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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Date Published 17/02/2010
Royton farmer Madge Day has died aged 78. Mrs Day, of Hanging Chadder Farm, was the widow of Geoffrey Day JP, an ex-member of the former Royton Urban District Council. She...
POLITICIANS have engaged in a war of words over how their leaflets are paid for. The House of Commons director general of resources is investigating Oldham East and...
A singer from Saddleworth has hit all the right notes to be selected as a member of the National Children’s Choir (NCC) of Great Britain. Emma Truman (11), from...
CON artists have stolen up to £2m worth of goods including laptops, computers and televisions in a nationwide scam. The scammers have been calling the sales departments...
CHANNEL HOPPING: SIX weeks, six celebrities and six disabled dancers. Not the start of a joke, but “Dancing On Wheels”. It’s up and rolling — and...
GOOD vibrations are all the rage in Shaw where a new business is attracting customers from all over the borough. Catch the Vibe has been set up by husband and wife team John...
WIRED City Reconnected saw 60 business people from Oldham and surrounding areas attend a networking event specifically targeted at the digital sector. The aim to allow the...
AWARD-winning comedian Michael McIntyre will be the headline entertainment at this year’s Greater Manchester Chamber annual dinner. One of the hottest talents on the...
OLDHAM companies looking for business opportunities in South America can take part in a joint trade mission to Argentina and Chile. UK Trade and Investment North West, with...
Householders across Oldham will pay an average of 40p a week more in council tax next year when the rise is fixed at 1.9 per cent. The figure will be voted on at the...
Date Published 16/02/2010
HEAVY overnight snow across the borough brought fresh misery to weather-battered Oldhamers still reeling from the recent blizzards. Although Oldham Council’s 10-strong...
Kitchen boss was sent list of costs before bungled trial CONFIDENT council chiefs sent kitchens boss Vance Miller a list of its costs two weeks before the start of its bungled...
A FORMER bank manager who stole thousands of pounds from Waterhead Rugby League Club to pay off spiralling personal debts was behind bars yesterday. Tim Kinder (50) stole...
AN OLDHAM midwife rubbed shoulders with a Royal after scooping a national award. Helen Hindle earned a prize from the Royal College of Midwives for her work to safeguard...
THERE will be no change in child bus fares from April after transport bosses pegged their concessionary tickets at 80p. But all council tax payers will pay 5.6 per cent more...
RESIDENTS are to hold a meeting to discuss opposing plans for 80 houses to be built in Shaw. P+D Northern Steels Ltd has submitted a planning application for the development...
Snail mail is angering a Hollinwood business man who has been waiting three weeks to pick up registered letters. Lengthy queues at the returns office in the Hamilton Street...
Oldham Council says it is taking a tough stance on the Royton Assembly Hall saga and drawing up a timetable for the work to be finished. Chief executive Charlie Parker is...
FROM humble roots on Holts Estate to becoming MP for Culture, Leisure and Sport in Guernsey, Mike O’Hara has led an interesting life. The 59-year-old moved to Guernsey...
OLDHAM Council has until next month to convince people it is cracking down on anti-social behaviour. In October, Home Secretary Alan Johnson named Oldham as one of 62 areas...
The use of body scanners at UK airports may be unlawful, the Equality and Human Rights Commission warned today. Scanners already in place at Manchester and Heathrow may be...
TRAVELLERS illegally camped on private land across Oldham would face jail under the Conservatives. The party has unveiled a package of measures that it claims would bolster...
PEOPLE who have memorabilia or old photos of the Crossley area of Chadderton can put them on show before the estate gets a radical overhaul. Great Places Housing Group has...
ALL the fun of the fair was there when the Blackpool Comes to Oldham theme park arrived just in time for the half term break. The traditional mobile funfair, run by De Koning...
OLDHAM Roughyeds have confirmed their intention to move into a new home at the Whitebank Stadium, in Limeside, this season. Speculation has circulated for months that the...
JON WORTHINGTON could be back in Athletic’s first team in as little as two weeks’ time. The combative central midfielder made an unexpected return to action in...
Sir Alex Ferguson is crossing his fingers Rio Ferdinand’s second comeback from a long–term back injury goes without a hitch. The new England captain is set to make...
AN Oldham blood donor has been honoured for a lifetime of giving to the National Blood Service. Mavis Green, of Diggle, received a crystal plate for giving an amazing 75...
Roberto Mancini has called on his Manchester City players to pay more attention at set–pieces as they aim to gatecrash the Premier League’s top four. City will...
