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Ex-serviceman Anthony Cooke likes to see his contemporaries get the recognition they deserve. The former RAF driver, who now drives a bus in civilian life, has been instrumental...
Date Published 21/07/2008
OLDHAMERS will be reaching for the sky in a bid to kick homophobia out of the borough. The town’s annual Pride festival will take place on Saturday (noon-4pm) at Gallery Oldham....
YOUNG musicians from Oldham have dazzled New Yorkers — and filled a successful former Oldhamer who moved to the Big Apple with pride. Phillip Wren, founder and chief executive of...
OLDHAM Countryside Service is offering teenagers a truly different holiday experience. Run over four Thursdays in July and August, the team is offering young daredevils a chance...
PROVIDING individual care for someone at the most vulnerable time of their life is never easy, but staff at a local resource centre are doing such a stellar job that they have...
WHEN I was a young man on the look-out for love, me and a mate used to hit the town on a charm offensive... I’d be charming, he’d be offensive. He wondered why people took an...
ATHLETIC are lining up Jamaican international Demar Phillips for a long-term loan deal. The left-sided player has arrived at Boundary Park on two weeks’ trial with a view to...
Date Published 18/07/2008
SEASONED professionals Andy Liddell, Sean Gregan, Lee Hughes and Mark Crossley are all set to be handed their first pre-season action when Athletic face Grimsby Town tomorrow. The...
DELIGHTED Roughyeds coach Steve Deakin paid tribute to his players’ strength of character after overcoming adversity to see off Doncaster. Oldham lost the services of Ian Hodson,...
A PURPLE patch midway through the second half enabled the Roughyeds to pick up an invaluable three points in the chase for promotion to National League One. Four quick converted...
MARK HUGHES was satisfied with his first competitive match as Manchester City manager after they last night triumphed 2-0 at Faroe Islands part-timers EB/Streymur. And that ought...
CROMPTON have a score to settle and a proud record to bring to an end when they take on Heywood in the semi-finals of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup on Sunday. Crimble is the venue...
ANGRY truckers are getting all revved-up for their mass protest against soaring fuel prices tomorrow. Fuming Oldham hauliers say they are on the brink of going out of business and...
CRIME in Oldham has dropped by 10 per cent over the past year thanks to a number of successful police operations and initiatives. Vehicle crime is down 17 per cent — from 4,058...
THERE is plenty at stake in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League this weekend. From precious points, to a cup semi-final, to the first major...
THE argument between area committees and community councils is rumbling on with opposition councillors dismayed by two mergers. At Wednesday’s Oldham Council meeting, councillors...
COUNCIL workers returned to work today, promising further industrial action if their grievances are not met. Around a quarter of Oldham Council’s 10,000 strong work force had...
FOR people who should have had collection on Wednesday in Royton; Coldhurst; Ferney Field, Chadderton; Chadderton Park; south Chadderton; Westhulme; Northmoor; Burnley Brow;...
OLDHAM is the tops when it comes to the state of its parks. The North-West heads the national league for having the biggest number of top-quality parks, and Oldham is the best in...
LIFE’S a beach for Barbara Howard who celebrated her retirement after 31 years at Thorp Primary School with hot dogs, cocktails and a limbo contest. The 57-year-old, from Grotton,...
MOUNTAIN rescuers have been given a helping hand by a fuel giant. Oldham Mountain Rescue Team has been given £500 by ExxonMobile to allow it to buy a set of pulse oximetres. These...
CARNIVAL fever hits Failsworth this weekend as funfairs, floats and falconry are set to entertain the crowds. And organisers are promising an event that is bigger and better than...
A GOVERNMENT minister has challenged Oldham’s Lib-Dems to find the money to save Lees post office. Oldham East MP Phil Woolas has been accused of hypocrisy by the Lib-Dems for...
A terrapin has become a “silent witness” for police hunting drug traffickers after a raid on an Oldham cannabis factory. Detectives found the diamond-backed reptile in a...
OLDHAM will have its own directly-elected police chief within two years, under radical government plans to use “people power” to fight crime. Crime and Policing Representatives...
A campaigning councillor is to have a top-level meeting with Oldham highway chiefs about growing traffic snarl-ups surrounding tiny country lanes at Grotton. Residents say lorries...
CARTAX Radio Cars has become the first company in the borough to achieve the Cabsafe Gold Award. In order to gain the award, the business, based in High Street, Lees, had to reach...
OLDHAM schools have reported four cases of suspected forced marriages in recent months. The concerns have been raised since September 2007 and range from pupils raising fears with...
LOCAL cricket players had a starring role as Lancashire defeated Derbyshire to win through to the last 16 knockout phase of the national over-50s championship. Lancashire,...
Teacher Julie Carter reckons she has earned her early retirement today after a top of the class innings of 34 years at the same school. Mrs Carter (56) from Austerlands joined...
