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18 sites cleared in three months THE battle to clean up Oldham has resulted in 18 grot spots being rejuvenated in the past three months. Oldham Council says the work...
Date Published 24/02/2010
GOLF: RACHEL CONNOR picked up her first pay check as a professional in the Future Stars Foundation Pro-Am. The 19-year-old, from Royton, pocketed $350 after finishing in a tie...
Saddleworth Parish Council Three as-yet-unnamed premises have been selected to take part in a trial scheme which encourages pubs and cafes to open their toilets to the public...
RESIDENTS in Royton and Shaw are being urged to attend a special event tomorrow aimed at showing bogus callers the door. Royton and Shaw Neighbourhood Policing Team are...
Sports and Showbiz Betting: FOR Manchester United, it’s almost another day at the office. But for Aston Villa, Sunday’s Carling Cup final at Wembley provides a...
A FUND-RAISING police officer is going the extra mile on Sunday — running a half-marathon around Oldham dressed as a chicken. Royton Special Constable Bobby Crabb and...
OLDHAM’S pubs and clubs have been warned to watch out for forged bank notes. Experts say the fake £10 and £20 notes are hard to detect. However, the...
OLDHAM moved six points clear at the top of the Lancashire Super Eights after a 7-3 victory at Lune Valley. The town team were on course for a whitewash — they led 5-0...
FEATHERED friends were the topic of a Winter Woodlands Bird class at Daisy Nook Country Park. The fun-filled afternoon taught budding birdwatchers how to identify woodland and...
A NORTH-WEST Euro-MP has hit out at wind farms following newly released figures which suggest turbines are inefficienct. UKIP’s Paul Nuttall said the revelation suggests...
“LA BOHEME”, Lowry, Salford OPERA North once again pulls out and polishes this (astoundingly) 17-year-old Phyllida “Mamma Mia” Lloyd production and for...
IT was first versus second in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League as top club CBC played host to Stanley Road. With CBC going into the match holding a four-point lead, any sort...
CHANNEL HOPPING: SO it was Stacey what dunnit, Bradley who snuffed it . . . and “EastEnders” that cracked it . . . finally, after 25 years, with that stunning live...
Judges set about shortlist for One Oldham Business Awards JUDGING has started for the second One Oldham Business Awards — and the panels are facing a mammoth task to get...
FOOTBALL: ASHLEY HARTLEY was the hat-trick hero for Chadderton Juniors FC under-12s in the Tameside and District Junior League. The young sharp-shooter registered his second...
YOUTH CRICKET: ROYTON Two were the first side this season not to lose a wicket in the Oldham Cricket Development Group under-11s Indoor League — but they were unable to...
NOMINEES: Start-up Business of the Year, Business Man of the Year Start-up Business of the Year Sponsored by Innovative Technology Lemon Sparkles Domestic...
NOMINEES: Innovation and Design, BusinessWoman of the Year Innovation and Design sponsored by BAE Systems Marshall Pump Systems Ltd. Rhodes Bank, Oldham. A...
NOMINEES: Business of the Year (under £1m, £1-£5m, over £5m) Business of the Year (under £1 million turnover) sponsored by Web...
Oldham show rivals a clean pair of heels OLDHAM had miles of smiles at the Greater Manchester Schools Cross-Country Championships at Leigh Sports Village. For the boys,...
OLDHAM under-15s are counting down to make-or-break Saturday in the Greater Manchester Schools League (kick-off 10.30am). The town team lock horns with Manchester in a triple...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
NOMINEES: Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Environmental award, Retailer of the Year Young Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Oldham Sixth Form College Jahed...
angry mums and minders took toddlers on a protest in the park yesterday after play area railings were removed leaving it vulnerable to danger. Higher Failsworth Memorial Park,...
Date Published 23/02/2010
AN angry gym-goer was enticed to part with next year’s payment early with a special offer, days before the company closed down. The 50-year-old, who does not want to be...
HEARTLESS thieves have stolen graveside flowers left in loving memory of an 11-year-old boy. Distraught relatives of Scott Fanning, who died 12 years ago in a tragic accident,...
THE terms of the independent investigation into the collapse of the multi-million pound Vance Miller trial have been published. The details can be read on the Oldham Council...
Whitehall appears biased against modern tram schemes, a report from MPs said today. Progress on implementing tram and light rail systems has been “slow and...
Think big to halt the decline DOES Sheffield hold the key to regenerating Oldham town centre? In the last years of the 20th century the Yorkshire city’s centre was...
Singer to ‘get kit off’ for calendar OLDHAM entertainer Andy Lee is battling the bulge as he prepares to strike a risque pose for an all- male charity calendar....
