You are Here: Home » News » News Archives
Welcome to the News Archives.
You can browse all our archived articles using the list below or use the following search form.
Looking for newer articles? Try the Recent News Search.
63158 Article(s) Found
A community leader at the centre of flooding issues at Saddleworth’s flagship playing fields, told detractors: “The fields are better than they ever were.”...
Date Published 22/11/2013
THE FRIDAY THING MULTI-CULTURAL Britain is facing up to a major challenge as immigrants from various part of Europe take advantage of our no-door policy to pile in to the country...
A MEMORIAL concert for a talented musician who died in Spain is hoping to bring together friends to celebrate his life and also raise money for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice on...
A CONTROVERSIAL application to create an 11-bedroom house of multiple occupancy in a semi-detached property was approved last night. Councillors had originally deferred the...
A drunken bus driver attacked his boss and then hurled a torrent of racial and sexual abuse at police in front of hospital staff and patients, a court heard. Waheed Chohan...
POLICE chiefs are stressing the message “none for the road” after today’s launch of this year’s drink and drug-driving clampdown. A drink-drive crash...
OLDHAM Council says it is leading the way among local authorities with an innovative approach to tackling cyberbullying. It has selected this week – Anti-Bullying Week...
A BRAVE 10-year-old has been presented with a gold award for the quick-thinking actions that helped her save the life of a boy after he fell overboard into icy water earlier this...
A MEMORIAL fund set up following the death of toddler Jamie Heaton has hit £25,000. The two-year-old was killed in June, 2012, when a gas blast destroyed his home in...
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Shaw’s swimming pool have welcomed plans to keep the site’s gym open for another three years. Oldham Community Leisure, which runs...
A WOMAN whose home was damaged in the 2012 Shaw gas blast is at loggerheads with the firm that repaired her property over perceived shoddy workmanship. The householder was...
A CLOSED Shaw pub will reopen once new managers have been found, its owners have said. Enterprise Inns owns the Duke of York in Market Street where notices recently appeared...
RUGBY UNION OLDHAM’S under-14s produced their best performance of the season as they beat Aspull 21-10. The visitors registered the first try, but Oldham responded...
A 19TH CENTURY shop in Diggle is at the centre of a controversial planning application to turn the disused building into a house. Proposals to change the use of the building,...
OLDHAM under-15s are out of the Greater Manchester Schools’ County Cup after suffering a 5-2 reverse against Bolton in their preliminary round clash at Sharples School....
WOMEN at the Pakistani Community Centre in Oldham welcomed local MP Debbie Abrahams as she spoke to 700 women during the Eid festival. The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth...
YOUTH SOCCER UPPERMILL’S under-13s went goal crazy as they crushed YMCA. The local boys cruised to a 14-0 win thanks to goals from Danny McGroarty (four), Dylan Hey...
A STUDENT from Oldham is cooking up a storm after securing a placement at Raymond Blanc’s exclusive Michelin-starred restaurant. Michael Lord donned his chef’s hat...
LOCAL GOLF GRANT Hamerton is aiming to cap a great season by starring in the Titleist PGA play-offs in Turkey at the weekend. The former Brookdale assistant professional...
FEWER tricks and more treats were in store for the emergency services this year. Halloween and Bonfire Night crime was down by 30 per cent compared with last year, according...
OLDHAM Youth Wind Band achieved the highest accolade possible at a regional festival. The group won a platinum award at the National Concert Band Regional Festival. The...
ROYTON Cricket Club professional Ben Dunk will be offering his thoughts on the forthcoming Ashes Series between England and his native Australia. Now that the First Test is...
AROUND 60 people from the Oldham business community experienced the realities of an employment tribunal thanks to the creative endeavours of staff at Pearsons Solicitors. The...
MINI maestro James Fitzsimons is taking the musical world by storm one competition at a time. The nine-year-old, who can turn his hand to singing, piano and guitar, is a...
SQUASH THE mini-revival of Tame Valley’s first team in Division Two Central of the North-West Counties Squash League came to an abrupt halt against their powerful and...
ATHLETICS DON’T be put off by the name as Royton Road Runners can run on other surfaces too! A new record of 25 club members completed the first event of the 2013-14...
GREAT Britain amputee football team’s head coach Pete Wild had an ideal chance to check out potential future stars when the national league converged on his home town for...
OLDHAM Council says its plans to keep the borough moving over winter are well under way. Grit stocks are in place to meet the challenge if there is any repeat of the heavy...
OLDHAM Lib-Dems have driven a controversial sub-prime lender from Spindles shopping centre. They successfully campaigned to have Vanquis Bank — a money lender accused of...
FORMER Athletic director Fred Whitehead has died at the age of 84. Mr Whitehead, who was on the board at Boundary Park from 1972 to 1982, passed away in Total Care,...
