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OLYMPIC triple-jump champion Jonathan Edwards visited Oldham to inspire the next generation of athletes — and find out how the borough is benefiting from London 2012....
Date Published 04/10/2011
A 48-YEAR-OLD man who was taken to hospital after firefighters rescued him from a blazing flat in Coppice yesterday is recovering in hospital. The man was taken to the Royal...
A WATERHEAD mother considered unfit to look after her daughter by Oldham Social Services says the council offered her a job at a children’s centre. The woman, separated...
FREE parking is being launched at all Oldham Council-owned car parks on Saturdays in an attempt to boost the town’s economy. The council is hoping its investment will be...
FREE PARKING BOOST FOR TOWN CENTRE SHAW POOL ROW HALTS MEETING DICKOV PRAISES STRIKER REID ... THERE'S MORE (CLICK STORY)
High Street, Uppermill Wednesday 9th November 2011 £20 per person Join us for an evening of modern brasserie cuisine, fine wine and great music in the chic surroundings of...
Date Published 03/10/2011
All The Way Home, Library Theatre Company, Lowry. SALFORD runs through the heart of the newest production from popular East is East writer Ayub Khan-Din. Not only was this...
Nicola Jeffery-Sykes is an entrepreneur who thrives on new challenges and, true to her sales background, is always on the look-out for a new opportunity. She is currently the...
IT was songs all the way as a unique music group turned the Orient Express into the Starlight Express. Oldham Coliseum finance manager and keen musician and performer Peter...
MOTHER, undercover investigator and the first woman to study natural sciences at Cambridge; Mary Higgs was remarkable in many ways. The social reformer and champion of...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
A SHORT film by Oldham College students will be screened at one of the UK’s longest-running film festivals. “Chain of Events” has been selected by a judging...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY hit back to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Prescot Cables in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. The visitors enjoyed the better of the early exchanges and...
Steve’s 30-year Chevy chase A PETROLHEAD who waited three decades to get his hands on a dream American car could see his beloved vehicle crowned Car of the Year. Steve...
CRICKET: WERNETH will have the youngest captain in the Lake Garage CLL next season. Matthew Taylor (20), who enjoyed a terrific season with bat and ball this summer, has taken...
Saddleworth District Partnership COUNCILLORS have hit out at the reduced budget of the Saddleworth district partnership. During the first meeting since the changes,...
Hockey club’s devoted members clock up 60 years’ service OLDHAM Ladies’ Hockey Club will in 2012 celebrate its 60th birthday – the same number of years...
OLDHAM Council is encouraging local businesses to take advantage of grants to help boost tourism and improve the design and quality of rural accommodation. Tourism Connect is...
MANCHESTER City first team coach David Platt was delighted the team put the Carlos Tevez controversy behind them to beat struggling Blackburn Rovers 4–0 in the Barclays...
A 15-year-old boy from Oldham narrowly evaded being given a custodial sentence after embarking on a crime spree, but was warned by a judge: “I’ll be watching...
SIR Alex Ferguson will be just as concerned by what goes on at Carrington during the current international break as he is by the matches being played around the world....
RECORD-BREAKING temperatures at the weekend saw Oldhamers out in force to soak up the sunshine. The heatwave saw temperatures soar to 27.2C (81F) across the borough on both...
TRY-SCORING hero Alex Thompson played for 70 minutes with a suspected fractured jaw in the Oldham RL reserve team’s grand final victory over Widnes, the club have revealed....
TWO boys and a man have been arrested after drugs and a stun gun were found following a crash in Chadderton. A van failed to stop at the smash with a Mercedes in Long Lane...
“X Factor” hopeful Holly Repton had her hopes dashed after failing to make it through the TV show’s boot camp. The talented 16 year old, from Chadderton, was...
TWO defensive lapses, an inspired display from Exeter goalkeeper Artur Krysiak and a pair of clear penalties not awarded conspired to condemn Athletic to defeat, in the view of...
A MAN who smashed a young boy’s head into a dinner plate and shot another with an air rifle has been jailed for 12 months. Gareth Meanock (36), who is an avid National...
Exeter 2, Athletic 0 No away-day justice as match ends in frustration SOMEBODY must have adjusted a big knob in the sky over the weekend, because the world wasn’t quite...
A MAN was fighting for his life after being dragged from a burning flat by firefighters in Coppice today. Firefighters forced their way into the detached property in Park...
‘Minder’ helped gang evade £1.8m alcohol duty AN Oldham man worked as a “minder” for a gang jailed for a total of 19 years for selling illicit...
