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YEAR SIX youngsters from St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Shaw, were invited to help the Football Association record their new National Coaching Skills DVD. The youngsters...
Date Published 30/12/2009
TWO local cyclists have been chosen to receive specialised coaching in the New Year. Jess Anderson and Josh Penrice are among 130 budding Olympians, Paralympians and World Cup...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for Boxing Day meetings:
THREE people were killed on the M62 last night as blizzards and icy roads caused traffic chaos. The fatal crash happened near junction 23 at Huddersfield, shortly after...
Players may have to wait five years to tee off After 15 years and millions of pounds, the Beal Valley golf course will stay a grassy open space, attacked by vandals and...
A TEMPORARY manager is earning more than £100,000 a year at Oldham Council. Others are paid up to £785 per day on temporary contracts. And more senior jobs are...
POLICE are hunting a convicted burglar — on licence from prison — in connection with a robbery. Craig Boland was sentenced to 18 months in prison in August, 2008,...
BUSES, traffic and pedestrians will be affected when repair work closes Hardman Lane in Failsworth as part of the Metrolink project to bring trams to Rochdale via Oldham. The...
A COLLECTION of Santa Clauses capered around Saddleworth in the snow to raise funds for charity. The members of Saddleworth Runners took part in their annual festive Christmas...
Stunning model has star talent A CHADDERTON teenager has been touted as a potential supermodel — by none other than Chadderton supermodel Karen Elson. Paige Nunu, of...
OLDHAM’S dedicated team of mountain rescuers has won a prestigious award which will help boost its efforts to save lives. The 50-strong Oldham Mountain Rescue Team,...
ARMY pop sensations The Soldiers are set to entertain the troops in Afghanistan. The trio of servicemen, which includes Failsworth’s Richie Maddocks are reported to be...
One woman dialled 999 to tell police that her cat had been playing with string for two hours and it was “doing her head in”. A Bolton man called the emergency line...
YOUNG artists held a special exhibition of their work which was attended by a whole host of dignitaries. Paintings, pictures and projects were on display by members of the ACE...
QUITTING smoking, losing weight and cutting down on booze top the list of New Year’s resolutions. Sorting out finances has also become a popular resolution for 2010...
JANUARY will see a huge push for entries as the 2010 One Oldham Business Awards process kicks in. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the organisers...
AN open day for construction-related businesses at the Hollinwood Business Centre attracted nearly 50 companies. Hosted by Willmott Dixon Construction, in conjunction with J21...
OLDHAM storekeepers who play background music in their outlets could be in for a cash windfall. A legal ruling over copyright fees could save retailers £5 million a year...
Channel Hopping: JINGLE bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way — oh what fun it is to see the Royles go away . . . and abroad no less. Well, Prestatyn. This was The...
Injured dad has waited three years to be back with his family A father whose neck was broken in a car crash almost three years ago is looking forward to a happy new year after...
Date Published 29/12/2009
A BOY’S Brigade officer charged alongside an Oldham man with the biggest ever cocaine seizure in Northern Ireland has received a death threat in jail. Terence Telford...
OLDHAM’S employment market is starting to show signs of recovery. Employment figures have improved for the third consecutive month, with the number of people claiming...
A SNOWED in motorist is angry after he claimed a local councillor told him to “sod off” in a heated conversation over gritting. Carl Wilcock-Chadderton had to dig...
FORECASTERS are predicting more snow over high ground around Oldham tonight. Weather experts say the next 24 hours will be unsettled and wintry with overcast skies and...
OLDHAM Council is helping to organise a fund-raising event for the Mayor’s charities to make up for the loss of the Oldham Beer Festival. As revealed in the Chronicle, a...
BRAVE Debbie Broadbent averted a potential catastrophe when she jumped in front of two runaway horses as they galloped towards busy Huddersfield Road. She grabbed hold of the...
EXTRA help is being offered to householders on the brink of eviction because they owe money to rogue lenders. A free repossession advice service means 3,405 North-West...
refuse collections disrupted by the heavy snow have been re-arranged. Councillor Dave Hibbert has sent out his “Chadderton Matters” e-mail newsletter with the...
A SELFLESS St John Ambulance volunteer has been royally commended for her community service. Carol Calvert, who has 17 years’ service, was invested as a member of the...
A dedicated manager will be appointed to supervise the work in creating Oldham’s three new academies. The new position, which is being advertised, comes after a scathing...
