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599 Article(s) Found

Party in the park

CHADDERTON Churches Together is holding its party in the park from 3 to 5pm on Sunday. The family fun day...

Date Online: 17/05/2013

Assault convict freed on appeal

A 21-YEAR-OLD man jailed for his alleged role in a savage beating has been freed by the Court of Appeal....

Date Online: 14/05/2013

Moinul thrilled to scoop award

A CHILDREN’S author from Chadderton has received a national award in recognition of his community work. Moinul Islam, a head...

Date Online: 10/05/2013

School trip

HISTORY pupils from The Radclyffe School, Hunt Lane, visited Quarry Bank Mill, Styal. They were asked interpret their surroundings as...

Date Online: 10/05/2013

Light show takes lamp-post row to new heights

Controversy over lamp-post replacement has reached new levels of confusion as one householder returned home to find THREE lamp-posts in...

Date Online: 08/05/2013

Park fun day

CELEBRATE the start of May with a fun day in Foxdenton park. It runs from 1-4pm on Sunday and includes...

Date Online: 03/05/2013

Crash victim freed

FIREFIGHTERS freed a man trapped in a car following a crash in Chadderton last night. Crews from Chadderton and Oldham...

Date Online: 29/04/2013

Zumbathon

ST Matthew’s Playgroup is holding a zumbathon from 1.30 to 3.30pm on Sunday. It has been organised by the playgroup...

Date Online: 26/04/2013

Jabeen murder: husband charged

THE husband of Farkhanda Younis has been charged with murder of the young mother who was stabbed in Chadderton last...

Date Online: 26/04/2013

Strike a light!

Shocked householder takes dim view of lamp post plan AN angry householder is taking a dim view of Oldham Council’s...

Date Online: 26/04/2013

Police appeal follows robberies

SHOPKEEPERS are being urged to be more vigilant after a spate of local robberies. CCTV images have been released to...

Date Online: 25/04/2013

Husband still being questioned

THE husband of Farkhanda Younis remains in police custody today as he is questioned further in connection with the murder...

Date Online: 25/04/2013

Farkhanda murder: man still in custody

A 34-YEAR-OLD man arrested in connection with the murder of young mum Farkhanda Younis in Chadderton, was still in police...

Date Online: 24/04/2013

Farkhanda murder: man held

A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of mother-of-two Farkhanda Younis in Chadderton. The man, believed...

Date Online: 23/04/2013

Samurai thugs in shop raid terror

POLICE are searching for three men who almost cut off a man’s finger during a Chadderton robbery. The masked gang,...

Date Online: 23/04/2013

Murder probe

Mother of two stabbed A WOMAN quizzed over the murder of a mother-of-two in Chadderton has been bailed by police....

Date Online: 22/04/2013

Boastful drug dealer must repay £232,000

A DRUG dealer who boasted about his criminal empire during his trial for the murder of Oldhamer Junaid Khan has...

Date Online: 22/04/2013

Tears as 43 lose care firm jobs

AN Oldham firm providing care in patients’ homes has closed following its loss of a council contract over “serious concerns”....

Date Online: 22/04/2013

Dad’s soccer day to buy a trike for Ellen

A DAD is hoping to make his daughter’s dream come true — by holding a fundraising football and funday. Ellen...

Date Online: 19/04/2013

Coffee and chorus

ENJOY a coffee and chorus event at St George’s Church, Broadway, from 10 to 11am on Wednesday, April 17. The...

Date Online: 12/04/2013

Chaddy Park support for Kenyan orphans

ORPHANS in Kenya are now playing football in Chaddy Park kit. The club has donated some of its old strip...

Date Online: 09/04/2013

Shot in the arm for Nurse of the Year

A LOCAL nurse has won a national School Nurse of the Year award. Joanne Mitchell (41) from Chadderton, has worked...

Date Online: 05/04/2013

Kyia’s a flying doctor!

AN 11-year-old “paramedic” has come to the aid of the North-West Air Ambulance. The charity, which operates two emergency helicopters...

Date Online: 05/04/2013

Large scale move

A PET store faces all hands on deck as it prepares for an overnight operation to move around 2,000 fish...

Date Online: 29/03/2013

Setback for new school

OLDHAM’S new Catholic high school is inadequate and has serious weaknesses. That’s the view of an independent watchdog which said...

Date Online: 29/03/2013

One last effort

RESIDENTS have raised an amazing £41,000 in little over a year to save open space for future generations. They are...

Date Online: 27/03/2013

Hammer thugs in club rampage

ONE of the beating hearts of Chadderton’s footballing community has been kicked where it hurts by heartless thugs. Chadderton FC...

Date Online: 27/03/2013

Michelle throws herself into ambassador role

JUDO champion Michelle Vidler has been inspiring pupils to be the best. Michelle, who won a gold at the 2002...

Date Online: 26/03/2013

Campaign fight

A BENEFIT night to raise money for the Foxdenton and District Protection Group will be held at Nimble Nook Social...

Date Online: 22/03/2013

£7,000 cost of mill-fire risk

A BUSINESSMAN has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after pleading guilty to fire-safety offences at his former premises...

Date Online: 22/03/2013