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A NIGHT bunking down on the cold pavements of Oldham awaits dozens of hardy campaigners. The brave group will set up camp on the streets on Thursday, March 22, to highlight...
Date Published 06/03/2012
A MAN is in hospital after being struck by a police vehicle outside an Oldham pub. The 53-year-old diabetic sufferer was in collision with the car in Hollins Road, near the...
Youngster with rare condition needs treatment in US A BRAVE girl whose face is wasting away needs a life-changing operation. Maha Asghar’s mum is pleading with...
TUITION fees for new students at University Campus Oldham (UCO) will be cut by nearly £2,000 in September. Oldham College is reducing charges from £7,950 to...
SIR Alex Ferguson warned Manchester United would only get stronger in the Barclays Premier League title race after watching his side move back to within two points of Manchester...
Date Published 05/03/2012
MANCHESTER City defender Gael Clichy believes Yaya Toure could not be the dynamic force he is without Gareth Barry beside him. Toure has given City’s Barclays Premier...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro enjoyed a 2-1 victory over Irlam in Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One. Gary Prescott gave Irlam a 24th-minute lead, but Sam...
UPBEAT boss Tony Benson was pleased once again by his side's resolute performance in a 26-12 Northern Rail Cup defeat at Keighley. It was Oldham's third defeat by Championship...
Keighley 26, Oldham 12 Half-back form cause for optimism JAMIE Dallimore’s early-season flair at half-back continues to give cause for optimism in the Oldham camp....
AN Oldham health chief is competing in several open-water swimming competitions to raise money in memory of an old school friend. Steve Sutcliffe, the NHS Oldham finance...
THE whirl of the police helicopter’s blades overhead signalled that somewhere in Sheffield, a crime may have taken place on Saturday afternoon. Supporters of the Bramall...
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Michael Meacher has blasted Government changes to working tax credit rules, saying it will drive people into poverty. The Labour veteran says almost...
Sheff Utd 2, Athletic 3 Promotion-chasers left shattered by never-say-die Latics IF a guide book exists on how to win football matches, it will surely have to be pulped now....
READ all about it! Oldham’s newest free youth magazine has been officially launched at the Oldham Evening Chronicle offices. The 32-page spring edition of All That is...
YOUNGSTERS from Failsworth and Limeside are embarking on an award-winning adventure — the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. The launch of the scheme took place at Farm...
ALEX Thompson, Oldham’s promising young loose-forward, is out of the Roughyeds’ first Championship One game at Workington on Sunday. The former Warrington Wolves junior, who...
Metrolink work will mean changes to a section of Union Street tomorrow and major diversions for motorists. Union Street will not be accessible from Peter Street for eight...
Taylor eyes lift-off after amazing fightback CHRIS Taylor displayed impressive powers of recovery of his own in helping Athletic to a superb comeback victory at Bramall Lane....
GREATER Manchester’s sea, army and air cadets raised £155,086.31 for the Poppy Appeal, 2011 — 17 per cent more than the previous year. Failsworth Air...
Peter’s images chart the fall of Oldham’s railway warehouse A photo collection showcasing one of Oldham’s oldest listed buildings highlights the “beauty...
Tables turned as awards host Martyn receives top honour THE One Oldham Business Awards compere was startled when the tables turned and he received a surprise award at the glitzy...
THREE youths convicted of arson and burglary have avoided custodial sentences. The trio — two aged 15 and a 16 year old — were ordered by Oldham magistrates to pay...
Glimmer of hope on anniversary of disappearance TODAY marks a poignant time for the family of Ciaron Nuttall — the teenager who went missing exactly a year ago. Ciaron...
EMOTIONS ran high as hundreds said farewell to one of Oldham’s most famous factories. The enormous 73-year-old BAE Systems plant in Chadderton closed for the final time...
MACHETES, knives and a hoard of drugs paraphernalia was found during police raids in Failsworth. Officers from the Operation Caminada team raided a house in Church Street on...
POLICE chiefs are pledging a “cannabis famine” as they crackdown on drug growers. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has vowed to blight cannabis crops and weed out...
THE Pennine Acute NHS Trust, which runs Royal Oldham Hospital, is cutting up to 160 jobs. A fall in minor surgeries over the past year means the trust will receive £21...
A pensioner was robbed and attacked after answering his door to a bogus policeman. The offender, wearing a high visibility jacket and hat, called at the house in Rookwood,...
A BODY found at Crime Lake has been identified as missing man Stanley Taylor. The grim discovery brings to an end a two-month search for the 54-year-old from Limeside who had...
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