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NEARLY 11,000 Oldham families are waiting for council homes, according to figures released by the GMB union. A study by GMB shows the borough has 10,874 families on the council...
Date Published 25/07/2014
MAYFIELD Primary School’s talented mixed ECB Kwik Cricket team are the champions of Lancashire. The eight-strong team of four boys and four girls secured their place at...
PUPILS at Blue Coat School will have a daily reminder of the people who have shaped Oldham. The opening of a new £2.7 million classroom block at the Egerton Street...
SADDLEWORTH School’s Year Eight cricketers defied a spirited Crompton House team, and some inclement weather, to be crowned champions of Oldham for the second successive...
GOLF WERNETH suffered double despair as both their Oldham and District League sides lost Cup semi-finals. Their ‘A’ team were well beaten 4.5-0.5 by neighbours Brookdale at...
BLUE Coat School hit all the right notes at the 10th annual Music for Youth National Festival. It received the performance practice award in the school brass band section of...
GOLF A TERRIFIC second round of 61 from Cliff Butler clinched the Clegg Cup at Oldham. He opened with a 63 for an overall total of 124. A shot adrift was Wayne Adamson...
A BEAUTY salon owner who has battled to keep her business on track in the face of Metrolink has turned to the power of pastry promotion! Jay Fletcher, from Nouvion Nail and...
Construction and fit-out specialist Medlock FRB Ltd has won business totalling £4.7million with national pub chains Greene King and JD Wetherspoon and regional operator...
OLDHAM is the icing on the cake when it comes to helping war-stricken families. The borough has beaten towns and cities such as Rochdale, Leeds, Burnley, Sheffield and Bristol...
LITTLEMOOR Primary School has rounded off the academic year on a high after being rated as “good” (grade 2) across the board by Ofsted. Inspectors found that...
A MAN who is terrified of needles says he is delighted with his new tattoo after volunteering to get inked for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Martin Jones had the hospice’s...
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Michael Meacher has accused the Government of trying to bury bad news about the suffering of families forced to cut back on food to pay the bedroom tax...
OLDHAM’S only Catholic secondary school is closing its sixth form — and is blaming government reforms for the drastic action. Newman College on Broadway,...
A DISABLED Oldham girl has been given her independence back after a local company replaced her walking frame which was stolen by callous thieves. Ellen Godfrey (13), who has...
BUS drivers from Oldham are on their marks and all set to go to Glasgow to provide transport for athletes at the Commonwealth Games. Bus operator First has won a contract to...
A PAIR of four-legged friends are on a mission to help Oldham Council sniff out trouble. Specially-trained Labradors Ozzie and Murphy have detected more than 6,000 counterfeit...
RAINBOW flags, stilt walkers and colourful performers are preparing to take part in the 10th annual Oldham Pride event on Saturday. The theme of this year’s event is...
TWO brothers tasted stardom filming scenes for a new series of the hit BBC drama “The Village”. Matthew (8) and William Lowe (7), from Watersheddings, are playing...
DETERMINED Garry Holt spent six months in a neuro-rehabilitation unit learning to walk again. Still only in his 30s, Garry, from Royton, had been reduced to this shocking state...
A JAMES Bond-esque shotgun disguised as a walking stick has been handed in to Greater Manchester Police. As GMP’s “Give Up The Gun” firearms amnesty entered...
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a previously healthy 47-year-old Failsworth woman. Helen Warburton, of Kew Road, had been fit and active before she was taken to the Royal Oldham...
A SECOND World War tank veteran will take centre stage at a unique “living museum” this weekend. John Wyman will regale an audience at Saddleworth Parish Church...
COMMONWEALTH GAMES OLDHAM has its first Commonwealth Games medal thanks to Diggle swimming star Jessica Lloyd. Team England ace Lloyd (19) won a silver medal in the 4x100m...
LEWIS Palfrey has welcomed the chance for his Oldham RL team to “put things right” in a tough game against Hunslet Hawks. Speaking ahead of the second versus third...
ATHLETIC’S away kit for the 2014-15 season will be revealed next week — but fans will have to hang on until two days before the Sky Bet League One campaign begins for...
YORK, Oldham and Hunslet, in that order, are locked in their own little battle at the top of Kingstone Press Championship One. There’s an eight-point gap between...
IT’S derby day in the CLL tomorrow as an exciting double-header weekend kicks-off with a bang. The weather forecast is favourable so a decent crowd is expected to head...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League AFTER taking a chunk out of Glodwick’s lead, second-placed Saddleworth aim to keep up the pressure on their title rivals tomorrow....
WHEN four Year 6 primary school brainboxes sat down to do their GCSE maths exam five years early, they were joined by two of their teachers. Acting head Andrew Clowes and...
Date Published 24/07/2014
