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Children needing a permanent home have become the latest casualty of the recession, according to local adoption agency Adoption Matters North-West. Potential adopters,...
Date Published 29/12/2009
AN emergency support service has been launched for Oldhamers who look after sick, disabled or frail members of the family, friends or neighbours. It aims to ease worries about...
Young people in Limeside will soon be enjoying new sports facilities following a milestone £40,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG). Limeside Friends of the Park...
IT WAS party time for one sprightly centenarian who celebrated her 101st birthday yesterday. Young-at-heart May Holland enjoyed a party with family and friends at Park House...
A SWIFT rearrangement means Athletic will try again to beat the weather this weekend. The recent icy conditions saw the home Boxing Day clash with Tranmere Rovers and the away...
SERBIAN international Austen Barrowclough has signed a two-year deal to turn professional with Oldham RL. The 19-year-old hooker, who hails from Huddersfield and was...
OLDHAM St Anne’s progressed to the last four of the Standard Cup thanks to a 66-4 away victory at Ashton-under-Lyne RFC. The inclusion of the union club in the...
FESTIVE cheer, turkey and crackers were the order of the day at the Salvation Army as volunteers helped to give the homeless a Christmas to remember. The citadel in Chamber...
AMBULANCE turnaround times at the Royal Oldham Hospital are the third worst in Greater Manchester, according to new figures. Paramedics in Oldham averaged 29 minutes and seven...
SNOW and ice brought frustration to the local non-league scene on Boxing Day. The derby duel between Oldham Boro and Chadderton was postponed after a 10.30am inspection at the...
SIR Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United are a different proposition heading into the second half of the season as injuries start to ease. United welcomed back a trio of...
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes winning the Barclays Premier League is a realistic target for his side. Mancini insists he will not look at the league...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for Boxing Day meetings:
THE achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people (LGBT) who have excelled in the arts, politics, science and other fields will be celebrated February. Reporter...
The year we said goodbye to the King of Pop and hello to SuBo The year began in traditional style with 2008’s “X Factor” winner sitting on top of the singles...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: Well, now that Christmas is finally done and dusted we can all stand back, look at the steaming pile of rubble left behind and turn on our heels to the...
Latics have been forced to postpone their Boxing Day game against Tranmere Rovers. The club held an inspection, performed by referee Carl Evans and he discovered that the...
Date Published 24/12/2009
Mercy mission saves wedding A volunteer convoy of love saved a young couple’s wedding day at a snow-hammered Saddleworth village. Rachel Milestone and her groom John...
IT’S been an up and down Christmas for Oldham town centre during the last few days of the Christmas spending spree. Despite the gloomy economy, bargain hunters keen to...
POLICE are appealing for information after a 27-year-old man was stabbed in Glodwick. The victim was knifed after an row in Mansfield Road when two thugs smashed a rear...
OLDHAM-BORN “Strictly Come Dancing” star Ricky Whittle (pictured) faces a New Year court appearance after being charged with dangerous driving. The 29-year-old...
Readers have their say Plenty of votes in favour... :: I live in High Crompton and can’t give the council gritters enough praise. I work in Hollinwood and never got...
HEALTH bosses are warning Oldhamers to think twice before venturing out on to the borough’s treacherous streets as we continue to be hit by icy conditions. The number of...
IN two of Oldham’s severest winters in living memory — 1947 and 1979 — cars were buried, roads disappeared under drifts and even the M62 was closed. Only two...
Girl power is helping to make sure Oldham’s roads are kept open during the cold snap. By day Karen Rothwell works behind a desk as a finance and administration assistant...
AFTER more than a week of heavy snowfall and the lowest temperatures since 1992, it looks like Oldham is finally starting to thaw. The thermometer dropped to -9.4C on...
A RECYCLED telephone number has left a Shaw woman inundated with callers asking her to grit their roads. Wendy Varley had a new BT line installed six weeks ago, but was given...
The retired former Vicar of Oldham stepped in to save tonight’s midnight communion service in Saddleworth’s most isolated village. Canon John Sykes answered the...
THESE little angels brought the Christmas story to life as they put their all into performing a nativity play. Heyside Pre-school has been performing the traditional nativity...
ALMOST one in three people killed in road accidents in Oldham is under 25, figures have revealed. Statistics published by the Department for Transport (DfT) show there have...
