Failsworth in the news

The news service is updated several times a day to make sure it is completely up to date.

The news items come from the following websites:-

The Oldham Evening Chronicle
The Oldham Advertiser
The Manchester Evening News
The BBC

The links below will take you to the website of the source of the news.

Crossing continents to connect classrooms
TEACHERS from India and Pakistan have visited schools in Oldham as part of an international project. Staff and education officials...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 10 March 2010

Council's land step brings Latics stadium dream closer
Oldham Council is to forge ahead with plans to allow Oldham Athletic to build a new stadium in Failsworth by registering the disputed land as a charitable trust.
Oldham Advertiser - Wednesday 10 March 2010

Accident leads to safety moves
NEW TRAFFIC calming measures could be introduced outside Failsworth School after a pupil was involved in a serious accident. The...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 09 March 2010

Cleared councillors anger
A former Tory councillor who was cleared of computer misuse has become an independent and after hitting out at his...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 09 March 2010

Bevs home therapy is a great comfort
OLDHAM Cancer Support Centre has grown from strength to strength since if began as a germ of an idea in...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 09 March 2010

The Big Picture
WELCOME to our photo gallery, an exclusive collection of pictures depicting Oldham and the surrounding areas ...
Oldham Advertiser - Tuesday 09 March 2010

Man held over cannabis factory
AROUND 500 cannabis plants have been seized in a raid on a terrace house in Failsworth. A 31-year-old man was...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 March 2010

Police warning as conmen strike
PENSIONERS are being urged to give bogus callers the cold shoulder following a spate of burglaries in Failsworth and Shaw....
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 March 2010

Try library for tea and cakes
VISITORS to Oldham Library can now pick up a cake and a cuppa alongside their books, CDs and DVDs. Cafe...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 March 2010

Going for gold
Future stars put through their paces MEDAL winners of the future faced new sporting challenges when they took part in...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 March 2010

Top award for Failsworth School
FAILSWORTH School has been honoured for using sport as one of the ways to drive up achievement. It was handed...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 08 March 2010

Heart charity boost
FUNDRAISERS who held a charity concert for the British Heart Foundation have handed over a cheque for GBP2,323. The event,...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 04 March 2010

New talks on Latics stadium plan
Oldham councillors met Latics chiefs yesterday to thrash out the way forward after the Charity Commissions set back to the...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 03 March 2010

Signs target speeders
New flashing warning signs will be going up across Oldhams roads to slow speeders or warn of dangers. Work on...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 03 March 2010

Girls net dream goal
Like Dorothy in the 1980 hit film Gregory’s Girl, Millie Bradley and Mia Welsh wanted to play against boys their own age.
Oldham Advertiser - Wednesday 03 March 2010

Protesting mothers win play area fight
A mothers campaign to get fencing installed at a Failsworth play area has resulted in victory. After the Chronicles front...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 02 March 2010

Table tennis players bounce back
AN over-50s table tennis club is back in the swing of things following three months out of action. The group...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 02 March 2010

Heat on for young chefs in Rotary challenge
BUDDING chefs turned up the heat at Radclyffe School as they chopped, baked and stir-fried their way to competition success....
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 02 March 2010

Schools exam results earn top marks from government
CONGRATULATIONS and praise have been given by a government minister to pupils, staff and governors at Failsworth School over their...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 01 March 2010

Drug gang man behind bars
A FAILSWORTH man who was part of a gang at the heart of a cocaine-dealing network has been jailed for...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 26 February 2010

Barker e-mail probe dropped
AN investigation over allegations that a Tory councillor misused councillors computer e-mail accounts have been dropped. Failsworth West councillor Ian...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 25 February 2010

Stadium insight on hold
TODAYS meeting to reveal plans for Oldham Athletics controversial proposed new stadium has been put on hold. The event, in...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 25 February 2010

Mums rail over park fence axe
angry mums and minders took toddlers on a protest in the park yesterday after play area railings were removed leaving...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 23 February 2010

Andy sheds pounds for charity
Singer to get kit off for calendar OLDHAM entertainer Andy Lee is battling the bulge as he prepares to strike...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 23 February 2010

Major drive to cut the risk of stroke
A MAJOR campaign to make people more aware of the devastating affects of strokes, and how to avoid having one...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 23 February 2010

Transport service meetings
ELDERLY or disabled residents affected by the axing of Oldham Councils Integrated Transport Unit are being urged to attend three...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 22 February 2010

Cop a look at 56m police headquarters
MOTORISTS on their way to Manchester from Oldham will soon be passing a major new police station development. A GBP56...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 19 February 2010

Centre cost tots up to 228,000
Alterations costing GBP184,000 will be carried out at Higher Failsworth Primary School to create a new Childrens Centre. Furniture and...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 19 February 2010

Charity concert raises 2,300
FUND-RAISERS for the British Heart Foundation raised over GBP2,300 from a charity concert. The event, held at the Home Guard...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 19 February 2010

Driver jobs threat as service is axed
JOBS are under threat after it was revealed that a vital service which provides transport for vulnerable Oldham residents would...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 18 February 2010

New faces join top police ranks
Duo are keen to progress CHANGES to the top of Oldham Police are continuing with two new superintendents. Alan Greene...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 18 February 2010

Tram work shuts bridge
DRIVERS in Failsworth are facing diversions as work to bring the Metrolink to Oldham continues. Only pedestrians and cyclists can...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 18 February 2010

Latics home in on World Cup bid
OLDHAM Athletics controversial new stadium plan has been given a welcome boost from Englands 2018 World Cup bid. The...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 17 February 2010

News - Manchester - Children filmed on frozen canal
The youngsters were filmed bounding on and off the canal at Failsworth, during one of the coldest winters in decades.
BBC News - Monday 11 January 2010

Sport - Oldham - Oldham seek fans' input on move
Oldham Athletic want to hear ideas from residents close to their proposed new stadium in Failsworth..
BBC News - Thursday 12 November 2009

Hanged man named
A MAN who was found hanging from a canal bridge in Failsworth has been named as 23-year-old Adam Potter. Police cordoned off the towpath for several hours after his body was discovered shortly after 8am on Sunday, yards from his Springfield Close home.
M.E.N - Tuesday 13 October 2009

Robber's iron bar attack caught on CCTV
SICKENING footage of the moment a petrol forecourt worker was hit over the head with a metal bar has been released by police. CCTV cameras filmed the attack at Failsworth Filling Station in Oldham.
M.E.N - Friday 11 September 2009

Failsworth School
GCSE results for Failsworth School
M.E.N - Thursday 27 August 2009

Failsworth aims to cap 20pc hike
ONE of Greater Manchester's last remaining hat manufacturers showed today how it is surging ahead despite the economic downturn.
M.E.N - Monday 08 June 2009

Failsworth School
Failsworth School
M.E.N - Friday 25 August 2006

Italian style in Failsworth
AS the World Cup proved, the Italians do have a certain style, and their unmistakable flair is not just confined to the football pitch.
M.E.N - Wednesday 19 July 2006

Room with a view in Failsworth
THE canalside at Failsworth may not seem the likeliest of hot spots but 30 properties have sold in just three weeks at Bryant's Canal View development.
M.E.N - Wednesday 12 April 2006

Spotlight on Failsworth
One of those traditional towns where people tend to stay because of their family roots and trade up within the area. The rows and rows of terraces surrounding the huge mills were prime first-time buyer territory but with prices doubling in the last year many have been forced to look elsewhere.
M.E.N - Wednesday 17 November 2004

RD at home in Failsworth
ROLAND Dransfield has been furnished with the task of raising the profile of Failsworth's famous Housing Units store.
M.E.N - Friday 12 December 2003

Failsworth four return for city date
PURESSENCE play Manchester Academy on Saturday as part of their mini UK tour.
M.E.N - Wednesday 23 April 2003