CORONAVIRUS cases in Oldham have now hit a new recorded high of 788 per 100,000 exceeding the previous high point of 754 per 100,000 from…
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The Back Lane Veg Patch: Andrew Oldham
THE garden is in the arms of winter and the ground is unforgiving. I need to make decisions about how many beds I will need…
View More The Back Lane Veg Patch: Andrew OldhamGMP criticised for failing to record more than 80,000 crimes over 12-month period
HER Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has criticised Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for failing victims of crime. It cites GMP…
View More GMP criticised for failing to record more than 80,000 crimes over 12-month periodCOLUMN: The Back Lane Veg Patch
By Alun Callender The Back Lane Veg Patch is a new garden in Saddleworth. This column is by Andrew Oldham who previously wrote the Life…
View More COLUMN: The Back Lane Veg PatchGrains Bar shop is ‘owl’ you need for the best of local produce
WITH keeping healthy more important than ever an enterprising couple are providing your recommended five-a-day and plenty more besides from their community shop with a…
View More Grains Bar shop is ‘owl’ you need for the best of local produceWhere do you read yours?
EVEN during a fun-filled ‘men’s holiday’, these four friends made sure to have a copy of their favourite newspaper to hand.Neil Tomlinson, Steve Schofield, Geoff…
View More Where do you read yours?Crime Lane closed by Oldham Council in bid to stop fly-tipping
OLDHAM Council has taken action to stop fly tipping at the aptly named Crime Lane. Over the last few months the Failsworth Road has become…
View More Crime Lane closed by Oldham Council in bid to stop fly-tippingKinder surprise! Café change excites landlady Donna
WHEN one café door in Greenfield closes a new one opens. And in the case of Greenfield Café it is the same door but with…
View More Kinder surprise! Café change excites landlady DonnaOldham Metro Rotary: Locked down but not out
OLDHAM Metro Rotary Club has been keeping active to help the community and lift spirits during the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. The club…
View More Oldham Metro Rotary: Locked down but not outFamily announcements: John Spencer
JOHN Spencer was born on May 31, 1930 and died on May 4, 2020, aged 90 years old.He passed away peacefully at Staley House Residential…
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