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FAMILY fun will be the name of the game when Latics take on Southend at Boundary Park tomorrow. Oldham Athletic Community Trust will be running a range of activities to boost...
Date Published 23/04/2010
OLDHAM Choral Society will round off its 125th anniversary season with a performance of “The Dream of Gerontius” by Edward Elgar in Manchester Cathedral on Sunday, at...
Move over cars and buses because it is that time of year again for an altogether more traditional transport to rule the roost on the streets of Saddleworth. Up to 20 horse and...
VETERAN of the peace movement Bruce Kent came to Saddleworth last night to ask the question “Can we afford Trident? Healthcare or warfare.” The 80-year-old former general...
PATIENTS are set to benefit from many services under one roof when the new Royton Health and Well-being Centre opens this autumn. Work on the building in Byron Street is...
BUDDING musicians will get the chance to sample a host of different styles and cultures. The council’s music service has enlisted the help of specialist tutor Andy Warn...
LIFE AND OTHER BITS: IS Nick Clegg the new Messiah; is he the second coming? Or is he just going to finish second? IT just goes to show what appearing on TV can do for...
A RECOVERY vehicle driver has won a £20,000 compensation battle after a fall at work led to him being wrongly diagnosed with epilepsy. David Walker, from Shaw, was loading a...
Date Published 22/04/2010
A TRANSLATING and interpreting company which started in a bedroom is celebrating a royal honour. Applied Language Solutions in Riverside Court, Delph, has received a...
THERE were emotional scenes at Manchester Airport yesterday as passengers finally landed back on British soil after being stranded abroad for almost a week. The volcanic ash...
SAHIL Saeed, the Shaw boy who was kidnapped while on holiday in Pakistan, has gone back to school. The five-year-old returned to Rushcroft Primary yesterday following his 12...
“STRICTLY Come Dancing” star Ricky Whittle denied dangerous driving when he appeared in court today. The Oldham-born actor, who was runner–up in the...
“This administration will never sign up to the demolition of the old town hall.” That was the guarantee given amid concerns about the future of the crumbling Grade...
ACCUSATIONS of wasting money sparked a row between Labour and Lib-Dems. Labour Councillor Olwen Chadderton asked why £500,000 had been cut from the integrated transport...
CROSS-party tributes and a minute’s silence were paid to former Oldham Mayor Brian Mather who lost his brave battle against stomach cancer. Mr Mather served as a Lib-Dem...
CHRONICLE editor Jim Williams made the news as councillors paid tribute at his last meeting before his retirement. Mayor Councillor Jim McArdle said Mr Williams joined the...
REGENERATION cabinet member Councillor Mohib Uddin side-stepped questions on attempts to grant Lower Failsworth Memorial Park charitable status and pave the way for Latics new...
Penney has faith in teenage striker TOM EAVES is set to start for Athletic before the season is up. The powerful 18-year-old striker’s appearances from the...
A FRAIL grandmother was moved to a discharge lounge at the Royal Oldham Hospital in the middle of the night because of a bed shortage. Jean Garside was discharged to a nursing...
Campaign statement: Elwyn Watkins, Liberal Democrat candidate, Oldham East and Saddleworth OVER the past couple of years my team and I have knocked on many tens of...
One of Oldham’s most cherished civic figures, Honorary Alderman Ellen Brierley, wanted to make her mark as the first Mayor of the newly-created Oldham Metropolitan Borough...
OLDHAM Roughyeds will take a 13-man reserve-team squad to Cheltenham on Saturday to compete for the first time in rugby league’s version of the Cheltenham Festival —...
MINISTERS are threatening legal action to prevent a boycott of next month’s national tests for 11-year-olds. They are talking to lawyers after two teaching unions...
LATICS ROUND UP: SOUTHEND, Athletic’s opponents on Saturday, reckon they are a club on the up despite having their work cut out to avoid the dreaded drop into League Two....
THE number of people in dole queues across Oldham fell by more than 230 in the last month. Figures published yesterday show there are now 7,371 people claiming job seekers...
LATICS ROUND UP: DARRYL FLAHAVAN admits he will have mixed feelings at the weekend. The 31-year-old Athletic goalkeeper, who was in superb form to shut out a...
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl found the body of her mother’s partner at their Springhead home. The teenager made the disturbing discovery as she looked for Stephen Lemm at the...
CELEBRATIONS to mark St George’s Day will be kick-started by Oldham Council at the civic centre tomorrow. The Mayor of Oldham councillor Jim McArdle will be joined by...
A LOVE of sports led to a perfect match for Dennis and Barbara Whiteman who celebrate their diamond wedding today. Romance blossomed for the Manchester United and Oldham...
Prices frozen – and there are sweeteners LATICS ROUND UP: ATHLETIC have frozen season ticket and admission prices for next season, with existing holders receiving extra...
