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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.50 Just Mandy 6.20 Jounce 6.50 Clairvoyance 7.20 Point...
Date Published 24/03/2010
One Oldham Awards A GLITTERING awards ceremony showed Oldham means business as those driving the borough forward were honoured. The One Oldham Business Awards 2010, Oscars...
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND, Opera House, Manchester NO doubt, given former G4 popera-singer Jonathan Ansell’s pretty-boy looks — albeit here buried under hair, beard...
CHANNEL HOPPING: THEY think it’s all over . . . surely, for the love of God, it is now. BBC’s coverage of Sport Relief has swamped the channel for some time....
Hero Joe saves second woman from bridge leap A GUARDIAN angel has twice leapt to the rescue of suicidal women threatening to jump off the same bridge. Joe Rhoden has proved...
Date Published 23/03/2010
OLDHAM no longer tops the list of shame for the highest council tax in Greater Manchester. The borough has dropped to second place after agreeing a rise that means Band D...
Councils must do more — Minister COUNCILS must do more to tackle anti-social behaviour by gipsies and travellers which cost taxpayers thousands of pounds, the Government...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a man who died after being found collapsed in the centre of Oldham suffering a serious head injury. Dave Allen (33) was found by two Police...
Oldham’s glittering business awards were celebrated at a packed Queen Elizabeth Hall last night. Almost 100 firms and individuals were nominated for 11 awards at a...
SCOUTHEAD and Austerlands Whit Friday band contest has been saved after Oldham Council agreed to grant a venue licence. The Evening Chronicle revealed fears three weeks ago...
Oldham Council’s housing chief has hit back at criticism from two local MPs on plans to transfer the borough’s council housing stock to a new housing association....
POLICE are warning teenagers to stay away from railway lines this Easter. Trains from Greenfield and Mills Hill travel through Newton Heath and Clayton Vale —...
Chadderton South ward councillor Dave Hibbert is calling for refurbishments at Mills Hill rail station. In a letter to Simon Warburton, policy manager for Greater Manchester...
A GUITAR signed by Queen legend Brian May is set to earn plenty of notes for good causes close to the heart of two families. It is being auctioned to raise money for the...
SHORT and long-term plans for Dovestone Reservoir were revealed to Saddleworth Parish Council by the Royal society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) — including a possible...
FAILSWORTH School is set to be one of the first schools to formally link up with Manchester City FC. The specialist sports college is one of two secondary schools in Oldham...
OLDHAM is top of the league for sports activities for youngsters. It has been named as the best in the UK for sports opportunities and development in schools, clubs and the...
A NATIONAL scheme to help more people find employment has signed up its 100th job seeker. The Future Jobs Fund started in January and will eventually see up to 500...
Survey reveals local staff feel valued HEALTH staff in Oldham are happier at work than last year, according to the latest NHS survey. And NHS Oldham, including Oldham...
AXING circuit judges from Oldham County Court would add to costs, cause delays and breach promises made when the new court opened in 1998. That’s the view of...
Bread baked in Shaw has helped Warburtons become the country’s second highest selling brand name with sales worth £706 million last year. The Bolton-based bakery,...
FUNDRAISERS turned on the glamour at the Kingfisher Charity Ball. The Mayor and Mayoress of Oldham, Councillors Jim McArdle and Kay Knox, joined 175 guests at the White Hart,...
The newly-placed statue of Dachau by Arthur Dooley will be dedicated at a church service in Royton, tomorrow. The Right Rev Mark Davies, Bishop of Middleton, will dedicate the...
YOUNG athletes proved themselves to be sports stars of the future during the regional Champions Challenge event. Budding athletes from Oldham took on the cream of the...
SECONDARY school pupils are to tread the boards to tackle one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Crompton House School’s Shakespeare Society will present...
HEALTH organisations across Greater Manchester and Cheshire have teamed up in a bid to beat cancer. The Prevention, Early Detection and Inequalities Strategy aims to raise...
A DAILY walk to work proved a firm foundation for love as one couple celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary today. Joseph Hutchings (88) was only 16 when he first met his...
EXPERIMENTS, explosions and close encounters were on the timetable when hundreds of pupils took part in a science extravaganza. It was hands on with a range of exciting events...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: WE set fire to a sauna the other week. The sauna in question belonged to a very nice house in the middle of Norfolk. We were there on a weekend of, if not...
DECISION time is fast approaching for Athletic’s management team, with the deadline for loan transfers just two days away. The squad currently boasts five players...
