Johnson frustrated as Oldham edged out by Gillingham in five-goal thriller
Bradley Dack’s deflected volley with 20 minutes remaining earned Gillingham all three points and left Johnson rueing missed chances.
Jailed: Oldham womanising brute who ‘enjoyed’ taser and stabbed mistress to death
A womanising brute from Oldham, who stabbed his secret mistress to death after he amassed a string of lovers behind his wife’s back, is facing life in jail.
Campaign for Winston Churchill statue in Oldham – 50 years after ex-PM’s death
A campaign is underway to see a statue of Winston Churchill erected in Oldham by Councillor Howard Sykes who hopes the statue will celebrate his ‘very real connection’ with the town.
Oldham teen collapses after ‘bad batch’ of MDMA – police issue warning
A warning has been sent out by Greater Manchester Police about the dangers of drug taking, after an Oldham teenager collapsed from taking contaminated MDMA.
Oldham answer lofty League One status ‘questions’ in Fleetwood win
After a goalless first half Carl Winchester scored his first of the season with a curling 20-yard shot before Liam Kelly’s precise free-kick secured the points for the Latics.
Cameron’s snoopers’ charter ‘would not have stopped Paris terror attacks in UK’
David Cameron’s proposed ‘snoopers’ charter’ puts the public’s privacy in jeopardy for nothing – as terrorists such as those in Paris were already known to police, claims a Greater Manchester MP.
Drug-fuelled Oldham killer ‘enjoyed’ being tasered after stabbing partner, court hears
A drug-fuelled killer who was shot with a Taser gun by police minutes after he stabbed his girlfriend in her Oldham home said, ‘I enjoyed that. You need more volts’, a court heard today.
New Year’s resolution: Oldham and Johnson look to turn over new leaf
Manager Lee Johnson expects this week’s developments in the Ched Evans saga will not deter fans from getting behind his team as they face Doncaster Rovers, the Latics looking to start afresh after a torrid end to 2014.
Gov’t reaction to NHS crisis ‘beggars belief’, says Oldham MP after A&E visit
The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth has warned of the increasing pressure A&E hospital staff are under from the NHS winter crisis and has criticised the government saying their reaction to the crisis ‘beggars belief’.
Oldham cite ‘unbearable pressure’ over potential Ched Evans move as deal scrapped
The club had looked set to sign the former Manchester City striker earlier this week, but various pressures have steered the club’s hand.
Oldham football coach says to make a British Pele we must mirror futsal’s life skills
Oldham have built the North West’s first outdoor futsal centre and with it will surely come fresh initiatives to encourage team spirit among children as England seeks to breed a generation of winners to match 1966.