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Former Limeside swimmer Sascha Kindred went to Buckingham Palace yesterday to receive his OBE from the Queen. The investiture was for services to disabled sport. Sascha...
Date Published 20/03/2009
PATIENTS at the Royal Oldham Hospital will be screened for the potentially deadly hospital bug MRSA from the end of this month. The move is in line with national guidelines...
GREATER Manchester Police are to receive 300 more US-style stun guns, the Government announced yesterday. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the 6,000 nationwide roll-out...
A CON-MAN was foiled when his intended 92-year-old victim asked him for identification. The woman was sitting in the living room of her home in Sheriff Street, Milnrow, at...
POLICE found large quantities of cannabis during raids at four properties in Failsworth. Officers from Oldham’s Operational Support Unit and Failsworth Neighbourhood...
MINDLESS young vandals caused £3,000 worth of damage to Coalshaw Green Park after they were asked to leave because they were drinking. Firefighters were called to the...
A 40ft high mobile phone mast will blight surrounding homes according to Oldham’s Labour leader. Vodafone UK wants to position the mast, with three antennas, on land at...
POLICE chiefs have moved to reassure Failsworth drinkers that they are calling time on troublemakers after a spate of violent incidents. Officers say they are working closely...
Pro-life campaigners will be urging Oldham people to see the reality of abortion at a rally in the town centre next month. Supporters of the Society for the Protection of...
A Northern rail revolution promised by Labour days before Gordon Brown decided against a snap general election will not now start until 2014. Transport experts from across the...
High street retailer Diamonds and Pearls Ltd, which has nine shops in Greater Manchester, including one in Oldham’s Spindles shopping centre, has been bought out of...
WHILE women can typically expect to live up to five years longer than men, many face the prospect of living alone. And now Age Concern Oldham is encouraging families to...
IS it any way to treat a lady? Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture and motherhood has been dumped under a dust sheet! The statue, which stands in Werneth Park Lifelong...
Tameside-based GW Theatre Company has been invited to perform a hard-hitting, thought-provoking play before Parliament. The country’s decision-makers will gather next...
ENERGETIC, bold, physically stunning, with rich text, original song and imaginative media. That is the promise of the Bad Panda theatre company as it aims to present...
A former Hulme Grammar School pupil returned to her roots for a classical flute concert. Jane Dixon-Wayne joined Andrew Nicolson with Christopher Williams on piano to play to...
A glimpse into the mirror-image world... The Friday Science Lecture by Prof Bob Cywinski, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield THE blockbuster sequel to...
MANCHESTER United have avoided the big guns in their quest to retain the Champions League trophy. Alex Ferguson's team, chasing an unprecedented five trophies in one season, have...
As the recession bites we could all do with a little help. And businesses in Oldham can help each other by BUYING LOCAL But where do you find the supplier you are looking for...
Date Published 19/03/2009
ATHLETIC have completed the loan signing of Cheltenham Town midfield player Ian Westlake for the remainder of the season. The 25-year-old left Gloucestershire at 6am today to...
OLDHAM’S attractive friendly against Leeds Rhinos is still on the radar. The match with the reigning engage Super League champions has been postponed on two occasions,...
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes will guard against complacency by telling his side not to sit back against Aalborg tonight. City hold a 2–0 lead going into the second...
OLDHAM cycling ace Chris Newton’s entry into the World Track Championships in Poland next week was confirmed this week as British Cycling announced the team to travel for...
Fitton Hill awaits verdict Fitton Hill residents will be able to get a health check, take out a book and join a community group all under one roof if plans for a pioneering...
LOCAL swimmer Michael Thompson made a splash at the Disability Sport Event Junior National Championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. The 14-year-old returned with six gold...
DESPITE trying their utmost, three local teams continue to be thwarted in their attempts to make up ground in the Bridgewater office Supplies Manchester League premier division...
A new secondary school for some of the borough’s most troubled children could be built on the site of South Chadderton School. Oldham has not had a special school for...
THE number of people claiming out of work benefits in Oldham increased by one person every hour in the last month — as almost 800 new claimants sought help. The...
ACTRESS Sarah Lancashire, who found stardom as barmaid Raquel in “Coronation Street” is to become Honorary Doctorate of Letters at Oldham Centre of Huddersfield...
Aborted plans to use the Meridian Centre for a new Catholic secondary school have been called a disgrace by Oldham’s Liberal Democrat council leader Howard Sykes. The...
