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This Friday’s world famous Saddleworth Brass Band contests will be a spectacular occasion throughout Saddleworth — and especially for Uppermill Methodist Church as it...
Date Published 24/05/2013
Councillor Graham Sheldon is the new chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council, taking over from Councillor Brian Lord. Mr Sheldon, who runs the post office in Uppermill high...
GOVERNMENT plans to cut legal aid could result in Oldham firms being forced to close. Oldham Law Association vice-president Naila Akhter went to London this week for a meeting...
A kind-hearted benefactor has launched a new appeal following the theft of money from a charity box in a small village chip shop. Raiders stole £20 - but left the empty...
GOLF: CASTLE HAWK have filled the vacancy in the Oldham and District Golf League’s ‘B’ Division which was created by Oldham fielding only one team. They made...
GOLF: ASHTON professional Michael Boyle rolled in a par putt on the final green in the last match to clinch a thrilling 4-3 Dunham Forest Trophy first-round victory over...
BOXING: LOCAL boxer Danny Wright will bid to become a National Junior ABA champion in Mansfield this weekend. The Failsworth ace convincingly saw off former national champion...
SPORTS BETTING: SO, it seems the Special One is heading back to Chelsea after all. Rafa Benitez’s impending departure and Jose Mourinho’s exit from Real Madrid on...
BDO world championships finalist Tony O’Shea from Stockport will be at the Blue Belle in Royton, tomorrow night to challenge up to 25 players in demonstration games....
Northern Thunder head coach Tracey Neville admitted her side just wasn’t good enough after watching her team suffer semi-final play-off agony. The defending champions...
RUGBY: BLUE Coat schoolboy Jack Etchells made his mark for the England RFL youth team against Wales. Etchells – a former Oldham St Anne’s starlet who is now with...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON’S Ben Pearson has been named Manchester United’s Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year for 2013. The midfielder – who attended Christ...
CRICKET: NO one can question Friarmere’s steely determination after the club’s second XI rescued a seemingly hopeless situation in the Moore Cup. The first-round...
Run-rate agony, but future is bright CRICKET: WERNETH may be licking their wounds following a heartbreaking Wood Cup exit, but they are determined to be positive about...
CRICKET: AUSTERLANDS’ reward for sweeping aside Glodwick is a home tie in the quarter-finals of the Tanner Cup. Skipper Adam Young, whose run out of professional Rehan...
CRICKET: HEYSIDE captain Ben Holt has called on the Saddleworth and District Cricket League to be more flexible in accommodating rearranged fixtures. Circumstances meant the...
YOUNG hooker Adam Files will be out to make it six of the best at Whitebank on Sunday. On a season-long loan to Oldham from link club Salford City Reds, 20-year-old Files has...
I LOVE OLDHAM, Albion Street, Oldham, to June 9 THERE can’t be many productions where you are greeted at the door by the leading lady and the actors are closer to you...
A MOBILE advice centre is being set up at Royton Hall Park’s estate office. Officers will be on hand to assist with queries relating to rent in conjunction with Guinness...
A Pride in Oldham nominee who raised over £500,000 for charities has died at the age of 94. Mary Agnes Buckley, from Glodwick, was a retired nurse who worked on the...
SNOOKER legend Steve Davis — who made history in Oldham 30 years ago — is returning to the borough — as the star attraction at this year’s Saddleworth...
OLDHAM’s new mayor, Councillor John Hudson, spoke of his pride at having the opportunity to represent the borough and his hopes for the future of the town at the...
AnglinG: JEFF Dawson took first place in the Saddleworth and District Angling Society members-only match on the Ward Lane length of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. A 3lb chub...
ATHLETICS: SHARON Harper, of Oldham and Royton Harriers, picked up three medals at the Greater Manchester Track and Field Championships. The highlight was gold in the discus...
BOWLS: THE Green Final Handicap has bucked the trend of falling entries in crown green bowling competitions. Though many tournaments have been struggling to gain entries and a...
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s are on track to achieve their goal in National Conference League Division Two. “Our aim was to finish in the top four and we are fourth at...
Coppice United ‘A’ 1, Limeside King George 3 Limeside followed a 5-2 President's Trophy final success against Famous King George 'A' five days earlier to record a...
CRICKET: A WIN will mean that bit more to clubs in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League this weekend. Two wins would be even better. The traditional Whit derby...
CRICKET: OLDHAM were on the wrong end of a Wood Cup hiding against Clifton last Sunday, but this weekend gives them two chances to redeem themselves. Before the cup setback...
ROCHDALE Council’s chief executive has apologised for the lack of leadership and responsibility that allowed an Oldham-led child-sex gang to groom and abuse young girls....
