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MASSED ranks of young musicians produced a symphony of sound in a series of concerts. Audiences at the Queen Elizabeth Hall were treated to the annual Oldham Music Centre...
Date Published 20/03/2012
THE future is looking bright for 26 previously unemployed Oldhamers, who have managed to secure employment with Wates Living Space as part of the Gateways to Oldham project....
THE future of Greenacres Lodge has been secured after Oldham Council found a buyer for the historic building. There had been fears the Waterhead landmark — built in 1843...
STONELEIGH Primary School could be turned into an academy. Oldham Council has confirmed that it is being considered as an option for the Derker school. The future of the...
“CHICAGO” (Palace, Manchester, to Saturday) It’s back again without the big names - unless you count a former Bill and Strictly performer, a Corrie actress...
JOIN Failsworth Townswomen’s Guild tonight for its March Open Night, at Failsworth Town Hall, Oldham Road, at 7.30pm. It will include a play, tombola and presentation of...
Martyn meets...Fazal Rahi, man of the people, community stalwart and... taxi driver PEEL away the layers of Fazal Rahim’s life and you will discover a gentle, selfless man...
Royton and Shaw District Partnership: A CLAMPDOWN on anti-social behaviour has been launched in Royton and Shaw. Officers have acted to stop hundreds of people descending...
ROBBERS with crowbars demanded car keys and cash from shocked staff and a terrified customer at a Royton salon. Masked men burst into Absolute Bliss, Rochdale Road, swiping...
POLICE are appealing for help in tracking down copper thieves who sparked a gas leak at the weekend As we reported yesterday, more than two dozen residents were evacuated from...
COMMUNITY volunteers who dreamed of creating their own village hub in Lees have had their hopes dashed. Members of the Lees Community Association (LCA) had applied to Oldham...
‘Together we have created something of real value’ FOR some years now we have dreamt about it, talked about it, laid all kind of plans and argued about it. Where...
TAKE a leaf out of my book, Athletic boss Paul Dickov has told his struggling players. Athletic have the chance to arrest a worrying run of four straight defeats by gaining a...
LEEDS Rhinos have given Oldham permission to play Matty Syron in Friday's Carnegie Challenge Cup-tie against Cumbrian amateurs Egremont. The 20-year-old prop, who has signed...
EVEN a goal in every game to the season's end won't be enough to satisfy Shefki Kuqi. The burly forward was responsible for a humdinger at Rochdale. His 35-yard volley...
KEMPTON 5.20 Emman Bee 5.55 Burnhope 6.25 Billy Buttons 6.55 Lytham 7.25 Blueberry 7.55 Pharoh Jake 8.25 Ellie in the Pink 8.55 Putin Haydock...
HEARTLESS thieves hav stolen a charity tin containing money to help a little boy’s quest for a life-changing operation. Staff at The Tan Shop, in Hollinwood, were...
A SCHOOL teacher cynically took advantage of young pupils by sexually assaulting them under cover of helping them with problems. Neil Carr (25), of Oldham, abused his position...
AN Oldham passenger on a flight to Manchester from Pakistan had almost £500,000 of heroin hidden in his suitcase, a court heard. Tabassum Gulnar (34), of Lees Road, was...
AN Oldham businessman has survived a Pakistan extortion attempt that left a man shot dead by police. Akhtar Zahid, from School House Road, off Roundthorn Road, refused to pay...
“Fantastic,” “inspiring,” “motivational,” “wicked,” “awesome,” “fab” and “audacious” were just...
We report on the trial of a teacher from Oldham who is accused of sex assaults on eight-year-old boys in his class. ...there's more (click story)
OLDHAM’S new £5 million youth zone building has got off to a spectacular start. The borough’s dignitaries came together on Friday for a celebration launch...
Date Published 19/03/2012
A MAN who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl claimed he can’t feel any remorse for the attack - because he doesn’t remember it. Robert Salt (22), of Chadderton,...
TWO prolific offenders who smashed their way into a family home in Saddleworth gave the thumbs up to their families when being led to jail on Friday. Thugs Dario Eastcroft...
THE Olympic torch will light up the town centre on a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the borough. Oldham Council has revealed the official route as the famous flame travels...
TWO blocks of flats were evacuated on Sunday after thieves caused a gas leak when they tried to steal an old boiler. Residents in Littlemoor House, Littlemoor Lane, Oldham,...
UPPERMILL residents were forced from their homes as fumes from a substance being used to repair a culvert seeped into their properties. Four households from Wellmeadow Lane...
Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester BRITAIN has produced some fabulous musicals over the decades, and it fell to the Halle Orchestra to bring some of the best-loved...
READERS have always had the chance to comment on online Chronicle stories, but now here’s your chance to pick the topics and let everyone know what you think. The Oldham...
