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Council to introduce £400 on the spot fines for fly tippers
FLY tippers can now be issued with £400 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) under new rules designed to stop our neighbourhoods being blighted by waste. As…
Lights, Camenca, action! Mobile bike unit to tackle moor ASB issues
A FIRST visit to Crompton Moor by Greater Manchester Police’s off-road motorcycle unit has been welcomed by the beauty spot’s Friends group. ‘Operation Camenca’ has…
Teenager charged with Oldham robbery
A TEENAGER has been charged following a robbery in Oldham Town Centre. A 16-year-old boy from the Oldham area – who cannot be named for…
Fields group shares funds before winding up
A GROUP that guaranteed an area will stay green has handed out funds to local good causes before it winds up. At one point, Clayton…
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Take the ‘ouch’ of being couch potato with community leisure opportunities
“A COMMUNITY more active, more often,” is the aim of Oldham’s leisure chief. And Stuart Lockwood, chief executive of Oldham Community Leisure, whose responsibilities include…
It’s a Shaw thing for Sneyd
GROWING up next to a chip shop does not exactly sound like the ideal background for one of the country’s top sports stars – but…
Long service award for Roy Butterworth
SHAW’S Roy Butterworth received a long-service award at the Manchester Football Association Grassroots Awards. The award, presented at the Midlands Hotel, was recognition of a…
Competition and tour of Britain Facebook event launched
A COMPETITION has been launched to give one lucky winner the chance to win four tickets to the exciting finale of the Tour of Britain.…
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Hong Kong youngsters enjoy Crompton Moor tour as part of their environmental studies
A PARTY of 40 students from Hong Kong has been among numerous summer visitors and sightseers to Crompton Moor. The enthusiastic youngsters had been visiting…
Adult learners celebrate GCSE success
IT wasn’t just the borough’s young people who recently celebrated GCSE success. Adult learners from Oldham Lifelong Learning Service have received their English and Mathematics…
Inner Wheel and Oldham Rotary give over £5,000 boost to local causes
KIND-HEARTED members of the Inner Wheel Club of Oldham along with support from the Rotary Club of Oldham raised more than £5,000 for local causes.They…
Testing times but all for good of the community
MEMBERS of Crompton and Royton Rotary Club have been out and about in the community raising awareness and offering support to residents wishing to improve…
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Award-winning play Build a Rocket comes to Oldham during UK Tour
A POWERFUL and uplifting one-woman show is coming to Oldham as part of its UK tour following international acclaim and an award-winning run at the…
Harvest Fest 2019 comes to Oldham
CELEBRATE the start of autumn with a free event at Alexandra Park Hub on Saturday September 21. just bring family and friends along and join…
Find your Mr Wonderful in Oldham this September
TALENTED amateurs at Lyceum Theatre Oldham bring dating to the town this month when they recreate James Robson’s northern comedy Mr Wonderful. The poignant comedy,…
‘Heart-warming, powerful and hilariously funny’ Tinned Up comes to Coliseum
THE ‘heart-warming, powerful and hilariously funny’ Tinned Up by Manchester playwright Chris Hoyle will be presented on Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s historic Main Stage this month. The…
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Food is the star at the Morning Star
THE MORNING Star pub is becoming the go-to place for Shaw food lovers – and their quality has not gone unnoticed. For the Grains Road…
Housing Units 17th Charity Golf Day Helps Children with Cancer
HOUSING Units, the Manchester based home department store has raised nearly £6000 at its recent golf day in aid of Kidscan, the children’s cancer charity,…
Head’s up! Heyside pub re-opens and is Taylor made for success
MANCHESTER’S culinary loss has been Heyside’s gain as James and Heather Taylor have returned to their roots to revive the fortunes of a well-known village…
Bank proves Shaw thing as it is soldat auction
IT took a six-figure sum rather than loose change to buy the former RBS bank in Shaw. But for a branch that handled millions of…
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Testing time brings ‘excellent’ results for GCSE students
STUDENTS at Crompton House School have been celebrating GCSE results “well above the national average”. Eighteen percent of all results were at grades 7-9, 56…
Oscar winner! Shaw youngster wins praise for litter picking campaign
OSCAR Dean is waging a one-youngster war on Shaw’s litter louts. And the nine-year-old’s efforts to keep the streets clear of rubbish has already been…
Exceptional students, exceptional results at Hopwood Hall College
Hopwood Hall College students are celebrating an exceptional year. Students, with the support of great staff, have achieved excellent results with university now beckoning many…
Jumping for joy-House students celebrate A Level results
CROMPTON House School students achieved a 99.5 per cent pass rate for all A Levels when results were revealed today. (August 15) Of those, 22…