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Far right ruled out in mass-brawl inquiry

AFTERMATH . . . damaged windows at the Hare and Hound in Block Lane

OLDHAM Police chief Tim Forber has spoken out in a bid to quash rumours surrounding racial tension in Chadderton on Saturday.

The head of Oldham police has ruled out involvement of far-right groups in the clash between two groups in Block Lane.

He said: “We have been made aware of rumours in the local area that the gathering at the pub was connected with the English Defence League.

“Our investigations so far emphatically confirm that was not the case.”

Piles of

Date published: 02/02/2012

Join the chapter

KEEN book worms aged 11 to 17 can join the monthly Reading Group this afternoon at Chadderton Library and Wellbeing Centre, Burnley Street, 4pm to 5pm. For more details Kate Smyth 0161-770 8014.



YOUNG people aged nine to 13 can take part in a Heritage Project looking at Latics from 1896 to the present day on Saturday at Laticzone, Boundary Park, 11am to 12.30pm For...

Date published: 22/02/2012

Two held after mass brawl outside pub

A street brawl involving around 50 people broke out in Chadderton on Saturday.

Police moved quickly to break up the large-scale disturbance, with groups of youths clashing outside the Hare and Hounds pub in Block Lane.

Yesterday the area remained cordoned off and police maintained a presence as daylight revealed the pub’s smashed windows.

Reports of trouble...

Date published: 20/02/2012

‘I can’t believe it’s been 38 years...’

Darrell Vere: 38-year man

March 2 will be a date filled with emotion as the historic BAE Systems site in Chadderton closes for good. The end of aircraft manufacturing at the nostalgic factory will see the remaining...

Date published: 20/02/2012

£360,000 for Oldham’s districts

SPORTS fans, skateboarders and walkers are some of the first groups to benefit from Oldham Council’s £360,000 District Investment Fund (DIF).

The scheme was set up to give residents more say over spending decisions across all six districts — enabling them to prioritise projects which matter to them.

Some of the schemes which received approval at last...

Date published: 15/02/2012

Pictures of tragedy

PHOTOGRAPHS of two abandoned villages will be shown to members of Oldham Photographic Society at their meeting tomorrow.



They will find out more about the German massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane in France during the Second World War and the forced repatriation of Greeks from Kayakoy in Turkey in 1923. New members are welcome at The Blue Club, Victoria Street from 7pm for...

Date published: 15/02/2012

Five charged after Oldham drugs raids

FIVE people have been charged with drug offences following raids in Oldham.

Police targeted five addresses in Chadderton and Failsworth as part of Operation Rescind on Tuesday. The five have since apeared at Oldham Magistrates’ Court.

Anthony Hendry (46), of Lilac Lane, and Irvine Hendry, (42), of Roundthorn Road, Oldham have been charged with supplying Class A...

Date published: 13/02/2012

Smashed knee of hit and run victim

RECOVERING ... Colin Rainford.

A HEROIC father suffered a permanent knee injury when he was hit by a speeding car after dramatically pushing his partner to safety.

Colin Rainford (54) and his partner Beth were in...

Date published: 10/02/2012

Grieving mum’s warning after moped tragedy

A MOTHER has warned youngsters not to ride mopeds “if they don’t know how to” after the tragic death of her teenage son.

Adam Mitchell (19) of Old Lane, Chadderton, suffered fatal head injuries when he lost control of his friend’s scooter and collided with a lamp-post on a footpath by fields at the end of Granby Street, Chadderton.

After...

Date published: 09/02/2012

Eight arrested in five drug raids

RAID: police swooped on five addresses in Failsworth and Chadderton

SIX men and two women have been arrested as part of a targeted crackdown on drug dealing in Oldham.

They were held on suspicion of drugs offences after 6am raids in Chadderton and...

Date published: 08/02/2012

Plenty to do at learning centre

A range of courses and activities for adults and children start at St Herbert’s Learning Centre from February 20.

On Mondays, from 6.30 to 8pm, there’s chess for seven to 16-year-olds. £1.50; Tuesdays, from 7.30 to 9pm, adult choir, £3; Wednesdays, from 9 to 10am, parent and toddler club, £1 per family with toast and drinks.

On Thursdays...

Date published: 08/02/2012

Oyez, Oyez! Let the Jubilee celebrations begin!

Chadderton town crier Reg Lord marks the start of the Queen’s diamond jubilee year

CHADDERTON Town crier Reg Lord reads out a proclamation to mark the start of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations yesterday.

The event, at Chadderton Town Hall, was organised...

Date published: 07/02/2012

Footballer Milo digs in after game cancelled

Milo in his igloo

YOUNG footballer Milo Garratt-Simpson built his own dug-out when his match was cancelled due to the snow.

The star player with the under-12s Eagles at Chadderton Park FC braved the...

Date published: 07/02/2012

Queen of the oche

Janet Fox: chairwoman of the board

DARTS:

“SHE’S a legend, you know. It’s her choice to play against the men, because she’s that good.”

That is how local darts expert Graham Anderson...

Date published: 07/02/2012

Official start of Jubilee events

THE Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year off gets off to a sparkling start next week.

Town crier Reg Lord will read a proclamation to mark the occasion at Chadderton Town Hall on Monday.

He will be accompanied by the Chadderton standard bearer, the Chadderton prince and princess and Oldham’s deputy and youth mayors.

The event starts at 3.30pm and has been...

Date published: 03/02/2012

Security guard groper jailed

A CHADDERTON man has been jailed for six months by magistrates in Manchester for groping a security guard.

Andrew Cunningham (29) had approached the victim in a city centre supermarket and said “Give us a kiss, sexy”. Afterwards he committed the offence before the guard shoved him away and there was a scuffle.

At the time Cunningham was already on the Sex...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Bumper donation

ST ANNE’S Church and school in Royton filled collection boxes and held a Christingle service raising £353.28 for the Children’s Society.




A MOBILE youth bus will be entertaining 10-18 year olds at Shaw Youth Centre from 7pm, Tuesday.



FREE sessions for parents and babies take place at Shaw and Crompton Children’s Centre, 1.30pm-3.30pm on...

Date published: 02/02/2012

Ten held in drug raids

SIX Oldham men have been charged after 10 were arrested during drug raids last Thursday.

Police swooped on nine addresses in the borough as part of Operation Rescind IV, which targets local drug dealing.

Nathan Moores (24), of Birchenlea Street, Chadderton, James Chapman (21), of Sycamore Avenue, Chadderton and David Brown (25), of Elm Road, Oldham, appeared before...

Date published: 30/01/2012

Council tax debtors given suspended jail terms

SIX residents have been hauled before a court for failing to pay council tax.

Oldham Council launched the prosecutions after numerous requests and warnings to pay up went unheeded.

The six debtors were all found guilty of culpable neglect by a council tax committal court.

They were: Lisa Travis (36) now of Broadway, Chadderton, sentenced to 30 days in prison...

Date published: 27/01/2012

10 held in drug swoops

A further 9 people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to target drug dealing in Oldham.

TWO more people were arrested as part of police raids to tackle drug dealing in Oldham.

A total of nine men and one woman were arrested yesterday as officers swooped on nine address in...

Date published: 27/01/2012

Eight held in 6am drug swoops

EIGHT people were arrested in raids across Oldham just after 6am today.

More than 100 police officers swooped on nine addresses in Chadderton, Limeside, St Mary’s and Clarksfield, as well as an address in Blackburn, as part of Operation Rescind IV.

Today’s raids in Oldham saw seven men and one woman arrested on suspicion of drugs offences, including...

Date published: 26/01/2012

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