Oldham to fall silent for Remembrance Day services
Oldham Council is honouring the fallen on Sunday 12 November. Remembrance Sunday services will be taking place at venues across the borough, held in conjunction…
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Friends reunited digging up the past at Jubilee Colliery
A GROUP described as a cross between ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ and ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ have dedicated themselves to unearthing Oldham’s forgotten industrial…
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End of the line for The Jubilee?
THE future of a historic Shaw pub could be back on the planning agenda. The Jubilee on Milnrow Road has been derelict for years, attracting…
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Banton hopes to shake Zacharias Cup curse at Crompton and Royton
A 28-YEAR wait is finally over as Dave Banton has finally won a golfing major at Crompton and Royton. The 67-year-old from Shaw lifted the…
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Oldham Athletic star Peter Clarke in line for top award
Oldham Athletic’s Peter Clarke has made the shortlist for a prestigious prize at next month’s North West Football Awards. The 35-year-old defender is chasing the…
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New Dr Kershaw’s 2018 calendar unveiled featuring local artists
AN EYE-CATCHING new calendar featuring local work of artists has been unveiled to raise funds for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Since 2001, the hospice has created…
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Cancer charity fears over NHS plans to remove sun cream from prescription list
FOLLOWING NHS England’s announcement that certain medicines may no longer be available on prescription, Shaw based Melanoma UK is carrying out research with several GPs…
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Talented Shaw artist donates eye-catching painting to council
AN EYE-CATCHING painting by a Shaw artist has been generously donated to Saddleworth Parish Council to brighten up the walls at their Civic Hall home…
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Aids to clearer hearing? Then Grundy’s offer solutions with a smile
OF our five methods of perception, hearing is the only sense switched on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So, it makes common…
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Royton keep on running at Oldham half-marathon
THE Oldham half-marathon provided the setting for Royton Road Runners’ penultimate championship run. RRR hold an annual championship consisting of a set number of races…
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