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PAUL Highton believes there is still plenty of life left in the old legs yet. Having signed a one-season contract to play for the club he supported as a child, the hugely...
Date Published 05/11/2008
RONNIE HEFFRON suffered a controversial first-round exit in the inaugural world junior boxing championships in Mexico. The 18-year-old from Horsedge Street was beaten 15-11 on...
A NORTH Chadderton School pupil who is battling cancer received a £9,000 boost from five of his pals. Their mums organised a benefit event at Spring Bank Bowling Club to...
POCKET dynamo Aaron Davies showed his elders a thing or two in the recent England under-18 pool tournament in Kent. The 11-year-old, a pupil at Our Lady’s, Royton, reached the...
A CHADDERTON school is consigned to the history books as bulldozers reduce it to a pile of rubble. Demolition has started at Radclyffe Lower School, Broadway, to make way for...
IVAN HIBBERT and Barry Lees collected a piece of silverware at SADDLEWORTH after lifting the Schofield Shield. After being postponed several times, the event was belatedly...
OLDHAM RUFC A gave a much-improved display as they defeated Burnage’s third team 24-15 at home. The hard work the Manor Park players have put in on the training pitch...
ACTION is needed to secure or demolish a derelict Failsworth pub, according to a local councillor. Failsworth East councillor Paul Martin has raised concerns about the former...
LOCAL golfer Martyn Hamer today continues his bid to win a place on the European Tour. The 23-year-old from Chadderton Fold tees off in the second qualifying stage in Spain...
POLICE are appealing for help to trace families of two Oldham men. Alan Turner (42), of Brookfield Street, Oldham, died on October 20. He was divorced but police believe he...
SHAW man Jack Errock, who earlier this year picked up a rare Masonic honour for 50 years’ service, has died aged 78. Mr Errock, who was born in Glodwick and who died at...
LOCAL boxers Darren Stubbs and Shinny Bayaar will be aiming to punch their way to titles later this month. Stubbs and Bayaar will both be in action on Sunday, November 16 at...
Local cyclng AFTER a disappointing performance at the Inter-Area National Team Cyclo-Cross Championships on Sunday, racers from the North West will return to local action this...
MANCHESTER United may have won their last two games at home, but boss Sir Alex Ferguson will be seething about their slipshod defending against West Ham and Hull. The Reds got...
YOUNGSTERS at a Shaw school high kicked, jumped and cheered their way to first prize in a national competition. Energetic pupils at Beal Vale Primary leapt to the top of the...
Tame Valley’s fourth team maintained its impressive run in the JJB North West Counties Squash League. They made it four wins in a row with a 4-1 victory against...
Local snooker round up MOSS INN remain a point clear at the top of the Oldham Amateur Snooker League thanks to a 4-2 victory over Deaf A. North Chadd are snapping at their...
TWO women whose lives were shattered by crime have told youngsters of their experiences in a bid to help them steer clear of trouble. Sharon Crowshaw and Jo Swanston have...
THE end of the First World War 90 years ago will stir many memories in Oldham. Whole streets of Oldhamers had marched off to war — and many did not return. The...
OLDHAM Council has unveiled plans for a register of historically important buildings, to save them from potential destruction. The borough has 526 listed buildings, but there...
Junior Football round up Tameside and District Junior League HEYSIDE JFC under-12s will be sick of the sight of penalties after their Tameside and District Junior League Cup...
IT’S been a tough week for the BBC culminating in questions being asked over how the organisation is funded. Richard Hooton took to the streets of Chadderton to ask...
BUSINESSES across Oldham will descend on Chadderton Town Hall on Tuesday, hoping to secure contracts from the borough’s public bodies. Oldham Council will have...
A HUGE expansion is under way at an Indian restaurant in Chadderton which will become the largest eatery in Oldham by the end of the month. Owner Malik Miah is investing...
PELICAN Public Relations is in line to pick-up a clutch of trophies after being shortlisted for six awards. The Uppermill-based consultancy has had six of its campaigns...
DEW Piling has won a £1.9 million project to provide the foundation package for a waste-to-energy facility at Newhaven in Sussex. Part of a plan to recover value from...
Junior rugby round up JACOB Ford, watched closely by his father and England RU defence coach, Mike Ford, picked up the top tackler award for Saddleworth Rangers under-11s in...
Ges on the box, by Geraldine Emery
“LADIES DOWN UNDER”, Oldham Coliseum, by Marina Berry
“TOSCA”, Lowry Lyric, by Paul Genty
