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NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: THREE goals in the last five minutes condemned Mossley to a 4-1 defeat at home to Skelmersdale in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. It left the...
Date Published 20/09/2010
BOXING: MARK Heffron clinched his second victory since turning professional by beating Art Malek at the Urania Hall in Poland. Welterweight Heffron, the former Northside...
MUY bien! Pupils at Sacred Heart Primary School are getting a world- class education. That’s because it is the first mainstream primary in the borough to receive an...
Rugby League: Oldham St Anne's got off the mark in National Conference League Division One, beating Stanley Rangers 30-16 at Higginshaw Road. Saddleworth Rangers tasted...
BADMINTON: THE new Oldham and Rochdale Badminton League gets under way tonight. Nine teams make up the mixed division, with the same number in open division one and 10 in...
CHADDERTON youngsters ditched their school uniform for the day to mark the Pope’s visit to the UK. Pupils at Corpus Christi donned yellow and white clothes as they...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards FOLKESTONE 2.20 Guto 2.50 Indian Shuffle 3.20 Bravo Bravo 3.50...
A BUNCH of bobbies swapped their uniforms for scrubs to pound the beat for charity. PC Damieon Pickles and his colleagues dressed up as medics for a fun-filled bed push from...
A FAMILY have slammed changes to a care team which they say will cause unnecessary stress for the borough’s elderly and vulnerable residents. Pauline Turner (54), from...
RAIN greeted the Saddleworth Village Olympics as the event moved into its second week but it failed to deter young athletes and supporters who turned out in their droves....
SHAW molecatcher Peter Brown staged a demonstration after new European Union (EU) rules robbed him of his livelihood. The 58-year-old is angry that his ability to make a...
A TRIP to the dentist could soon see young people checked out for one of the most common sexually-transmitted diseases. NHS Oldham is looking into a pilot screening service in...
SICK of sitting in traffic jams or forking out a fortune to drive to work? Switching from four wheels to two could be the answer. Reporter Karen Doherty ditched her car for two...
OLDHAM Council has launched a new scheme to help residents stay warm this winter. Residents can take advantage of free or highly-subsidised loft and cavity wall insulation....
A DEVOTED husband who goes out of his way to make life easier for his wife has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Mark Holland (41) works full time as a graphic...
A COMMUNITY stalwart helping residents across Limeside, Failsworth and Hollinwood has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Sarah Furbey (37) has lived on the Limeside...
HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW, Lyceum Theatre, Oldham A WORLD premiere by an amateur theatre company? It can happen, when the writer is one of your own. Colin Smith...
The Art of TAKING THINGS LITERALLY: IT was one of those events which, as a parent, you hope you’ll never forget. A two-year-old attempting to have a wee in the toilet of...
A MAN who has spent his life working with police to bring lawbreakers to justice was horrified to find he had been wrongly branded a criminal. The blunder came to light when a...
Date Published 17/09/2010
Sub-standard road was a factor at accident blackspot A FAMILY is considering legal action against Oldham Council after hearing a sub-standard road contributed to the death of...
Passengers faced massive disruption at Manchester Airport today after a suspicious package was found in Terminal 1. Hundreds of passengers and staff were evacuated and...
ELECTION COURT Day Four QC defends claims as political OLDHAM MP Phil Woolas made “devastating” and “far-reaching” false statements about his...
Back seat passenger died after bus smash A YOUNG man died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a bus at an accident blackspot. An inquest into the death of...
PLANS to scrap parking charges at Oldham’s hospital has been rejected by the coalition government because the NHS needs “every penny”. Labour had pledged to...
A FAILSWORTH man set fire to his wardrobe while trying to keep cannabis plants warm. Police were called to a flat in Wrigley Head at 4.25am on Wednesday following reports of a...
Alex’s days as a rover are over — as he finds true love! AFTER months of making his merry way around the world, our Alex has finally found a reason to settle down....
Oldham cements economic ties with Far East link-up INCREASED co-operation in education and economic development has been agreed between Oldham Council and a district of China....
‘In Oldham, we need to stand up for the wealth creators’ Abolishing the body charged with bringing jobs and investment to Oldham is the new Government’s...
But he warns of tough decisions as more cuts loom OLDHAM COUNCIL: OLDHAM faces tough challenges ahead but key targets can be achieved with cross-party support, according...
A COPPICE takeaway owner has been fined £350 after he fly-tipped rubbish in someone else’s skip. Moshahid Ali, of Mirfield Avenue, was prosecuted after the...
