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HEAVY showers failed to rain on Failsworth Carnival Parade. Downpours stopped in time for the start of Saturday’s colourful procession with was led off from Lord Lane playing...
Date Published 18/07/2011
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that an agreement has been reached with Corinthians for the sale of Carlos Tevez. City turned down a £40million bid...
‘No one with all their faculties would believe they were real’ A TRADER has been cleared of selling counterfeit goods at Oldham’s Tommyfield Market. Anthony...
BOXING: OLDHAM fighter Darren Stubbs was beaten by Bob Ajisafe in a one-sided affair at Oldham Sports Centre. Following an extensive training schedule, the 39-year-old...
FOUR teams from local businesses and organisations went head-to-head in the first Oldham Enterprise TRY-athlon. Each had to complete a 5km run, 20km cycle and 1.2km swim on...
BOXING: No fairytale homecoming for Oldhamer ON the night professional boxing returned to Oldham, Craig Watson’s bid to regain the British welterweigh title...
Toni aims to liberate Oldham women with saucy burlesque FROM Hollywood dreams to the Oldham scene, a burlesque dancer is aiming to bring the sensual dance phenomenon to the...
BOXING: RONNIE HEFFRON took a step up in class in his usual calm stride and recorded his sixth straight win as a professional. The 20-year-old Oldham welterweight,...
A SAILOR from Oldham is showing her girl power by playing a pivotal role aboard the pride of the Royal Navy. Lorissa Seville (21) is serving on board the 18,500-tonne assault...
BOXING: OLDHAM fighter Craig Watson admitted he is unsure what his future holds after a devastating defeat to Lee Purdy. In the eagerly-anticipated Hatton Promotions...
Centenarian Marion Wolfenden has died aged 105. She celebrated her landmark birthday on January 11, this year at Millfield residential home in Waterhead, where she died on...
ATHLETIC skipper Dean Furman is looking forward to testing himself against Barclays Premier League opposition when Paul Dickov’s men face Wigan Athletic tomorrow morning....
A PAIR OF drunken thugs from Oldham who attacked and robbed two young teenagers on a late night bus have been sent down for 12 months. Adam Berry (20) and George Irwin (19)...
AN Application by Opengoal Ltd to tip demolition waste at Birks Quarry has been withdrawn. The Chronicle revealed last month how the Royton-based company had applied to the...
A MAN had a chunk of his ear bitten off in a violent brawl in Oldham. Police were called to a large fight in Flora Street, on the Baker Street estate, at 3.35am on Friday....
WORK experience doesn’t come more glamorous for one Crompton House pupil who is aiming for a career in politics. Rebecca Symonds got to meet Labour leader Ed Miliband...
Co-operative initiative launched by party leader LABOUR leader Ed Miliband has backed Oldham’s move to give more power to local people. He visited Rochdale —...
Metrolink to cause more traffic chaos DRIVERS will have to prepare for a huge shake-up in Oldham town- centre parking as the Metrolink rolls in. Oldham Council’s...
TWO men have been charged in relation to one of Oldham’s biggest drugs seizures. Sheraz Latif (26), of Duke Street, Shaw, and Mark Leach (50), of no fixed address, were both...
SAME-SEX couples are least likely to form a civil partnership in Oldham than anywhere else in Northern England. Only five ceremonies took place in the borough in the whole of...
THE FRIDAY THING THE lunatic idea that teachers should not (not even if they are wearing rubber gloves) touch pupils is finally being abandoned in the wake of a huge increase in...
Date Published 15/07/2011
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWMARKET 2.00 Diamondhead 2.35 Meeznah (nb) 3.10 Give Your Verdict...
KICK the habit with a free stop smoking session at Lees library next Tuesday, from 5 to 6.45pm. One-to-one consultations with the stop smoking service will provide guidance and...
ANGLING: FATHER and son Steven and Mark Eaton-Dykes dominated affairs in Cranberry AC’s meeting at Blundells Fisheries on Willow Lake. Dad Steven triumphed with 20lb...
HOMEOWNERS of rural retreats in Saddleworth are being urged to be extra vigilant after a sharp spike in burglaries. The Saddleworth and Lees Neighbourhood Police Team have...
A MUCH-LOVED Royton man who dedicated over 25 years to St John Ambulance in Oldham has died. John Taylor (93), formerly of Elmleigh, Royton, died at Archmoor Nursing Home in...
BOWLS: LEADERS Tonge boasted six winners in the 9-6 defeat of Railway in the Manchester Premier League. Darren Griffiths led the way with a 21-7 victory, while Jimmy Derby...
ATHLETICS: TEAM Oldham brought back a clutch of medals from the Greater Manchester Schools Athletics’ Championships. Athletics gold medals went to Daniel Leslie...
A GROUP of intrepid cyclists from Saddleworth are tackling a five-day trek for their local mountain rescue team. The six riders will be going coast-to-coast in an endurance...
BOXING: CRAIG Watson wants to go down in Oldham folklore by reclaiming the British welterweight title in front of his hometown fans tomorrow night. Hatton Promotions...
