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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are:
Date Published 13/11/2009
CONVICTED paedophile Gary Glitter is house-hunting in Saddleworth for a secluded property worth up to £900,000. But the shamed rock idol has already been refused...
TWO quick-thinking police officers have been hailed for their potentially life-saving actions after rescuing a couple from an arson attack. PC Rowan Douglas and PC Simon...
A TRIO of former head teachers made a poignant return to their old stomping ground for one last time. John Owens, Colin Bell and Graeme Hollinshead attended the last ever...
MORE than £500,000 is set to be ploughed into Oldham to get the long-term jobless back into work, the Government was expected to announce today. Communities Secretary...
OLDHAM’S health chiefs have expressed their delight at being praised by the Government for slashing the number of teenage pregnancies. As revealed by the Evening...
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis will travel to Manchester’s run-down Victoria Station next week to announce improvements to Oldham’s train and future tram network....
A NEW book has been launched which helps teachers and education staff to support children and young people faced with domestic violence. It is written by two of Oldham...
THE number of families at risk of losing their homes is continuing to fall in Oldham as interest rates remain at an all-time low. Mortgage lenders launched 150 repossession...
THERE’S no better place to spend a penny than the Squire Knott in Yorkshire Street, Oldham. That’s because the Wetherspoon pub has been crowned king of the...
COUNCIL chiefs are to demolish a Victorian building in a conservation area after residents warned it was collapsing. Oldham Council has made an emergency application to...
CHILDREN’S favourite Angelina Ballerina will take centre stage at Oldham’s biggest ever Christmas lights switch on and fireworks spectacular. The dazzling dancer...
OLDHAM Roughyeds have been told they will NOT be playing at Boundary Park next season — leaving the prospect of holding home games outside of the town’s boundaries...
Date Published 12/11/2009
ATHLETIC are opposed to moves to expand the Premier League to two divisions, with fears for the long-term future of those sides who find themselves left looking in from the...
NEW Athletic left-back Lee Hills is keen to make up for lost time. The on-loan Crystal Palace defender made his debut in the FA Cup loss to Leeds and is set to keep his place...
ALEX Marrow is walking in his very own Latics wonderland. The energetic 19-year-old midfielder was busy learning his trade as a plasterer early last year, turning out at the...
FANS are likely to get attractive odds on there being a glut of goals at Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium on Saturday. Athletic, tight at the back on the road this year...
LANCASHIRE cricket club have submitted their planning application for the next stage of a multi–million–pound re–development of Old Trafford and the surrounding...
RONNIE HEFFRON, one of the hottest properties in British boxing, doesn’t want to be compared to anyone else. The 19-year-old Oldhamer has signed professional forms for...
TOP British boxers are often recognised for their nicknames almost as much as their exploits in the ring. David “Hayemaker” Haye was crowned world heavyweight champion at the...
WERNETH Cricket Club have strongly denied rumours that Mark Vermeulen is to return to the club as professional. The Zimbabwe international batsman, who has featured in recent...
A PILOT killed when his light aircraft crashed on the moors above Greenfield may have been under the influence of an illegal drug, an accident report has revealed. The body of...
TITLE-HOPEFULS Higginshaw left it late to secure a thrilling 26-24 win at Pilkington Recs ‘A’ in division four of the North-West Counties League. Trailing by six...
A 16-year-old kidnapped and raped a five-year-old boy just days after avoiding custody for the rape of another child. The offender, who cannot be named for legal reasons,...
AN OPERATION to crack down on crime and arson over Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night has been credited with saving taxpayers more than £1.3million. Criminal damage,...
HOLLINWOOD, without a point in division four of the Pennine League, hit a spot of bother when they visited West Craven. Several cars got lost on their way to the ground in...
A man who murdered his love rival and wasn’t brought to justice for 20 years has failed to win a cut in his minimum jail term at London’s High Court. Bashir Ahmed...
IAIN BOWIE believes it can only get better for Manchester Phoenix now they have hit the top of ice hockey’s English Premier League. The Scottish forward says he expects...
MICHELLE Morris has bared all to benefit a charity which is close to her heart. The 48-year-old is one of 15 women affected by breast cancer who stripped and posed for...
A MUCH-LOVED great-grandmother has died only weeks after celebrating her 100th birthday. Alice Mann, of Laburnum House, Shaw, died peacefully in hospital on Tuesday. The...
