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THE Mumps landscape is dramatically altering as work to convert the Oldham loop line for the arrival of Metrolink continues. The famous red canopy has now been removed and...
Date Published 30/03/2010
Transport bosses insist that they are behind Network Rail and its plans to ease the plight of Oldham’s rail travellers. The Chronicle reported last week how members of...
THE Liberal Democrat hopeful in Oldham East and Saddleworth, Elwyn Watkins, has handed in his resignation as a Rochdale councillor. Mr Watkins, who will fight Immigration...
AN afternoon of fund-raising fun had a painful ending for Chadderton councillor Philip Rogers. The Tory councillor took part in a charity basketball match at Kaskenmoor Ball...
VOLUNTEERS in Saddleworth are helping an under threat amphibian survive. Oldham Council’s parks and countryside service is staging Toad Patrol to give the creatures a helping...
OLDHAM Council’s latest financial report shows that work to balance the budget is on track. The report, to be considered by Cabinet tomorrow, is being signed off earlier...
OLDHAM’S top young cheerleaders gathered to battle it out in a contest to find the best to perform on the pitch at Boundary Park this weekend. Youngsters from St...
NATIONAL Grid will replace hundreds of yards of gas mains in Oldham as part of a £96 million improvement programme. Work starts in Huddersfield Road on Thursday and will...
TALENTED Coppice teenager Faz Shah will be playing a violin solo for millions of TV viewers after an audition for the Halle’s new youth orchestra. Faz (17), an A-level...
GIFTED young musicians showcased their skills in a bid to win a bursary to boost their future prospects. Oldham Music Centre hosted a contest to select the borough’s...
ANYONE claiming benefits or on a low income in Oldham can cash in on 50p for every £1 they put away, as part of the Government drive to encourage people to save. It is...
A NEW court has been set up to help victims of domestic abuse following a succesful pilot scheme. The Specialist Domestic Abuse Court, based within Oldham Magistrates’...
THERE was triple joy for rail buffs as a trio of locomotives steamed through Greenfield and Diggle at the weekend. The Britannia class Oliver Cromwell and the Scots Guardsman...
Education is a subject in which almost everyone has an interest. Except for family environment, nothing affects your chances in life more than what school you attend, what kind of...
SHED owners are being given specialised locks to thwart burglars. Police in Chadderton are handing out padlocks which are fitted with an alarm to ensure thieves are doubly...
CLERGY men and women will be shining shoes in keeping with an age old Maundy Thursday tradition. Bishops and vicars in Oldham will take to the streets in a modern twist of...
FANS of the great outdoors are being urged to vote for Tandle Hill Country Park as the perfect picnic spot in the country. The Royton park has made the North-West shortlist of...
MUSIC lovers gathered at the Queen Elizabeth Hall for a night of rousing song and dance. The Oldham Tattoo 2010 saw performances from military groups, school choirs and Oldham...
SEVEN new and improved bus services that have won more than £1.7 million Government funding include two serving Oldham. Public transport users across Greater Manchester...
COULD you help to save a life? The North West Ambulance Service is recruiting volunteers to learn vital skills that could be the difference between life and death. In many...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: THANK goodness for Stella McCartney. I know what you’re all thinking. What? But bear with me, this woman will be changing our summer for the better...
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney is hoping his refreshed side will hit Brentford with “all guns blazing” at Boundary Park tonight (kick-off 7.45pm). The team enters a...
BEATS: Love him or loathe him, there’s certainly no denying Shaun Ryder his place in Madchester’s iconic musical history. The former frontman of both Happy Mondays...
OLDHAM solicitors Wrigley Claydon are again backing Oldham Rugby League Club in 2010. The Wrigley Claydon logo is carried on the sleeve of the Roughyeds’ home and away...
MATCH PREVIEW: AN Athletic old boy will be out to sink his former club at Boundary Park tonight. Lewis Grabban played 11 times for Athletic on loan from Crystal Palace...
Don’t miss: Ellie Goulding, Manchester Club Academy, tonight BEATS: ELLIE couldn’t possibly have had a stronger start to her musical career. The Hereford-born...
MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini must hope Carlos Tevez can keep scoring in the last seven games of the Premier League season. The striker is turning out to be the...
WAYNE Rooney has revealed he gets the punch bag out if he wants to get rid of some excess anger. The Manchester United star is no longer the firebrand he was in his younger...
BEATS: Liam Gallagher has beaten stars such as Bono, Freddie Mercury and John Lennon to be named the greatest frontman of all time. The cocky former Oasis star, who has never...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON turned the form book upside down with a superb 2-1 win over title pretenders Stone Dominoes in division one of the Vodkat North-West Counties...
