OLDHAM Community Leisure (OCL), has been awarded Social Action Funding from Oldham Cares, the town’s recently formed health and social care service. The £272,957 in…
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Category: Sport
Beech returns to action following injury
MOORSIDE motor bike racer Ashley Beech has made a full return to action after injury in the National Superstock 1000 Championship. The 30-year-old, riding his…
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Vice-captain Sophie Wright on the charge in the opening league game
OLDHAM RUFC Ladies savoured victory in their first-ever competitive match. They defeated West Leeds Bramhope second team 38-25 at Manor Park in National Challenge 2,…
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Shooting stars aim for international success
A TALENTED girls’ football team has been called up for international duty.Crompton House School, whose Under-13’s side includes a large contingent from Crompton FC, reached…
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Zara continues to bowl them over on the wicket – men or women
ROYTON cricketer Zara Matthews is silencing people by taking wickets after starring for both men’s and women’s cricket teams. Now she has one aim in…
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Roughyeds roar into Promotion Final
By Roger Halstead Revved-up Roughyeds roared into the Promotion Final on Sunday, October 6 with a high-octane performance in Sunday’s play-off semi-final against Doncaster at…
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Shaw was a great season
SHAW Cricket Club is celebrating the most successful season in the history of the club.Its first XI has become the first senior side from Holebottom…
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Oldham Athletic move swiftly to replace head coach
Oldham Athletic moved swiftly to replace head coach Laurent Banide and his assistant Bouziane Benaraibi who were sacked on Thursday (Sept 19). Within minutes of…
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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…
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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…
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