Author: Tony Bugby

First published in the Saddleworth Independent   LYDGATE’S Olivia Green and Joseph Choong claimed Great Britain’s second gold medal of UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup Budapest. The British duo triumphed in the mixed relay after finding themselves locked in a thrilling duel with Sarolta Simon and Balazs Szep of host nation Hungary. It was not…

First published in the Saddleworth Independent   TOM Whitehead, another product of Saddleworth Rangers’ successful junior set up, has signed a four-year professional contract with Super League side Warrington Wolves. The 18-year-old loose forward from Springhead admitted it was a surprise when he was offered a new deal. “It was unexpected because it was only…

First published in the Saddleworth Independent   IT is a story of a lovingly remembered rugby league club which has been told in a book published by two of its stalwart members. It chronicles how the band of brothers that formed and ran Fitton Hill Amateur Rugby League Club played, laughed, drank and sang together…

First published in the Saddleworth Independent   OLDHAM singer/songwriter Lee James Cluskey has won his first music award in the USA. Lee’s success came at the Palm Beach International Music Awards where his song ‘Through These Times I Live’ was voted as having the best lyrics. Lee James Cluskey with The Miners Band Live @…

First published in the Saddleworth Independent   SADDLEWORTH Rangers’ Shaw Hall Bank Road ground is to be renamed after club chairman Shane Wilson in a tribute to honour his memory after he died in December 2020. New signs will be erected to welcome visitors to the ‘Jocky Wilson Stadium’ as a lasting tribute to the…