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Water on flooded playing fields in Greenfield could be contaminated, Saddleworth Olympic organisers fear. Some youngsters who played rugby in the run up to the Saddleworth...
Date Published 16/09/2008
A SEXUAL predator who preyed on a vulnerable 14-year-old Oldham girl has been jailed indefinitely. Christopher Brown (48) plied the schoolgirl with amphetamines and had sex...
FEARS that disabled people might face a lengthy detour if Saddleworth’s Ladhill Bridge is closed have been allayed. Consultation on the proposed closure of the bridge...
LABOUR has blasted Lib-Dem plans to change the congestion charge boundary as a gimmick — and come up with its own proposal to stop local journeys being charged. The move...
THE reward to find the killers of little kitten Angel has swelled to over £900. Over the weekend four more Oldhamers have offered money to help find the sick yobs who...
A SADDLEWORTH parish councillor has threatened to blockade a busy road unless action is taken to protect schoolchildren. Ken Hulme, a former governor of Delph Primary School,...
GORDON BROWN must make it clear to the country he is putting their needs first and not those of business, Michael Meacher warned last night. And the Oldham West MP said Labour...
PUPILS who put their best foot forward to cut congestion and improve their health have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Youngsters at Werneth Junior School have...
OLDHAM Council is set to get a share of a multi-million fund to tackle the growing problem of youth crime. Bosses will be handed £700,000 over the next three years with...
A fund-raising lunch to help a new voluntary service for cancer patients, carers and family members is to be staged at the White Hart, Lydgate. The Oldham Cancer Support...
DELPH Wives club has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a party. The organisation — which began its life as a meeting place for newly-married women — has...
THE White Hart at Lydgate is the only Oldham restaurant to feature in the latest edition of a prestigious pub directory. The 2009 edition of Michelin’s “Eating Out...
THE FIRST Failsworth Area Committee was described as a ‘farce’ and a ‘shambles’ after the selection of co-optee members was deferred. Elected members...
ATHLETIC boss John Sheridan is being kept on tenterhooks after his sending off at Tranmere last week. Sheridan was despatched to the stands after an exchange of words with...
ROUGHYEDS have continued the reshaping of the squad for next season with the addition of Salford City Reds flyer Andy Ballard. The 22-year-old goalkicking winger, who has...
BAMFORD Fieldhouse proved too strong for Royton in last night’s floodlit Twenty20 match at Oldham. Taking first guard, Saddleworth League champions Bamford made an...
GOALKEEPER Mark Crossley received abuse from a section of Latics fans on the opening day of this season. He was distinctly unimpressed by their comments, but the veteran...
THEO WALCOTT’S ascent to hero status with England won’t have been any surprise to Athletic duo Neal Eardley and Craig Davies. They encountered the Arsenal starlet...
AS advertisements go, £32million seems pretty expensive — though only around twice as costly as the new Hovis campaign that has recently appeared. In the TV ad, a...
CHADDERTON’S Andrew Buckley kept alive his dream of winning the Waterloo Handicap crown in Blackpool when he overcame highly-rated St Helens player Anthony Gartside 21-15 in...
MOSSLEY are confident of holding on to star striker Michael Fish. The in-form frontman’s goalscoring exploits have suddenly made him one of the hottest properties in...
REIGNING champions Glodwick hit the ground running in the 2008-09 Oldham and District Table Tennis League season. In their opening division one match, they swept aside...
A CHADDERTON couple tangled up in the collapse of travel firm XL, have had their wedding day saved by an Oldham travel agent. Louise Dean and Tim Boycott are to marry in...
Date Published 15/09/2008
A FED-UP couple stranded in Egypt after the XL collapse could face a £1,300 bill for their hotel rooms. Paul Cunningham (23), from Diggle and his girlfriend Suzanne...
AN open space between the Crossley and Fold Green estates in Chadderton should be protected as a town green, say residents. And their plea will be heard at a local inquiry...
TWO more cannabis farms have been uncovered in Oldham in the continuing police crackdown on drugs. A total of 164 cannabis plants were found in the cellar of a house in...
A SIZEABLE stash of hard drugs has been uncovered in a police raid on a Hollinwood house. Officers from Oldham’s Operational Support Unit executed a warrant under the...
LIB-Dem leaders have blamed Labour as they face a race against time to salvage the £230 million Building Schools for the Future project. But Labour has hit back —...
HALF a century of public transport improvements will come in only five years if Greater Manchester votes yes to congestion charging, supporters of the controversial scheme claim....
A GRADUATE has warned construction workers to be aware of hidden fees when gaining employment. Matt Bidski (24), a former Groundwork employee, spent two weeks working on site...
