Failsworth in the local news - from the Oldham Chron, Advertiser, MEN and BBC

186,000 for improving lifestyles
OLDHAM has been granted a six-fugure sum so that local communities can get involved in improving their own health. The...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 Feb 2010

Grants tonic for youth clubs
FOUR more Oldham youth clubs will benefit from Government grants for refurbishment. The GBP138,800 from the Governments Youth Capital Fund...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 Feb 2010

Oldham poised to burst into colour
THE streets of Oldham are set to come alive with colour as 800,000 flower bulbs spring into life. The councils...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 Feb 2010

Join this project and its your loss
A NEW, free, weight management programme is helping Oldhamers shed the pounds. The Why Weight programme is underway at three...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 Feb 2010

Bid to halt log-book loans
OLDHAM COUNCIL OLDHAM Council has waged war on so-called log-book loans where lenders prey on the most vulnerable, charging extortionate...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 04 Feb 2010

Hammer raiders attack bookie
A FAMILY-RUN Failsworth bookie was raided by two masked men armed with hammers. It happened at Bob Johnson bookmakers, in...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 03 Feb 2010

Weather delays Metrolink work
WORKING hours on the Failsworth Metrolink stop have been extended after Januarys big freeze halted construction. The stop is part...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 02 Feb 2010

Free nursery places for two-year-olds
A FREE early learning and childcare scheme for two-year-olds is now available for Oldham families. Oldham Council is piloting the...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 02 Feb 2010

Mitchell makes his move for England
CHESS king Mitchell Burke is heading to Poland to take on the kings of the junior chess world. Mitchell, of...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 02 Feb 2010

Hammer attack thugs raid bookmakers
A CASHIER at a bookmakers was attacked using a hammer during a terrifying raid by two masked men.
Oldham Advertiser - Tuesday 02 Feb 2010