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AN unholy row has broken out over a “scruffy” nativity crib in Oldham town centre. A model donkey in the Christmas scene, near the Up Steps pub in High Street, has...
Date Published 18/12/2008
THE former treasurer of Waterhead Rugby Club has had his bail extended again as investigations continue into allegations of false accounting. Tim Kinder was rebailed by police...
OLDHAM Sixth-Form College is aiming to achieve the same results as the very best independent schools without selection. The was the message from principal Nick Brown as more...
UP to 15,000 customers of failed flat-pack furniture chain MFI are still waiting to hear if they will get their goods. At the time of its collapse, the store, including the...
THE Reliability of Oldham’s commuter trains has plunged this autumn. The Public Performance Measure (PPM) — a guide of how many trains are cancelled or more than...
WE may be waiting for Christmas, but pupils at Hodge Clough are already looking forward to a blooming good New Year — thanks to Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale. The...
AN OLDHAM Euro-MP secured £8bn of funding to fight global warming — then hailed it as the greatest polictical achievement of his life. Liberal Democrat Euro-MP...
HUNDREDS of teenagers in Oldham are still waiting for grants — three months after they were due to be paid. Official figures show that 270 16 to 19-year-olds have been...
IT'S all about the tactics... the triumphant winners show off their silverware PUPILS at Hulme Court Preparatory school proved they have got checkmate down to a fine art after...
A PROPOSED new look for Oldham College was labelled depressing and cheap. Plans include the demolition of seven existing buildings at the Rochdale Road site as well as...
CARING schoolchildren extended the hand of friendship across the globe by comparing their Christmas wishes with children from the poorest slums in Kenya. Youngsters aged 10...
UNEMPLOYED teenagers in Oldham are to receive priceless help on budgeting thanks to a new scheme backed by Barclays. The Bank On It! programme is giving trainees from youth...
I WAS pondering the big day recently — largely in terms of how much it will cost me — and I was struck by the thought that there are lots of items which were once...
ATHLETIC have persuaded Doncaster Rovers to loan them striker Darren Byfield for a second month. Manager Sean O’Driscoll is allowing the 32-year-old striker to remain at...
Date Published 17/12/2008
HUDDERSFIELD Giants are to provide the opposition for Oldham in a pre-season Boundary Park clash. The go-getting Super League side are to send a team across the Pennines for a...
DIMITAR BERBATOV will miss Manchester United’s Club World Cup semi–final with Gamba Osaka tomorrow after picking up a virus. Berbatov has been unable to train...
TONY Benson predicts that Oldham's high-profile home game against London Skolars will provide a stern test of his new team's credentials. The Kiwi coach, in charge of the...
JAMIE I'Anson believes he has come back from his Wales adventure a much better player than before. The powerful front row forward (pictured, right), who hails from the same...
WILL MELLOR scored a hat-trick of tries as Oldham RUFC’s third team defeated Village Spartans 57-5. There were also two touchdowns for Jason Green and one each for Jamie...
Mossley came from behind to book a place in the quarter-finals of the UniBond League President’s Cup last night. The Lilywhites fell behind in the fourth minute at...
LOCAL hockey player Nicola White gets her first taste of Olympic action next month. The former pupil of Hulme Grammar School (pictured right) has been selected to compete for...
FORMER Athletic player Lee Richardson hinted at a conspiracy theory as non-league Droylsden’s epic FA Cup tie against Chesterfield took another dramatic twist. The...
A BUSINESSMAN has turned the tables on his bank by winning a court ruling to reclaim more than £5,000 in charges. Tom Shaffi struck a blow for millions fighting bank...
EIGHTY jobs are under threat at Diodes, formerly Zetex, in Chadderton, due to a drop in worldwide demand for semi-conductors. Talks took place with the unions yesterday and on...
THE Oldham men’s darts team were held to a 5-5 draw at Eccleston in the battle of the top two in the premier division of the Lancashire GMC Super League. There was...
AN Oldham trader has been cleared of flouting safety regulations after he was accused of selling unsafe quad bikes. Vance Miller (42), was charged after 130 police and Trading...
PAUL Pattinson and Mick Jones won a three-way card play-off which determined top spot in a four-ball betterball Stableford at OLDHAM Golf Club. They amassed 49 points which...
Stanley Lewis will be too busy organising his 2009 exhibition in London to bother about celebrating his birthday . . . his 103rd! Stanley, of Lane Head, Greenfield, has told...
BOUNDARY Park Juniors under-14s left it late to poach maximum points in their Tameside and District Junior League clash against Wythenshawe Town. The game appeared to be...
A THUG has been jailed for eight months after a string of thefts and assaults. Carl Jackman (27), of Wastwater Street, Higginshaw, was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown...
