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FOOTBALL: COACH Kevin Dunkerley is opening a new league at Failsworth Soccer Centre. Junior Soccer League (JSL), which will run from June 5 to August 28, is designed to...
Date Published 19/05/2010
SPORTS BETTING: YOU simply have to give credit to Jose Mourinho. He may be arrogant, but he is never dull and is certainly justified in calling himself special. The Inter...
children are encouraged to put their best foot forward in a bid to help the environment. Road safety officers from Oldham Council are urging youngsters to ditch cars for a...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards HAYDOCK 1.50 Colorado Gold 2.20 Dr Green (nb) 2.50 Holiday Cocktail...
On target for £1.8m turnover A ROYTON company is leading the way in helping businesses throughout the region dramatically reduce their energy bills. AlternEnergy, a...
TWO senior managers from Howarth Timber and Building Supplies in Oldham are on the trip of a lifetime helping make wishes come true for children with life-threatening illnesses....
THREE Oldham businesses have entered the inaugural Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Innovation Awards. The firms are: Whitehead Timber, in Coal Pit Lane, Bardsley,...
OLDHAM-bASED Document Express has been awarded the prestigious Managed Print Partner of the Year by market leaders Xerox. Presented by TV presenter Quentin Willson, the award...
KNOCKIN’ ABOUT: WHEN the call came for me to back my bags and head for Estonia to seek out news for my Chronicle readers, I hastily checked my trusty atlas, a gift from my...
THE CANTERBURY TALES, Lowry Quays IF any other company had milled a two-night adaptation of Chaucer’s epic road-novel into one night running to three hours, you would...
CHANNEL HOPPING: EXACTLY what is it with the 1980s? Every man and his Atari seems to think they were fantastic. “Agadoo”, Kajagoogoo and Soda Streams were hardly...
Oldham to mirror No.10 OLDHAM is mirroring national politics with the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives signing a unique agreement to create a ruling coalition. The...
Date Published 18/05/2010
Revolutionary project facing Government review OLDHAM’S multi-million-pound schools rebuilding programme hangs in the balance — only months before work is due to...
Three houses were searched and three men arrested for drugs offences after police acted on tip-offs in Royton. The initiative began on Friday when heroin and a lock knife were...
FIREFIGHTERS in Hollins came to the rescue after a man fell down a hole and impaled his arm on a spike. The man was taking a short-cut across the Heron Mill site with a friend...
rugby league could play a key role in building community links at the new Waterhead Academy. The area’s strong ties with rugby clubs such as St Anne’s, Waterhead...
A DRAMATIC flyover by a Second World War Dakota airplane will be the finale of the The Yanks Are Back In Saddleworth weekend later this year. The flypast had initially been...
A CRACKDOWN on truancy was launched by police in Saddleworth. The operation, run in partnership with Oldham Council, saw two teams of officers, Police Community Support...
Is Winston Oldham’s oldest cat? THREE-legged moggy Winston used up most of his nine lives after being hit by a car when he was only a few months old. But the feisty...
THE tale of a neglected schoolboy who finds solace in his friendship with a kestrel will open the Coliseum’s autumn/winter season. Budding actors aged between 11 and 15...
WARBURTONS delivery drivers have clocked up 670,000 accident-free miles — enough to take them to the moon and back three times. The drivers, based at the Glebe Street...
Oldham’s train operator has been given a two-year extension to its franchise after beating performance targets for its 2,500 daily train services across the north of...
New boss in place by end of month ATHLETIC are hoping for a season-tickets boost by naming their new boss before the end of this month. Club officials have sifted through...
OUTSPOKEN councillor Ken Hulme has hit out at the Liberal Democrats after he failed to become chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council. Councillor Hulme, now an independent,...
The pub, post office and church used to be the staples of community life in Britain. Post office are closing and church attendance has dwindled since the Second World War. Now...
ROUGHYEDS chairman Chris Hamilton will fight Wayne Kerr’s corner at an RFL disciplinary hearing tonight. The Irish international prop forward, who has missed only one of...
Gallery highlights changes THE past, present and future of Primrose Bank is being explored at Gallery Oldham. An exhibition of photographs documenting changes in the area...
Stand-off facing fitness fight ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson is crossing his fingers that talismanic stand-off Neil Roden will be fit to play against Hunslet Hawks. The...
FOOTBALL: BEN Foster was expected to complete a £6million move from Manchester United to Birmingham today. A fee was agreed between the two clubs last week and...
ATHLETICS: FORMER Royton schoolgirl Molly Sharples clinched a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the Surrey County Athletics Championships. The 13-year-old, who attended...
