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SHE’S probably best known for her time in American supergroup Destiny’s Child and her covert marriage to global rapper Jay-Z but after her stunning performance on the...
Date Published 23/12/2008
SNOOKER has always been full of shifty characters. Skipping school to spend hours knocking balls around inside damp, squalid caverns must do something to a young...
LOUDMOUTHED Londoner Lily Allen disappeared off the radar after cracking debut album “Alright Still”. Yes, she’s had her chat show and we’ve seen her...
ONE of Manchester’s most notorious musicians is returning to his home town for a 50th birthday party with a difference. Former Smiths star Morrissey will hit the Manchester...
I desperately wanted to write about something other than Christmas. I was racking my brain cells to eek out anything at all that may have been going on in my life that...
Latics latest: Bookies put boss on job shortlist JOHN SHERIDAN is being linked with the managerial vacancy at Leeds United following Gary McAllister’s dismissal...
Date Published 22/12/2008
PAUL Highton has his sights set on taking to the field for his upcoming testimonial game — in which he could play for BOTH teams. The veteran prop forward, now on the...
Jingle tills all the way in hectic weekend OLDHAMERS have flocked to the shops sending the tills jinging and profits soaring in the town centre. The Spindles Town Square...
ATHLETIC’S erratic home form is rapidly becoming their Achilles heel after they were held by a spirited Leyton Orient side. There is no way John Sheridan’s men can...
A serial burglar, who raided 48 homes around Oldham wept as he was jailed for three and a half years. Mathew Bower (22), of no fixed abode, but who has lived in Oldham for...
OLDHAM’S dream of trams in the town centre could still become a reality — despite Greater Manchester’s dramatic rejection of congestion charging. Councillor...
A MAN was threatened by armed thugs in masks as he was loading a van outside the computer shop where he works. The three-strong gang threatened him with an axe, hammer and...
A SEASONAL truancy sweep caught dozens of schoolchildren out shopping with their parents. The crackdown, carried out during normal school hours, saw 50 stops made and five...
A SHOCK campaign is forcing home the horrors drink-driving can cause. Oldham shoppers received a shocking wake-up call when wounded people in blood-soaked clothing surrounded...
Residents will be consulted over ways to tackle traffic rat-runs in Shaw. Complaints have been received by Oldham Council about the use of Queen Street and Longley Street as a...
THIS certainly wasn’t in the blueprint of Manchester City’s new mega-rich owners from Abu Dhabi when they pledged four months ago to transform them into one of the...
A GREAT-grandmother celebrated her 105th birthday yesterday, making her one of the oldest women in Oldham. Nellie May Wood was surrounded by family and friends at Park House...
OLDHAM Council’s services for children and young people have been rated “adequate” by inspectors — though good progress has been made. The 2008 annual...
OLDHAM TOWN strengthened their promotion push in the first division of the Vodkat North West Counties League following a hard-earned and somewhat ill-tempered 2-0 home victory...
LOCAL businesses have been given the chance to become suppliers to the council. Traders and council officers came together at Chadderton Town Hall for a Meet The Buyer event...
ATHLETIC fans were in festive spirit at Boundary Park for Saturday’s home game against Leyton Orient in Coca Cola League One as spectators in the Leesfield Developments Stand at...
A TOUGH new Europe-wide toy safety law, spearheaded by Euro-MP Arlene McCarthy, has been adopted by the European Parliament. Ms McCarthy led negotiations to ban the use of...
A blazing Christmas tree engulfed in flames within seconds shows the dangers that they can pose, in a warning issued by fire chiefs. The dramatic images were released by...
OLDHAM St Anne's produced a display jam-packed with verve and enthusiasm to sensationally dump Leigh Miners Rangers out of the BARLA National Cup. The final 25-18 scoreline...
A LOCAL bakery is putting the call out for old mobile phones this Christmas. Greenhalgh’s is calling all customers to recycle old mobile phones as part of the Woodland...
PARENTS Linda and Phillip Charlton played Santa when they took sackfuls of presents to children unlucky enough to be spending Christmas at the Royal Oldham Hospital. The good...
CHILDREN at East Crompton St George’s School were crowned winners of a Christmas tree competition with a difference. The youngsters decided to decorate their tree with...
Then just keep dreaming... OLDHAMERS have only a 5 per cent chance of enjoying a white Christmas according to a clued-up teenager. North-West Climate Change champion...
OLDHAM RUFC paid the price for a disappointing start as their recent good run in North Lancs/Cumbria division came to an end with a 17-11 defeat at Heaton Moor. Oldham, who...
GENEROUS staff from Park Cake Bakery presented Christmas hampers to two elderly people during a surprise visit. The employees at the Hathershaw company have spent weeks...
