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SADDLEWORTH has launched its own online radio station, on air 24 hours a day, with the best music of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Log on to www.saddleworthradio.com....
Date Published 19/07/2013
THE FRIDAY THING: STOP and search has long been one of the most controversial weapons in the armoury of the police. Some time ago the tactic was scaled down - on political...
A JUNGLE adventure beckons for intrepid school teacher Steve Hill. Pupils from his Year 6 class at St Joseph’s Primary School in Shaw, entered into the spirit as they...
BLUE Coat School pupils and staff celebrated their Founder’s Day in glorious sunshine. Head boy James Fairbrother and senior student Phoebe McKeown, filling in for the...
A BROKEN ankle inspired Radclyffe School students to put their best feet forward for charity. Students and staff decided to raise cash for the North West Air Ambulance by...
CONFUSED motorists are ignoring changes to the town centre’s one-way streets. The direction of traffic flow in Greaves Street, Queen Street, Retiro Street and Waterloo...
Oldham Coroner Simon Nelson has asked for a change in Royal Oldham Hospital procedure - so patients suffering possible head injuries aren’t given blood thinners before their...
MICHAEL Meacher has accused the Government of ignoring and burying the impact of the reforms on disabled people. The Labour MP said the most vulnerable people in society are...
JUBILANT Waterhead under-14s won the North-West Counties Development Cup after beating Rochdale Mayfield 28-10 in an exciting final at Golborne Parkside. Waterhead turned in a...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro are expecting a good turn-out tonight as they welcome FC United to their Alder Street, Atherton, base for a pre-season clash. The Rebel Reds are set...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers chairman Shane Wilson has sprung to the defence of summer rugby. He said the difficulties amateur clubs are experiencing throughout the game can...
CRICKET: NO one can criticise Rizwan Khan’s commitment to the cause: the Friarmere second XI captain had a plane to catch on Sunday night - but instead stayed to steer...
NEW Mossley manager Peter Band will get his first season in charge under way with a home game against Kendal Town in the Evo-Stik Division One North. The Lilywhites won their...
BOXING: OLDHAM’S Ronnie Heffron will not now be fighting in London this weekend. Instead, he will now feature on a televised show at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on...
THE Carers Social Club based at The Haggate, Royton, meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 8-9.30pm. People can join for a friendly chat, find out...
COUNCIL chiefs say they are putting social value at the heart of the spending of every pound. The council has adopted a new policy that means it will examine how suppliers...
Oldham Choir marked a glittering milestone by celebrating its 50th anniversary with a summer concert at Oldham Parish Church. The choir, led by conductor Eileen Bentley,...
SIDCOT Investments is set to receive a share of an £81 million developmen fund. The company, owner of successful tissue converting business Matryx and Negociar, a...
UKIP Euro-MP Paul Nuttall said he is “saddened and concerned” that three of the 14 failing hospital trusts placed into special measures are in the North-West. Mr...
THE funeral of parish councillor David Dunning takes place next Tuesday. The grandfather-of-three died in his sleep on July 9 in Grimsby. A former chairman of Shaw and...
UNEMPLOYMENT has fallen in Oldham for the fifth successive month. There are currently 7,487 jobless people in the borough; 4,869 men (down 318), and 2,618 women (down 95),...
A LIB-DEM motion calling for a halt to the spread of betting shops on Oldham’s high streets was unanimously approved at Oldham’s full council meeting last night....
Crompton House School pupils were in great form as both girls and boys emerged victors at the Oldham Schools’ Athletics Championships track events. The girls Year Sevens...
CRICKET: A TRIO of local youngsters have been named in the Lancashire squads to represent the county for the coming season. James Howard (Saddleworth School and...
“WATERLOO Road” local star William Ash handed out prizes at an awards afternoon for years seven, eight and nine at North Chadderton School, which he once attended....
GOLF: FRESH from her success in the President’s Salver at Crompton and Royton, Tracey Rowbotham won Lady Captain’s Day at Werneth. Tracey fired rounds of...
GOLF: THERE are only two games to go in the regular season, but play-off places remain up for grabs in the Oldham and District Golf League. In the ‘A’ League...
PHIL Langford feared her dreams had gone up in smoke when a Shaw shopping centre burned down. She had gone into partnership in her patchwork and quilting shop in Greenway...
GOLF: CROMPTON and Royton stalwart Brian Smithies has had his handicap cut — at the tender age of 76! Brian shot his age in the High Barn club’s midweek medal...
EVEN the world’s top chefs can’t claim to have ingredients any fresher than Stuart Cunniffe’s. The chef and owner of Naked Bean in Gallery Oldham has the...
