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Council chiefs take on ministers in academies battle OLDHAM Council chiefs are meeting with top Government ministers to fight to save the borough’s multi-million pound...
Date Published 08/07/2010
Rugby League: GARRY Highton is delighted to have been handed the reins at Waterhead ARLFC. The 56-year-old father of ex-Salford star Paul and current Peach Road forward Craig...
£4m primary’s official opening is respite from the gloom PROUD pupils welcomed the mayor and other VIP guests to their super new school at the official opening...
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson will play a role in a ‘Game Sense’ workshop organised by the Rugby Football League and staged at the Whitebank Stadium on Monday...
CRICKET: LAST season’s beaten finalists Newtonhurst recorded an excellent win in the quarter-finals of the Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance’s Phoenix Trophy...
Owner furious over attack on her pet A young cat is fighting for its life after being shot by callous thugs in Clarksfield. Tracey Schofield, who adopted one-year-old...
CRICKET: UPPERMILL are preparing to come face-to-face with one of the most prolific batsmen in local league cricket. Clinton Perren, who is already closing in on 1,300 runs...
THE benefits service provided by Oldham Council has been rated as “fair” with signs of improvement, according to a report by the Audit Commission. But it found...
Teachers have been handed back power in classrooms. They will be able to search students for mobile phone, pornography and cigarettes as well as be able to hand out detentions...
England’s World Cup woe sparks surge of incidents POLICE saw a shocking rise in domestic abuse on the day Germany knocked England out of the World Cup. Greater...
CRICKET: MARK Dronsfield is having the time of his life at Werneth. A Coppice cricketer since - in his own words - he was “knee-high to a grasshopper,” Mark has...
AN EX-ARMY corporal will scale Britain’s three highest mountains to raise funds for his injured comrades. Chris Maylor (40), from Royton, served in the Army from 1991 to...
CRICKET: SHAW chairman Alan Campbell has spoken of his disappointment at Andre Malan’s decision to return to South Africa. The 18-year-old overseas amateur, who averaged...
Regulation that makes life difficult for Oldham Council workers could be scrapped if they set out to Government why it is a problem. Communities secretary Eric Pickles wants...
Swimming: OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club’s fine season continued with an emphatic win over Radcliffe in a Central Lancashire Junior League meeting held at Oldham Sports...
Oldham airman’s story brought to life SEVENTY years ago a British radar picked up a German air formation heading across the French coast towards Folkestone....
AROUND 300 troops from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment — which recruits in Oldham — will be sent to Afghanistan as the fighting intensifies. Soldiers are...
CRICKET: FRED Bottom has been recognised by the Lancashire Cricket Board for his tireless work at Greenfield Cricket Club. A junior coach at the club for almost three decades,...
HELPFUL young people who took part in two volunteering events have bagged themselves tickets for an exclusive music gig. Over 130 young people gave up their free time to lend...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
PATIENTS group Cure the NHS claims thousands more people have died than expected at local hospitals and it’s campaigning to end poor standards of care. Reporter Richard...
A scheme which motivated young people in Hollinwood and cut anti-social behaviour will be rewarded by Greater Manchester Chief Constable Peter Fahy tomorrow. The Champion...
Pupils set sail on a voyage of adventure A PAIR of intrepid pupils have set sail on an ocean adventure. Rachel Teal and Christian Shoel, both 16, from Saddleworth School,...
motoring enthusiasts can look forward to a display of classic cars when the fifth annual car rally comes back to Oldham Town Centre on Sunday. Over 50 cars will be displayed...
PAV’S PATCH: ISN’T it wonderful how companies try to make it sound like they’re doing you a favour when all they are doing is lining their coffers?...
Chronicle Cup Prediction League How good will YOU be at predicting the result of the World Cup’s final games? You need to have been playing all week to have a chance of...
PAUL Dickov has completed his first signing as Athletic manager after ex-Manchester United midfielder Ritchie Jones put pen to paper on a two-year contract. Jones (23) was...
Date Published 07/07/2010
Schools will open, but new buildings under review OLDHAM’S three new academies will open their doors in September. That is the message to parents and pupils despite...
We fought hard for new building - Woolas MP Phil Woolas has spoken out about the Government’s decision to ditch plans for a new Saddleworth School in Diggle, as the fall...
UNITED Utilities will impose a hosepipe ban for the first time in 14 years following the driest summer since records began. The ban, which starts at 6am on Friday, applies to...
