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OLDHAM’S three MPs are urging the council to drop their appeal against a judge’s ruling in the doomed Vance Miller trial. Judge Jonathan Foster QC threw the...
Date Published 16/03/2010
A NEW book details the life of Oldham’s controversial kitchen boss. Richard Hooton studies John Newton’s tome “Vance Miller — Kitchen Gangster?” in the aftermath of his...
MARKET traders who have fallen behind with the rent could lose their pitch unless they pay up fast. The council launched a recovery operation in January to claw back...
MORE than £6 million in disability benefits is going unclaimed by people diagnosed with terminal cancer in the North-West. New research by Macmillan Cancer Support shows that...
LEWIS GUY will come straight into the reckoning for tonight’s big derby clash at Stockport (7.45pm kick-off). The 24-year-old Doncaster forward, well known to Athletic...
SADDLEWORTH residents will be getting more services for the same money, according to Saddleworth Parish Council. Following a full deliberation of the current budget position...
OLDHAM boss Tony Benson has pulled big prop Luke Sutton back into the Roughyeds’ fold in the firm belief that the former Keighley front-rower’s best days lie ahead of...
STOCKPORT’S home fixture with Athletic hasn’t been blessed with good fortune. Twice postponed due to bad weather, tonight represents the third time this season...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: ANDY PHEBY set Chadderton on their way to a sixth win of the season in division one of the Vodkat North-West Counties League last night. The midfielder...
MANCHESTER City star Vincent Kompany swapped the Premier League for a tour of Oldham’s new £17million radiotherapy centre. The facility — run by...
AMATEUR RUGBY: WATERHEAD coach Paul Geener was left scratching his head after a calamitous second half at Castleford Lock Lane. Entering the clubhouse 14-0 up after producing...
Mawson’s to shut up shop after 77 years AN Oldham institution is shutting up shop after 77 years of good health. Well-known herbalists Mawson’s is closing...
A CRIME-FIGHTING group has proved that it pays to be good neighbours. Chadderton Home Watch scooped £1,000 after being named as an example of excellence for the rest of...
RACING: OF ALL the hot favourites at Cheltenham this week - and there are plenty - Master Minded strikes me as the most secure. Paul Nicholls’ ace two-miler, winner of...
TABLE TENNIS: PAUL CICCHELLI has won the Oldham Closed Table Tennis Tournament singles title. From an entry of 64, Cicchelli went one better than last year by beating...
Table tennis: WERNETH E and Deaf Club B drew their top-of-the-table clash in Division 4 of the Oldham Table Tennis League. Matt Gartside and Mike Briggs both won two for the...
OLDHAM’S Mayor celebrated his Irish roots with a good old knees-up which raised thousands of pounds for his charity. Councillor Jim McArdle and the Mayoress, Councillor...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RU left Workington with a 23-10 defeat and feeling aggrieved after key refereering decisions went against them. The play-off chasing home side were awarded...
LATICS mascot Chaddy the Owl challenged two cigarettes to a race to highlight the dangers of smoking. The trio took to the Boundary Park pitch at half-time during...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.50 Misaro 6.20 Dominium 6.50 Jarrow 7.20 Last Sovereign...
Find out how to get lost in the background at the Imperial War Museum North’s family-friendly exhibition about camouflage. Visitors can discover how to hide a fleet of...
SWEET CHARITY, George Lawton Hall, Mossley THE trouble with this Sixties musical is that it isn’t half as good as it might be, given a script by Neil Simon. The show was...
Oldham Symphony Orchestra, Salvation Army Community Hall, Failsworth THE Oldham Symphony Orchestra transformed the Salvation Army Community Hall on Manchester Road,...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: “Its my internet, I’m afraid, it just won’t connect and for some reason I can’t,” “Sorry can I just put you on hold for a moment?” “Oh OK.” Woah whats...
BEATS: MOTOWN fans are in for a real treat on Sunday when a quartet of musical legends descend on the Manchester Arena. The Four Tops, The Temptations, The Drifters and...
BEATS: SHE’S worked as a magician’s assistant, a burlesque performer and a dancer but Paloma Faith is definitely best known for her unique voice. The...
BEATS: You may not see the platinum-selling rockers stumbling out of nightclubs or splashed across the tabloids with a Page Three girl but they sure know how to put on a show...
BEATS: LEGENDARY Brit poppers Suede will stage an intimate gig at the Manchester Ritz. The show will act as a warm up for the band’s much heralded reunion gig at the...
Beats: TONIGHT: Editors — Apollo; Lucy and The Caterpillar — Moho Live; Eliza Carthy — Band on the Wall; Gold Teeth — Deaf Institute. TOMORROW: For...
Oldham Council and a host of local employers are fighting back against the rise in youth unemployment across the borough by taking part in a £1 billion Government initiative...
