ferguson (30),...
CROMPTON House were at the double in the Oldham Schools Championship finals. Young football talent was on show at the Lancaster Club, Failsworth, when 12 teams locked horns in...
OLDHAMERS will be the first people able to apply for a ID card, it was announced today. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said Greater Manchester has been chosen to launch the...
