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A SEASON ticket holder at SportsDirect.com Park at the age of seven, selfless Shaw-based Roy Butterworth has now worked for Athletic on a voluntary basis for...
Date Published 04/08/2014
ASDA worker Claire Garlick was tickled pink to lose all her locks. Claire, who works at Asda Shaw, said she’d always wanted to have her head shaved so she decided to do...
Date Published 01/08/2014
THE Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable have pledged their support to current and former servicemen and women to ensure they get the necessary help when leaving the...
CHARITABLE cyclists endured canalside calamities as they peddled their way through a fund-raising feat of endurance. Geoff Stocks, along with colleagues from James Briggs in...
A COMMUNITY figure has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award for her work as chairman of the Foxdenton and District Protection Group. Christina Gater created the group to...
MANCHESTER LEAGUE CRICKET SPRINGHEAD beat Littleborough Lakeside by a eight runs in a North Manchester League Division One thriller. And the club’s second XI enjoyed...
AN independent fostering agency has been classed as outstanding by inspectors. Ofsted said that Alpha Plus Fostering Services at Hollinwood Business Centre was very well...
WINNERS of the Grasscroft Residents’ Association photography competition, celebrating the beauty of trees in spring, have been chosen. Martin Powell won first prize in...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League by KEVIN RICHARDSON CRICKET greats from around the globe are set to converge on Holebottom Clough. Lashings All Stars are heading to...
EVENTS to mark the start of World War One are being held in Oldham. Britain declared war on Germany at 11pm on August 4, 1914, ushering in one of the darkest periods in...
CLL ROUND-UP CROMPTON are a runaway express train in the Lake Garage CLL Championship. Simon Wright’s cock-a-hoop troops have won their last six matches –...
FORGING stronger community ties is at the heart of the council’s drive to engage with Oldhamers across the borough. Discussions with taxi drivers, pub owners and cyclists...
DEBBIE Abrahams is backing a drive to help save more lives across Oldham and Saddleworth. The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP joined Cancer Research UK scientists in Westminster...
TOY cars, old records and holiday buckets and spades are helping dementia patients roll back the sands of time with a new initiative by local arts organisation...
OLDHAM College has secured a prestigious cash boost to propel it into a hi-tech digital stratosphere. The Edge Foundation awarded the college £100,000 to support the...
AN Oldham gunner whose wounds led him to his wife has had his tale retold for the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Edmund Taylor, of the Machine Gun Corps, was sent to...
OLDHAM Community Leisure attended a special reception at 10 Downing Street to be recognised for the part they have played in providing 3,000 additional jobs in the last three...
A CHADDERTON pub owner caught without a TV licence was ordered to pay £860 at Wigan Magistrates’ Court. Andrew Yates, who owns The Dog Inn, Block Lane, was fined...
FUND-RAISERS are being urged to fire up the barbecue in aid of Francis House Children’s Hospice. The hospice, which helps children from across Greater Manchester, is...
RESIDENTS at Shawside nursing home were treated to an afternoon of music, arts and crafts as part of BUPA’s Got Talent. The entertainment extravaganza saw staff and...
WITH a team of experts and enthusiastic volunteers, backed by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Friends of Castleshaw Roman Forts have turned another page on an...
TIME is running out for people to have their say on plans for a new visitor centre at Dovestone Reservoir. The public consultation, which began in June, finishes on August 11,...
GETTING to the first game of the season is never a simple affair for Latics fan Cliff Taylor. When the retired headteacher hit 60 and received his free bus pass he decided he...
ANGLING DAVE Machin is coming into form, picking up his latest win in the Diggle AC match fished on Tanners Dam. Drawn on peg 13, Machin fished the long pole and meat for...
DARTS OLDHAM town team, who successfully defended their Lancashire GMC Elite Super Eights title this season, will represent their association in a 63-strong team event at Hull...
FROM traditional cobbling to expert picture framing and glass giftware to handmade jewellery, there’s something for everyone at the Saddleworth Craft Co-operative. And it...
BOWLS A PLACE in the County Championship finals beckons for Greater Manchester, who take on North Midlands on Sunday (2pm). Having recovered from defeat in the first game of...
CYCLING is on the up in Oldham since the Tour de France visited streets nearby. Surosa Cycles on Huddersfield Road, has seen a huge boost in bike sales with many first-time...
AN Oldham housing association has won a £750,000 grant to bring 75 empty homes back to life. Aksa Homes has been awarded the money by the Homes and Communities Agency to...
ATHLETICS TWO members of Oldham and Royton Harriers took part in the adidas 24-hour Thunder Run at Catton Park, Derbyshire. The race is staged around a 10k off-road route...
