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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LEICESTER 2.10 Goolagong 2.40 King Of Aquitaine 3.15 Liberty Ess...
Date Published 14/07/2010
ONE of Oldham’s biggest employers has drawn up new £23m expansion plans which will secure 1,000 current jobs and create 120 new ones. Home shopping retailer JD...
THE body of Sarah Royle, who plunged to her death from a balcony in Singapore last month, has been brought back to England thanks to the fundraising efforts of family and friends....
PUPILS took their fight for a new £30 million Catholic high school to Oldham’s MPs. The students from Our Lady’s, Royton, and St Augustine, Werneth, showed...
A 64-YEAR-OLD Oldham man who was airlifted to hospital after he slipped and plunged 650 feet down a Lake District mountain is “poorly” in hospital. The unnamed...
Oldham MP Michael Meacher has warned that government plans to give GPs more powers over health budgets will result in health disparities across the country — with the North...
Police descended on Saddleworth yesterday to track down a man who had fled the Royal Oldham Hospital. Concerned hospital staff alerted officers shortly before 7am yesterday,...
A 53-YEAR-OLD woman was knocked to the ground by a robber who stole her handbag in broad daylight. The woman was making her way to the NatWest Bank in Hollinwood Avenue,...
THE death toll on Greater Manchester’s roads has dropped by 22 per cent, according to a new report. Figures released by DriveSafe, Greater Manchester’s Casualty...
Oldham Council spent the fifth highest amount in the country on its civic newspapers according to a new survey for a Sunday newspaper. The tally, which covers the past three...
PARTNERSHIP members backed tough action to crack down on a plague of dog-fouling which has made Royton one of the worst areas in the borough for the unpleasant problem....
Saddleworth has more private homes in extreme fuel poverty than any other area of Oldham, a new survey shows. More than 10 per cent of private households in Saddleworth North...
A TEACHING union is set to target parents in a campaign against a new wave of academies. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) is drawing up leaflets which will warn of the...
TONY Harrison, new branch secretary of Oldham NUT, said his priority would be facing the biggest onslaught on state education in his lifetime. Mr Harrison (63), who is married...
SHAW and Crompton residents can find out more about plans for a new Metrolink stop in Beal Lane at a public information event tomorrow. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport...
Pupils from Blue Coat School at are enjoying a taste of the real-life work of an engineer as part of an initiative with DCT Civil Engineering. Five Year 9 pupils from the...
SOUTH Chadderton School pupils turned on the glamour as they celebrated the end of their exams. The teenagers waved goodbye to their school years with a glittering prom at Old...
A SUPER student has proved the perfect pupil by not having a single day off school for the past seven years. Ryan Shenton (11), from Spring Rise, Shaw, has notched up a...
OLDHAMERS can enjoy a day of live music, circus acts and home-cooked food as they raise money for a good cause. Footsteps to Ethiopia will take place at Jackson’s Pit in...
SPORTING stars at North Chadderton School got into the 2012 Olympics spirit with a day-long sports extravaganza. In celebration of National Olympic Day pupils took part in...
DO Oldham’s teens get off scot-free when it comes to household chores? A national survey for The Children’s Society claims the majority of teenagers never pitch in...
SIX businesses of the future have reached the final of the annual Oldham Schools Fast and Furious Young Entrepreneurs competition. The 2010 final is tomorrow at the Oldham...
AN equestrian business in Hathershaw is aiming to corner the market in safety and fashion items while also offering tack. Oscar’s Equestrian represents an investment of...
SEVENTY people turned up to meet new Chronicle editor Dave Whaley over breakfast at The Talking Point, Scouthead. The audience included politicians, commercial and industrial...
EMPLOYMENT legislation is a complex minefield for most business owners — which is why so many turned up at the Bower Hotel in Hollinwood for a seminar on the thorny subject....
KNOCKIN’ ABOUT: SOMETIMES, just sometimes, you arrive at an event and are simply blown away by what you see, what you are part of, what is going on around you. Take the...
CHANNEL HOPPING: EXTRAORDINARY tension, high drama and dramatic developments aplenty — people everywhere stayed inside and locked their doors. Hours turned to days, then...
ATHLETIC hope to tie up a deal which would bring Warren Feeney to Boundary Park on a two-year contract. The 29-year-old Northern Ireland international had a club medical...
Date Published 13/07/2010
LUKE Sutton, who has not played since he damaged a knee against Blackpool at Whitebank on June 6, hopes to be back in an Oldham jersey in the next two or three weeks. The 6ft...
