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Future looks great for little Nadzeya

Nadzeya Bychouskaya (9) has corrective eye surgery at Royal Oldham Hospital by surgeon Mr Jonathan Lipton. Also pictured is Theresa Novotny.

A LITTLE girl from Chernobyl, who faced the stigma of a serious squint in both eyes, now has a bright future thanks to kind Oldhamers and the skill of a surgeon.

Treatment was not available at home for nine-year-old Nadzeya Bychouskaya, but through the Oldham branch of the Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline, care was secured in Britain.

Oldham consultant Jonathan Lipton, an ophthalmic surgeon, was approached to carry out the corrective operation.

Mr Lipton, who is based at the

Date published: 20/11/2008

Drive to protect 999 crews from assaults

Oldham Ambulance Station Supervisor Lorraine Dunlop has been threatened numerous times her work.

AN OLDHAM paramedic is supporting a new campaign to protect ambulance crews after her own life was threatened.

Lorraine Dunlop (47), based at Oldham Ambulance station, in Crofton...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Bogus cabbie in chilling hammer attack

A GROUP of friends were attacked with a hammer after getting into what they thought was a taxi in Oldham.

In a chilling attack, the driver took the trio away from their destination, where another man helped with a savage assault.

The bizarre incident began when a man, his girlfriend and another woman got into what they believed was a private hire vehicle on Yorkshire...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Cowell to cop it

Steve Penk

RADIO boss Steve Penk is up to his old tricks again — this time getting one over on multi-millionaire pop supremo Simon Cowell.

The 96.2 The Revolution presenter, who recently...

Date published: 20/11/2008

What youths need to keep them off streets

YOUNG people need safe places to socialise, cheaper transport options and access to good news stories to help them feel more included in their local community.

That’s the view of the council’s scrutiny commission which has been examining crime and disorder as well as the provision of activities for the borough’s youth.

The panel met with police,...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Panto dame Kenneth is honoured

Kenneth Alan Taylor in panto

A PANTO dame met the Sheriff of Nottingham this week . . . but it was a civic not slapstick affair.

Kenneth Alan Taylor has notched up a quarter century of pantomimes in Nottingham....

Date published: 20/11/2008

Award on the cards

Dave Stewart- Training Manager for Positive Steps Oldham.

A PIONEERING local programme designed to steer young people down the right path has won a national gong.

Positive Steps Oldham has won the Institute of Career Guidance award for...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Leak shows BNP has 78 Oldham members

PRIVATE details of 78 BNP members in Oldham have been exposed after the entire national membership list was posted on the internet.

The information includes jobs, company owners, family memberships, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

It ranges from people who have been election candidates, to pensioners living in sheltered accommodation, and even a...

Date published: 20/11/2008

50 groups get slice of carnival cash cake

HOLY Family Church, Failsworth

OVER 50 voluntary groups are sharing more than £5,000 raised from this year’s Failsworth Carnival weekend.

The local organisations and the Mayor’s Appeal fund received...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Deadline for school admissions

ANY parent who has not returned their child’s secondary school admission form needs to act quickly.

The deadline for getting the forms sent back was October 24. Anyone who has not done so is asked to contact the council as soon as possible.

The Choice Advice Service helps parents to make the right decision for their child’s secondary schooling....

Date published: 20/11/2008

What a waste

Wheely bins with sawn off lids at Moorhey Street depot.

MYSTERY surrounds why hundreds of old wheelie bins have had their lids sawn off — but council chiefs say they will be put them back into use.

Hundreds of bins — possibly...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Big guns are backing the Yes-vote brigade

MORE than 225 firms have pledged their support for Greater Manchester’s proposed public transport revolution — and the controversial congestion charge.

The employers include big businesses such as Norwich Union, The Co-operative Group and British Airways.

The North West TUC has also come out in support of the Yes Campaign for next month’s referendum...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Writer John is Streets ahead of rest

A FORMER Oldham Evening Chronicle journalist who became one of the best writers on “Coronation Street” has scooped a top award.

John Stevenson (71) won the Royal Television Society’s North-West Judge’s Award for his career as a scriptwriter which has spanned more than 40 years.

Manchester-born Mr Stevenson, who lived in Shaw and Saddleworth...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Mystery of woman dead in scrapyard

A lonely 64-year-old Springhead woman found comfort in a friendship with a neighbour.

But relatives of David Frost, who lived at the caravan at Woodbrook Farm, took exception to retired post office clerk Jean Bottomley and threw her out, an Oldham inquest was told yesterday.

And it was 21 hours later, on March 1 this year, that divorcee Mrs Bottomley, of Woodbrook...

Date published: 20/11/2008

Club has way to family fitness

AN Oldham boxing gym is encouraging families to get fit together with a series of free fitness sessions aimed at parents and children.

Dads, lads and lasses is an eight-week programme which aims to get parents and their children feeling fit with a series of joint exercise sessions.

They start on Saturday, and will see families tackling circuits, general gym training...

Date published: 20/11/2008

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