A FORMER Crompton House pupil will be remembered during a walk and events next month to raise awareness for young suicide prevention charity PAPYRUS. Ben…
View More Walking for Ben: anniversary event to raise awareness for suicide prevention charityTag: Shaw and Crompton News
Mum’s the word as ‘our Olivia’ has a ball in Vanity Fair
Olivia Cooke has been receiving great acclaim for her starring role as Becky Sharp in ITV’s lavish adaption of classic novel ‘Vanity Fair’. The seven-part,…
View More Mum’s the word as ‘our Olivia’ has a ball in Vanity FairRescued Ruby is top dog after being picked for police career
A nine-month-old former rescue dog looked after by a Shaw doggie foster carer has landed on her paws after qualifying as a police sniffer dog.…
View More Rescued Ruby is top dog after being picked for police careerCouncillor calls for introduction of conductors to make trams safer
ANTI-SOCIAL behaviour and fare dodging on the troubled Oldham to Rochdale Metrolink line could be reduced by the introduction of conductors. That’s the belief of…
View More Councillor calls for introduction of conductors to make trams saferPumped up-new attempt to bring petrol station to Shaw
A NEW bid to bring a petrol station to Asda supermarket in Shaw has been launched. An original planning application submitted on behalf of Asda…
View More Pumped up-new attempt to bring petrol station to ShawMP Debbie Abrahams slams boundary change plans as ‘devastating’ for Shaw
PROPOSED changes to parliamentary boundaries have been slammed as “devastating” by Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth. Mrs Abrahams’s constituency covers Shaw, Waterhead,…
View More MP Debbie Abrahams slams boundary change plans as ‘devastating’ for ShawShaw man joins Great Pilgrimage to First World War battlegrounds
A great-grandad from Shaw has returned from an emotional and poignant trip to the site of two World War One battlegrounds. Alan Wrigley, 85, joined…
View More Shaw man joins Great Pilgrimage to First World War battlegroundsFundraising firemen cycle up more than £30,000 for charity
TWO firefighters from Royton are celebrating after helping to raise more than £30,000 for charities by completing an incredible charity ride from Gibraltar Street in…
View More Fundraising firemen cycle up more than £30,000 for charityCalls for feline friends to support Oldham Cats Rescue after deadly virus heartbreak
Words by Lois Johnston OLDHAM Cats Rescue has launched a heartfelt appeal for donations as they recover from an outbreak of an incurable virus which…
View More Calls for feline friends to support Oldham Cats Rescue after deadly virus heartbreakHip Hip Parade: cheers as Milnrow and Newhey carnival proves golden success
ORGANISERS of Milnrow and Newhey Community Carnival are already planning for next year’s event. But after the success of their Golden Jubilee edition, including a…
View More Hip Hip Parade: cheers as Milnrow and Newhey carnival proves golden success