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HIGH CROMPTON B enjoyed a 5-1 victory against their A team in the Chadderton Snooker League, sponsored by Oldham Snooker Centre & Steakhouse. John Keating was in fine...
Date Published 06/01/2010
A REGIONAL health body has promised patients in Oldham better healthcare in 2010. NHS North-West has outlined five promises in a bid to create a world-leading health care...
IT’S the end of the line for 2009 and another decade is consigned to history. But what have been the highlights of the noughties? KAREN DOHERTY asked shoppers in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON PARK 4.10 Hint Of Honey 4.40 Dicey Affair 5.10 Tatawor...
A new supported housing scheme for people with multiple and complex needs is being opened in Oldham. Rockcliffe Villa in Haworth Street, Cold-hurst, was an empty, three-storey...
Government finances made available to public RESIDENTS will be able to scrutinise Government finances in a bid to make public spending more transparent. Communities...
THOUSANDS of households will be able to apply for vouchers giving them £400 off the price of a new boiler, under a scrappage scheme launched to cut carbon and help people...
CELEBRATIONS were in order for the 60th anniversary of the Oldham Circle of the Catenian Association. The Oldham circle was inaugurated in 1949 with founder president being a...
CHANNEL HOPPING: BREAKING up is supposed to be hard to do — pity no-one told the prime-time TV schedulers on New Year’s Day. Weddings might have been all the...
A CHADDERTON-BASED mini-crane supplier saw a big lift in sales in the latter part of 2009. GGR UNIC’s sales rocketed in November with the sale of five cranes in the UK...
WHEN I was invited along to bottom Mossley to visit a new enterprise called The Flying Teapot, I really didn’t know what to expect . . . So I was pleasantly surprised by...
NOMINATIONS are starting to come in for the One Oldham Business Awards — the second year of the event which recognises excellence in the borough. For the first time...
SHARYN Lewis has joined Greater Manchester Chamber as the local area manager for Oldham. Sharyn (34), from Warrington, will be the new first point of contact for Chamber...
AUSTERLANDS man Kevin O’Brien has organised a series of free business clinics, starting next Monday, to which Oldham business leaders and managers are invited. Held...
CHRIS TAYLOR could be on his way to Leeds United. The 23-year-old winger was linked with a switch to the Elland Road club in the last transfer window and the runaway leaders...
Date Published 05/01/2010
LUKE RHODEN has returned to Oldham to sign a two-year deal. The 20-year-old Academy international, who played alongside some stellar names while growing up in the Wigan...
BOTH of the scheduled Carnegie Challenge Cup preliminary round ties involving the town’s amateur rugby league clubs fell foul of the freezing weather. Waterhead will now...
CHADDERTON officials are keeping their fingers and toes crossed for this weekend’s Vodkat North-West Counties League division one fixture at AFC Blackpool. The Broadway...
INDIVIDUAL handicaps for the Oldham Table Tennis League’s cup competitions, which begin this month, are: Division 1 Glodwick - M Ramsbottom (4); M Moir (8); A...
Oldham today faced lock-down with up to 6in of snow and sub-zero temperatures bringing the worst weather chaos across the borough for 30 years. The vast majority of...
AROUND three-quarters of the borough’s schools were closed today due to treacherous conditions on surrounding roads and playground areas. The full list is: Oldham Sixth...
A 21-YEAR-OLD man is being hunted by police after going on the run. Jay Wellington breached his licence after failing to return to his bail hostel in Oldham. He was...
Dusty volumes dating back more than 80 years could help decide whether a controversial Failsworth site earmarked for the new Oldham Athletic stadium development is charity land....
Oldham’s rotting town hall will be made watertight as workmen help it to dry out over the next 12 months. But the passing public are unlikely to see much change as it...
AN Oldham Chronicle journalist has written a foreword in a new book promoting Blackpool. Ken Bennett, who is the Chronicle’s travel writer and Saddleworth reporter, is...
A SADDLEWORTH landlord today praised a dedicated team of snow saviours who have cleared refuse from his isolated pub. Rubbish from Christmas and New Year festivities was...
A cabinet member has slammed a parish councillor who accused Oldham Council of failing to grit roads across the borough. Councillor Mark Alcock, cabinet member for the...
OLDHAM’S £5 million youth centre is already helping teenagers pursue their dreams — before it’s even built. Chadderton 18-year-old Afrah Qureshi is on track for a career in...
ATHLETIC could be on the verge of a massive cash boost amid renewed reports of an imminent £12million Tottenham bid for Micah Richards. The Manchester City right-back,...
Date Published 04/01/2010
OLDHAM Roughyeds have added another player to the roster of young professionals, with Ross Coates signing a two-year deal. The 18-year-old, who comes from the Todmorden area,...
