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JOB cuts and strike action could be on the cards after the Royal Mail announced proposals to close part of Oldham’s mail centre. Union officials said jobs could be lost...
Date Published 07/08/2008
TAXI companies are turning over a new leaf after a crackdown by Oldham Licensing Panel. In the latest stage of a get-tough policy, it has rounded on the worst offenders,...
GREATER Manchester’s new chief constable is to start work two months early. Peter Fahy (49), currently heading the Cheshire police force, has had his three-month notice...
A row has erupted over a blockage at the end of one of Saddleworth’s most popular footpaths. Housing is planned on the site. But amid the housing slump no construction...
SWIMMERS in Saddleworth will be asked to use Oldham pools for 10 weeks as work starts on a new gym facility. A spokesman for Oldham Community Leisure said Saddleworth Pool...
HUNDREDS of Oldham Athletic fans queued for hours for a chance to meet their footballing heroes at Spindles Shopping Centre. And pens were at the ready as players signed 350...
A GROUP of Latics fans will put their best foot forward next week to raise money for the Ernie Cooksey Appeal. Ernie, a former Oldham Athletic player, died from skin cancer...
AN Oldham Euro-MP is calling for the use of mercury fillings by local dentists to be reviewed after the world’s top drug regulatory agency suggested they may pose a health...
SADDLEWORTH’S 23rd annual peace walk has been hailed a huge success. Walkers set off on the circular walk to mark Hiroshima Day from the stepping stones at the King...
The world at large may no longer be at war – but Saddleworth is determined to keep the wartime community spirit alive this weekend. The Saddleworth Wartime Weekend,...
AN Alt woman is warning Oldhamers to be on their guard against hoaxers after her 89-year-old mother was twice targeted in a dodgy postal prize offer. Kathy Meakin’s...
A COURAGEOUS fund-raiser is celebrating a towering success for charity — and is promising more to come next year. Andrew Heffernan (36), a technical services assistant...
KAREN QUINLAN loves her job as a district nurse at Royton Health Centre, where she deals with everything from changing bandages to looking after the terminally ill. And her...
A MAN who jokingly describes the intricacies of his job as “all the plumbing” has earned a Pride in Oldham nomination from one of his patients. Mr Neeraj Sharma is a...
ALMOST 3,000 young people are left homeless every year in Oldham following the break-up of their families. But now a Nightstop scheme has come to their rescue by providing...
FLICKING through the channels on the telly the other night, I came across a programme in which it was said that a woman had been sent to a top hospital. It made me wonder...
ATHLETIC target Demar Phillips is set to miss the opening weekend of the new League One season. The winger has been training at Boundary Park for almost three weeks, but...
Date Published 06/08/2008
ROUGHYEDS captain Rob Roberts has escaped a ban and is straight back in the side for tonight’s game at Doncaster (8pm kick off). The experienced former Huddersfield...
MANCHESTER United could be without a cluster of their big-name stars for the start of the new season. Wayne Rooney is definitely out of Sunday’s Community Shield game...
CHAIRMAN Simon Blitz admits he will be disappointed if Athletic don’t achieve a top-six finish this season. The credit crunch may be causing problems off the pitch...
ANDY LIDDELL has already won two promotions in his long career – and he’s convinced Athletic can earn him another. The veteran forward, who helped Barnsley reach...
LATICS fans are hoping the dynamic duo of Lee Hughes and Craig Davies will blast their side to promotion in the new League One season. Hughes and Davies struck up a fine...
I’M sure all fellow Latics fans will agree in congratulating the owners for their continued investment in the club. We really should be aware of the state this club...
CLUB-BY-CLUB GUIDE TO ATHLETIC’S LEAGUE ONE RIVALS BRIGHTON (manager Micky Adams): Finished one place higher than Athletic last term and, having invested wisely, they...
ATHLETIC will have to defy the bookmakers in order to seal their first promotion since 1991. According to the betting markets, John Sheridan’s men will finish around...
BILL Quinn believes that Oldham can yet claim an automatic promotion spot. The blow of a 40-24 defeat at York at the weekend means that destiny is no longer in the club's own...
CONFIDENT Roughyeds star Phil Joseph is revelling in the spotlight as the season draws to a close. Having taken up responsibilities as both playmaker and battering ram in...
THE SECOND automatic promotion spot is the main focus in National League Two as the end of the 2008 season approaches. Gateshead Thunder are in pole position to pick up the...
ALAN Entwistle and Barbara Shuttleworth created a piece of history when they became the first pair to successfully defend the Millgate Trophy at SADDLEWORTH in its...
OLDHAM’S Alan Squires was beaten into second place in the Wilpshire Trophy by an opponent 40 years his junior. England under-21 player James Robinson won his third...
