Showing results 1 to 10 of 37
Sort by: most relevant first | most recent first
1. Petrol price watch
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 7 July 2008FIND out the price of petrol in Oldham by using our online price-watch map.
2. Oldham Expats - try our new map!
Oldham Advertiser, Friday 30 May 2008OUR popular Expats feature has just got better, with the introduction of a new interactive map which shows you exactly where in the world Oldham folk now live. Click here to explore the map and to mark your own pinpoint on it ...
3. Blood of Oldham men soaked the soil
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 11 October 2007“MEN stumbled forward through mud and slime. At every step they sank over the boot-tops in sodden soil; not a few sank waist-deep in the yawning, water-filled shell holes – but they staggered on with the grim persistency which is the outstanding attribute of the average Englishman and the source of wonder to foreign nations.”
4. How did our town's worldwide renown go to the dogs?
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 26 April 2007FOR footballers, nothing beats the opportunity to play at Wembley. For cricketers, Lord’s is the prime venue. But was the village of Higginshaw really once the spiritual home for the world’s whippet racers?
5. The golden boy town forgot
Oldham Advertiser, Thursday 8 March 2007WITH the closure of Chadderton baths confirmed and provisional plans for a modern 21st century pool unveiled, the Advertiser decided to take a look at a forgotten hero and Olympic gold medalist who was closely associated with the baths.
6. Lees
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Lees is a collection of hamlets in the east of the borough. Its name is often traced back to a 14th century bodyguard of the Lord of the Manor, called John de Leghes.
7. Chadderton
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Chadderton lies to the west of the borough and borders on Middleton.
8. Royton
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005In the north west of the borough lies Royton, an area based on three hamlets - Thorp, Heyside and the area where St Paul's Church now stands.
9. Failsworth
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Failsworth lies to the south-west of the borough, and is known as the town linking Oldham with Manchester.
10. Saddleworth
Oldham Advertiser, Monday 20 June 2005Saddleworth lies at the edge of the Pennines covering the eastern side of the borough. With picturesque countryside and scenic villages Uppermill, Diggle, Dobcross and Delph, it is becoming a popular tourist destination.