GREENFIELD’S Frank Rothwell is at the start line and ready to take on a feat of endurance by rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean…
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Frank Rothwell completes training for second solo charity row
THE chair of Oldham Athletic Football Club has returned from Essex where he completed his training for another charity row across the Atlantic. Frank Rothwell…
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Saddleworth rugby legend Kevin Sinfield goes further in latest challenge
KEVIN Sinfield is going even further as he raises money and awareness for people living with motor neurone disease with an Ultra 7 in 7.…
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Kevin goes The Extra Mile
KEVIN Sinfield has chalked up more miles and more millions with his latest fundraising feat – running 101 miles in 24 hours. The Grasscroft native…
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Frank’s a lot! Atlantic oarsman collects Pride prize
ATLANTIC rower and charity fundraiser Frank Rothwell can add another prestigious accolade to his growing collection. Frank’s ocean crossing achievement earlier this year raised more…
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Pearsons’ walkers make it to Moscow for Maggie’s
STAFF at Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers have walked to Moscow this March in aid of cancer charity Maggie’s Oldham. Eleven staff at the Oldham-based…
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Ocean’s 70! ‘Wanderer’ breaks world records after finishing Atlantic challenge
WHEN he docked in English Harbour, Antigua on Saturday, February 6 Frank Rothwell had rowed himself into the record books. The 70-year-old Saddleworth pensioner became…
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Apollonia inspired by OMRT to tackle 1,000 miles in May
By Lily Chick DARING DENTISTS tackled 1,000 miles in May to raise money for Oldham Mountain Rescue Team. Staff from Apollonia House situated, in Grasscroft,…
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Golfers play all five Oldham courses in one day to raise £1,500 for charity
SADDLEWORTH PROFESSIONAL Andy Earlam and Oldham lady captain Lynn Kershaw raised £1,500 for a children’s charity after playing all five of Oldham’s courses in one…
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Fundraisers tackle Turnpike Challenge ride to raise £900 for Prostate Cancer UK
FUNDRAISERS PUT pedal to the metal to raise more than £900 for Prostate Cancer UK at a unique Fathers’ Day bike ride. The Turnpike Challenge…
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Greenfield businessman takes on ultimate Bear Grylls survival challenge
AN ENERGETIC 66-year old businessman from Greenfield has taken on the ultimate survival challenge as a competitor in Channel 4’s ‘The Island with Bear Grylls’.…
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Team tackles gruelling Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in memory of mum
A GROUP of determined friends is putting their best foot forward as they take on the gruelling Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge in memory of a…
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Harry Potter and the lesson of celebration at St Anne’s Lydgate
A SADDLEWORTH Primary school has conjured up a new world record with a little help from Harry Potter and the Independent. St Anne’s Church of…
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Fundraisers tackle 24-hour Three Peaks test for charity
Words and picture by Carl Royle SIX DEDICATED friends took on a 24-hour mission to complete the daunting ‘Three Peaks Challenge’ and raise more…
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Phil set to take on mammoth fundraising swim in praise of OMRT colleagues
A COURAGEOUS hero of the snows is launching a mammoth fundraising effort in praise of colleagues who saved his life. Eight months ago Phil Beard,…
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Warning issued over recent ‘paracetamol challenge’ sweeping social media
A WARNING has been issued over the dangers of a new ‘paracetamol challenge’. Leyla Hannbeck, Head of Pharmacy Services at the National Pharmaceutical Association, issued…
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Daring Diggle father completes tough Morocco marathon
By Mark Barrow A DARING father from Diggle has completed one of the most gruelling marathons in the world to raise more than £2,300 for…
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