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STORY UPDATE The Council has clarified its position in that it will comply with all guidelines but is waiting to see how this is done in the light of issues such as data...
Date Published 09/02/2011
A WOMAN suffered a broken jaw after being punched in the face in Oldham town centre. The 24-year-old victim was walking to a car in Wright Street at 1.30am after a night out...
FULL-BACK Steven Nield, ex-Saddleworth and St Helens academy, is among a dozen young newcomers in a 21-strong Oldham RL reserves squad to face Dewsbury Rams at the Whitebank...
A RALLYING call has gone out to residents to get behind a campaign to save Beal Hey Recycling Centre in Shaw. The future of the centre, in Chandos Street, is under threat as...
FILIPE Morais has signed a permanent deal with Athletic. The tricky Portugal-born winger has been a fixture in the side in recent weeks despite only being with the club on a...
Cyberspace can help boost Latics crowd, says Thomas ATHLETIC fans are spreading the word about next week’s bargain-entry Carlisle game. Fans can walk up and gain...
PROTEST AS WASTE SITE ON GM HIT LIST GANG ATTACK: WOMAN SUFFERS BROKEN JAW BOOST AS SEASON-TICKET HOLDERS SUPPORT CUT-PRICE MATCH DEAL . . . there's more if you click!
BEATS TONIGHT: Strictly Come Dancing — Arena; Hurts — Academy; Lulu and The Lampshades — Night and Day; Gold Teeth — Deaf Institute TOMORROW: Joan...
Date Published 08/02/2011
BEATS: ROMANTIC types can treat their loved ones to a Night at the Musicals to mark Valentine’s Day. Pop Idol runner up Gareth Gates and West End star Scarlett...
BEATS: MOVE over Spice Girls and Girls Aloud, The Saturdays are here to steal your pop crown. The super stylish starlets — Frankie, Mollie, Una, Rochelle and Vanessa...
SPAMALOT, Palace, Manchester I COULDN’T swear to it but I’m pretty sure that none of the Pythons have written an original line of comedy since some time in the early...
Mother and daughter have opened their hearts and homes to children in need A MOTHER and daughter are making a real difference to children in Oldham who need foster care. But...
Lewis Jones A NEW scheme has been launched to improve behaviour in Oldham’s schools. Created by the Regenda Group, which manages houses in Oldham, the project aims...
A DERKER school’s eco-friendly credentials have been rewarded with a greenhouse to help grow their efforts further. Mayfield Primary School missed out on a top prize of...
A FORMER Oldham Chronicle employee has spoken of her fear as wildfires raged close to her home in Perth. Malita Ronchi, formerly Morrison, emigrated to Western Australia in...
Daughter inspires father’s book BEDTIME stories have turned a community stalwart into a children’s author. Moinul Islam, from Chadderton, has published the colourful and...
A MAJOR restoration project to breath life in the parish hall in Lydgate is under way with organisers hoping to raise a staggering £200,000. Deteriorating in recent...
Industry moving with the times THE construction industry has always played a key role in producing the workforce of the future, with apprenticeships now able to follow career...
OLDHAM is to join some of the world’s major cities as part of a revolutionary Twitter festival to raise money for a local charity. Twestival, as it has been dubbed, started as...
ENERGETIC youngsters from Crompton Primary School could clock up a combined 1,500 miles as they shun their lifts to school in favour of walking. The school’s 230 pupils...
A LAW student is hoping to raise cash for charity by climbing Africa’s highest peak. Samantha Barnett (19), from Belgrave Avenue, Hathershaw, is all set to tackle the 19,330ft...
PLANS to scrap asbos and bring in five new measures to tackle yobbish behaviour has been slammed by an Oldham MP. Home Secretary Theresa May believes asbos do not work and...
THE Co-operative group is to transform Oldham’s gateway to Manchester city centre with a development so huge that it will have its own power station — using waste wood...
Residents ask: are these longest running repairs in the country? ANGRY residents are wondering whether roadworks on Slackcote Lane in Denshaw are the longest running in the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
A 46-YEAR-OLD man charged with the murder of Chadderton father-of-three Anthony Dale will appear at Manchester Crown Court tomorrow. Dale Ross, of no fixed abode, was remanded...
I was too heavy for parachute dream... but now I’m jumper size! A HAIRDRESSER who was too heavy to jump out of a plane shed five dress sizes to complete her lifetime...
TABLE TENNIS: MATTY Evans, of Hollinwood ‘B’, continues to upset some established players in Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League. Carrying...
BOWLS: IAN BARDSLEY defeated Len Stewart 21-17 in the latest winter bowling competition at Ashton Cricket Club. In the last four, Bardsley edged out Don Blezard 21-19, while...
RUGBY UNION: A RESOLUTE Oldham side held North Lancs and Cumbria Division pacesetters Heaton Moor to a 10-10 draw. A determined display earned two vital points, which moved...
