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FIVE sites for key life-saving defibrillators in Saddleworth are under consideration by Oldham Council’s planning officers. The North-West Ambulance Service is keen to...
Date Published 13/02/2015
A FORMER nurse in the Second World War has died, aged 100. Sadie Dawson, from Shaw, died peacefully at Shaw Side Nursing Home on Saturday. One of three siblings, Sadie was...
THE FRIDAY THING: HERE’S a scary thought. When you settle down on the sofa and turn on the telly are you sure it’s you watching telly and not telly watching...
A FARMERS’ Market is held at the Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery on the second Sunday of each month. Fresh meat is on sale and there are stalls selling olives, pies,...
HOCKEY: AFTER an unexpected defeat against Didsbury in their previous fixture, Oldham firsts were keen to regain the winning thread at home to Timperley. And despite...
POLICE are hunting burglars who broke into a house in Arley Drive on Saturday between 10am and 6pm. Thieves smashed the kitchen window to gain access and made off with...
TECH savvy Oldham children have swapped outdoor playtime for indoor screen time, says a new survey. Around 94 per cent of Oldham children spend up to seven hours a day in front...
OLDHAM players were in charge as title-chasing Lancashire swept to victory against Essex in the Inter-Counties Championship. Town team regulars Carl Sneyd, Dave Rawstron, Dave...
RUGBY: THIS year’s Standard Cup semi-final line-up is complete following Rochdale Mayfield’s defeat of Fitton Hill Bulldogs. The National Conference League...
AN innovative scheme has helped to reduce the number of unnecessary admissions to accident and emergency departments across Greater Manchester. GTD Healthcare, a not-for-profit...
STARS from Oldham RL Club’s past will kick-start the 2015 season at Whitebank when the curtain goes up on February 22. Seven days before Kingstone Press Championship new...
ATHLETIC left-back Joseph Mills has excelled since stepping back into the side — and he has no intention of giving up his place again. The Swindon-born star was part of a...
NORTH Chadderton ‘B’ continued their fine form in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League with a 6-0 home demolition of Stanley Road ‘B’, Martin Kennedy making a...
GOLF: WOMEN’S teams from 90 clubs are on the start line for the MDLGA Bell Cup tournament. Dunham Forest will be defending the trophy they won for the first time...
MIDDLETON Road will be closed between Broadway and Edward Street for up to seven days from Monday to repair a burst pipe. BABIES up to 18 months can enjoy songs and musical...
Netball: YOUNGSTERS from Oldham Netball Club’ stepped up to the plate in the 52-39 defeat of hosts Turnford in the National Premier League. Coach Debbie Hallas relied on...
National Express is to use two software packages provided by Oldham-based Omnibus systems for a new venture launching in Bahrain this month. The bus company already uses...
WITH the deadline for entry to this year’s One Oldham Business Awards fast approaching, entries are nearing 60 across the 10 categories. Over the past seven years of the...
VETERAN Labour MP Dennis Skinner was a guest speaker at a party fundraising event in Oldham. Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, invited the Labour icon...
WORK has started on Oldham’s new £6.25 million Hollinwood Academy special school. Contractor Extraspace Solutions (UK) is clearing the site of the former Kaskenmoor...
A Chadderton pharmacist has twice helped save the life of a woman who had collapsed after suffering a hypoglycaemic attack. Nabil Bhatti, who works at Cathedral Pharmacy...
DEAN Holden has hailed new goalkeeper Jake Kean’s performances as Athletic continue to do more with less. The loan Blackburn Rovers man made a series of vital stops in...
A FAILSWORTH GP has been charged with possessing, making and distributing indecent images. David McMaster (50), a doctor at Quayside Medical Practices, Ashton Road West was...
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has called some of the football his old club are playing under Louis van Gaal “miserable”. Despite Van Gaal taking United to...
OLDHAM Council chiefs have vowed to continue the fight for funding to rebuild Clarksfield Primary School and expand Greenfield Primary following the government’s rejection...
CHRIS Porter is fully expecting to come under fire from Athletic fans once again tomorrow, but feels the receptions he has had in the past have been unfair. The Colchester...
TELEVISION star Jon Culshaw is to host this year’s One Oldham Business Awards in May. The impressionist has been a target of the awards steering group for some...
POLICE have released more information on the two armed men who robbed a jeweller’s shop in Huddersfield Road, Greenacres. Staff at Alexander Jewellers at Greenacres...
OLDHAM RL head to Barrow on Sunday for the last of three pre-season warm-up games. The Roughyeds have suffered narrow defeats in their two fixtures so far – at Swinton...
WHEN Louis Freers decided to shave off his hair to show support for his mum during chemotherapy, he had no idea the stunt would raise more than £2,540 for charity. The...
