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A north-west EuroMP told today of the terrifying moment when he was shot at by terrorists in a Mumbai hotel lobby. Conservative Sajjad Karim (38), part of a trade delegation,...
Date Published 27/11/2008
THE British team had a tough time at the recent Police World Cup in Australia, but at least Danny Adams came away from the experience smiling. The 19-year-old (pictured,...
OLDHAM Council’s social care service has been declared among the best in the country after going from zero to excellent in just four years. The Commission for Social...
WOOLWORTHS stores in Oldham and Shaw will be open for business today despite the firm calling in administrators. More than 30,000 workers at all 815 stores nationwide face...
OLDHAM Council clawed back more than £250,000 from schools to help tackle problem pupils in the last school year. The authority was named by a Sunday newspaper as being...
OLDHAM council chiefs must keep council tax down the Government warned yesterday as it announced funding of more than £120 million for the borough. Local Government...
OLDHAM nurses Joanna Fothergill and Janet Mills are on a mission to provide first class medical services for British soldiers worldwide. By day, Joanna (37) is a community...
THE Oldham Millennium Centre desperately needs funding if it is to keep a girls’ netball session running. Sian Turner from the Featherstall Road venue is asking...
CROMPTON Cricket Club stewardess Hazel Tomkinson proved an unwitting intermediary in the capture of new professional Mohammad Zaman. It was while Hazel was having a meal at...
A ROYTON pub can go ahead with its plans for longer opening hours and more entertainment despite objections from residents. Oldham Licensing Panel decided on Tuesday that the...
FULL fixture lists for both the Northern Rail Cup and Championship One campaigns will be released by the RFL on Monday, it has been confirmed. Clubs have spent this week...
CHADDERTON will be sparkling tomorrow when its Christmas lights are switched on. Chaddy the Owl will press the button to light up the town centre along with St Herbert’s...
A health minister will be in Oldham next week to help thousands of Oldham carers to find out more about rights and benefits. Bury South MP Ivan Lewis will be at the Link...
MANCHESTER’S fire control centre will close with the new Warrington base up and running in 2012 — months later than planned, Government has revealed. The move is...
ATHLETIC will be voting for the introduction of a ‘home-grown player’ rule at next month’s extraordinary general meeting of the Football League. Boundary Park officials have...
HEAR ye! Hear ye! People are being urged to show their true colours today by wearing a red rose. Lancashire Day is traditionally celebrated on November 27 but proud...
A GROUP of Saddleworth musicians have come up with a great idea to help disadvantaged children at Christmas. The Billy Coxon Seven will be appearing at Dobcross Band Club, and...
MANY of England’s top trainers have their eyes on the BHB Order Of Merit, which carries a first prize of £200,000 and goes to the horse which wins and is placed most...
CHILDREN are tapping into the powers of technology for a series of exercise sessions with a difference. Wake n’ Shake sees sport strategy teams at Oldham Council give...
Gifted and talented primary school girls from across the borough took part in a maths day at Mayfield School, Oldham. Some of the activities involved creating three...
PUPILS at Thornham St James’s School, Royton, have collected an impressive 176 shoebox gifts for needy children through the Rotary Christmas Shoebox Scheme. It first...
DEFENDER Kelvin Lomax was singled out for praise last night after Athletic completed a hat-trick of League One victories. The Boundary Park side sealed a late win against...
Date Published 26/11/2008
ANOTHER player may yet be added to Oldham’s squad for next year. Jamie I’Anson and Lee Greenwood are the latest men to be brought in for the 2009 season, taking...
THERE you go, it ain’t so bad being a Latics fan is it? After two admittedly poor home defeats which sparked off all manner of debate, Athletic resumed normal Boundary...
Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini denied his team set out to target Cristiano Ronaldo in their Champions League stalemate at home to Manchester United. The Portugal winger...
WITH a clean bill of health across the squad, it is possible to perm two distinct 13-man sides from the Oldham squad that would be highly competitive in next year's Championship...
NEW Zealand's outstanding young World Cup winners should serve as an inspiration says Tony Benson — the man who coached the majority of them as Junior Kiwis. Eleven of...
WATERHEAD under-15s moved clear of local rivals Oldham St Anne’s at the head of the North-West Counties Youth League division one table, thanks to a 22-6 win in a tough game...
UPPERMILL Rockettes are the team to catch in the under-16s division of the Oldham Girls League. They assumed command after a superb 5-0 win over nearest rivals R.O.C.S....
NEVER-SAY-DIE Chadderton FC Juniors under-15s scored twice in the last five minutes to preserve their unbeaten record in the Tameside and District Junior League. Zamir Usmaan...
