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MANCHESTER United must achieve what no other British team has done - win in Porto - if they are to keep alive their hopes of successfully defending their Champions League crown....
Date Published 08/04/2009
THE SEASON starts here. After beating Lézignan in one of the most open and attractive contests in years, the big matches are really beginning to stack up for Oldham....
STEVIE Gibbons has been appointed as head coach of Irish Students, with Wayne Kerr as his assistant. The Roughyeds pair take on the job with a ringing endorsement from their...
ROUGHYEDS reserve team coaches John Hough and Leo Casey are to form part of an Oldham Rugby League Club side which will take place in the Jimmy Russell Masters Tournament at the...
GOING into the Lézignan game we were without four of our front-line players, but the boys that came in did a fantastic job for us. It was a true test of the depth of our...
BREAD, milk and cheese to a full dry cleaning service . . . customers can pick up more than they bargained for at the Junction Inn. The Denshaw pub opens its doors at 7.45am...
A CALL has been made for Oldham councillors to take their share of the pain from the credit crunch — and take a pay cut. Saddleworth parish councillor Ken Hulme says it...
RESIDENTS have attacked plans to extend the business hours of a depot in Chadderton — claiming vehicle movement is disturbing their sleep. Pennine Systems Ltd has...
Mossley completed a UniBond League division one north double over Woodley last night. Goals from Nathan Neequaye (five minutes), substitute Leon Henry (74) and Lee Blackshaw...
A GROUP of Oldham people with lung problems have made a lifesaving donation to health workers in a bid to help others breathe easy. The gift is of four high-tech machines that...
ANDY STOTT and Stan Kenyon lifted the first piece of silverware of the season at Saddleworth following their victory in the Cyril Taylor Trophy. They had a return of...
OLDER people and those on low incomes in Oldham are to get grants to fit new door and window locks as part of a Home Office crackdown on crime. A £6 million Government handout...
VANDALS have damaged a wall built to protect a new children’s play area. They have stamped on the concrete topping of drystone walls at Diggle tunnel tip, carving names...
MORE than £103,000 of business rate arrears are to be written off by Oldham Council. Reviews earlier this year unearthed irrecoverable council tax and business rate...
A Government campaign to cut the number of plastic bags used by shoppers is being backed in Oldham. The “get a bag habit” campaign was launched on Monday as it was...
BROOKDALE’S double-winning A and B teams took a leaf out of Ryder Cup celebrations to pose for their team photographs. They won both divisions in the Oldham and District...
Oldham Council is applying to change the covenant on the Oak Colliery in Hollinwood — the site it rejected for a new academy — for educational development. But the...
PAM Tomlinson, Jane Wild and Julie Johnson danced off with top spot in a three-ball waltz competition at SADDLEWORTH. They scored 80 points in the team Stableford to finish...
METROLINK went underground for the latest chapter of its success story — which will take Blues fans to the City of Manchester stadium. For the biggest engineering job of...
FED-up householders have branded council refuse workers inconsiderate for continually blocking the driveway of a disabled man with emptied wheelie bins. Residents in Scowcroft...
AN Oldham brass band has hit the top note yet again by scoring its fifth successvie regional title. The Oldham Band (Lees), led by conductor John Collins, were placed first in...
Tougher secruity has been introduced this week at Oldham civic centre. Staff have been issued with new identity badges, and new card readers are being introduced at all...
A new hymn book which will be used around the world features music from Delph composer Dr Alan Williams. Dr Williams, a member of Oldham Unitarian Church, is Reader in Music...
ALEX MILOVANOVIC was in seventh heaven for 3D Dynamos under-15s ‘M’ in the Huddersfield and District Junior League. The teenage hot-shot struck seven times in an...
A BRIDGE which has been the centre of bitter rows and frustration for a year could reopen by June. Oldham Council’s highway boss made the announcement after a further...
PUPILS at a Shaw school showed their passion for a local park in a poster competition. Rushcroft Primary School supported Dunwood Park’s bid for £1 million lottery...
CHARITY stalwarts from the Christie Hospital’s Oldham and Rochdale fund-raising team are desperate for new members. The six-strong team has thrown itself into raising...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-14s have missed out on the North-West Counties premier division title after losing 34-12 to an outstanding Rylands team. A try and a penalty put...
A COLISEUM favourite renowned for her screen roles is to star in a new film — set in Oldham. Sue Devaney is one of several local actors taking part in a project...
UPPERMILL Cricket Club, who play in the Saddleworth and District League, are on the look-out for junior players at under-13s, 15s and 17s level. Outdoor practice starts...
