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OLDHAM will be going for gardening Gold on Monday when judges of a national competition visit the borough. Preparations are hotting up for the visit by judges for the Royal...
Date Published 27/07/2012
A THREE-DAY power cut forced Oldham Art Gallery and its cafe tp close this week It was the second power issue the gallery and library has faced in recent weeks. The...
POLICE are keen to reunite people with money they paid into a now defunct Oldham Athletic lottery account. The Big Blue Lotto ceased in March, 2011, but cash was paid in until...
CRICKET: CROMPTON and Oldham are rooted in the basement zone, so Sunday’s derby showdown at Glebe Street could be a pivotal moment in their season. The hosts...
CHRIS Guest will be undertaking the challenge of a lifetime when he treks more than 400 miles for charity in memory of his elder brother. Chris, now 26, was 18 when his...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY travel to Bacup Borough tomorrow for a pre-season friendly, looking to build on their 5-2 victory at Prestwich Heys last time out. Oldham Boro, on the...
JOEY Barton will only be a spectator at Fleetwood tonight. But as a man who knows all about the jagged edges of the fiery former Manchester City midfielder's personality,...
CRICKET: ROYTON skipper Alan Durose has praised his team for turning their season round . A bright start was followed by an alarming slump — but four successive wins...
CRICKET: RADCLIFFE have been deducted 10 points and fined £250 after being found guilty by the CLL of bringing the league into disrepute. Their actions in refusing...
Local law firm Mellor & Jackson is celebrating after its high standards of service earned a place in an elite conveyancing scheme. The Oldham and Royton-based firm has...
TWO design students who found casual outlets for their skills on holiday in New Zealand have set up their own design business. Katie Lemmings (22), from Royton, and Mark...
AN Oldham company has spent 12 months preparing for the Government’s next green initiative. The Green Deal scheme, to be launched in October, is the Government’s...
CHADDERTON Hall Junior School pupils wore bright colours and tasted exotic fruits at an Amazonian fund-raising event. They raised £129 to help Crompton House pupil...
THE man who set up now world-renowned drug dependancy group Oldham Tranx is set to retire after 23 years’ service. Mike Levins, a former community psychiatric nurse, set...
OLDHAM has missed out on a share of £19.4 million distributed to sporting groups across the country as part of the Olympic legacy. But council chiefs stress that Oldham...
AROUND a dozen people gathered around Oldham’s war memorial to stage a 15-minute silent protest against controversial Ministry of Defence cuts. Ten yellow balloons were...
A LOCAL inventor has gone ker-azy for his favourite childhood games — and has created one of the biggest-ever versions of Ker Plunk for an upcoming exhibition. Gary...
PEOPLE in Greater Manchester are the most anxious in the region — and have one of the lowest “life-satisfaction” ratings in the country. More than four in 10...
A CAR crime and home-safety initiative was taking place today until 4pm at Radcliffe Street car park in Royton. Car crime is an ongoing issue in the area as numberplates are...
THE terrible summer weather was no problem for holiday adventurers from St Joseph’s Primary School in Shaw. A group of Year six pupils got even wetter, ghyll scrambling...
THE number of patients across the area dying in hospital or within a month of being discharged was higher than expected last year. The mortality rate at Pennine Acute NHS...
WITHOUT Remploy, job-seekers with disabilities and learning difficulties will be stuck at the bottom of the pile, say the company’s workers. Employees gave their views...
RUGBY: THE TRIO of National Conference League clubs have a free weekend in which to lick their wounds and — in Waterhead's case — recharge their batteries for the...
AN Oldham businessman is about to face one of the most gruelling sporting challenges. Mick Sheehan is currently limbering up for this weekend’s Lakeland 50, a race over...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes very week for Chron Sport MANCHESTER City flew out for the Asian tour in high spirits, just days after an enjoyable and...
SCIENCE fiction met science fact when starmen Patrick Stewart and Brian Cox led University Campus Oldham’s (UCO) graduation procession. More than 220 students took part...
ATHLETIC have added experience to their back line by signing out-of-contract defender Cliff Byrne. The ex-Scunthorpe skipper (30), who can play at right-back or centre-half,...
ROB Foxen, whose loan spell at Oldham is to continue, says Roughyeds are still involved in the Championship One promotion battle. "By winning our last two games we have...
TWO stars and a host of inspirational stories made it a day to remember for Oldham’s “next generation” of graduates. The captain of the Starship Enterprise,...
COUNCIL chiefs have sent their best wishes to Oldhamers taking part in the Olympics and Paralympics. Among those set to shine is former Hulme Grammar School pupil Nicola White...
