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Chronicle photograph at Jubilee exhibition THE public can from today see a Chronicle photograph in an exhibition at Windsor Castle to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond...
Date Published 06/02/2012
A FAILSWORTH man who was stabbed in the neck in an horrific random attack on a night out in Manchester has undergone surgery for his wounds. Police investigating the incident...
Sara Duncan (44) had been diagnosed with the illness last September but wanted to help six-year-old daughter Lola cope with her fight for survival. So Sara agreed to have a...
Natalie’s proud to be making a difference AN inspirational teenage mum who used her experiences to support other young people has been shortlisted for a national award....
A U-TURN decision not to enforce parking restrictions in Uppermill has been met with fury. Councillor Mike Buckley demanded to know why councillors were left in the dark about...
Date Published 03/02/2012
SCREENING a full Oldham Council meeting from live over the internet has been declared a success after achieving nearly 400 viewers. The pilot scheme designed to make...
AN Oldham community was today poised to meet a Pakistani official as part of a campaign to end the “brutal and unacceptable” tradition of forced marriages....
ORGANISERS of the Whit Friday Band Contests have been given extra money to help with this summer’s event. Saddleworth Parish Council members have set aside £15,000...
WORK to overhaul drainage at Churchill playing fields will begin this month. Main contractor Souters Sports Ltd is due to start on site on Monday, February 27, with the...
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...
A 12-year-old disabled girl’s mobility car was stolen at a fund-raising event organised by her brother. The vehicle used to get Elle Jakeman around was taken as her...
THE culinary skills of four local foodies will be on show to the nation tonight in a much-loved television series. The brave cooks invited the cameras from Channel 4’s “Come...
METROLINK operators say they are surprised by criticism claiming “appalling” behaviour by contractors. The cross-party accusation was levelled during the full...
A LOVING wife who donated a kidney to her critically-ill husband is backing a campaign to boost the number of donors. Shahnaz Ahmed (50) went under the knife to save the life...
The Friday Thing: FORGET maths, English and history. Some schools (probably most of them) have been signing pupils up for GCSEs in things like jam-butty making, pencil...
VIOLINIST Sophie Rosa, from the Royal Northern College of Music, will join with local concert pianist Duncan Glenday for an Uppermill concert tomorrow. The pair will play...
A STRUGGLING worker couldn’t believe his luck when he found more than £31,000 had been credited to his bank account by mistake. The money which was intended for a...
OLDHAM Coliseum has been given a £300,000 boost to cover expenditure on running, production and actors’ costs, for three years. The money comes from the...
PEOPLE power saw 80 volunteers clean up Clarksfield as part of a worldwide campaign to rid streets of rubbish. Members of the Trafford-based World Mission Society Church of...
FOOTBALL: SPRINGHEAD extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Premier Division with a 2-2 draw at Stockport Georgians....
LINGFIELD 12.50 Monadreen Dancer 1.20 Marvo 1.55 Cut The Cackle 2.25 Diamond Vine 3.00 Prince Of Burma 3.35 Exemplary 4.05 Falcon’s Reign 4.35...
Angling: DAVE Colbrain bagged the latest Todmorden AS open match on the Rochdale Canal thanks to a superb net of roach in the two to six ounce bracket. Drawn on lorry park peg...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts must do without Luke Roscoe for up to three weeks, starting with tomorrow’s home game against Birchfield in North Lancashire Division One. The...
Tomorrow’s Challenge Cup tie between Oldham St Anne’s and the Bentley Good Companions at Higginshaw Road has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The match will...
Latics want to tie stars to new deals ATHLETIC must improve in order to have the best chance of retaining the bulk of the squad for next season, manager Paul Dickov has warned....
PAUL Dickov hopes that new-boy Keanu Marsh-Brown can overcome his personal problems in order to prosper at the club. The 19-year-old winger has had a difficult season, playing...
JOHN Clough hopes Oldham RL Club use Sunday’s pre-season friendly at Featherstone Rovers (3pm kick-off) to demonstrate their Co-operative Championship One promotion...
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany insists the Blues have the mental toughness to stand the heat in the Barclays Premier League title race. The pressure has been turned...
Ryan Giggs believes if Manchester United can come through their testing month of fixtures it could provide the impetus for another successful Barclays Premier League title...
Latics’ assistant manager writes every week for Chron Sport THE BEST team lost on the night. Even Chesterfield's management couldn't work out how we didn't beat them on...
