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1800s note from bust bank up for auction A BLACK and white Saddleworth five pound note, produced nearly two hundred years ago when Saddleworth printed its own money, is set to...
Date Published 05/04/2011
Quest for success with TV character FIRST it was Bob the Builder, then it was Fireman Sam, now it’s Mike the Knight. The children’s TV character— set to...
A new website has been launched to crack down on anti-social behaviour across Oldham’s moorlands. Moorwatch, a website co-ordinated by Pennine Prospects, aims to act as an...
A DELPH firm which provides software and communication devices for pupils with learning, physical and sensory disabilities has won a top award. The colourful MyZone helps...
SASHAYING around with urban swagger, Jodie Connor looks every bit a star in the making in her new music video. The former Saddleworth School pupil is set to take the music...
OLDHAM Council leader Councillor Howard Sykes has been appointed to the board of the new Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership. He has taken one of four local...
AN Oldham taxi driver has had his licence suspended after being charged with sexual assault. Wajid Mahmood (25), of Napier Street East, is due to appear at Oldham...
FURIOUS transport chiefs are threatening to tear up their voluntary agreements with bus operators and use the law to control fares after a round of shock increases this week....
RUSH-HOUR traffic on the Oldham bypass came to standstill this morning following a six-vehicle collision. Police were called just after 8am following the crash near Manchester...
TOP-CLASS BOXING RETURNS TO OLDHAM LOCAL ELECTIONS: LINE-UPS CONFIRMED ANGER AT BUS FARE INCREASES SYKES JOINS NEW LEP BOARD There's more if you click! plus much...
Kylie Minogue, Manchester Arena POP princess Kylie turned Greek goddess as part of her Aphrodite Les Folies 2011 tour at the Manchester Arena on Friday. Fans dressed in...
Date Published 04/04/2011
Martyn Meets . . . Yvonne Lee, chief executive of Age Concern Oldham YVONNE Lee has travelled a long road to become chief executive of an Oldham charity that generates a...
TOUCHING tributes have been paid to Saddleworth stalwart Peter Bradbury, who has died aged 92. A pillar of the community for many years, Peter was the late chairman and...
Senior doctors across the North-West are concerned that people who have symptoms of lung disease are not accessing treatment quickly enough. Figures show that 23 per cent of...
THE council has been accused of failing to protect pupils and school staff from homophobic bullying and abuse. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) says that the local...
A DAREDEVIL Oldham great-grandmother braved great heights for charity —and then wanted to do the zip wire slide all over again. Betty Meredith soared through the skies...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro were beaten 2-1 by Norton United for the second time in seven days in North-West Counties League Division One. A Tom Winkle penalty gave...
ROBERTO Mancini does not expect Sir Alex Ferguson to be any more worried about FA Cup semi–final opponents Manchester City than he was before their 5–0 thrashing of...
Hat-trick hero in hot water after outburst WAYNE Rooney will today learn if he faces any sanction for his foul–mouthed goal celebration in Manchester United's 4–2...
MISSED opportunities, individual errors and a lack of direction. Those were the main reasons, said coach Tony Benson, for another Roughyeds defeat, this time by 40-14 at...
A NEW internet homewatch-style scheme has been launched in Royton, Shaw and Crompton. E-Watch is a database which will allow Greater Manchester Police to contact residents...
HOMEOWNERS are warning potential buyers to have a full structural survey — after finding their houses were riddled with asbestos. Philip Edgehill (36), who lives with...
KEIGHLEY COUGARS 40, OLDHAM 14 A PAPER-THIN Oldham defence has leaked 25 tries in its last three games . . . a damning statistic if ever there was one. Workington hit the...
TWO former members of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team will be honoured when a pair of new ambulances are unveiled. After months of fund-raising in which thousands of pounds were...
A SHAW resident whose front garden wall has been crashed into four times in the past three years is campaigning for a barrier to be put in front of his house. The former...
Buy-a-brick plea to fund move THERE’S no place like home for Moorside Cricket and Bowling Club (CBC), which is finally buying its club ground. The club, based in...
JASON Lowe was praised for maintaining his cool after Athletic secured a first npower League One victory in 13 matches. In only his second game for the club since arriving on...
Oldham Council is to consider plans to introduce an annual £50 charge for future residents’ parking schemes. Cabinet members will debate the fee for all new...
Stagecoach Manchester is raising the cost of its single fares by 10p from Monday. The company operates services in Limeside, Hollinwood and Failsworth, including the 74, 76,...
