OLDHAM Council wants people to rid the borough of litter by taking part in the #1PieceofRubbish initiative. A challenge has been thrown down to clean…
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Author: Trevor Baxter
Tram usage derailed by price increases?
NEW fare increases on all Metrolink services have been slammed as “another blow for hard-up passengers”. From January 2018, Metrolink fares will rise on average…
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Less is Moor for tree popping Friends group
Volunteers from Friends of Crompton Moor have been busy protecting the area’s status as one of the most biological important Grade A sites in the…
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Don’t Carry on Camping on the Moor
NEARLY 30 youngsters who turned a beauty spot into a grot spot have been slammed for their reckless behaviour. After promising to remove an impromptu…
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Star Wars and Peace: Olivia looking sharp in new role
FORMER Royton and Crompton School pupil Olivia Cooke has landed a major role among an all-star cast for a new ITV adaptation of William Makepeace…
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Police still hunting masked raider with machete over Asda robbery
POLICE are still hunting a machete wielding masked raider who attacked a cash in transit van at Asda superstore in Shaw town centre last month.…
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‘Leave us alone’: Café Mandels owner plea to vandals
A FRUSTRATED café owner fears for the future of her not-for-profit business after a series of financially draining vandalism attacks. Twice in the space of…
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Man due in court over Shaw house drama
A MAN facing a number of serious charges following a major incident at a home in Shaw last July is due for his latest court…
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It’s all kicking off with caged football in Shaw
YOU have heard of cage fighting – now there is caged football but with less violent overtones. Organised by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue in…
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