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THE FRIDAY THING: I THINK it is fair to say most of us not employed by the NHS just now will be well and truly relieved we aren’t. It used to be a flagship service, but...
Date Published 28/06/2013
RAISE money for motor neurone disease research during a coffee morning at St Chad’s Parish Centre on Saturday, July 6, from 10 to 11.30am. Entry is £1, which includes...
OLDHAMERS will be able to influence a covenant that reaffirms the borough’s pride in the Armed Forces. Oldham Council will mark Armed Forces Day tomorrow by announcing a...
PLAYING football on crutches is pretty tricky — as pupils at St Joseph’s Primary School discovered when members of the Great Britain amputee soccer squad visited with...
OLDHAM Coliseum has been given £15,000 by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation to help mount a school project. The theatre has established itself as a cultural and...
YOUNGSTERS in Gambia will be able to swap twigs for toothbrushes, thanks to the efforts of nine-year-old Nathan Billington. The Friezland School pupil was shocked when he...
THE FIGHT goes on for a campaign group striving to save Crompton Pool. Supporters have attended a public meeting at Shaw’s parish council offices to pledge their support...
NEIGHBOURS have clashed over controversial plans to build two large houses in the garden of an existing home. The proposal, for Higher Arthurs in Greenfield, has met fierce...
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s will play their National Conference League division two game at Leigh East tomorrow night rather than on Saturday. Leigh East is hosting a rugby...
CRICKET: WERNETH face a huge test of their Lake Garage Central Lancashire League Championship promotion credentials this weekend. After taking advantage of Royton’s...
CRICKET: OFFICIALS of the Saddleworth league are asking players to speak English during play - in an attempt to help umpires control matches. The league has taken steps...
RUGBY: SHANE Tupaea has picked up the coaching baton at Saddleworth Rangers following the resignation of Emmerson Jackman and assistant Paul Ashton. The move followed...
SHOWJUMPING: THE four-strong equestrian team from Oldham’s Hulme Grammar School has qualified for the National Schools’ Showjumping finals. The team performed...
GOLF: AUDREY Whittaker posted a second-round nett 76 on her way to winning Lady Captain’s Day at Crompton and Royton. Together with a 71, she carded a 147 total for a...
GOLF: DUKINFIELD pulled off some last-green heroics to go top of the ‘A’ League East Division. They were down in three games standing on the last tee, but...
GOLF: RHODES Construction pulled of a memorable double with the top two spots at the hugely successful PGA North Pro-Am at Werneth. Club member Dave Rhodes entered two...
FOLLOWING the resounding success of last year’s sold-out event, the Great Manchester Cycle returns on Sunday. The run starts and ends at the Etihad Stadium — and...
CRICKET: DELPH are homing in on a quarter-final place in the Drakes Huddersfield League All Rounder Twenty20 competition. Last night Grant Jones’s side eased past...
Merrie England and The Arcadians (Oldham Choral Society, Middleton Arena) OLDHAM Choral Society have their own time machine. Last Sunday we were transported to the Edwardian era...
SOLICITOR Becky Nowell is giving up courts for cross stitch. The 36-year-old mum of two has set up Maisie Lou Designs to sell a range of Oldham RLFC club merchandise. The...
SHERLOCK HOLMES — THE BEST KEPT SECRET Opera House, Manchester (to Saturday) SHERLOCK Holmes is box-office once again, thanks to big-scale movies and hit TV...
SUSAN Walker, head of the crime prevention team at Greater Manchester Police, is the guest speaker at the next Chadderton and District Home Watch meeting. It takes place at...
FINAL preparations are being made for the People’s Carnival and RootZ Festival. The reborn event, now in its seventh year, is at Alexandra Park on Sunday and promises an...
UP TO 2.5 million homes could be without phonelines and internet today after fibre-optic cables were severed in Oldham. BT were alerted to the attack and contacted police...
MOTORISTS suffered long delays on the M62 after a woman fell from a bridge on to the eastbound carriageway yesterday. Emergency services were called to the bridge, a mile...
GREATER Manchester Police are investigating claims officers were asked to gather information on people attending the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry hearings. Two probes have been...
A teenager staged a one-pupil protest against the controversial teachers strike yesterday which saw schools close across the borough. Thomas Hulme turned out with placards...
KIRK Millar has been challenged to prove he is worthy of a starting spot for Athletic. The 20 year old has signed a new 12-month deal and manager Lee Johnson wants him to...
OLDHAM'S new on-loan prop Nathan Mason will go straight into the Roughyeds' squad for Sunday's trip to the North-East. The 19 year old Huddersfield Giants forward trained with...
ATHLETIC are toughen up with boxing and swimming in pre-season training. Starting Monday, the squad will be sparring and swimming up to three times a week as manager Lee...
