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OLDHAM Athletic’s chief scout has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an alleged punch-up at a school charity event. Ex-Republic of Ireland international Paul...
Date Published 28/09/2010
CASH was stolen from a Shaw off-licence by three armed men after a worker was hit with a handgun. Three raiders wearing balaclavas went into AK Off Licence, on Oldham Road, at...
FLORAL tributes from family and friends have been placed outside the former home of Waterhead tot Voilet Mullen to mark what would have been her second birthday. Violet died...
A BMX bike and skateboard group in Fitton Hill have been forced to slam on the brakes after all their equipment worth over £8,000 was stolen. The Horizon Riders and...
A cyclist who was left fighting for his life after being involved in an accident in Delph remains in a stable condition in hospital. The man, in his late 30s, suffered severe...
TABLE TENNIS: HOLLINWOOD ‘B’ produced the performance of the week in the Oldham Table Tennis League’s First Division when they beat their higher-ranked...
AN HISTORIC Saddleworth pub has been gutted by fire. A blaze ripped through the Star Inn, Scouthead, at 9pm yesterday, destroying much of the interior. Fire fighters had...
THE Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has applied for extra funding in a bid to crack down on yob behaviour at the Binn Green car park at Dovestone Reservoir. In...
WALKERS stepped up Oldham’s efforts to help flood victims, with a sponsored Sunday stroll. Around 65 people took part in the trek from St Patrick’s RC Church in...
FANS of Bollywood music and gospel can join two new community-based singing groups launched by Oldham Council’s Music Service. Bollywood Buzz is a group dedicated to Bollywood...
Oldham has joined a “coalition of the willing” to save more than £1bn of public spending across Greater Manchester by 2013. Council leader Howard Sykes...
Saddleworth Parish Council: SCATHING criticism was launched at the running of the Saddleworth parish council’s community toilet scheme last night over differing payments...
BOWLS: WATERLOO and Taunton and Springbank finished first and second respectively in last year’s Inbev Winter Bowls League ‘A’ Division. But it was...
OLDHAMERS queued to meet a famous guest as the town was turned pink in her honour. A real-life Barbie hit town with fans greeting the world’s best-selling fashion doll...
CREATING a better community starts with individual effort, according to keen volunteer Angela Cosgrove. Not only is she the secretary of the Friends of Stoneleigh Park, but...
LOUISE and Garry Frost have one important reason to thank nurse Philomena Wood — their baby son. They believe that nine-month-old Kian would not be here today if she had...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: I was just wondering if it is acceptable for women to have an open mid-life crisis? What do we think? I’m only asking because a friend of mine,...
BEATS: SHE’S sold 6.8 million records across the globe, won countless awards and worked with some of the best producers the music industry has to offer. But New York...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
BEATS: MUSIC maestro Mark Ronson is hitting the road with his new posse The Business International. They are staging a six-date jaunt — which calls at the Manchester...
Mother breaks down as tot Violet’s horror injuries read out AN Oldham mum accused of murdering her baby daughter broke down in court as she heard details of the horrific...
Date Published 27/09/2010
School set to open in 2012 A SIGNIFICANT milestone in the project to build the first of Oldham’s three new Academy schools has been reached. Oldham Council has now...
A MAN was bitten during a vicious assault by a gang as he went to defend his girlfriend. British Transport Police (BTP) officers have released CCTV footage of a man (left) they...
180 new barriers, 406 fewer burglaries BURGLARY rates across Oldham have been slashed by a fifth thanks to the installation of 180 new alleygates. In 2009/10, the number...
ED Miliband is the man to bring Labour back to power and his election was a crucial turning point for the party, according to veteran Oldham MP Michael Meacher. The knife-edge...
THE body of a man has been found hanged at a local nature area. The man, named locally as Andrew Mark Crawford (25), from Oldham Road, Failsworth, was found near the waterway...
A DOBCROSS resident is urging locals to back their local boozer following the closure of one of the village’s pubs. Punters could have supped their last pint in the...
SHOPPERS in Saddleworth could be flocking to a new Tesco superstore in Greenfield sooner than expected. Construction work is speeding ahead as the building’s steel...
AN EMOTIONAL awards ceremony brought this year’s Saddleworth Olympics to a close yesterday (sep26) as organisers paid tribute a local sporting hero. Active youngsters...
OLDHAM Roughyeds will today begin the process of planning for another season in Co-operative Championship One, following a hugely disappointing defeat in the play-off final....
