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CHANNEL HOPPING: THE lights went out in the Green Room, the sofa was rear-ended and four poofs had to dump their piano and find proper jobs. Friday nights without Jonathan...
Date Published 21/07/2010
BUSINESS: WAY back in 1979, when computing was still in its infancy, two men started a business in Oldham which has not only stood the test of time, but evolved, thrived and grown...
BUSINESS: Tony Taylor has been appointed chief executive of Oldham Engineering Group Training Association, which trades as Oldham Training Centre (OTC). Mr Taylor (53) has...
BUSINESS — knockin’ about: IT was entirely my own fault so I’m not complaining, but being caught speeding by a camera is still annoying in the extreme. I...
BUSINESS: BUSINESS owners and managers in Oldham need to make a note of this date — Thursday, October 14. That’s when the 12-strong Oldham Council procurement...
CRICKET: THORP Primary School bowled over their rivals by winning the Asda Kwik cricket tournament at Royton. And there was joy for Greenfield Primary School, who taught all...
FOOTBALL: BOUNDARY Park Juniors are on the lookout for new additions to the under-13s side. For more details, call Darren Clegg on 07791 994389
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Pupils speak 23 languages MOST primary school pupils can manage a tentative “bonjour” but the 230 children at St Patrick’s in Oldham boast a staggering 23...
Date Published 20/07/2010
OLDHAM travel agents are working round the clock to help local holidaymakers affected by the collapse of doomed firm Goldtrail. The London company went into administration...
More than 6,500 incapacity benefit claimants in Oldham will be forced to prove they cannot work under government plans to scrap the hand-out by 2014. The move is part of a...
AN Oldham man has been convicted of plotting to carry out an armed robbery as part of a four-strong gang. Richard Walsh (26), of Heron Street, admitted at Manchester Crown...
A NEW group has been set up to decide what to do with charitable trust land at the Failsworth Lower Memorial Park — a key part of the plans for Oldham Athletic’s new...
ARSONISTS pushed paper through a letterbox and set it alight in the early hours of this morning. Fire crews were called to the empty property at Hadrian House in Hargreaves...
THE heartbroken parents of a Chadderton baby who lost his life to meningitis are helping to find a cure for the killer disease. Katie Corry and Kaine Radcliffe are supporting...
A PAIR of PE teachers who spent their entire careers together retired from Blue Coat School on the same day. Lynne Davies-Capper and Robin Gadsbey waved goodbye to the school...
A ROMAN Catholic head teacher from Royton was left stunned when he was presented with a rare papal medal on his retirement. Eamon Scott, who headed St Vincent’s RC...
A Royton driver who knocked down and killed a pedestrian in Huddersfield will be sentenced tomorrow. A judge at Bradford Crown Court yesterday questioned why Brett Kingsley...
A FUND-RAISING committee has been set up in an effort to repair damage caused by vandals at a Lees church. St Thomas’s Leesfield has been attacked three times this year...
VOLUNTEERS at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice will be back on the road again thanks to OMC Motor Group. The company has handed over the keys to a Ford Transit van for the Royton...
That’s the amount of rubbish dumped by roadside fly-tippers COUNCIL staff spent £500 removing more than seven tonnes of fly-tipped waste in Denshaw. Five large...
Metrolink security teams who will eventually patrol Oldham’s trams caught more than 5,000 fare-dodgers on the network in just over four months this year, latest figures...
A NEW action plan to tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency in Oldham has been agreed by the council’s Cabinet. The new Affordable Warmth Strategy sets out a...
OLDHAM residents who need extra support to use public transport can now get a helping hand. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is working with the...
A HOSEPIPE ban remains in force across the North-West which means residents must find an alternative way of watering the garden or cleaning the car. United Utilities imposed the...
Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher has attacked Government plans to cut £4.5 million from Oldham’s Housing Market Renewal (HMR) scheme. HMR schemes bring...
Folk festival hailed as crowds flock to venues FOLK fans came out in their droves this weekend to make the annual Saddleworth Folk Festival one of the best yet. It may...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov believes his side will have their work cut out to match Wigan at Boundary Park tonight (7.45pm kick-off). The Premier League outfit had an...
DIDIER Drogba’s agent Thierno Seydi, who claims to have had contact with Manchester City about the Chelsea star, has warned there might be “surprises” before the...
Entertainers aged from 61 to 85 battled it out in Oldham’s annual Silver Stars talent contest for over-60s. And a full-house at Oldham Coliseum saw...
