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Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas has backed the council housing switch to First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) against criticism from colleagues. The Immigration...
Date Published 08/04/2010
NETBALL: NORTHERN Thunder banked the points but got a thorough workout from the Co-operative Netball Superleague’s most improved side, Loughborough Lightning. The 56-37 win...
BADMINTON: BALDERSTONE clinched the Oldham and Rochdale Badminton League’s Open Division Handicap final, narrowly beating Hollingworth, at Lancashire Racquets. Chris...
A town centre designer-clothes store is leading the way in showing retailers’ support for the armed forces – by offering service personnel a discount. Demolition in Yorkshire...
AMATEUR FOOTBALL: CHADDY End lock horns with Jolly Carter (Droylsden) in the last four of the North-West Champion of Champions Cup at Flixton Valley’s ground tomorrow...
A motorist arrested over a fatal collision in which an 11–year–old girl witnessed her father being knocked down in Failsworth, has been bailed by police. Wayne...
A PRISONER who was sentenced to 16 years for robbery and firearms offences in Oldham has gone on the run. David Patmore (26) absconded from the category D open prison HMP...
GOLF: Blackley managed to beat Altrincham 5-2 in the Dunham Forest first round. The winners were Chris Benton, Mike Smith, Gareth Morris (captain), Alan Lane and Craig Gould...
Smithsons are a family of black belts YOU wouldn’t choose to pick on the Smithsons — five members of the all-action family now have black belts in Ju-Jitsu....
AN EPILEPTIC died from heart failure rather than a fit, an inquest heard. It ends a three-year wait for answers over the death of Lisa Khan (31) in 2007, after an initial...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
THE Oldham-born boss of drinks giant Diageo is the latest business leader to attack Labour’s proposed National Insurance rise. Former Royton and Crompton pupil Paul...
NEW gazebo-style market stalls should be up and running in Oldham town centre by June. The stalls will be set up in Albion Street and Curzon Street on market days, despite...
VICTIMS of domestic abuse can now get help from a new Domestic Violence Court at Oldham Magistrates court, which sits once a week and brings together specially-trained...
LATICS legend Frank Bunn got stuck in to a special pie made to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Latics League Cup trip to Wembley. Oldham lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in...
THE future’s bright, the future’s blue and green for the Breeze Hill and Counthill pupils. They have overwhelmingly chosen the “Waterhead Swirl” as the...
A radical change to the way Government is trying to get more young people in education, employment and training is needed, a group of MPs have warned. The Commons...
FIGHTING crime is neigh problem for GMP’s newest recruit. Warwick and his new partner, PC Cheryl Williams, have become the latest members of the force’s mounted...
MAY Powell, who ran a fish and chip shop, greengrocers and newsagents, has died peacefully aged 101. The last survivor out of 10 brothers and sisters, May was born in Every...
PUPILS were united in harmony at an event to bring children from different backgrounds together. Around 90 youngsters from Roundthorn, St Hugh’s and Alt primary schools...
PAV’S PATCH: YOU might be surprised to hear this, but I actually feel sorry for MPs. They are being assailed from all sides because of their expenses but how was it...
ATHLETIC were left bemoaning missed opportunities once again after a dominant performance at Huddersfield yielded no points. Playing with a five-man midfield, the visitors...
Date Published 07/04/2010
ADAMSONS, the Oldham vehicle care centre, is sponsoring Oldham Rugby League Club for the second year - to retain links between club and company spanning more than half a century....
Hudersfield 2, Oldham 0 Lee off sent off in cruel defeat FULL marks for artistic impression, zero in the points column. That is the crux of the matter for an Athletic...
Sir Alex Ferguson will not be dredging up the memory of Manchester United’s seven–goal destruction of Roma three years ago to inspire his team to victory against...
RACING: CHELTENHAM Gold Cup hero Imperial Commander takes centre stage on the first day of Aintree’s Grand National meeting tomorrow. Much of the post-race Gold Cup...
SPEEDWAY: Belle Vue Aces slipped to a 50-43 defeat at Wolverhampton. Big guns Peter Karlsson and Hans Anderson scored well wiith 12 points each, but they lacked consistent...
ICE HOCKEY: Greg Wood has been named Manchester Phoenix' Player of the Year. The 23-year-old took home the accolade after a solid season on the club's second line where we posted...
POLICE are hunting a gang of armed robbers who smashed their way into a village post office and stole £2,500. The masked gang of four, including one who was carrying a...
TWO Oldham women accused of trying to smuggle a dead relative on to a plane insist they thought he was sleeping. It is claimed the body of 91-year-old German national Kurt...
