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POLICE chiefs want to get bobbies out of admin roles and back on the beat to boost frontline policing in Greater Manchester by 200 officers. The proposals, which include an...
Date Published 14/01/2010
Ex-pub landlord shocked at severity of earthquake A FORMER Oldham pub landlord has spoken of the moment he felt the Haiti earthquake strike. Grahame Morton, former...
A PAIR of Oldham firefighters and a rescue dog have headed out to earthquake-hit Haiti to help with the rescue efforts. Peter Stevenson (48) and Martin Foran (29) joined seven...
CHAMPION boxer Ricky Hatton has joined forces with Crimestoppers to encourage more people to come forward and report crime. The Fight Crime campaign was launched this week at...
New Year’s Eve passengers may hold vital clues POLICE are looking to trace two women who could hold vital clues after a taxi driver was robbed in the early hours of New Year’s...
Cricket memories: Unless you’re a homesick Eskimo or a polar bear who has taken the wrong turn, the summer months can’t come quick enough. Cloudless skies and...
THE FUTURE look bright for one of the borough’s newest head teachers, who faced a challenging start to his new job. John Meagher took up his post as head teacher at...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has launched a scathing attack on both Gordon Brown and David Cameron’s approach to the election saying they are “living on a different...
BOWLS: The annual meeting of the Chadderton Bowling League will take place at West End Bowling Club on Tuesday, January 26 (8pm) when all entry fees must be paid.
Councillors lend support to consumer protection K to outlaw so-called log-book loans — when money is lent against the value of a car — will be supported by Labour councillors...
EXTRA money will be handed to Oldham health chiefs if they slash the number of teenage pregnancies and obesity levels, under Tory proposals. Shadow health secretary Andrew...
A GREENFIELD actress who worked with Morecambe and Wise and Mike and Bernie Winters has died. Chris Langford (69) was known for her role in “The One’O’Clock...
A DRAMA and fitness group for young disabled people has been left temporarily homeless after its usual meeting place suffered weather damage. All Stars Drama Group and Funky...
A FORMER Oldham war veteran features in a book which centres on the lives of men who fought in the Battle of Arnhem. Ted Clague and his comrades were tracked down by Dutch...
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but that’s certainly not true of a unique murder investigation team in Chadderton. The veterans down at the new...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Shaw and Crompton Parish Council SHAW and Crompton residents will be forking out only 29p a year extra to pay for the parish council. Councillors approved their budget for...
COMMUNITY spirit is alive and well in Failsworth after willing young footballers donned winter woollies to clear thick snow and ice. Lee Folkard, manager at Failsworth Soccer...
ALL bets will be off at an Oldham shop if a planning application for a change of use is passed. The former bookmaker’s office in Eldon Precinct, off Ashton Road, will...
FIRST-HAND hand accounts of benzodiazepine addiction researched in Oldham helped author Andrea Earl write a BBC play which is broadcast across the country today. Andrea...
PAV’S PATCH: ONE of my lesser known traits is that I like cookery programmes and in December I was able to enjoy a real blast from the past — “Cradock Cooks at Christmas” from...
Prosecution was ‘abuse of process of court’ — judge Oldham council taxpayers could be left footing a bill of £5 million or more after a bungled...
Date Published 13/01/2010
Reaction to the Miller case The failed case, believed to have cost Oldham Council at least £3 million in officer time and legal costs alone, is now being scrutinised by...
A second round of Oldham Council budget cuts will lead to a total of 84 redundancies and £10 million savings from April, members will hear on Monday. The first round of...
TWO schools which are destined to close are going out in style. Counthill and St Augustine’s, Werneth, are both celebrating large jumps in GCSE results in today’s...
NHS Oldham has forked out valuable cash for private eye operations which will not take place. Health bosses struck a multi-million pound five-year deal with a private...
TRADERS at Oldham’s outdoor market have slammed Oldham Council for not supporting them in the severe weather conditions that swept the borough. Stallholders claim they...
FREEZING traders inside the Tommyfield indoor market claim they are having to work in icy conditions because of faulty heaters. The severe winter weather has seen stallholders...
Road cleared for pensioner’s cortege A ROYTON pensioner will get the dignified funeral he deserves thanks to a mission of mercy from Oldham Council’s gritting...
Narrow escape for cat family A FAMILY of cats is lucky to be alive after being sealed inside a cardboard box and left for dead. The male and female adults were squashed...
