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The Mayor and Mayoress of Oldham took time out of their busy schedule to hear traditional Christmas music played outside Lees Library. Councillors Jim McArdle and Kay Knox...
Date Published 24/12/2009
League’s gifts for hospital patients PATIENTS forced to spend Christmas Day in the Royal Oldham Hospital can look forward to some special gifts tomorrow. For...
ENTERPRISING pupils from Royton and Crompton Specialist Science College turned studies into profit. The Year 10 youngsters harnessed lessons learned in creative thinking, team...
LAST week, local doctor’s leader Kailash Chand gave Chronicle readers some useful advice on keeping healthy over winter. Now, health chiefs at NHS Oldham have put...
Pav’s Christmas Patch: I ADORE the sweet stuff at Christmas. Cake, pudding, log, I love the lot but especially mince pies. They bring back so many good memories for me....
Latics’ festive home clash in doubt ATHLETIC’S home game against Tranmere Rovers on Boxing Day remains in serious doubt. Around seven inches of snow sits on...
DUAL code starlet Michael Ward is to take up a professional contract with Oldham Roughyeds. The Royton teenager has played at first-team level for Oldham RUFC — a code...
ROBERTO Mancini is expecting an aerial bombardment from Stoke in his first game in charge of Manchester City at Eastlands on Boxing Day. The 45–year–old Italian...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro and Chadderton go head to head in Vodkat North-West Counties League on Boxing Day. But rather than the kudos of claiming local bragging...
NOTTINGHAM was bursting with Oldham pride after hard-hitting Robbie Connor claimed the ABA senior novice 75kg class ‘A’ crown. The 19-year-old, from Shaw, came...
PARK LIFE: ATHLETIC are on course to avoid a bottom-four finish, if last season’s League One table is anything to go by. Dave Penney’s side reach the halfway stage...
PARK LIFE: TRANMERE Rovers have attracted plenty of headlines for the wrong reasons lately. After controversially sacking former Athletic manager Ronnie Moore in the summer...
PARK LIFE: TONY Philliskirk admits that the season up to now has been slightly disappointing for the youth team generally — though he is pleased with the attacking talent...
PARK LIFE: CHRIS O’Grady’s superb goal scoring streak shows no sign of grinding to a halt. The on-loan striker netted twice for Rochdale in a thumping 4-0 defeat...
WATERHEAD are down to take on in-form Saddleworth Rangers on Sunday in a repeat of last season’s Standard Cup final (1.30pm kick off). The Peach Road side have struggled...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RU are due to return to action on January 2 with a rearranged home game against Eccles in North Lancs/Cumbria Division. On the same day, the 3rd and 4th...
SADDLEWORTH School’s Year Eight rugby league team made it into the last eight of the north-west section of the Carnegie Champion Schools tournament thanks to a 24-16 win...
MEMBERS of Fitbodz Gym bagged two gold medals at the Kimura Cup karate event in Birmingham. Darren Clayton and Jackie Jordan proved too good for their rivals in the Kumite...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for Boxing Day meetings:
Oldham grinds to a halt HEAVY snowfall threw Oldham town centre into lunchtime chaos yesterday as temperatures dropped to their coldest since 1992. Traffic at Mumps...
Date Published 23/12/2009
Gritting chief hits back at critics THE man at the centre of Oldham’s gritting nerve centre has sprung to the defence of the team battling to keep the borough’s...
A burglar from Failsworth who took part in a midnight raid on an elderly couple’s house has been jailed. Wayne Barker and two accomplices broke into the property in...
A trader has hit out at Oldham Council for refusing to waive parking charges over the festive season. Manchester City Council has lifted all charges on December 26, 27 and 28...
THE cast and crew of “Coronation Street” took time out from those famous cobbles to send festive treats to youngsters across Oldham. Famous faces collected gifts...
OLDHAM council will be given almost £60,000 to help disabled children access childcare, the Government has announced. Children’s Secretary Ed Balls and...
UTILITY companies which do not finish roadworks on time could be faced with fines of up to £25,000. The current maximum daily charge is £2,500, but to encourage...
THE number of Latics fans banned or arrested for bad behaviour has dropped by more than a quarter over the past year. Figures released by the Home Office for the football...
A children’s charity has been swamped by generous donations of toys and gifts for less privileged Oldham youngsters. The Children’s Society project, based at...
Oldham Council leader Howard Sykes was among local politicians who watched a historic agreement being signed in Bury. The document creating city region status for Greater...
A FAMILY with young children had a lucky escape after a carbon monoxide leak at their home in Chadderton. The three adults and three youngsters were taken to hospital for...
