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A row has erupted over the closure of a historic river crossing — which has split a village in two. The centuries-old Ladhill Bridge at Greenfield has been closed because...
Date Published 13/08/2008
THE number of inmates released early from jails in Greater Manchester could reach almost 2,000 before the Government’s controversial scheme to tackle overcrowding is wound...
A FATHER-OF-TWO who broke his girlfriend’s arm has escaped jail — after she waited five years to report him. Darren Dunkerley (41) flew into a frenzy hitting...
Kind-hearted churchgoers have been warned not to send porn to soldiers serving in war zones. They have contributed to more than 1,000 parcels collected by campaigning...
FROM Beijing to Britain, people have been clamouring to cash in on all the eights — one of the luckiest days ever. But baby Erin Walsh made her own luck when she came...
Greater Manchester Police Force hit only three of its 17 targets during the past financial year. In the first three months, officers beat the target when it came to cutting...
AN Asian man shouted racist abuse at white hospital staff when he attended an appointment with his pregnant girlfriend. Forid Miah (29) threatened a receptionist and care worker...
WINDSOR, Warwick, Corfe — it is relatively easy to name England’s great castles but soon another may have to be added to the list. Archaeologists have discovered...
OLDHAM’S results for 14-year-olds in national English, maths and science tests have been delayed until October because of marking problems. The news comes as figures published...
Oldham’s support for grassroots football could all be going to plan after a launch this week. The Local Area Plan has been published by the Oldham Partnership, the...
CHILDREN are being denied the chance to take part in adventurous play by over–cautious parents, a new survey has warned. The poll by Play England found that 50 per cent...
MOST of the care for youngsters in the borough is either good or satisfactory, according to new figures from education watchdog Ofsted. They show that 46.7 per cent of 368...
PEOPLE of all faiths attended an interactive Islamic exhibition staged for the first time at the Oldham Muslim Centre. Through the Muslim Keyhole attracted more than 70 people...
PLANS to buy the land on which the Victorian Hollies mansion in Werneth stands have been drawn up by Oldham Council. Although the authority owns the building, which has been...
A 34-YEAR-OLD woman from Abbeyhills is believed to be Oldham’s youngest grandmother. Shila Begum, who lives in Waltham Street, had her first grandchild a year ago. Her...
MARATHON trekkers Phill Higgins and Andrew Durrans are nursing sore feet and aching limbs after walking more than 200 miles to a Latics match. The intrepid pair volunteered in...
A NEW governing body has been set up for two Oldham schools which have joined together. It means Mills Hill in Chadderton and Medlock Valley in Fitton Hill will work together...
CHADDERTON Neighbourhood Policing Unit and the Fire and Rescue Service are using pedal power to fight crime and prevent fires in the area. The two teams have been using...
A HONG KONG-based rival has been acquired by Oldham business Ultimate Products Ltd. The UK’s largest product design and supply business, Ultimate, in Victoria Street,...
OLDHAM company Broughton Controls has delivered turnstiles to BP to secure the perimeter of its new Grangemouth site in Scotland. Broughton manufactures and installs perimeter...
Oldham Choral Society joined forces with members of other singers from the North-West to form a festival choir at Latour de France, near Perpignan. The choral director for the...
THERE’S nothing better than relaxing after a hard day’s graft with a large glass of red and Corrie. A little hiatus separating work from play. Or, in my case, work...
ATHLETIC boss John Sheridan branded Craig Davies an idiot last night after the striker was sent off against Rochdale. Davies, last season’s top goalscorer, received a...
OLDHAM’S young guns will go through an end-of-season review this week to determine their respective futures at the club. The reserves side finished its season at the...
MANCHESTER United are closing in on Dimitar Berbatov, according to reports today. The Tottenham Hotspur striker, a year-long target of the Old Trafford outfit, could cost...
ROCHDALE 0, ATHLETIC 0 (after extra time, Athletic won 4-1 on penalties) IF Athletic had lost at Rochdale last night, Lee Hughes would have been cast as the man whose...
IT’S win or bust for former Athletic players Neil Kilkenny and Chris Killen in the Olympic Games football tournament tonight. Kilkenny’s Australia and New Zealand,...
NEW boy Michael Brown admitted he was delighted to round off a whirlwind three days with a crucial late Roughyeds try at the weekend. But despite his 71st-minute effort,...
TOP goal kicker Mick Nanyn may be looking on nervously following Danny Halliwell's superb double-effort from the touchline late on against Barrow — but he has the consolation of...
ROUGHYEDS chairman Bill Quinn has paid tribute to outgoing director Sean Whitehead, before insisting that the show must go on. Whitehead stood down from the three-man board...
