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FOOTBALL: RODNEY Clarke has brought down the curtain on a 24-year association with Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League by stepping down as president. Citing a “difficult...
Date Published 21/09/2012
CRICKET: UPPERMILL face a big fight to keep hold of their Saddleworth and District Cricket League crown on Sunday. All eyes are on Leefields as the hosts look to bridge an...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY player-manager Steve Halford has a fully-fit squad from which to choose ahead of tomorrow’s Evo-Stik League Division One North trip to Radcliffe...
GARETH Barry has urged Manchester City to rediscover the form that made them Premier League champions. City have won only two of their five competitive games this season. They...
MICHAEL Carrick is crossing his fingers that all everyone is talking about after Sunday's Barclays Premier League showdown between Manchester United and Liverpool is the football....
GOLF: DRIVING rain and strong winds proved no match for charity golfers at Crompton and Royton Golf Club. The club hosted the Joan Hirst Charity Cup and 19 teams raised...
JAMIE Heywood is the man to beat at SADDLEWORTH. In a superb September, he has pocketed the President’s Prize and President’s Invitation. Teaming up with Sam...
Netball: OLDHAM began the defence of their Premier League title with a tough 62-58 win against Oaksway of Hartlepool. The North-East outfit fielded an experienced starting...
ATHLETICS: CHRISTOPHER Brown took inspiration from Olympic champion and idol Mo Farah in action before clinching second spot in the Great North Junior Run. The 14 year old...
Athletics: LYDGATE running star Olivia Green put her best foot forward to claim gold at the national finals of the Young Athletics League at Sportscity. Cheered on by her...
SPORTS BETTING: CRICKET’S Twenty20 World Cup began yesterday, but the really meaningful action is unlikely to start before the Super 8s get under way tomorrow week. That...
A MASSIVE police security operation was launched today as Dale Cregan arrived at court to face four charges of murder and four of attempted murder. Police surrounded...
Volunteers at Oldham Cancer Support Centre are pinning hopes on getting help to find new premises after a rent hike. Chairman Beryl Vale said these are “desperate...
OLDHAMERS are invited to attend a remembrance service for murdered policewoman Nicola Hughes at Kiln Green Church, Diggle, on Sunday at 9.30am. A book of condolence will later...
A 31-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with the rape of a 13-year-old boy in the Spindles Shopping Centre. Matt Leigh Tyler, of Parkway, Chadderton, was charged with two offences...
SCOTT Naylor was last night unveiled as Oldham RL Club’s new coach in a press conference at Whitebank. After signing a two-year contract, the 40-year-old former England...
JOSE Baxter has given his Athletic experience a solid thumbs-up. “I love it here,” said the ex-Everton striker. “If they want to extend my stay I’ll be made up.” There is...
PAUL Dickov has a clear vision of how his side need to play at Brentford tomorrow. Athletic's manager admitted the team arrowed too many long punts upfield. A...
CRICKET: LANCASHIRE have offered a professional contract to Delph all-rounder Arron Lilley. Showing excellent form this term, Lilley helped inspire Delph to Romida Sykes Cup...
OLDHAM RL Club chairman Chris Hamilton was swayed by new coach Scott Naylor’s rugby league philosophy when concluding the search for Tony Benson’s successor. After...
NEW Oldham RL Club coach Scott Naylor has vowed to leave “no stone unturned” to make the club successful — and warned that his new players must improve on last...
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“Taxpayers’ money being wasted” claim FUTURE funding for Coppice Community Centre could be in danger following a whistleblower’s exposure of a string of...
Date Published 20/09/2012
AN outpouring of grief across the borough has been led by the family of tragic local policewoman Nicola Hughes. Parents Bryn and Susan, and younger brother Sam paid a...
Oldham Planning Committee UP to 200 jobs could be created after groundbreaking proposals to transform Oldham’s dormant town hall into a leisure and cinema complex were...
A Parliamentary committee is to hold an inquiry into the “shocking failings” of the Saddleworth company awarded a five-year government contract to provide translation services to...
TRAMS will soon be running from Oldham to Rochdale as Metrolink bosses test the line — but concern is growing over the start date of the service. Tracks are in place...
Ex-England centre is Oldham’s new coach OLDHAM RL Club have appointed former Salford City Reds, Bradford Bulls and England centre Scott Naylor as new head coach on a...
FOUR goals short of where he believes he should be at the moment, Athletic forward Robbie Simpson is ready to turn his season around. The 27 year old was dropped for the first...
BOWLS: TONGE star Gary Ellis landed his fourth Osprey Waterloo Handicap title in Blackpool yesterday – but his victory had little to do with his skills. Ellis’s...
