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BEATS: MORE up-and-coming bands are desperate to make a name for themselves in 2010. Here’s my pick of the ones to watch out for this year: States of Emotion are a...
Date Published 12/01/2010
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
BEATS: DENIS Jones is set to play his biggest — and certainly his most extravagant — headline show to date in Manchester this weekend. Featuring tracks from his latest...
BEATS: TONIGHT: Boys Don’t Cry — Jabez Clegg TOMORROW: Dead Swans — Moho Live THURSDAY: This Morning Call — Deaf Institute FRIDAY: Sonic Boom Under 18s Night — Club...
THRILL-seeking youngsters are putting their lives in danger as the big freeze continues. These images captured in Failsworth shows children risking their lives playing on the...
Date Published 11/01/2010
OLDHAM Chief Executive Charlie Parker vigorously defends the council’s gritting policy. THIS is a challenging time, but I am proud of Oldham Council’s work in...
A gritting taskforce battled overnight blizzards and snow drifts to keep major routes open today. Searing winds caused whiteouts in parts of Saddleworth as clouds of snow...
THOUSANDS of Oldham pupils were back in the classroom today after the big freeze caused all but a handful of schools to close last week. A total of eight primary schools and...
SEVERE weather conditions have forced the Royal Oldham Hospital to postpone non-urgent surgery scheduled for today and tomorrow. Increased numbers of patients have been...
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged after a snooker ball was thrown through a car window leaving a five-year-old boy with head injuries in Oldham town centre. The boy was sat...
Police are calling on the public to pull together as Oldham suffers some of its worst weather for a generation. Officers say commuters should take public transport where...
MORE than 18,000 people across Oldham were hauled before courts or threatened with cash being seized from wages and benefits or with bailiffs after failing to pay their council...
Greater Manchester Health Commission wants a ban on parents parking outside schools in a bid to curb child obesity. It wants residents–only parking around school...
FIREfighters were forced to call out a gritter and a snow plough at 2am today to tackle flooding at Counthill School. Officers were called out after the sprinkler system at...
HARDY swimmers were left out of the cold when their 25th anniversary New Year dip at Redbrook Reservoir was scuppered. The freezing conditions were perfect for the annual ice...
A SWIMMING club captain has heaped praise on the professional facilities at the newly-opened Chadderton pool. Nicky Prince (21), from Instow Close, Chadderton, has been...
MEDICS behind a mobile clinic which operates in Oldham are celebrating success among patients. A survey of 534 patients found that 98 per cent would recommend it to someone...
OFFENDERS donned their winter woollies to shovel piles of snow and ice outside Oldham Police Station. The group were part of a Community Payback scheme which sees those...
STARS of popular teatime soap “Hollyoaks”, including Oldham-born Ricky Whittle, will be lacing up their boots for a charity football match this month. Actors from...
SEVERE weather conditions and gritting restrictions forced the outdoor Tommyfield Market to remain shut today, following on from Saturday’s closure. The ground...
HEAVY snow has been causing havoc for most workers - but it was no match some hardy Oldhamers determined to serve the public. A special mention today for those persevering...
AS Oldham slithers and shivers in the worst local cold spell for 30 years, a humble mineral is keeping roads and motorways open and allowing some form of normal life to go on....
There’s been no freeze on bread deliveries as drivers from Warburtons in Shaw battled through extreme weather conditions to make deliveries. Employees from the Glebe...
Send in your snaps! If you have any frosty pictures you would like to share with fellow Chronicle readers, send them in and they will be considered for publication. Include...
ATHLETIC managing director Simon Corney has described how the recent postponements have had a severe impact on the club’s financial position. The game against Leyton...
OLDHAM Roughyeds hope to squeeze in all three warm-up matches before the Northern Rail Cup kicks off at the end of this month. After two postponements, the revised plan is for...
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney can hardly hide his frustrations at another weekend wipe-out. The postponement of the Leyton Orient home game was the second in succession at a...
MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was satisfied with a share of the spoils from the game at Birmingham City — but hit out at referee Mark Clattenburg over the late...
Premier League bosses will “defend themselves vigorously” if questions are asked about the number of postponements at the weekend Only two matches went ahead in...
CRITICS who say modern art is rubbish are spot on in their assessment! The Panoramica exhibition at Gallery Oldham is transporting visitors into a world of strange and...
