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GANGS of nuisance youths in Failsworth will face the full force of the law during a crackdown on anti-social behaviour tonight and tomorrow. Police were called to Tesco last...
Date Published 11/03/2011
More than 11 people are chasing every job vacancy in parts of Oldham — double the number across the region. The worrying figures from the House of Commons library show...
A CARE home rated as excellent is being closed due to council budget cuts. Limecroft Care Home, White Bank Road, Limeside, which provides respite care and has a day centre for...
Pacific-wide alert follows Japan’s massive quakes AN earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale rocked Japan’s eastern coast today, unleashing a huge tsunami...
TSUNAMI FEAR AFTER JAPAN QUAKE CARE HOME VICTIM OF CUTS POLICE TARGET FAILSWORTH GANG HOSPITAL'S CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH TAXI DRIVERS FACE NEW TEST LABOUR'S BUSINESS...
OLDHAM’S rich sporting heritage is being celebrated in a new exhibition at Gallery Oldham. Young people from Failsworth School and Oldham College are among dozens from...
Date Published 10/03/2011
Gallery Oldham is to showcase the works of a Manchester-born abstract artist whose reputation is again on the rise. Harry Ousey has been a neglected figure in British art....
A CEREMONY was held to mark the start of the construction of Oldham’s new £30 million Catholic high school. The first sod was cut at the site of the Blessed John...
Oldham firefighters could soon be experiencing the terrifying experience of a backdraught explosion at their station in Lees Road. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service...
More must be done to stop addiction to prescription drugs before it becomes a dependency, the Prime Minister has warned. David Cameron said health reforms announced by the...
Getting volunteers involved in running Oldham’s prestigious Link Centre will improve the service. That’s the view of council chiefs after the Chronicle reported how users of...
NEW figures have revealed that complaints against Oldham police have plummeted. The Chronicle reported how annual grumbles about Greater Manchester Police had fallen by almost...
A TASTE of the Orient beckons for local student Mofozzul Choudhury Imran, who will be spending Easter immersed in Chinese culture. The 26-year-old, who studies business...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Oldham Council Cabinet meeting A POLICY to transfer surplus council properties to community groups has been approved by the council’s senior cabinet. Successfully...
Oldham Council Cabinet meeting CABINET members have seen case studies showing how repositioning Oldham as a “championing council” will help residents and staff....
NETBALL: THE Oldham Sport For All Centre, based at Oasis Academy, Hollinwood, is hosting netball sessions for primary school children up to seniors. For older enthusiasts, a...
A 21-year-old who was part of an armed gang which held a robbery victim prisoner in his Failsworth home has been jailed for six years. The hooded raiders broke into the...
RUNNING: TWO Oldham and Royton Harriers, Danielle Parrott and Georgina Ragan, excelled in the Aviva regional sportshall final at Robin Park Arena, Wigan. Representing Greater...
A WOMAN at the centre of a political row during the general election has been charged with benefit fraud. Rebecca McGladdery (44), of Galland Street, Greenacres, failed to...
Change of venue for wartime weekend “THE show must go on” . . . that’s the message from the organisers of the Yanks are Back in Saddleworth who have managed...
Oldham Council Cabinet meeting HELPING Oldham Athletic relocate to a new stadium will give the borough a massive amount of regeneration. That’s the view of Councillor...
ANDY JACKSON claimed his fifth Oldham Closed Table Tennis Championship men’s singles title with a superb display at Radclyffe Sports Centre. Unbeaten on the day in a...
OLDHAM is in the country’s top 10 most car-friendly towns, according to a new survey. The table, compiled by Virgin Money Car Insurance, put Oldham in sixth place, based...
OLDHAM’S Regional Science Centre has received a £100,000 boost ahead of its launch. It has received the grant from the Wolfson Foundation which supports excellence...
A GRANDMOTHER whose arm was broken in four places after being dragged 30 yards down the road by a drunken motorist has said: “I want him caught.” Senior care...
RUGBY LEAGUE: HIGGINSHAW and Folly Lane lock horns in the Oldham Amateur Rugby League Standard Cup semi-final on Wednesday, March 16. The eagerly-awaited tie will take place...
RUGBY LEAGUE: HOLLINWOOD roared into the last-eight of the Pennine Supplementary Cup with a 50-4 demolition of Emley Moor ‘A’. Playing fast, open rugby, the local...
RUGBY LEAGUE: SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-18s kick-off their Gillette Conference Youth League campaign on Sunday with a home match against Featherstone Lions. There are 24 teams...
ATHLETICS: LONDON is calling talented Hulme Estcourt pupil Olivia Green. The 11-year-old has reached the schools biathlon national finals, which are to be held at Crystal...
