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IF you are a bit sensitive then you may find what you’re about to read upsetting. Not because it’s insulting or spiteful but because however delicately I try to...
Date Published 22/09/2008
A couple who ditched the nine-to-five grind in Oldham for a new life in Italy have certainly achieved their dreams. Mark and Julie Newman have taken part in grape...
REVENGE is in the air for John Sheridan as he prepares his side for a tough game at Hartlepool United tomorrow. Athletic are riding high with a three-point lead at the top of...
Date Published 19/09/2008
A CLEAN bill of health and superior preparation means Oldham go into the do-or-die derby clash with Rochdale on Sunday confident of booking their ticket for the National League...
MARTYN Hamer believes he can hold his nerve to reach the final stage of the European Tour School in Spain. The 23-year-old from Chadderton Fold, who is aiming to win his tour...
BAMFORD Fieldhouse marched into the semi-finals of Oldham CC’s floodlit Twenty20 competition when they defeated the President’s X1 by eight runs last night....
ROUGHYEDS scrum-half James Coyle reckons his team will have to top anything they have done all season to reach the National League Two Grand Final. Local rivals Rochdale sit...
ALL good things come to those who wait — but five attempts at playing the Tanner Cup final is pushing it a bit. Bamford Fieldhouse, crowned Armstrongs Office Furniture...
THE pressure will be on Manchester United to deliver when they visit Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday (2pm). After a laboured and uninspiring start to the season, the...
MANCHESTER City will be looking for normality to return - if it ever can again - as they prepare for Sunday’s Premier League visit of Portsmouth to Eastlands. After all...
OLDHAM Town kick off their FA Vase campaign tomorrow with a second-qualifying round tie at AFC Emley. Manager Tony Mills will be looking for a positive reaction after last...
OLDHAM St Anne's coach Chris Deakin is tested by more bad news on the injury front as his team prepares for the visit of Bradford Dudley Hill tomorrow (2.30pm kick off). Chris...
PLAYER-coach Steve Molloy has a depleted squad for Oldham RUFC’s North Lancs/Cumbria division fixture at the Vale of Lune tomorrow. James Wilkinson, Steve Connolly and...
OLDHAM Town under-18s were beaten 3-0 by Salford City in the North-West Youth Alliance Cup, but they had two goals disallowed for offside. Town, who are away to Ashton Town...
UPPERMILL FC are on the look-out for a new manager after Dave Leech and Lee Tootill stepped down after just one season at the helm, writes JOHN GILDER. The pair, who took over...
Angling round-up TOM HUGHES and John Conway tied for top spot with 9lb in the Cranberry AC match on Fleets Dam. Two carp and some skimmers on the pole and maggot accounted...
Unions were warned of a jobs bombshell today amid worrying news that Oldham Council plans to cut 850 posts — almost a fifth of the civic workforce. Compulsory...
LAZY fly-tippers couldn’t be bothered to use recycling bins in Lees but instead left rubbish piled up right next to them. But the dozy dumpers could soon get their...
YOUNGSTERS eager for play when they turned up at nursery were confronted with a scene of devastation after vandals ran riot. The children, and the staff who run Moorside...
PLEDGES continue to flood in to swell the reward on offer for catching the yobs who battered a kitten to death. The total has now reached £1,270 following outrage over...
DIGGLE plans to blow its own trumpet by hosting a Whit Friday band contest next year. The village, which has a legacy of successful brass bands, will be joining its...
Organisers of the Saddleworth Olympics say they are ready for action this weekend as weather forecasters predict brighter skies. However, the rugby pitch on Churchill Playing...
OLDHAMERS are being encouraged to leave their car at home on Monday as part of World Car Free Day to help the environment. Green charity Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale wants...
SOME 10,000 new jobs could be created in Greater Manchester if congestion charging is introduced, supporters claim. A report by consultants Arup predicts that as many as 5,800...
The accelerating cost of scrap cars has hit local charity Kick Start hard. The group, which helps disadvantaged youngsters at its Vulcan Street base in Derker, is running out...
OPTICIANS in Oldham are helping Third World communities save their sight with an SOS campaign. Eye experts are encouraging the public to donate their unwanted sunglasses as...
THE husband of a Westhulme woman arrested on suspicion of child neglect is in prison for assaulting a neighbour with a rake. Jusmna Rani, of Yasmin Gardens, was arrested after...
CASES of MRSA are continually to fall across the district, according to official figures. There were eight cases of the superbug recorded at hospitals run by Pennine Acute...
AN MP has called for a public works building programme to help tackle rising unemployment. Oldham West and Royton Labour MP Michael Meacher spoke out as the number of people...
A CHADDERTON guide leader is saying farewell after more than 40 years work in the movement. But Vivienne Dowson, who is in her sixties, will not be too far away from her first...
