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THE fruitful excavations at the old Royton Hall could be forever preserved in a unique footprint, now that the history society has secured its first slice of funding. The...
Date Published 24/03/2009
PRIMARY schools are failing to attract male teachers, with men making up fewer than three in 10 of all staff in most Oldham schools. According to new figures released by the...
AN “Emmerdale” actor pleaded guilty today to assaulting a 16–year–old boy. Luke Tittensor (19), who plays teenage tearaway Daz Eden in the ITV soap,...
AN army of protesters were shocked to see the impact a controversial building would have on their homes after a monstrous crane was hired to give them an idea. A 120-strong...
Date Published 23/03/2009
An intense series of spot checks has taken place in a police crackdown on speeding motorists on one of Saddleworth’s most notorious roads. Patrols from GMP’s...
OLDHAM College’s £80 million redevelopment hangs in the balance after ministers admitted funding has run out. The massive overhaul of the Rochdale Road campus, due...
MASKED men armed with a crowbar, bat and knife, escaped with a large quantity of cigarettes in a raid at Tesco Express in Huddersfield Road, Oldham. The three balaclava-clad...
THEY rolled back the years at Boundary Park on Saturday hoping to catch some Royle Fever. Deputy Editor DAVID WHALEY went along to witness the homecoming. ROYLE Fever briefly...
THE 29-year-old son of jailed murderer Ronald Castree, from Shaw, is disgusted that he has the blood of a murderer running through his veins and said in a radio interview on...
A PUB landlord has described how moorland fires ripped through thousands of acres of heather and bracken only 250 yards from his boozer. Geoff Haigh (56), who runs the...
A war hero and well-known cricketer died from multiple injuries after he was flung 9ft into the air after being struck by a car. Charles Scoltock (90) died a day after being...
OLDHAM is officially in bloom as Marie Curie Cancer Care launches its annual Great Daffodil Appeal. Chadderton volunteer Marion Goodwin, who has lost her mum and sister to...
A SECURITY guard making a cash-in-transit delivery to a Chadderton Post Office was left shaken after being targeted by armed robbers. The guard was making a delivery at New...
THE number of young people completing apprenticeships in Oldham has more than quadrupled in four years, according to new figures. Numbers have risen from 140 in 2003-04 to 660...
THE newest members of Failsworth royalty have been officially announced as preparations get into full swing for the summer carnival. The carnival queens and princesses will...
Staff taking time off sick from Oldham Council cost the equivalent of 36 full-time employees, or 8,000 lost working days, last year. Absences cost the council more than...
AN EMPTY house will become an accessible new home for a disabled person thanks to an innovative project. Oldham Council and First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have brought the...
ATHLETIC manager Joe Royle is plotting more activity in the transfer market before Thursday’s deadline for emergency loans. Royle wants to reshape his squad in readiness...
Oldham will be among the first areas to benefit from super-fast broadband services next year, BT announced today. More than 40,000 customers in Oldham, Failsworth, Bury,...
Oldham 0, Tranmere 2 THE Messiah may be back, but Joe Royle will need to perform another of his footballing miracles if Athletic are to rekindle their push for promotion from...
Oldham-based First says it is too early to say whether jobs will go in Greater Manchester as it cuts 3,500 posts over the coming year. The transport giant says 1,100 jobs will...
FORMER Athletic manager Ronnie Moore accused his former team of living in a time warp following Tranmere’s victory at Boundary Park. Moore was referring to the tide of...
A WOMAN who has spearheaded a mammoth fund-raising effort spanning 14 years, and raked in more than £600,000 for the Christie Hospital, is urging people to get behind the...
OLDHAM will this week bid to recover from the physical and mental damage inflicted once again by defeat at Keighley. Coach Tony Benson was hampered by a number of injuries on...
Keighley 34, Oldham 26 IT ISN’T often that you glance out of the press box at a time-worn rugby league ground to be greeted by the sight of a political master puppeteer....
SPRING has sprung in Oldham, with thousands of daffodils, crocus, and other colourful spring flowers in full bloom. The sudden, unseasonably warm weather has teased the plants...
TONY Benson admitted he was “gutted” to lose at Keighley after his side had recovered from an awful start. After an improved display in the second period, the...
A HEARTLESS robber preyed on an elderly pensioner and her severely disabled grand-daughter. The thug disturbed the 70-year-old woman’s wheel-chairbound grand-daughter...
NEW figures show Greater Manchester Police lost 832 working days in a single year because of assaults on their officers. Local Lib-Dems say the statistics show that officers...
Fulham 2, United 0 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson acknowledged his team were not good enough on the day as they 2–0 lost at Fulham. The defeat, following the 4–1...
