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FREDA Millet will be sharing stories of her time growing up with her grandmother at the Failsworth Historical Society meeting tomorrow, from 7pm, at the Broadbent Luncheon Club,...
Date Published 02/09/2014
RUGBY: Shaw Cross Sharks 41, Saddleworth Rangers 32 RANGERS second rower Ryan Moore’s season is over after he dislocated his shoulder in this see-saw...
A minister has been praised for staging a special service for animal lovers and their pets at Saddleworth’s smallest church. The Rev Duncan Rhodes invited them to a...
Oldham St Anne’s 12, Pilkington Recs 52 St Anne's were outplayed by a well-drilled outfit currently third in National Conference Division Two. The visitors dominated...
EYES down for a full house! Oldham Athletic manager Lee Johnson will take his players to Mecca Bingo for a team-building session with a difference. The manager and his squad...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY host Evo-Stik League rivals Burscough tonight in their FA Cup preliminary round replay. The two teams drew 1-1 at Victoria Park on Saturday...
BRADFORD City appear to be on quite a roll ahead of tonight’s meeting at SportsDirect.com Park. Phil Parkinson’s side endured a mixed season last year, with 13...
The first of a series of potentially life-saving portable heart defibrillators to be installed across Saddleworth could be fitted within two months. The North West Ambulance...
SUPPORTERS turned out in force on Saturday for a concert in memory of two-year-old Jamie Heaton, who died in the 2012 Shaw gas blast. Local bands rocked Crompton Cricket Club...
Royton cricket veteran Trevor Lewis died following years of exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard yesterday. Mr Lewis (62) had suffered from asbestos-related cancer...
A MAN suffered serious leg injuries following a hit-and- run on Saturday. Police are appealing for witnesses after the 31-year-old victim was hit by a blue Vauxhall Astra at...
CRICKET: DELPH’S excellent recent form in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership continued with a double victory over the weekend. Yesterday Grant Jones’s...
CRICKET: HAVING come so far, Glodwick will not want all their outstanding work go to waste over the final three games of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League...
CRICKET: CROMPTON’S hopes of promotion to the Premier Division of the Lake Garage CLL were dealt a huge blow when they lost at home to Championship leaders Monton...
BOXING: BRITISH title contender Jon ‘2 Smokes’ Kays has hailed trainer Darren McCarrick for keeping alive his boxing dream. Ashton-based Kays (31) is...
DR Kershaw’s Hospice will be hosting an autumn bring-and-buy sale on Saturday, September 6, from 10am to 1pm. There will be a variety of homebake, craft and toys...
KIDS in Alt are getting a GRRRRReat breakfast following cereal manufacturers Kellogg’s inclusion of Oldham in a pilot breakfast project. Kellogg’s has put snap,...
THE number of 11-year-olds in Oldham who left primary school this year able to read, write and grasp maths has risen. Department of Education figures show 79 per cent of year...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has criticised the Government for “conveniently” delaying the release of a vital report. The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth believes...
Landlords of a village pub have defended their planned alterations following complaints to brewery chiefs. Robinson’s Brewery has revealed an ambitious renovation and...
ATHLETIC swapped strikers on a dramatic final day of transfer market activity yesterday, with Dominic Poleon drafted in as Jonson Clarke-Harris departed in the final hour before...
SIMON Corney says he is “gutted” that Athletic has missed a payday from the transfer of Micah Richards - having turned down cash from Manchester City two and a half...
LEEDS and England captain Kevin Sinfield has called time on his international career. The Oldham–born loose forward, 34 later this month, has won 26 England caps and 14...
MANCHESTER United had to work late into the night to finalise the season-long loan signing of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao. United had to have an extension past the 11pm...
A CONCERNED mum has issued a warning after a holiday henna tattoo put her son in a hospital burns unit. Three-year-old Ellis Burke’s arm reacted to a black henna Spiderman...
A CORONER has hit out at “gross failings” at the Royal Oldham Hospital following the death of an alcohol-dependent man who wasn’t dealt with quickly or given the...
DANNY Philliskirk’s positive attitude has drawn praise from his manager Lee Johnson - who hopes he score plenty of goals. With centre-forward Jonson Clarke-Harris having...
A wrangle has broken out over the traditional emblem of Saddleworth Morris Men. The distinctive white rose with its RED-rose surround was centrepiece on the 15ft conical tower...
AN Oldham mum who harboured a prisoner on the run narrowly escaped jail. Police forced their way into Toni Shipman’s Drake Close, Oldham home in July after being...
THE £100,000 bribery scam trial of the Queen’s former deputy property manager - whose co-accused includes a Chadderton man - began yesterday. Ronald Harper (61) allegedly...
