SADDLEWORTH Rangers and the wider rugby family are mourning the death of Shane ‘Jocky’ Wilson at the age of 50. Rangers’ chairman, who had been…
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Sponsored bike ride set to raise £25,000 to support family
RUGBY greats Kevin Sinfield and Barrie McDermott were among 35 riders who took part in a sponsored bike ride which is expected to raise £25,000…
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WITH the challenges of Covid adding to already stressful daily lives, many people will have been ringing in the New Year filled with anxiety, stress…
View More Transform your mental health with ChrysalisMilitary drafted in to help deliver rapid Covid tests for key workers in Oldham
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter THE military has been drafted in to help launch rapid Covid-19 testing for key workers without symptoms of the…
View More Military drafted in to help deliver rapid Covid tests for key workers in OldhamCovid-19 causes grandparents to pass on more money to families
THE New Year is always time for reflection, resolutions and change – 2021 more so than ever after the unprecedented events caused by the pandemic.…
View More Covid-19 causes grandparents to pass on more money to familiesRecord-breaking 2020 for Home Estate Agents despite pandemic
FROM entering a national lockdown wondering if the housing market could collapse to house prices soaring and record-breaking sales, 2020 was quite a year for…
View More Record-breaking 2020 for Home Estate Agents despite pandemicCourt case scheduled for Denshaw woman charged with numerous drug offences
DENSHAW woman Stephanie Beard has appeared in court charged with a number of alleged drugs offences including conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. Beard, 26,…
View More Court case scheduled for Denshaw woman charged with numerous drug offencesAuction deadline looms to help raise funds for Delph church
A FINAL collection of local ‘treasure’ in support of St Thomas’ Church fundraiser takes place on Sunday, January 17. Around £60,000 is needed to meet…
View More Auction deadline looms to help raise funds for Delph churchTributes made to ‘gentle gentleman’ Colin Smith, arts supporter and local government stalwart
“A MAN who knew everything but always made you feel you knew more” is one of the multiple tributes to Dobcross resident Colin Smith OBE,…
View More Tributes made to ‘gentle gentleman’ Colin Smith, arts supporter and local government stalwartSupermarkets to ban shoppers without face masks
THE country’s biggest supermarket chains have united in enforcing new rules on face masks and lone shopping as Covid-19 infection rates continue to rise. Tesco,…
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