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GREENFIELD have sacked overseas amateur cricketer Ryan Nurse in the wake of his disciplinary problems. The 25-year-old West Indian all rounder had only just completed a...
Date Published 31/07/2008
MICKLEHURST consolidated their position in the group of title challengers in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership when they comprehensively defeated second-placed...
COMMUNITY clean ups, litter picks, musical parades — there is nothing the members of the Cayak Club won’t do for their local community. And the youngsters’ pride and...
LOCAL showjumper Philippa Dobby was desperately unlucky not to qualify for the prestigious Horse & Hound Foxhunter Championship at the Horse of the Year Show. With two...
BEIJING-bound Chris Newton continued his preparations for the Olympics with a consistent performance in the tough Sachsen Tour in Germany. Oldham-based Newton, who is now...
MANCHESTER Phoenix will open their 2008/09 bmibaby Elite Ice Hockey League campaign on the road to the new-look Hull Stingrays. They travel to Rich Strachanís tough...
OLDHAM under-15s have received a plum home draw against Ellesmere Port in Round 2 of this season’s ESFA Inter-Association Football Trophy. The prestigious national...
WATERHEAD Rugby are holding a family fun day this weekend, featuring a coaching session from ex-Great Britain star Barrie McDermott and Salford City Reds prop forward Lee Jewitt....
A BIZARRE attempted burglary which ended with the thief breaking both legs in a leap from a first-floor canopy may lead to an Oldham shopkeeper closing his business. Fed-up...
Date Published 30/07/2008
CRIMINALS could create new identities with the passports stolen in a two-minute raid in Chadderton. The 24 boxes, containing 3,000 blank biometric passports and visa slips...
A Saddleworth sheep farmer sparked a full-scale alert on Saddleworth Moor. Chris Crowther (51), father of three, called police after uncovering a suspicious site on windswept...
THE West Street side of Oldham bus station will be closed for the next two Sundays. Following major refurbishment after a fire damaged the station’s roof, some...
Oldham youths caught throwing cat across road RSPCA inspectors have secured a rise in convictions for animal cruelty. The latest figures released by the organisation show...
A Shaw man who stabbed to death 11-year-old Rochdale schoolgirl Lesley Molseed 33 years ago, has failed in his bid to challenge his conviction and sentence. Comic book dealer,...
OLDHAM’S run-down primary schools are to be transformed with a multi-million pound makeover. The borough is set to receive more than £46 million extra investment...
EDUCATION bosses are poised to unveil the new site proposed for an academy run by the Christian charity Oasis. And a parent and community panel will also be set up to give...
A 27-YEAR-OLD man charged with the manslaughter of Michael Moran appeared before Oldham Magistrates Court yesterday. James Barfoot, of Lancing Walk, Chadderton, has been...
MUM Zoe Taggart is warning parents to be on guard after her three-year-old daughter was attacked by a rat in Alexandra Park. Zoe was enjoying a day out in with her twins,...
SADDLEWORTH residents will have the opportunity to air their views on the proposed congestion charge on Wednesday, August 6. Parish councillors in Saddleworth have already...
OLDHAM’S breastfeeding supremo Val Finigan has hailed as a step forward new research which backs up claims she has long made. Val’s persistent message has been...
STRIKER Lee Hughes has given Athletic an injury scare ahead of the new League One season. Hughes, who has been edging back to fitness after long-term groin problems, suffered...
SUPPORTERS of a single Royton area committee have received some high-profile backing in the form of Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher. The Royton Community Council was...
OLDHAM have options aplenty now that Luke Menzies has signed until the end of the regular season, according to coach Steve Deakin. The 20-year-old prop forward, who signed up...
It was a hot July day and pub customers in Oldham were celebrating . . . Christmas. Father Christmas turned up five months early at the Buck and Union pub, Union Street,...
Vedran Corluka and Elano are expected to be in the Manchester City line–up for tomorrow’s UEFA Cup qualifier with EB/Streymur at Oakwell. New manager Mark Hughes...
AN Oldham apprentice has been honoured at a national construction industry ceremony. Tom Snowden (21), from Lees, was named Top Lightning Conductor Engineer Apprentice at the...
OLDHAM residents are being urged to take a look around the new Cockcroft Children’s Centre, Shaw, tomorrow. The Children’s Centre team, and Oldham Council’s...
ATHLETIC 1, HULL CITY 1 THE most encouraging performance so far in Athletic’s pre-season build-up earned them a well-deserved draw against Hull. John...
Local country music enthusiasts are gearing up for a major event in Mossley in mid-October. The “celebration of British Country Music” will be staged between 1.30...
