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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 1.05 Beyond 1.40 Thunderstruck 2.15 Dig Deep 2.50...
Date Published 28/01/2010
MULAN — Chinese State Circus, Lowry, Salford YOU will probably know the Disney animated movie of the girl who became one of the Emperor of China’s great warriors...
PAV’S PATCH: THE things you find out in the newspapers. Until a few weeks ago, I thought being an air hostess was a vaguely glamorous job. And then I read a feature by...
Ex-paratrooper could face death penalty THE parents of a former paratrooper facing the death penalty in Iraq are to take their fight to bring him home to the Prime Minister....
Date Published 27/01/2010
THE recession could affect Oldham Council’s support for the planned £5 million town centre youth centre. The centre, which is backed by leading businesses in...
PATIENTS who have been assaulted are adding to the pressures put on Accident and Emergency departments on Friday and Saturday nights, according to new figures. Hospital...
GREATER Manchester fire-fighters have been praised in the Commons for their heroic efforts in helping the victims of the Haiti earthquake. A Parliamentary motion congratulates...
Dalmatian’s miracle recovery after spine injury WHEN nine-year-old Dalmatian Lucy fell from a high fence and severely damaged her spine, her owners thought she would...
Oldham’s first woman police commander is leaving to take up a top post with GMP in Manchester. But Caroline Ball revealed the best four years of her police career had...
THE Tories have urged all young people considering getting an identity card to spend their money on something more worthwhile. Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green said...
OLDHAM’S MP and minister for the North-West Phil Woolas has welcomed figures which show the UK is out of recession — but warned against withdrawing Government support...
BOLD plans to electrify some of Greater Manchester’s most important railway lines will be wasted with old diesel trains running on the upgraded tracks for years, experts...
FAILSWORTH police are appealing for information after a burglar was spotted walking along Propps Hall Drive carrying a 42in plasma TV he had just stolen. The thief struck...
NUT secretary fears ‘break-up’ of education BRYAN Beckingham is retiring as secretary of Oldham National Union of Teachers (NUT) after nearly 15 years. The...
AN OLDHAM man working as a bartender in Crete has appeared in a Greek court in connection with an arson attack on a synagogue. Craig Forsyth (23), from Oldham, was arrested...
HOSPITAL chiefs have hit out at Oldham’s Primary Care Trust for releasing outdated figures on its stroke service which they claim are misleading. A story in the Evening...
OLDHAM Council has obtained extra funding to help local families stay in their home while saving taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds. It has managed to secure increased...
GREATER Manchester’s Crown Prosecution Service is one of the slowest in the country for deciding whether a case should go ahead or not. A Freedom of Information request...
A Saddleworth family still frozen in at their remote Uppermill home fear another snowfall this weekend will leave them without heating oil. Jan and Liz Needle, their daughter...
Oxfam shop ‘desperate’ for stock OLDHAM people are being asked to dig deep to donate to the Oxfam Haiti appeal because the charity shop’s stocks have...
THE Rose of Lancaster pub netted a massive £3,000 for charity with a raft of fundraising events. Staff at the Chadderton pub threw themselves into raising money for Dr...
The shocking case of the brothers, aged 10 and 11, who attacked two youngsters in Doncaster, South Yorkshire leaving one for dead, has appalled the nation. Now the debate...
Insulation checks on all homes A HEAT-SEEKING van has been identifying energy hotspots where savings can be made. The thermal-imaging van is driving around half the...
Responsible pet owners can get their cat or dog microchipped at an RSPCA stand in Oldham town centre on Saturday. RSPCA staff will be outside the Yorkshire Building Society in...
HATHERSHAW College pupils are going for gold after being accepted into the London 2012 Olympic network. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic...
RARE documents unearthed by an Oldham firm are thought to be among the oldest of their kind in the world. The fascinating paperwork, which gives an insight into landmark...
Centenary event has Polar theme The snow may have melted from Oldham’s streets, but local girl guides still managed to have their own Polar experience. More than 100...
Businesses in and around Oldham should be looking at international market opportunities as a route to business growth as we emerge from recession. The newly-formed Oldham...
JUDGES of the second One Oldham Business Awards, in addition to inviting business studies students to join their panels, have put back the deadline for entries by week to February...
GREATER Manchester Chamber of Commerce is once again supporting the One Oldham Business Awards. Sharyn Lewis, the Chamber’s manager for the Oldham area, said: “The...
