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POLICE are making a fresh appeal for the public’s help in tracing a 20-year-old Chadderton man who has been missing for almost two months. Robert Williams (right) was...
Date Published 26/11/2008
Hathershaw girl Chealsie Conway proved she has the grace and finesse to beat the best after being crowned the Carnival Princess of Great Britain. Counthill pupil Chealsie (14)...
THE Government will today come under pressure to compensate Oldham suffers of pleural plaques in a crucial House of Commons debate. MPs have been lobbying ministers in...
A TRANSFORMED Dunwood Park will only be possible if the public gets involved. The meeting heard about the success of the council’s parks department and the voluntary...
YOBS who have been causing trouble in Heyside might find themselves in the glare of unwanted attention if they step out of line again. The area around Bullcote Green, once the...
COUNCILLORS will tomorrow be asked to reject a bid for town green status for the Oak Colliery site at Hollinwood. Barrister Vivian Chapman, brought in as a independent expert,...
The deadline for entries has now been extended to Friday 13 February 2009. A list of categories for the Awards and details on how to enter and a copy of the entry form.
ATHLETIC captain Sean Gregan has won the backing of his manager as he looks forward to a first-team comeback at Boundary Park tonight. Gregan has been dropped to the bench for...
Date Published 25/11/2008
PACE, power and no little experience has been added to Oldham’s squad with the twin signings of prop forward Jamie I’Anson and winger Lee Greenwood. Both players...
ANDY LIDDELL has hailed Athletic team-mate Chris Taylor as the best player in League One. There is a widespread belief that Athletic will struggle to keep hold of their prize...
GOALKEEPER Mark Crossley has pleaded with Athletic fans to get behind their team at Boundary Park tonight. There were rumblings of discontent in recent home games against...
THERE was drama from the spot as Athletic’s youngsters missed out on a place in the Youth Alliance Cup quarter-finals. They were leading 3-1 against Morecambe when Liam...
POOR old referees. When not being attacked in print by two-bit local newspaper columnists, they are busy getting snarled at in hotel reception areas by angry defeated coaches....
REIGNING champions Royle strengthened their position at the top of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division when they defeated second-placed Waterloo and...
SIR MATT Busby created his dynasty at Manchester United based on youth - and at Chadderton they are doing likewise with the Buckley Babes. The 16 players Chadderton fielded...
ALDERBURN (trained by Henry Daly): Nothing struck a blow at all-the-way winner According To Pete in Haydock’s Betfair Fixed Brush Handicap Hurdle, but Alderburn ran a blinder to...
THE Champion Hurdler and the horse touted as his successor to the hurdling crown are on a Cheltenham collision course. Binocular, fresh from his dismissal of vastly-inferior...
CHEPSTOW 12.40 King Of Atlantis 1.10 Thursday’s Knight 1.40 Amble Forge 2.15 So Now 2.50 Aheadofhistime 3.25 Gilwen Glory 3.55 Alfie Sherrin...
NHS staff at Glodwick Primary Care Centre say they fear for their safety if forced to use a new car park. Workers at the centre have been told they can no longer use the...
A REFERENDUM on public transport improvements and the congestion charge is on a knife edge according to the latest survey. Figures released by the Yes Campaign show that 51.4...
A NEW Chadderton Town Hall sign, which has attracted a storm of criticism, was put up without permission And now council bosses have bowed to a backlash and vowed to change...
A £200m mortgage rescue scheme to allow people to switch to renting their homes will be speeded up to start next week in Oldham, the Government announced. Chancellor...
FUTURE students can take a tour of new facilities and software at University Centre Oldham during a special open day. The information evening will focus on multimedia design,...
AROUND £468 million could be invested in council housing over the next 30 years, councillors were told. The money would be unlocked by transforming First Choice Homes...
A FATHER-OF-TWO died four months after the dumper truck he was driving overturned in Lees. Alphonsus Healey (62), known as Frank, was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital with...
THE jury in the trial of a man accused of killing a 47-year-old welder with a single push were continuing their deliberations at Manchester Crown Court today. Paul Parry (25),...
CRIME is coming down in East Oldham, but the neighbourhood policing team is stepping up its efforts to make the area a better and safer place to live. There are now seven PCs...
AN event organised to educate Oldham’s non-Muslims about Islam has been hailed a huge success. “A True Picture of Islam” was hosted by Fadel Soliman, a...
POLICE are on a mission to protect revellers from becoming victims of rape as the party season approaches. In the run up to Christmas, officers become increasingly concerned...
PUPILS have been learning important safety lessons and showing their proficiency. A Bike-ability scheme, run by Oldham Council, took place over four days at St Joseph’s...
