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AN inspirational scout leader has been nominated for Pride in Oldham award after sparking the imagination of hundreds of children for over 20 years. Julie McLoughlin is the...
Date Published 01/10/2013
A HELPFUL volunteer who goes “above and beyond” for elderly residents has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Patricia McGuigan (73), of Rochdale Road,...
A LONG-serving community radio champion and former teacher has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. David McGealy is approaching his 40th anniversary of voluntary radio...
DEVOTED St John Ambulance couple Julie and Mark Travis have spent two decades teaching life-saving skills to children. The pair have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award...
A PHENOMENAL act of friendship and kindness has given one man and his family new hope of a healthy, happy life together. Mark Holden, who suffers from the genetic and...
A quick-thinking lifeguard, who put her life-saving skills to good use after a road accident, has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Chadderton resident Kirsty Fraser...
PARENTS at two primary schools have risen to the challenge to get involved in their children’s learning. Now their dedication and hard work has earned them a Pride in...
“The kids are doing so much. I wish other people could see what they are doing.” That is how Anjum Raza, pastoral manager at Hathershaw College, sums up the...
HANNAH Morrow missed huge chunks of school and college after she was diagnosed with an excruciating neurological disorder. But the former Oldham Sixth Form College student has...
CARING pupils who swapped western luxuries to help a school in impoverished rural Ghana have earned a Pride in Oldham nomination. A total of 20 students and three teachers...
A FUNERAL directors has been nominated for a Pride In Oldham award for outstanding compassion in times of need. For 145 years, G Barlow and Sons have dealt with personal loss...
STAFF at Oldham’s Franklin House go the extra mile when looking after their residents. And the thoughtful little touches which matter so much earned them a Pride in...
A DEDICATED music teacher and choir leader has earned herself a Pride in Oldham nomination after years of helping the youth of Oldham find their singing voice. Rebecca Fox...
OVER 300 Duke of Edinburgh Award students at Blue Coat School have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award, chalking up an impressive 9,192 hours of voluntary service between...
A SADDLEWORTH doctor whose devotion to his patients is literally life-changing has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Dr Ian Watson, a GP at Saddleworth Medical...
A HARD-WORKING head teacher who works tirelessly to ensure her school provides an exemplary education to children in the community has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award....
BEV Beaumont has played a key role in the development of Oldham Sixth Form College. She is its longest-serving member of staff, starting as a finance officer on January 6,...
A LOLLIPOP lady who patrols one of the busiest roads in Oldham has been nominated for a Pride In Oldham award. Audrey Montague (59) has wielded the lollipop outside the gates...
SERVICE with a smile and a helpful attitude is the reason staff at the Asda supermarket in Shaw have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. The hard-working team have...
A TEACHER who is always geared up to ride his bike for charity has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Paul Heald, curriculum leader in brickwork at Oldham College,...
A CARER by night and a model pupil during the day. It is no wonder then that Waterhead Academy pupil Ruth Jones has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Year 9 pupil...
A DEDICATED and inspirational flight sergeant at Royton ATC has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Fl Sgt Simon Pogson has spent the past 13 years volunteering and...
SADDLEWORTH School head teacher Matthew Milburn has nominated Oldham student Emily Bamforth for a Pride in Oldham award. Emily (16), of Goodwood Drive, Derker, gained six A*...
“Educating Rita” Lowry, Salford I might have suggested the time is ripe for a Willy Russell revival, since the man doesn’t seem to have had any sort of...
A MAJOR drive has begun to boost the quality and efficiency of operating theatres at the Royal Oldham Hospital. “Transforming Theatres” is a major part of Pennine...
YOU can forget Glastonbury, T in the Park and V: Digg-Fest is where it’s at. The music festival took place at Diggle Band Club on Saturday, with live music and glorious...
VOLUNTEERS who help thousands of jobseekers back into work have been given a cash boost. Oldham and Hollinwood work clubs are among the first organisations to successfully...
A CONMAN tricked his way into the homes of two Oldham women in an attempt to rob them. The offender called at a house in Plumpton Close, Royton and told the 61-year-old...
OLDHAM Council is ploughing another £1million into helping first-time buyers get a mortgage. In April 2012, Lloyds Bank and the council launched a scheme to help...
Magistrates sympathised with NHS worker Carley Telford for failing to provide a breath test after driving on to Metrolink tram tracks — and then banned her for a year....
