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HUNDREDS of property-marking kits will be given out to Oldhamers in a bid to beat burglars. Police will hand out about 300 kits to households in Greenacres, Waterhead and...
Date Published 14/06/2011
Saddleworth Festival BUDDING young poets from schools in Saddleworth have showed off their talents with a glossy book of rhymes and verses. Using the Huddersfield Canal as...
Saddleworth Festival AUTHOR Jane Rogers drew a crowd at the Millgate Arts Centre in Delph on Saturday as she signed copies of her latest novel. The Mossley-based writer...
STANDING aloft as a remnant of a turbulent age, is this the last Second World War siren in Oldham? Royton residents Mary and Tommy McGann are keen to know the answer, and who...
ROYAL ASCOT 2.30 Fury 3.05 Sajjhaa 3.45 So You Think 4.25 Green Destiny (nap) 5.00 Shumoos (nb) 5.35 Winter’s Night HAMILTON 2.20...
OLDHAMERS are being invited to share their views on the future of one of the borough’s most historic buildings. Age Concern received a £51,800 boost in its bid to...
Oldham’s future tram travellers can help decide which route a second Metrolink line is to take through Manchester city centre. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is...
FOOTBALL: THE great and the good from the D&J Builders (North-West) Oldham Sunday League turned out in force at the competition’s annual presentation night, held at...
THE future of Stoneleigh Primary School will be decided later this month after worried residents and parents voiced their concerns over building work which has ground to a halt....
Benefits changes are being planned by the Government, with fears that a new “Personal Independence Payment” (PIP) could mean up to 3,000 people across Oldham losing...
AN Oldham head teacher will be sharing his expertise at one of the main educational events of the year. Darran Lee, head of of Mills Hill Primary School, Chadderton, and...
BOWLS: GARY Ellis (Nimble Nook and Tonge) landed the £700 top prize in the Carlsberg Open at Heckmondwike following a titanic struggle with Graeme Wilson, his rival for the...
AN Oldham MP today called on the Government to launch an inquiry into whether private equity firms should be banned from providing health and social services following recent...
Plumber Andrew Long is heading for Las Vegas, his prize for hitting a hole-in-one on a stag party golf trip. Andrew (29), a member of Saddleworth Golf Club, struck the shot of...
CRICKET: DELPH’S Sykes Cup third-round clash at Golcar will be staged on Sunday. No play was possible in any of the quarter-final games last weekend because of rain,...
DARTS: OLDHAM hopes of snatching the Lancashire GMC Super Eights Elite League title were dashed on the final day of the season. At home to Rochdale, who also had a chance of...
SUPERMARKET employees face their final day of work today after being made redundant by email. Haldanes store in Royton is closing amid a legal row between its present owner...
A ROTTWEILER rehomed by the RSPCA savaged a small dog, leaving it with a large gash around its neck. Lisa Daley (29) had been walking her Bichon Frise, Mitzy, along Redgrave...
RUGBY: GARETH Morgan is living rugby league’s high life. The 18-year-old, plucked from the first team at Saddleworth Rangers to train with Leeds Rhinos on a trial basis,...
A “DISGUSTING” sex act carried out by a care worker in front of a man with mental health problems, was watched by his horrified family after being secretly filmed....
MANCHESTER City’s superstar striker Carlos Tevez is due to appear at Oldham Magistrates’ Court on September 14. He is charged with failing to disclose who was...
Abbas left stunned by wicketkeeper’s action CRICKET: WERNETH professional Hasnain Abbas was left bewildered and frustrated after being the victim of a bizarre run out in...
Oldham Euro-MP Chris Davies has called for medical assistance to help people end their life to be legalised. The Lib-Dem says the failure of politicians to allow people to seek...
Chronicle to rescue of driver in distress A DISABLED woman slapped with a parking ticket despite having a suspected heart attack has had the fine revoked — thanks to the...
PAUL Scholes says if decisions on retirement had been based on Manchester United’s Champions League final performance against Barcelona, he wouldn’t be the only one...
ATHLETIC could cast their eye over a Spanish striker as their quest for goals continues. Esteban Casagolda, a 24-year-old forward who is a free agent following his release...
CHRIS Clarke, the hard-working Oldham Roughyeds forward, is looking at a three-month lay-off due to injury. The 22-year-old has been back to see a consultant on the dislocated...
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The main part of the concert consisted of a percussion instrument, the marimba playing either alone or duetting with a tenor saxophone or flute. We heard first four young...
Date Published 13/06/2011
NOT many can honestly say they have had a ringside seat at the historic events of the past two decades quite like George Alagiah. Born out of his self-confessed passion for...
