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Boy, 15, copied rioters A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who tried to start fires in Shaw the night after rioters ripped Manchester city centre apart could be booted out of his home. The...
Date Published 22/08/2011
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LEICESTER 2.30 Ardmay 3.00 Brave Dream 3.30 Dorback 4.00 Spensley...
LEISURE CHIEF TO STEP DOWN POLICE CALL FOR YOB'S EVICTION WARNING OVER FAKE LOAN FIRMS TINA'S SUPERGLUE CLANGER
THE FRIDAY THING LET us get one thing straight from the start, the hooded rogues, vagabonds, scrotes, misfits and low-lifes who smashed up stores and put lives at risk by...
Date Published 19/08/2011
THE Citizens Advice Bureau has announced new services across the borough. Drop-in services for general advice will be available at Lees Library every Thursday, 9.30am-12.30pm and...
THERE was only one way Poundbakery could celebrate its first birthday: by baking a cake! Eight children from Marjorie Goulding Childminders in Oldham were champing at the bit...
WHEN Rachael Doyle started up an informal group of musicians it was a way of filling a void after university. Never could she have imagined that they would go on to form part...
OLDHAM teenager Larysa Lotockyj rolled up her sleeves and got down to work to help in the post-riots clearup of Manchester’s streets. The St John Ambulance cadet was one...
A LOTTERY windfall will allow youngsters to delve into Oldham Coliseum Theatre’s rich history. The Fairbottom Street theatre has been awarded £25,000 from the...
THE rush is nearly over for morris men in Saddleworth as they put the finishing touches to their impressive creation. They have spent weeks gearing up for this weekend’s...
THE body of a woman in her 40s was discovered by dogwalkers in woodland at Rhodes Hill, Lees, yesterday. The people who made the grim discovery called police shortly after...
Our Lady’s School (AS levels in brackets) Ager N, 3; Beaty O, 3; Broadbent A, 3 (1); Burns L, 3; Calverley K, 3; Casey S, 3; Chadderton H, 3; Chadwick M, 2 (2); Clarke...
Bluecoat School (AS levels in brackets) Alletson, Faye 4 (2); Ambrus, Joshua 4 (1); Amjad, Rosheen 3 (4); Asghar, Rizwan 4 (2); Ashworth, Shannen 4 (1); Aspinall, Jessica 4...
Hulme Grammar Schools (AS levels in brackets) Amin, Hasin 4 (1); Ashford, Bradley 4 (1); Augsburger, Jane 3 (3); Barker, Rion 4; Bashir, Gemayel 3; Begum, Shahnaz 3 (3);...
MEDICAL marvel Michael Shaw has an appointment with Christ’s College, Cambridge, next month after he scooped 4A*s in his A-level exams. The 18-year-old North Chadderton...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
ANGLING: MARTIN Taylor was at the double in the latest Medlock Bridge AC contests, both of which took place on the Park Lake. The first match saw Taylor catch a huge 29lb 10oz...
HISTORY will come to life for one Blue Coat School student who scored impressive A* grades in all four of her A-level exams. Amber Nikolich (18), from Hyde, passed exams in...
BOWLS: GARY Ellis and Graeme Wilson are on course for a final shoot-out in the Moorside Classic on Sunday (1.30pm). After reaching the last 16, they have been drawn in...
OLDHAM’S oldest resident raised a glass today to toast her 108th birthday with a tot of sherry. Proud Oldhamer and avid Evening Chronicle fan Hilda Jackson is believed...
LOOTER Levi Lawrence (18), of Coalshaw Green Road, Chadderton, who admitted burgling Marks and Spencer has been remanded in custody for sentencing next month. Three local...
A SAFETY review is under way after 12 Oldhamers were rescued from a flooding cave “with a minute to spare.” National charity The Prince’s Trust is examining...
Three A-grades — but no place at university TOP student Chloe Livesey’s dreams of going to university have been shattered — despite achieving three As and a B in her A-level...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers bid to get last week's thrashing out of their system as they take on Milford Marlins at Greenfield tomorrow (2.30pm). Following the departure of...
CRICKET: WITH leaders Uppermill enjoying a day off, second-placed Heyside can close the 91-point gap when they go to Friarmere tomorrow in the Armstrongs Office Furniture...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON kick off their FA Cup campaign tomorrow when they entertain Cheadle Town in the extra preliminary round. Manager Paul Buckley is targeting a run in the...
FOOTBALL: AVRO boss Phil Brown has set his sights on claiming top spot at the end of the new Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Premier Division campaign. Despite...
CRICKET: MEL WHITTLE could come out of retirement again – to help Royton’s bid for a top-five place in this season’s Lake Garage CLL. The former Oldham and...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro travel to AFC Darwen in the Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One without midfielder Lee Deakin and forward Mark Coyne. The key duo miss out due...
SWIMMING: DEDICATED Dylan Arzoni will look to build on his success when the swimming season returns. The Hulme Grammar pupil (11), who lives in Grasscroft, gets back in full...
