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NEW congestion-busting measures will allow motorists to use the hard shoulder on the M62 at peak times. The plans, part of a national £2 billion Government scheme, will...
Date Published 19/02/2010
Football Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Premier division: Hindsford v AVRO, Prestwich Heys v Springhead, Hollinwood v Atherton Town. Division 2: AVRO Res v...
MEERKATS are set to take over Dr Kershaw’s hospice to help raise much-needed funds. And a sample clutch of the cuddly creatures, dressed in striking red, blue and green...
ICE and fog caused treacherous driving conditions on the M62 this morning resulting in several vehicles skidding off the motorway. Four lanes were closed between Milnrow and...
A SHOWCASE website highlighting all that is good about the borough has gone live. The Oldham Council website (www.visitoldham.com) explores opportunities in everything from...
A former Labour councillor has defected to the Conservatives to fight the local elections in May. Basit Shah, from Coppice, made up a trio of defectors who have switched...
Rebuilding a retaining wall in Diggle will mean some key roads will close for 26 weeks from March 22. Roads affected are Spurn Lane and Littlemoor Lane. Diversions are in...
MOTORISTS on their way to Manchester from Oldham will soon be passing a major new police station development. A £56 million project to improve police buildings in the...
AN unsightly patch of neglected land could be transformed into a beauty spot if a residents’ group funding bid proves successful. Derker Wardens applied for up to...
Plans for a new snooker centre have come under fire from Oldham College. Coppice resident Tariq Majid has applied to turn an industrial building, now used as a storeroom, in...
OLDHAMERS are being encouraged to grab a piste of the action — by taking up skiing and snowboarding. With the 2010 Winter Olympics in progress, Sport England and...
Alterations costing £184,000 will be carried out at Higher Failsworth Primary School to create a new Children’s Centre. Furniture and equipment plus planning and...
Youngsters were given a taste of an exciting new dance style thanks to the Oldham Athletic Community Trust. Children of all ages signed up for some half-term fun at Grange...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
FUND-RAISERS for the British Heart Foundation raised over £2,300 from a charity concert. The event, held at the Home Guard Club, Poplar Street, Failsworth, was organised...
THE threat of older people being a victim of doorstep crime was highlighted at a roadshow in Oldham. The Action Against Burglary Roadshow, hosted by Age Concern Oldham, was...
SCIENCE ON FRIDAY: Dr Bob Ardrey (former senior lecturer in Analytical Chemistry and Forensic Science, now a senior research fellow in the School of Applied Sciences,...
LIFE AND OTHER BITS; WHO said crime doesn’t pay? Well, the 9,000 or so folk who committed the “crime’’ of parking illegally, didn’t pay their...
ATHLETIC are likely to be unchanged once more for the stiff test at Colchester. No new injuries have been reported this week and the newly-settled starting line-up looks set...
Date Published 18/02/2010
SEVERAL players are having treatment for minor injuries as Oldham RL Club look ahead to Monday night’s Northern Rail Cup clash with Championship side Sheffield Eagles at...
JOBS are under threat after it was revealed that a vital service which provides transport for vulnerable Oldham residents would be axed. Seven drivers and two office staff at...
A TEENAGER has been charged after a boy was attacked and racially abused in Chadderton. The Evening Chronicle revealed yesterday how James Howard had his head stamped on and...
Patrick Vieira will find himself in front of the Football Association tomorrow six weeks after returning to English football. The former Arsenal captain must answer a charge...
AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD boy suffered a suspected fractured skull after being hit by a taxi in Hathershaw. Police were called to Ashton Road near to its junction with Villa Road...
THE number of people out of work in Oldham rose by almost 700 in January, according to the latest figures. The increase — after successive falls since September last...
POLICE have denied any racial motive after a man’s ears were badly damaged as he was dragged along the floor by a taxi following a dispute over a fare. Police say the...
OLDHAM families will benefit from a new system to fund nursery education. The borough is one of 56 areas chosen to pilot more consistent childcare funding ahead of a national...
Oldham Planning Committee HUNDREDS of houses will be built or refurbished to rejuvenate the gateways into Oldham. Six proposals to build 523 houses and refurbish 463...
BOUNDARY PARK LIFE: JOE JACOBSON is talking the talk as well as walking the walk. The Athletic player has established himself as an integral part of an increasingly-robust...
Zebra bid to halt road accidents COMMUNITIES are being asked where they want zebra crossings placed in a bid to reduce road accidents. Unity Partnership Road Safety has...
