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CRICKET: IT IS 22 years since Werneth won a trophy in the Lake Garage CLL. The skipper of the current Coppice outfit wasn’t even born on that glorious day. But led...
Date Published 20/07/2012
CRICKET: ROYTON are back in business. Though a bright start to their Lake Garage CLL season was followed by a slump, three wins have restored confidence and optimism at the...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY have contacted FC Halifax Town in a bid to reschedule the friendly which had to be postponed at Seel Park on Tuesday night due to a waterlogged pitch....
WATER POLO: WHEN Royton’s Joe O’Regan gave water polo a try at the age of 13, he could never have imagined that eight years later he would become an Olympian....
Sports Betting Special THE 2012 Open Championship, which gets under way at Royal Lytham tomorrow, could be one of the most brutal in living memory. With unpredictable...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S home friendly against FC Halifax Town was postponed on Tuesday due to a waterlogged pitch at Seel Park. Follow us on Twitter -...
FOOTBALL: VINCENT Kompany suffered a suspected hamstring strain in Manchester City’s 0-0 draw with Dynamo Dresden in Austria. The Blues will be hoping their skipper...
TARA Leisure in Shaw is the place to be on Saturday. A charity night, organised by Keeley Berry, will feature singers, entertainment and raffles to help raise money for the...
PUPILS from New Bridge School celebrated in style at their end-of-school prom. Youngsters leaving the Hollinwood school turned out in ball gowns and tuxedos to party the night...
RUGBY: THE wait is finally over for Saddleworth Rangers ‘A’, who clocked up their first win of the North-West Men’s League campaign by seeing off neighbours...
BOWLS: SPRINGBANK’S Paul Heap and Martin Hodson won the Saddleworth League’s Bryan O’Neill pairs and top prize of £120 at Hollinwood Cricket Club,...
ALICE Rushton turned 100 today by rounding off a week of celebrations with yet another party to mark the milestone. Festivities began for Alice, who lives at the Park House...
CRICKET: AUSTERLANDS didn’t allow themselves to stew too long after being smashed for 291 runs in 20 overs by rampant Heyside. Only 24 hours later, Adam...
A CAREER change has added up to Tatton success for a former maths teacher who turned her life around after a debilitating illness. Joan Mulvenna won a silver medal for her...
ORGANISERS of a charity cricket match to raise money for the family of Shaw gas blast victim Jamie Heaton have been finalising the two sides. The game, with teams representing...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD joint-coach Paul Geener and his players are on a revenge mission on Saturday when they entertain Elland in National Conference Division Two. Geener, who...
A HOUSING group has pledged its support to a fed-up community left blighted by anti-social behaviour. Tormented residents of Failsworth made a stand at a recent public meeting...
NEW figures show no Oldham student made the grade for Oxford or Cambridge in 2009/10 — but locals secured more places at other prestigious universities than many areas....
CRICKET: WERNETH will take on Middleton – their conquerors in the first round of this season’s Wood Cup - in the semi-finals of the Lees Bitter Twenty20...
RUGBY: OLDHAM RL reserves go into tonight’s home clash with leaders Featherstone Rovers (7.45pm kick-off) on the back of a 54-22 trouncing of hosts Sheffield Eagles in...
UNEMPLOYMENT in Oldham has fallen for the fourth successive month. There were 7,747 people out of work in the borough last month, a reduction of 164 since May. The last...
IT’S notoriously difficult to take on Shakespeare — but a Royton-born director is remastering the master. Adam Lee Hamilton has made the playwright’s Henry...
THE Saddleworth-based founder and former chief executive of translation and interpretation business Applied Language Solutions is heading off in new directions. Gavin Wheeldon...
CRICKET: GREENFIELD under-17s booked their place in the Romida Trophy final after getting the better of Moorside in a low-scoring contest. After being bowled out for 88,...
OLDHAM and Manchester have the highest proportion of public sector workers in the Greater Manchester region — and Oldham and Tameside have the lowest proportions of...
A new IT training centre has been officially opened, promising to provide a unique and modern learning experience for prospective students. Oldham Mayor Councillor Olwen...
Athletics: Dominant display in schools championships CROMPTON House made the grade after a string of dazzling displays in the Oldham Schools Athletics Championships track...
AN out-of-work mum of two has taken up the challenge of invigorating a website that has lain dormant for almost two years. Beverley Tunney (41), of Cherry Tree Gardens,...
RUNNING: A BRIEF glimpse of sunshine greeted competitors in this year’s Royton Trail Multi-Terrain Race. A strong contingent of 50 Royton Road Runners lined up for...
TAKE part in a cycle safety and maintenance course at Chadderton Hall Park from 1 to 2pm tomorrow. DT Transport has applied to keep an extra two goods vehicles and two...
