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NIMBLE Nook team-mates Andrew Buckley and Gary Ellis were today bidding to reach the last 16 of the Waterloo Handicap in Blackpool. Buckley beat N Breadley (Bradford) 21-11 in...
Date Published 15/09/2008
SPRINGBANK made a flying start the new Chadderton Snooker League season, sponsored by Hillbillies Snooker & Pool Club. They whitewashed Passenger Transport 6-0 to take an...
OLDHAM capped a superb Lake Garage CLL campaign with a seven-wicket demolition of Radcliffe yesterday. Mel Whittle's men went into the final fixture of the season in second...
NOTTINGHAM Panthers halted Manchester Phoenix' unbeaten start to the new bmibaby Elite Ice Hockey League season when they won 5-3 last night. On Saturday, Phoenix travelled to...
OLDHAM Council has scrapped plans to build a £30 million Catholic high school at a controversial town centre site, following furious public protests. It has told the...
Date Published 12/09/2008
HUNDREDS of pounds of reward money is flooding in from as far as Greece in a bid to hunt down little Angel’s killers. Two local residents and an ex-pat from Greece are...
A GRIEVING grandmother has paid tribute to her “beautiful and perfect” grandson who died suddenly from a brain tumour. Jake Kershaw, who celebrated his second...
London mayor ‘has got his eyes on’ the £3bn LONDON is waiting to snap up the £3 billion earmarked for the public transport improvements which would...
Entrepreneur Gavin Wheeldon is worth £20 million. A gifted salesman at 14, he set up his own company at 20 and now owns a hugely successful translation business. But the...
The Oldham East Liberal Democrat parliamentary hopeful Elwyn Watkins has been criticised for missing his Rochdale Council duties. As well as hoping to seize the local...
More people are injured at work in Lancashire than in any other area of Britain, says a new survey by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. In Lancashire in 2006/7, 816...
BATTLING baptist minister David Joynes has been given a second chance to permanently protect Hollinwood’s last major piece of open space from development. Mr Joynes saw...
HOME-GROWN . . . Christopher Biggins will launch his autobiography in Manchester later this month King of the jungle Christopher Biggins is preparing to promote his...
PAYMENT problems and hitches with Oldham Council’s financial management system have hit the new In Control personal budgets for social services clients. But overall...
THE Government is prepared to legislate to ensure power companies do not force people with prepay meters to pay much higher bills than account customers. Charity National...
OLDHAMERS are being encouraged to have their say on proposals designed to improve policing in their community. The Home Secretary set out the Government’s vision for...
Hundreds of Oldham people are being invited to take part in a massive research project which could help their children and grandchildren to enjoy better health. They will join...
SINGERS in Oldham are being invited to join others from across the UK and America to take part in a special event. The 13th UK Sacred Harp Convention is taking place at the...
40 YEARS’ service with pride... John Corbishley A FOUNDER member of the Church Lads and Girls’ Brigade at St Mark’s Church, Heyside, has been nominated for a...
FOOTBALL coaching, rugby training, scouts, amateur dramatics, a youth group . . . Dave Coleman devotes endless hours each week to young people. And his dedication has earned...
JOHN SHERIDAN believes Athletic could become the great entertainers as they bid to step up their challenge for promotion. Sheridan’s unbeaten side have played some...
ROUGHYEDS coach Steve Deakin isn’t expecting an easy ride when Doncaster visit Boundary Park on Sunday. At stake is the chance to qualify for the National League Two...
MANAGER Mark HUGHES was today assessing the fitness of four Manchester City players who arrived back from South America late last night. Providing they show no ill-effects...
WHEN MK Dons arrive at Boundary Park tomorrow aiming to knock Athletic from the top of League One, they will be boosted by an astonishing record on their travels. The Dons...
OLDHAM face a stiff test of their promotion credentials when in-form Doncaster visit Boundary Park. The National League Two qualifying semi-final has the two pre-season title...
United preview DIMITAR Berbatov will make a mouth-watering debut for Manchester United at Liverpool tomorrow (12.45pm). The Reds will be expecting the brilliant Bulgarian...
City preview THE Premier League’s two richest clubs go head to head at Eastlands tomorrow (5.30pm) when Manchester City entertain Chelsea. City’s new...
ONE weekend, two teams and an Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League double up for grabs. Bamford Fieldhouse and Heyside, level on points at the...
MOSSLEY will have to keep an eye on Chris Downey, their former striker, in tomorrow’s FA Cup, first qualifying-round tie at Flixton. Remarkably, all nine of...
OLDHAM RUFC kick off their North Lancs/Cumbria division campaign tomorrow at home to club Wigton with player-coach Steve Molloy envisaging another challenging season....
