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Elwyn Watkins The Liberal Democrat who has brought a legal challenge to the general election result in Oldham East and Saddleworth is advertising for three campaign workers. It’s a sign that Elwyn Watkins is preparing for a possible by-election in the constituency. Mr Watkins lost by just 103 votes to Labour’s Phil Woolas, after […]
The Village Olympics Committee celebrate the end of another successful event. (all pictures: Urban Haze) The Saddleworth Village Olympics came to an end over the weekend, after more than a fortnight of events in ten sports. Despite some challenging weather and underfoot conditions at times, the Olympics were once again a great success. Sadly, […]
Michael Crick (picture: BBC) The political editor of the BBC’s Newsnight, Michael Crick, has given his view on the Phil Woolas case. Writing on his blog, Mr Crick said he attended one day of the hearing in Uppermill earlier this month, adding that “most observers I spoke to… thought Woolas would probably win.” Mr […]
The Under 9s of Saddleworth Rangers suffered a narrow defeat to Leigh East at the weekend. Garry Eyres has sent in this match report: “This game was to be our second big test is as many weeks against a very well organised and technical Leigh East side. As soon as the game kicked off Leigh […]
Manchester City legend Mike Summerbee is going to be the guest speaker at Springhead AFC’s Past and Present Sportsman’s Dinner next month. Summerbee, who won eight England caps and also famously appeared in the movie Escape To Victory, will be sharing stories from his career. There’ll also be a five-course meal and a performance from […]
David Miliband (picture: World Economic Forum) Both Phil Woolas and the local Labour party in Oldham East and Saddleworth overwhelmingly supported a Miliband in the Labour leadership contest. However, it was David Miliband they backed, not his brother Ed, who narrowly won the contest. Mr Woolas was one of the first MPs to declare […]
Three armed men robbed an off-licence in Shaw on Sunday evening. The incident took place at the AK store on Oldham Road at about 8:30pm. According to the police, a shop worker was apparently pistol whipped by one of the men, who were wearing balaclavas. The offenders made off with cash, […]
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