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A YOUNG mother was horrified to find a breastfeeding room in the Royal Oldham Hospital’s maternity unit had been closed because of a mouse infestation. The 27-year-old,...
Date Published 20/10/2008
A SHOP keeper had a gun pointed at his chest during an armed robbery by masked men in Hathershaw. The 42-year-old man feared he would be killed when the two offenders entered...
A MOTHER-OF-TWO said she was was left horrified after finding a 2in rusty nail in a piece of chicken. Melanie Maher (28), from Shaw Road, Royton, said she found the item when...
OLDHAM took centre stage this weekend after Phil Woolas called for a tough approach to immigration to protect British jobs in the economic downturn. The number of migrants...
A PIONEERING scheme is showing teenagers the devastating consequences of criminal activity. Ten teens from Greenacres Youth Inclusion Programme (GYIP) were cut from the...
MORE listeners are tuning in to Oldham’s revamped radio station, new figures show. The latest Rajar survey into radio listening shows a 12 per cent increase in the...
Oldham’s MFI store will shut, administrators have confirmed. A management buy out last month secured the future of 106 stores. But the Green Street store, off...
NEARLY £70,000 of taxpayers’ money has been wasted clearing up fly-tipping in Oldham — almost triple last year’s cost. Oldham council was left facing...
COUNCIL tenants have given a thumbs up to their First Choice Homes Oldham managers and want them to continue as their landlord. But they also want FCHO to become a housing...
POLICE presence in Manchester will be increased tomorrow for the visit of Glasgow Celtic who take on Manchester United at Old Trafford. The last time football fans from...
MORE Oldham pupils are leaving school with the basics in English and maths under their belts. Provisional figures show the number of pupils gaining the gold standard of five...
A SAFETY project costing almost £100,000 has been approved for Fitton Hill and Hathershaw. The money is made up of £95,000 from the New Deal for Communities fund,...
ADULTS who transform their lives by going back to the classroom to learn have the chance to get the recognition they deserve. The National Institute of Adult Continuing...
POLICE have renewed their appeal for information about a robbery at the Co-op, Uppermill, last week. And they have issued a fuller description of three offenders who entered...
GLOBETROTTING teachers are bringing an international flavour to Fir Bank School. The visitors from Greece and Sweden and another from North Yorkshire, arrived at the Royton...
IT is the time of year when winter vomiting virus may strike, and health protection bosses have issued advice on how people can ward off the illness. The Health Protection...
OLDHAM Primary Care Trust has been commended by a patients’ group for it’s results in the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check. The health watchdog...
THE RSPCA’S Rhodes Bank, Oldham, branch was due to reopen today after a mystery illness forced it to close for three weeks. It was hit by fading kitten syndrome, a...
LATICS fans were again off target in the Crossbar Challenge at half-time during the top-of-the-table clash with Leicester City. The contest allows up to six fans at each home...
FOUR siblings had their heads in the clouds as they took a giant leap towards achieving their dreams of a flying career. Cadets Sophie (13), Kyle (13), Liam (15) and Ryan (16)...
THE Rev David Penny is undertaking a hair-raising challenge to kick start a £200,000 fund-raising appeal for a new church roof. He will follow in the footsteps of...
THE ART OF BEING UNFORTUNATE THERE’S a thing in this world called fortune. It’s generally thought to favour the brave but it’s also said to be blind and...
Athletic 1, Leicester 1 IF Leeds, Millwall and Leicester are three of the barometers by which all League One teams must be judged — and, looking at the league...
Man United 4, West Brom 0 WAYNE ROONEY has added the one missing component to his game as the Manchester United striker has suddenly become a prolific marksman. Another...
IT is top marks for one teacher whose hard work has led to him nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Adam Laskey, head at St Thomas’s Primary School, Moorside, received...
WHILE Manchester City fans get another raw deal, having to travel to Newcastle for a Monday night fixture, Mark Hughes is not complaining. An extra 48 hours to prepare for...
CHADDERTON ended their three-match losing streak in style, registering an emphatic 4-0 home victory against Leek CSOB in Vodkat North West Counties League, division one. It is...
ALWAYS welcoming and always friendly . . . that’s what the customers say about a family business that has been trading in Oldham for more than 80 years. Jackson’s...
FRASER COLEY’S last-gasp try clinched a first win in three games for Saddleworth Rangers in division one of the National Conference League. They trailed hosts Bradford...
Halle, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester SATURDAY’S concert was titled “Wild Wild West,” and it couldn’t have been more apt. From the very outset, even...
