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OLDHAM Euro-MP Chris Davies is to play a leading role in quizzing some of the people seeking Europe’s top jobs. The prime ministers of all 27 countries in the European...
Date Published 11/01/2010
CAFE Culture is coming to Oldham with a new addition to the town centre’s cultural quarter. The newly refurbished cafe at Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street is expected to...
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...
ALL of the scheduled Carnegie Challenge Cup preliminary round ties fell victim to the weather and will be replayed this coming weekend. Oldham St Anne’s will try for a...
OLDHAMERS are being encouraged to fight crime by joining HomeWatch. It provides a valuable link between residents and the police, and members are encouraged to pass on...
AFTER earning rave reviews from his first full season of Super League and finishing the year as England’s first–choice scrum-half, the world is at the feet of Kyle...
ICE HOCKEY: Ed Courtenay slotted his 33rd goal of the season in overtime as Manchester Phoenix beat Peterborough Phantoms 5-4 on Saturday. Phoenix were dismal in the first...
Chance to explore with Oldham firm A NEW Oldham travel companyis offering people adventure and sports tours to Bangladesh. Xperime Adventures, based at Middleton Road,...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 1.35 Steel City Boy 2.05 Glen Lass (nb) 2.35 Hathaway...
THE art of the chocolatier proved a irresisitable temptation for members of the Failsworth and Beyond WI meeting. Claire Hilton from Cacao & Co held a chocolate tasting...
THE ART OF... PUTTING OUT BINS: Not since Franklin D Roosevelt’s “New Deal” has a work creation scheme kept so many people busy. Where there used to be one...
Staff dig out snow so pupils can sit exams DUNKIRK spirit is truly alive and kicking at Oldham’s schools as staff battle to help pupils beat the big freeze and get to...
Date Published 08/01/2010
38 Oldham schools not using enough of their budgets SCHOOLS across Oldham have hoarded almost £9 million away in their bank accounts — money ministers say should have been...
THE Oldham Chronicle’s weatherman Damian Rodgers recorded the lowest ever temperature yesterday since he started taking records in 1978. At minus 11.7C (11F), recorded...
TWO elderly sisters left without water after pipes froze have been helped by Oldham Council’s First Response Team. Nancy Parkin (81), who was being visited by her sister...
OLDHAM Mountain Rescue, paramedics and neighbours have been hailed heroes after coming to the rescue of a seriously ill woman trapped at home by the snow. Gina Kobbe (54)...
SNOW chaos kept many Oldhamers away from work this week — and left local businesses counting the cost. Forecasters warned that employee absenteeism nationally could cost...
PARENTS should encourage their children to play out in the snow and enjoy fresh air and exercise but take sensible precautions to avoid injury, a leading GP has said....
OUTLYING villages in Saddleworth, some 1,000ft up in the Pennines, have faced a complete whiteout with drifting snow making driving and walking impossible. Fifty mile an hour...
OLDHAM came to a standstill in the icy grip of winter this week, but couldn’t stop “Fairy Feathers and the Demon of Discontent” at Oldham Coliseum. Pantomime...
NEVER mind building snowmen — ambitious Oldhamers have given Eskimos a run for their money by constructing igloos. Six-year-old Jacob Chaplin created his own winter...
Big-freeze shoppers make a dash for wellies SALES of wellies, thermal underwear and hot water bottles have soared across the borough in the big freeze. Traders are...
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to trace a convicted drug dealer wanted on recall to prison. Mohammed Imran Ali (29), from Oldham, was jailed for seven years...
EXTRA cash will be given to train Greater Manchester firefighters in how to deal with the aftermath of nuclear, chemical and biological disaster. Greater Manchester Fire and...
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has conceded that the UK needs more gas storage amid claims that the country is rapidly running out during the freezing weather. But he accused...
OLDHAM Roughyeds’ friendly match away at Whitehaven on Sunday has been postponed — which means a weekend white-out for the town’s two professional clubs....
A CLOSE working relationship led to a love that has spanned the decades for Councillor John Hudson and his wife Kathleen. The Greenfield pair, who celebrate their golden...
MORE talks and developments in Oldham Rugby League Club’s pursuit of a new home in the borough, with Oldham Council assistance, have taken place. Roughyeds are unable...
GRIPPED by ice and snow, local football and rugby league in Oldham are gearing up for another weekend wipe-out. Athletic’s home match against Leyton Orient in...
Our Friday science feature, courtesy oflecturers at the University of Huddersfield, is by Prof Adrian Wood, Emeritus Professor in the School of Applied Sciences THE forests of...
