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A CLASS of 30 enjoyed a fabulous all-expenses paid trip to North-West theme park Camelot after winning the Chronicle’s Paperchase competition for schools. Classes from...
Date Published 10/08/2011
AN Oldham woman was one of four people who used false names to buy a company and sell goods they hadn’t paid for. Asma Ahmed (36), of Windsor Road, was found guilty of...
CELEBRATIONS are in the offing for the Limeside Friends of the Park who scooped a bumper £50,000 grant for a new play area. The cash, from the Community Spaces...
VISITORS to the Royal Oldham Hospital over the weekend may find parking difficult due to major resurfacing work. The main entrance car parks will be closed on Saturday and...
OLDHAM’S Citizens’ Advice Bureau has had its funding slashed by around £150,000 this year. The 16.5 per cent cut comes as the number of people seeking help...
ONE of the first members of the SAS, Oldham-born Harry Boddington, is back from a military event which reunited him with his former comrades. The former special forces soldier...
ONE of Oldham’s oldest residents, Hilda Wright, celebrates her 103rd birthday today. And she’s spending it partying with friends — not forgetting her daily...
AN entire block of Oldham flats was evacuated last night after a fire was started in a stairwell. The flames raged between the tenth and eleventh floor at the Cross Bank House...
LOCAL campaigner Barry Haslam is due to be featured on tomorrow’s BBC TV North-West Tonight, with his support group, Tranx. Mr Haslam, and fellow members of the group...
A CHINOOK helicopter caused a stir when it flew low over houses in Royton on Monday evening. But there was no need to panic: the RAF support aircraft was heading to an awards...
CHRONICLE reporter Helen Korn was caught up in the rioting in Manchester City Centre Living in a city centre certainly has its advantages. But as I saw pure carnage erupt as...
Marauding youths rampage through city streets, smashing and looting Police were faced with “extraordinary levels of violence” on the streets of Manchester and...
Clean-up begins after manchester’s riot shame A HUGE clean-up operation was under way in Manchester today as defiant city leaders said they wouldn’t be defeated by a shocking...
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EVEN Laura Marling herself looked stunned when she took to the stage at this year’s Brit Awards to pick up the gong for Best British Female Solo Artist. Beautiful,...
Date Published 09/08/2011
PROACTIVE, representative and on the ball — that’s what the Government would like us to say about its valiant efforts to forge forth with Great Britannia. But its...
YOUNGSTERS aged 10 to 14 can attend the high energy Rock Solid group tomorrow at Roman Road Independent Methodist Church, Failsworth, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Games, chat, craft,...
OLDHAM Mayor Councillor Richard Knowles took time out on his birthday to support interpreters who have volunteered to help others. He presented certificates to a group of...
VANDALS who have repeatedly targeted allotments will be met with “robust” action in a bid to halt a string of incidents. That’s the stark warning from police...
CHADDERTON Brass Band could fold unless it finds a new home. That’s the stark warning from band president and former Conservative councillor Philip Rogers. He said: “In...
WHAT are the words of one of Britain’s most famous poets worth? One enterprising teenager is hoping the answer is... quite a lot. Saddleworth School pupil Jacob Teal (15)...
QUICK-THINKING staff at Crompton Pool have been praised for potentially saving the life of a schoolgirl. They sprang into action when 11-year-old Victoria Slater, from...
THE North-West’s largest independent pawnbroker and jeweller is set to expand its Oldham business. Mays will move across town from Manchester Chambers to a bigger, 850sq ft...
SEVERAL Oldham men accused of drug dealing following police raids have appeared in court. They are among 15 arrested after officers swooped on 15 addresses in dawn raids...
COPPER thieves have struck yet again — this time by scaling pylons to hack down thousands of pounds worth of wire. Police have issued a warning after the culprits struck...
A THUG who tried three times to rob young students on their way to Oldham’s Blue Coat School has escaped being sent to prison. Daniel Brophy (23) confronted two 12-year...
Work to move pipes more complex than first thought MOTORISTS will have to endure more traffic problems at Oldham Mumps to bring Metrolink to the borough. Traffic-management...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
THE family of a man who died almost a month after an accident at work are pursuing civil action against a Chadderton-based business. A jury at the inquest of former Express...
A COACH driver said he may have accidentally pressed the accelerator as well as the brake pedal before a fatal accident in Greenfield. Alan Chamberlain (57), from Hyde, died...
