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OLDHAM became a wheel tour de force as cycling brought the community together and put the borough on the map. Crowds flocked as Oldham town centre was turned into a...
Date Published 10/06/2011
MOTORISTS are being urged to display the drive-safe message by tying a black ribbon around their car aerial. The poignant black bands symbolise the start of the Every Life...
CEDRIC Evina insists his departure from Athletic is tinged with sadness and that personal reasons alone influenced his decision to turn down a new contract. The 19-year-old...
IN a dramatic climax to round six of the Halfords Tour Series, Marcin Biabloblocki celebrated victory — only to be beaten in a photo-finish by Endura Racing star Rob...
ANNIE Simpson felt right at home as she clinched victory in the Johnson Health Tech Women’s Grand Prix in Oldham. The event, supporting the Halfords Tour Series’...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League UPPERMILL put their Armstrongs Saddleworth and District Cricket League title credentials to the test at Hollin Lane tomorrow. Alex...
CRICKET WOODHOUSES will look to extend their lead at the top of the Lees Brewery Lancashire County League Division One table tomorrow when they travel to old rivals Denton West....
OLDHAM Roughyeds are seeking a major change in fortunes upon the return to the Whitebank Stadium on Sunday. Unbeaten away from home for the first time in the club’s...
ATHLETICS OLDHAM and Royton Harriers registered a clutch of good performances to claim third place in the UK Athletics Young Athletes League match at Doncaster. Ciara Doyle,...
Athletics OLYMPIC champion Darren Campbell will launch the Greater Manchester School Games at the National Cycling Centre on Monday. Designed to motivate and inspire young...
ANGLING DARREN Webb won the first of two Medlock Bridge AC open matches on the Park Lake, tempting 12lb 13oz of roach and chub with hemp and caster. Runner-up Fred Prudham...
FREE parking for disabled drivers, extra support for school leavers and more power to District Partnerships could all become a reality if Labour’s emergency budget plans are...
ABSOLUTELY amazing —that’s the verdict of Oldham’s retiring Youth Mayor Liam Turner as he reflects on a hectic year in office. The 18-year-old handed over the Mayoral chains...
A CHANGE of heart by the new Labour administration will see a scheme that helps lift poor families out of poverty continue for another 12 months. The Liberal Democrats brought...
A DISGRUNTLED Diggle landlady says the village has become a ghost town on Sundays due to crippling roadworks. Jan Hibbert, who runs the Diggle Hotel, has made a desperate plea...
IT was smiles all round as High Barn Resource Centre in Royton opened its doors following a revamp. The facility, which provides specialist dementia care and care for adults...
A CHAMPION Thai boxer rubbed shoulders with international rap star Dizzee Rascal after being chosen as an Olympic ambassador. And Andrew Lofthouse cheekily asked the hit...
THE Royal Oldham Hospital is set for a baby boom when maternity services close at the Rochdale Infirmary on June 25. In-patient maternity, neonatal and in-patient paediatric...
OLDHAM Coliseum will move to Grange Arts Centre while its home undergoes a £1.45million redevelopment. Work will be carried out on the Fairbottom Street theatre between...
GOING into hospital used to just mean having your temperature taken (they stick those thermometers into some dark and dubious places) and answering 20 personal questions about...
VANDALS STRIKE AT SCHOOL'S NEW PITCH YOUTH GROUP'S RIBBON CAMPAIGN ALL THE THRILLING TOWN-CENTRE CYCLING ACTION .... there's more (click story)
THE Evening Chronicle’s first winner in our Friday Fuel promotion is Jill Mitchell, from Watersheddings. A special promotional sticker was spotted in her car by an...
Date Published 09/06/2011
OLDHAM carers will be put in the spotlight for their dedication and generosity during a week-long awareness campaign. The Princess Royal Trust Oldham Carers Centre has...
A YOUNG archaeology student is far from her last crusade after being recognised for her voluntary work. Jenny Reddish has collected an inaugural award for her dedication to a...
A HIGHER proportion of Oldham’s over-18s are looking after their teeth than in any other town in Greater Manchester. New figures from the region’s 10 primary care...
DISCOVER the story behind your food with a visit to Hanging Chadder Farm’s open day. Run by Philip Day and his brother Colin, the farm is a member of LEAF — Linking Environment...
UP to 17 jobs are being cut as Government funding for adult education classes in Oldham is being slashed by a quarter over three years. Lifelong learning bosses are not able...
A church is counting the cost of lead thieves after being flooded during a heavy downpour yesterday. South Chadderton Methodist Church, in Thompson Lane, had £11,000...
TALENTED youngsters are warming up to take part in a festival of sport — the eighth annual Oldham Borough Games. Dozens of schoolchildren will compete against each other...
INTRICATE patchworks using every colour of the rainbow brought the historic Heights Church alive in Delph during a rare open week. The Piecemakers Quilting group took on what...
