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THE country will learn from tough decisions taken by Oldham Council last year in dealing with budget deficits inherited by Labour, Vince Cable has claimed. In a speech to the...
Date Published 23/09/2010
Goalie’s garden art scores an own goal An Oldham-raised goalkeeper has dropped a clanger by installing offensive art in his garden. Top-stopper Stephen Bywater...
A teenager died in hospital after his car smashed into railings early this morning. Firefighters battled to cut Billy Darren Cooney (19) from Failsworth, free from the...
ROYTON boxer John Newell has weighed in with another stellar year. Newell (16), of Shannon and Ancoats gym, got his hands on the Royal Navy ABA junior title with a...
CANCER Research UK fund-raiser for Oldham, Lizzie Jones, has issued a rallying call to join the fight for women’s survival. The move partners the charity’s breast...
OLDHAM Council has again won gold for its animal welfare work. The authority has been awarded two RSPCA Footprint Awards for the second year: a gold award for dog warden...
AN Oxford graduate is helping to put Saddleworth back on the map. Victor Khadem (21), from Uppermill, is one of the editors of a second volume of “Mapping...
The NHS Blood and Transplant Service is urging Oldham residents to become regular blood platelet donors. Donors provide vital blood and platelet donations needed to help most...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
SEVEN students worked with scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians during the summer holidays. The group members, from Oldham Sixth Form College, were awarded...
PAV’s PATCH: ONE of my great unrealised ambitions is that of playing a musical instrument, though it’s not for want of trying. I’ve made several attempts...
FORMER pupils of two schools on opposite sides of the racial divide have had their first joint lessons. Waterhead Academy opened its doors to 1,500 pupils last week in the...
Date Published 22/09/2010
POLICE are warning pedestrians to be on their guard after a 15-year-old girl was forced into an alleyway and raped. The teenager was walking home on Victoria Street,...
A CYCLIST is fighting for his life in hospital after a collision with a car in Delph. It was one of two accidents that forced road closures yesterday, bringing traffic to a...
Lib-Dem activists have vowed to fight coalition plans to reduce housing benefit which could see 3,000 families across Oldham face eviction. Under coalition plans there will be a...
SADDLEWORTH School has denied union claims that it is planning to become one of the new wave of academies. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said that governors were...
IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners beware — Oldham Council is on a mission to make sure you clean up after your pet. For the past six weeks, the Environmental Action Unit has run...
A toddler who was seriously injured under the wheels of a wagon in Huddersfield Road, Hill Stores, is continuing to improve. Thomas Wilshaw (2) suffered head injuries on...
Chadderton District Partnership: WORK to spruce-up Rochdale Canal is set to get a £20,000 boost. And that amount again will be spent on projects to cut crime and promote...
AN historic freemasons’ lodge still based in Oldham more than 200 years after it was founded plays a major role in a new book about the organisation. The Friendship...
Feeney injury opens door for Brighton starting spot LEWIS Alessandra was today staking his claim for a place in Athletic’s starting line-up against Brighton on Saturday....
OLDHAM full-back Paul O’Connor was overlooked for the Co-operative Championship One player-of-the-year award in Manchester last night. The 26-year-old, who cleaned up at...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY crashed out of the Evo-Stik Challenge Cup in the preliminary round at home to Trafford. Seel Park was buzzing after 11 minutes when Sam Hare...
ROUGHYEDS loose forward Valu Bentley isn’t short on confidence. The Kiwi, whose younger brothers Kane and Andrew ended the season playing for Catalans Dragons in Super...
Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced his youngsters will benefit from tonight's Carling Cup exposure at Scunthorpe – even if Manchester United end up on the wrong end of a shock....
ROBERTO Mancini believes it will be a month before he gets the best out of his Manchester City side. The Blues head to West Brom on the first stage of their Carling Cup quest...
NETBALL: FORMER Oldham players Jade Clarke and Sara Bayman are in England’s 12-strong squad for the Commonwealth Games which get under way on October 3 in Delhi. And the...
SPORTS BETTING: THERE is only one place for Off Course to start this week, and that’s with Oldham Roughyeds. After months of endeavour, Tony Benson’s men have...
GRAINS Road has been reopened to through traffic for the first time in a month. Safety concerns involved in renovating the road’s retaining walls forced the emergency...
SNOOKER: LITTLE Cot ‘A’ have opened up a six-point gap at the top of the Oldham Amateur Snooker League. Despite a 38 break, D Balcerzak was unable to secure his...
