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A REFORMED drug addict and alcoholic who turned his life around at the age of 21 to help Oldham’s youth has earned youngsters an exciting treat. The Rotary Club of...
Date Published 12/08/2011
PASSENGERS at Greenfield station are to benefit from extra carriages to help ease overcrowding. Northern Rail is introducing more carriages in December on some of its busiest...
ONE of Saddleworth’s best known men, Geoffrey Woodhead, has died. He was 89. Mr Woodhead was part of the fabric of Saddleworth life, heavily involved in many local...
A SADDLEWORTH councillor is calling on locals to help make a real difference to train services in the borough. Parish councillor Royce Franklin wants help in addressing issues...
A BENEFIT cheat appeared before Oldham Magistrates Court over claims she failed to comply with the community order she is serving. Rebecca McGladdery (44), of Galland Street,...
FORMER mayor of Oldham Christine Wheeler is to receive one of the borough’s top accolades. She and another former mayor, David Jones, will become honorary aldermen at a...
A TRIUMPHANT Yanks celebration is planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the legendary Saddleworth event this weekend. Around 10,000 leaflets have been distributed...
OLDHAM’S TJ Hughes store has survived the latest cull — but still doesn’t have a buyer to rescue it. Eight further closures have been announced across the...
AN OLDHAM father who lost his son in the 7/7 bombings in London will speak at a European summit on terrorism. Graham Foulkes, whose 22-year-old son David was killed in the...
THE misery for businesses in Shaw continues as Metrolink work causes further delays. The light at the end of the tunnel for Beal Lane traders is moving further away after the...
Police chief praises public for support THUGS involved in the Manchester and Salford riots are continuing to be dealt with by the courts as dozens more are charged. Greater...
TWO women were cut free from a car smash the A62 near Diggle. They were trapped in an Audi A6 which was involved in a crash with a BMW X5 on Huddersfield Road shortly before...
Police role set to come to an end CONCERNS over the future of Oldham’s Home Watch schemes have been raised after savage police cuts. The divisional co-ordinator of all...
FEARS OVER FUTURE OF HOME WATCH ALDERMAN AWARD STUNS WHEELER LATICS LOOKING FOR AWAY-DAY BOOST ... there's more (click story)
ENJOY a barbecue at Tandle Hill Country Park before a talk and walk looking for bats led by the South Lancashire Bat Group at 7pm tonight. Ring 0161-770 4065 to book a place....
Date Published 11/08/2011
A COMMEMORATIVE walk from Oldham Civic Centre to St Peter’s Field, Manchester, will mark the 192nd anniversary of the infamous Peterloo Massacre this weekend....
OLDHAM is in the running to receive local television services, according to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Manchester, which incorporates Oldham and other Greater Manchester...
A true hero at 96 A WAR hero who survived a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp and six tropical diseases has been honoured with a military convoy. George Glass (96) enjoyed a...
CHADDERTON’S Carnegie library and Edwardian police station have been sold. The landmark buildings which have been empty for some time will be brought back to life as a...
A MAN who assaulted his elderly mother when she refused to help him financially has been jailed. A drunken Andrew Faulkner (48) lost control and elbowed his mother, who is in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
POLICE in the Oldham West stopped and search individuals and discovered drugs, including heroin, on Tuesday. The “GMPOldhamWest” Twitter feed was updated regularly...
NEW figures show that up to 3,490 children in Oldham could lose vital child maintenance if plans to charge parents for using the future Child Support Agency go ahead....
A ROYAL Oldham Hospital worker has called on colleagues to stand up and be counted in a car-parking battle sparked by a hike in charges. Staff working for Pennine Acute...
CRICKET: FAILSWORTH Macedonia beat Robinsons by a single wicket in Division One of the Site Electrical North Manchester Cricket League, scoring 167 for nine in reply to 163 for...
LOCAL superstar Katie Gough is delighted to have landed her latest major role as a principal dancer in the acclaimed musical “Fame”. The show opens on Thursday at...
CRICKET: ALTHOUGH Sunday’s John Willie Lees Wood Cup final did not provide the outcome many local cricket pundits would have preferred, the day was a success....
A TALENTED dancer who was homeless four years ago will follow his dream thanks to Oldham Chronicle readers. Hayden Burns won a place at the prestigious Northern School of...
CRICKET: YOUNG Joe Smith-Butler overshadowed his dad, Andy, as Bamford Fieldhouse lifted the Moore Cup on their own ground. The 14-year-old became one of youngest recipients...
STUNNED parents have launched a campaign to save the day-care nursery at Failsworth Children’s Centre. They face a scramble to find alternative provision for their...
