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SHAW-born actor Eric Longworth who was best known for his role “Dad’s Army” has died at his Peterborough home four weeks after his 90th birthday. Eric, the...
Date Published 24/09/2008
A NATIONAL campaign to put a stop to alleygating has got the thumbs up from local ramblers. The National Ramblers’ Association has launched Unlocking Paths after growing...
Alexandra Area Committee report A POLICE chief has warned that mini-motos will be confiscated and crushed in a bid to keep the streets safe. Responding to complaints from...
A SPECIAL service to mark Clifford Ward’s 60 years as a lay preacher and an amazing 71 years’ association with the Methodist church will be held at the weekend....
A FOOTBALL team for able-bodied people with learning difficulties is aiming to recruit more members and to attract more funding. Oldham Craft Football Club meets every...
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has made an ambitious pledge to introduce free nursery places for all two-year-olds. The £1bn scheme will take several years to introduce, but...
YOU have to feel sorry for Vernon, don’t you? I almost cried when he sat there waiting for Liz to see the error of her ways and join him on his trip to The Smoke in her...
Young ambassadors determined to give the borough’s youth a greater voice have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Members of Oldham Youth Council, their support...
The Waves (Lowry Quays) LIKE the real thing on a choppy day, this stage realisation of Virginia Woolf’s experimental novel can be a slightly sickly experience. Think...
Businessman Tor Taverner has opened a second Cash Generator franchise in Nuneaton after nine successful years in Oldham. Tor (63), who lives in Huddersfield Road, Oldham,...
A Gala dinner is taking at The White Hart Inn, Lydgate, to celebrate 125 years of the Oldham Chamber. Tickets are going well for what will be a real party, with former...
OLDHAM businesses with products or technologies that could help to prevent the spread of MRSA or similar infections are being asked to come forward to take part in a new NHS...
HIGH specification office space at Broadway Business Park, Chadderton, has been let by Gladman Developments. The Congleton company, which built the units alongside the...
AN Oldham firm has won a contract to supply the Army, Navy and Air Force with with an innovative engineering solution — work which could last for nine years. Merkle UK,...
Reflecting a 40 per cent increase in sales of Christmas decorations in 2007 over 2006, Housing Units in Hollinwood has already dedicated 50 per cent more floor space to festive...
ATHLETIC will discover on Monday the size of the transfer fee they will have to pay Bury for summer signing Dale Stephens. The compensation figure for the 20-year-old midfield...
Date Published 23/09/2008
OLDHAM Roughyeds have announced the second signing from last year’s reserves side, with Chris Clarke joining the professional ranks on a two-year deal. Hopes are high...
MANCHESTER United will use tonight’s Carling Cup third-round tie against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford as a perfect opportunity to step up Cristiano Ronaldo’s return....
LOCAL motorbike racer Ashley Beech is recovering after being badly injured in a high-speed crash in the latest round of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship....
CHRIS TAYLOR’S run of goalscoring form has come as no surprise to Athletic boss John Sheridan. Taylor is the only non-striker among League One’s top marksmen after...
CHIEF executive Alan Hardy has insisted Athletic had no choice but to sanction a late rescheduling of their game at Stockport County. The derby clash is now being played next...
RICHIE BYRNE is poised to get his career back on track after a frustrating spell out of the game. Athletic’s most recent signing was freed by Aberdeen in April and went...
CHADDERTON’S woes continue as the Broadway club’s second team has been hit by a nine-point penalty. As a result of the punishment for two administrative blunders,...
HOST club Oldham won the inaugural floodlit Twenty20 tournament at the Pollards when they defeated Bamford by eight wickets in the final. Bamford batted first and made 128 for...
GARY Ellis followed up his Waterloo Handicap triumph by clinching the £800 top prize in the Brownedge Classic at Bamber Bridge, near Preston. Ellis, the Tonge and Nimble...
A LAW-abiding dad was stunned to be banned from Oldham’s shopping centre — for carrying a bag of chips. Chris Brown says he was told by a security guard to stop...
A THIEF stole a large amount of cash after conning his way into an elderly woman’s home in Werneth. The offender knocked on the door of the 83-year-old victim’s...
OLDHAM Council has been told to improve its book-keeping by an expert auditor. Last year, council staff were criticised for their internal controls, financial efficiency,...
TWO years on from its humble beginnings, a North Manchester cricket club has experienced great changes in fortune thanks to its ambitious and dedicated members. Vinny Clark...
MASSES of metal and wooden hoardings came crashing to the ground on a busy Oldham Street this morning. Police were called after scaffolding surrounding Howarth Timber in Shaw...
