A CALL has gone out for people to participate in a sponsored dog walk in aid of the Better Days cancer charity and the Pennine Pen Animal Rescue Centre. Staff at dog groomer Indiana Jones and the Temple of Groom have sent out the appeal as their
ANOTHER man has been arrested in connection with a large fight outside the Royal Oak Hotel pub in Oldham Road, Failsworth which resulted in another man dying of stab wounds. A 21-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of murder and attempted
MORE than 770 calls about exotic animals were received by the RSPCA from Greater Manchester last year, new figures show. The animal welfare charity has released its annual statistics, revealing the plight of the more unusual animals being kept as
TODAY we salute 90-year-old Royton woman Ida Ashworth, who received her British Empire Medal from the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Warren J Smith at a special ceremony also attended by several of the city region’s mayors, including Oldham
IT was to be the day Danny Langtree came home and gave Oldham the impetus to beat the Betfred League 1 leaders and consolidate their position in the top four. Trouble was, nobody told Hunslet – either that, or the Yorkshiremen didn’t want any part
INDEPENDENT parcel carrier Yodel donated more than 300 Easter eggs to the children’s ward at the Royal Oldham Hospital for the Easter weekend. Drivers, sorters and office colleagues from the sort and transport centre on Beal Lane in Shaw had collected
HIS ninth-month suspension finally over, Oldham RL forward Danny Bridge will be ready to go again whenever Scott Naylor feels he is ready. The big second-row man received his ban last July and he will be available for the long trek to Llanelli on
A WOMAN of 84 who was robbed of the keys to her flat has been presented with an invoice for £168.28 by her landlord First Choice Homes Oldham for changing the lock. The victim was walking along a passageway at the rear of her home in Rock Street
A SHISHA bar business and its manager has been successfully prosecuted for the second time after environmental health officers found smoke-free laws were being ignored. During a visit to Two Apples, Rochdale Road, Oldham in January it was found
AN investigation has been launched into an accident on the Metrolink tram line when a man in a “vulnerable condition” fell on to the track. The government’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch is looking into the incident which occurred at 10.55pm
THE following cases have been dealt with by Tameside Magistrates’ Court. DANIEL Alan Barnett, aged 42, of no fixed address, breached a criminal behaviour order made by Manchester Crown Court on March 31, 2018, banning him from entering Chadderton
OLDHAM-based business finance firm PMD has expanded, with the introduction of a new invoice finance division. The company has appointed Mark Millhouse as head of invoice finance. This new division will offer all aspects of invoice finance, as well
HEARTBREAKING pictures have been taken by photographer Craig Hannah who decided to escape the Easter crowds and to head up Alphin and the area devastated Tameside/Saddleworth moor fire last year. He first visited the area a week after the fire broke
A HUGE housing estate where two thirds of the homes will be affordable has been voted through by councillors as part of a multi-million pound masterplan. The development of 137, four, three and two bed properties in Chadderton is part of the £100
SHOP Direct has announced an agreement to transfer the 215,000 sq ft Raven Mill returns centre in Oldham along with returns activity managed from the site to logistics specialist Clipper Logistics. The deal potentially safeguards up to 200 jobs
Tomorrow (Friday, April 26), Jack and the Beanstalk Storytelling and Puppet Making, Oldham Library, Greaves Street, 1pm. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum! Check out the classic tale of Jack and his magical beanstalk brought to life using puppetry and your imagination
Summer is just around the corner, and lots of people will be thinking about taking a holiday. But who wants to go abroad, or even away in the UK, without a nice tan already. We’ve found five tanning salons in Oldham you can help you look amazing from
APRIL 27: St Thomas’ Church Hall, Northgate Lane, Moorside, STYLE hosting a Rock ‘n’ roll Bingo session, 7.30pm to 9.30pm in aid of church funds. Bingo with songs instead of numbers. Families can pit their musical wits against each other. £1.50 per
GEVARO Nepomuceno insists Oldham Athletic’s play-off dream is well and truly alive after scoring twice in their 3-2 victory against automatic promotion-chasing Mansfield Town. The winger opened the scoring at Boundary Park before netting what proved
