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ICE HOCKEY: Manchester Phoenix remain on top of the English Premier League following a comfortable 5-1 win over Guildford Flames on Saturday, thanks to a double from player-coach...
Date Published 14/12/2009
ONLY six points separate the top six teams at the halfway stage of the Chadderton Snooker League, sponsored by Oldham Snooker Centre and Steakhouse. High Crompton B recorded a...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings: SOUTHWELL 11.30 Always Dixie 12.00 Tiger Hawk 12.30 Valmina 1.05 Esuvia...
A MASSIVE blaze which ripped though a shopping arcade in Shaw town centre today is being treated as arson. Forty firefighters tackled the flames at the The Four Lane End...
A WOMAN has died after her car ploughed into a wall on a sharp bend in Lees. The 40-year-old lost control of her red Ford Focus shortly before midnight on Friday at the...
OLDHAM has been named the UK’s sixth riskiest place for motor accidents. Figures published in insurer Endsleigh’s annual Motor Accidents Index identify the 10...
WELSH warbler Lucie Jones will sing at Tokyo Oldham on Saturday. The “X Factor” finalist, who left the competition after a sing-off with Irish twins John and...
AN award-winning Westwood restaurant which was found to be infested with mice has been hit with a £1,200 fine. Salikur Rahman, owner of Prithiraj in Featherstall Road...
FOUR men have been charged with burglary and fraud after an 84-year-old woman was tricked and robbed in Burnley. Wayne Langley (25), of Hollinwood Avenue, Chadderton, Sam...
OLDHAM’S Liberal Democrats are proposing to back the Royal British Legion’s campaign to give better support to our troops. A motion to go before Wednesday’s...
A NEW year will herald the start of a new era for Oldham Music Service. Following the retirement of Dr Eileen Bentley MBE in July, the service has appointed Gerard Booth as...
A TODDLERS’ group will rise like a phoenix from the ashes after support from the Moorside community and a refit by Oldham Council. Moorside Pre-School and Nursery in...
Super centre for GPs opens A new GP health centre in Oldham town centre will be officially opened on Wednesday. The Lindley House Health Centre will be based in the...
CROMPTON cemetery chapel has been freed from its ivy prison allowing visitors to see the beautiful brickwork once again. Thick ivy had been growing on the spire for years...
KEN BENNETT THE ivy has nipped in before the holly to celebrate Christmas at a cosy pub in Springhead. A long strand of bright green creeper has poked through the thick walls...
Air cadets in tune for title ROYTON air cadets hit the right notes at the National Marching Band Championships. The squadron, who were representing the North of England,...
POLICE will be carrying out high-visibility patrols in Oldham to ensure thieves don’t get rich pickings from Christmas shoppers. The closer it gets to Christmas Day the...
WITH Christmas less than two weeks’ away, festive food and tasty treats are top priority for most families. But as families gather and friends visit, kitchen fires pose a real...
BUDDING bards put their thoughts into verse for Oldham College’s poetry competition. Students and staff competed in the annual event, with prizes such as an iPod Shuffle...
IMPROVEMENTS have made one of the borough’s waterways a more accessible and attractive place to visit. Work has been carried out over the past couple of months on the...
Pupils help planting as dozens are felled CLIMATE change and dog fighting have been blamed for the loss of dozens of trees in Oldham. The latest to be felled by Oldham...
SOME of Oldham’s gifted and talented sports students gathered for a day of training and competition in the first of a series of “Gold Factor” days. Around...
THE England table tennis team put on an amazing exhibition to support Glodwick Sports Academy’s open day at St Mark’s parish hall. Young people got the chance to...
IT’S probably one of the last places you would expect to find Father Christmas's workshop . . . But nestling in the hills of Austerlands, one of Santa’s little...
THE ART OF . . . INVESTIGATION: INVESTIGATION is all about getting to the truth. It’s about unravelling a story, uncovering the facts and finding out what’s really happened....
CHRISTMAS came early for members of a social club for people with learning difficulties. The Terence O’Grady Club, which was set up 40 years ago, has more than 100...
Halle, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” was the title of Saturday’s concert, and “A Little Night Music” was what the Halle...
CHRIS O’GRADY will DEFINITELY return to Boundary Park when his loan spell at Rochdale expires, says Athletic boss Dave Penney. The former Rotherham striker has been in...
Date Published 11/12/2009
BEN HEATON and Chris Clarke have been rewarded for their efforts last season by being promoted to the full first-team squad. The young pair, both first-year professionals in...
Manchester City are preparing themselves for the worst after Michael Johnson injured his knee in training. The 21-year-old has been battling his way back to full fitness after...
