A UNIVERSITY student sped away from police, reaching speeds of 70mph in a 30 zone, and driving on the opposite side of the road, while already disqualified from driving. Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court heard how Sameer Choudhry, from Oldham
A DAMNING report has detailed how residents at an Oldham care home for people with dementia and mental health problems were at risk of sexual, financial and physical abuse. During an inspection of Woodland Care Home in Queens Road in February,
Oldham boxing prospect Aqib Fiaz has signed a multi-fight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The rising super featherweight made it five wins out of five as a professional with a points win over Dean Jones at the Manchester Arena last month
THE community-embracing Oldham Event Centre has become a quiet hub for achieving good deeds. The coronavirus lockdown has cost the business at the Joe Royle stand in Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park ground thousands of pounds in cancelled and postponed
MORE than 500 of Greater Manchester’s homeless people have been placed in hotels in the week since a £5 million coronavirus emergency plan was announced. Up to a thousand hotel rooms across the city-region have been freed up in a move mayor Andy
COVID-19 cases in Oldham have risen to 114 in the last 24 hours, according to Public Health England. The town's health chiefs say exact figures on how many people have died in the town as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are unavailable.
A LABOURER at a recycling facility - who claimed he was subjected to intimidation by Polish colleagues - has won a race harassment claim. An employment judge also found that a safety worker at Wheeldon Brothers in Oldham had also made unwanted racial
DAVID Wheater would happily play every one of Oldham Athletic’s nine remaining games back-to-back if it meant completing the season with some degree of normality. The club captain is waiting to hear what the EFL have to say about extending the current
OLDHAM’S market traders are showing the true meaning of community spirit by offering home delivery services to those in need of essential items. All Oldham Council-run markets are closed, in line with government advice, to protect people from the
