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OLDHAM DJ Nick Grimshaw has pledged to double the amount of music played when he takes over the Radio 1 breakfast show later this month. The 28–year–old takes over...
Date Published 07/09/2012
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s are determined to enjoy their five remaining games in the National Conference League Division One season. Second-from-bottom, with two wins,...
Danny’s feat is more than Parr for the course A proud sister has praised her tri-ffic brother, who has clocked up £10,000 in donations to tackle a cancer that killed...
CRICKET: LESS than a month after beating Shepley in the Romida Sykes Cup final, Delph hit the road to face them again tomorrow in the Drakes Huddersfield Premiership....
Council leader Jim McMahon has rubbished a damning new poll that ranks Oldham as the country’s sixth unhappiest place to live. The borough is the only northern town to...
SNOOKER: BLUE Club ‘B’ are making the early running in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League. A 5-1 victory in their opening-day clash against Three C’s...
FOOTBALL: CROMPTON House School have received a plum home draw against Sale Grammar School (Trafford) in the first round of the ESFA Boys Under-15 Schools’ Cup. The...
SPORTS BETTING: DAVIS Love has named his four wild card picks for the Ryder Cup – and bookies immediately gave the US captain’s choices the thumbs-up. Two of...
GOLF: JAMIE Heywood came from off the pace to land the President’s Prize at Saddleworth. After opening up with a 74, net 69, he followed up with a net 65 after being...
RUGBY: Two tries from James Whalley was in vain as Saddleworth Rangers were beaten 42-24 at Wigan St Pats in the National Conference League Premier Division last night....
SWIMMING: Hulme pupil bags double gold in National Championships WATER way for Oldham swimmer Dylan Arzoni to make an impact on the big stage! The 12-year-old Hulme...
BANKERS in general and the banking industry in particular have come in for a bad time in the past few years. Bonuses, Libor, resignations, lack of access to finances or...
PARALYMPIC GAMES: SASCHA Kindred failed to qualify for the final of the 50 metres S6 freestyle last night in the London 2012 Paralympics. Former Limeside resident Kindred,...
BOXING: OLDHAM boxer John Newell has been called up to a Great Britain training camp as the long, drawn out process of preparing for the next Olympic Games gets underway....
Accreditation opens up new opportunities for Ferranti TWO years of intense preparation and a £20,000 investment have paid off for Ferranti Technologies. The defence...
Red Baraat, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester THIS larger-than-life, Brooklyn-based dhol ‘n’ brass band burst on to the stage with an energy and enthusiasm which lasted...
AN archaeological dig takes place at the site of the former Chadderton Hall, Chadderton Hall Park, from next Monday to September 22. People who would like to take part can...
PLANS to rewrite Oldham’s political map should be abandoned, says Michael Meacher. The veteran Oldham West and Royton MP has called for a halt after Deputy Prime...
THE imminent closure of the Royal Mail’s Failsworth delivery office will mean big changes to the way local post is distributed. Royal Mail is writing to everyone in the...
The Travelodge hotel chain is trying to offload its Oldham branch as it fights to stay afloat. The Manchester Street hotel is one of 49 the budget chain would like to take off...
AN Oldham asylum seeker who feared for his life if deported has won his battle to stay in the UK. More than 2,000 people and Oldham Unitarian Chapel pledged their support to...
PARKING pressure for Royal Oldham Hospital workers could be relieved if planners give the go-ahead for a new 562-space car park on Westwood Park. The council-owned land,...
SUSPECTED armed robber Anthony Morrison is in police custody after being released from hospital treatment for gunshot wounds to his chest. A 24-year-old Middleton man arrested...
A former court administrator from Oldham illegally tampered with records on the police’s national database. Single mum Lisa Wright (33) scoured the Police National...
A SOLICITOR has been cleared of helping to cheat Oldham Sixth Form College out of £730,000. Andrew Wormstone was found not guilty in under two hours at the Old Bailey,...
PLANS for a multi-million pound development in Royton town centre will go ahead — even if a supermarket giant backs out. Developers Dransfield and Oldham Council have...
...but more works start OLDHAM’S King Street is to reopen to traffic following extensive Metrolink works. King Street is expected to open permanently open from Monday,...
ROUGHYEDS aim to complete a treble over Workington this weekend, and as far as Oldham RL caretaker coach Martin Roden is concerned, a win is in his own team’s hands....
ATHLETIC will set keen eyes on Notts County’s clash with Shrewsbury tomorrow, as manager Paul Dickov starts to draw up plans for the next home game against the Magpies....
CRICKET: IF ROYTON are to keep alive their hopes of a top-eight finish and a move into next season’s premier division they must win at least one game this weekend....
