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CHANGES have been made to two Oldham bus services to get them running on time after traffic congestion caused delays. Alterations to the 419 and 149 services took effect...
Date Published 01/11/2011
OLDHAM Council is failing to place 38 per cent of children in care with adoptive parents within 12 months of deciding to do so. It is ranked 129th out of 143 English councils...
OLDHAM has received national acclaim for the innovative way residents can purchase their own social care. Oldham Council’s Individual Budgets scheme — which allows...
A FORMER binman who aims to get more people off the unemployment scrap heap by making them more techno-friendly needs the public’s votes. Stephen Hewitt is striving to...
IT was a case of heave-ho’ for soldiers from the Territorial Army 202 Field Squadron who put their back into a fund-raising truck pull on Saturday. Soldiers took the...
HISTORY will repeat itself for one of Oldham’s best-loved pub acts as they reunite for the first time in 15 years. Morgan’s Every Which Way are back and are...
A FORMER head of religious education at Saddleworth School who made inappropriate sexual and racial comments has been reprimanded by the General Teaching Council for England...
POLICE are warning youngsters about the punishments for being caught with alcohol after eight Oldham teenagers were found with booze. A 16-year old boy was summonsed to court...
A NEW era for Oldham got under way last night as dreams of becoming a co-operative council became a reality. The council’s Cabinet decided to adopt two landmark policies...
STRIKES at Park Cake Bakery have been announced for three days next week. But bosses at the Hathershaw bakery said that striking staff could be putting jobs at risk. About...
A MUM has hit out after staff at Oldham’s Integrated Care Centre dismissed the symptoms of her baby son’s meningitis as teething. Michelle Plevin (25), from...
MOTHER'S ANGER OVER ILL TOT BAKERY'S STRIKE DATES FIXED CLARKE ON BURY SHOWDOWN ... there's more (click story)
Carlisle 3, Athletic 3 ATHLETIC and their fans must be sick of the sight of Brunton Park. For the second successive season, Paul Dickov's men surrendered a healthy lead...
Date Published 31/10/2011
ATHLETIC forward Robbie Simpson feels the players let down manager Paul Dickov after squandering a three-goal lead at Carlisle. The visitors raced into a 3-0 lead within 44...
RONNIE Heffron brushed off the disappointment of missing out on his first shot at a professional title by easing to victory over Lithuanian Arvydas Trizno. Oldham welterweight...
CHADDERTON are through to the Vodkat North-West Counties League Cup third round after a superb 2-1 victory over top-flight Padiham. Two goals in three minutes from a Danny...
ROCHDALE slipped back into the relegation zone as they closed the month with a miserable 2-0 home defeat to Leyton Orient. On the back of a disappointing performance in the...
FIELDING circles are coming to the Saddleworth and District Cricket League next season. After previous attempts failed to secure enough votes, clubs gave the latest proposal...
ATHLETIC have been handed a home draw against npower League Two outfit Burton Albion in the FA Cup first round. The Brewers come to Boundary Park on the weekend of November...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov branded Carlisle United's Liam Noble "a coward" after the winger's provocative celebration following the hosts' equalising goal deep into...
AN OLDHAM roofer with 30 years experience was caught on camera balancing dangerously on top of a house with no safety precautions. Health and safety chiefs say it’s only...
A Cold-War bomber built in Chadderton has been honoured as one of the UK’s top engineering achievements. The last remaining airworthy Vulcan has received an Engineering...
SCRAPYARDS in Oldham were targeted as part of Greater Manchester Police’s force-wide day of action to tackle metal theft. Three scrap metal yards out of 18 in the borough were...
PETRIFIED residents on Holts Estate say they are “living in hell” after being terrorised by yobs weekend after weekend. Urinating through letterboxes, drinking,...
THE horrors of the Turkish earthquake brought back terrifying memories for rugby league ref Robert Hicks. He was a 17-year-old student visiting Izmit in the west of the...
AN Oldham family who were forced into quarantine after falling ill at a popular holiday camp are taking legal action. Andrew Johnstone (39), his partner Fiona (37) and...
A CRACKDOWN on anti-social behaviour in Failsworth has been declared a success. Earlier this month, nuisance crime around the Tesco site was escalating into a serious problem...
TEN plucky hospital staff are daring to dive for dosh in aid of the In Your Hands appeal at the Royal Oldham Hospital. The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust workers will take...
THE opportunity to open a cafe in Alexandra Park is up for grabs for a £10,000 annual rent. The boathouse has been advertised in the Chronicle as fully-fitted and ready...
OLDHAM is set to become a Co-operative Council on an historic day for the international movement. The United Nations today hosts the global launch of its “International...
