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A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been charged after a cannabis farm was found at a disused clothes shop in Mossley. Biao Huang, of no fixed abode, was charged with cultivation of...
Date Published 14/09/2009
THE original church bell at St Margaret’s in Hollinwood has been restored to its home in the newly-restored tower. And it could soon be striking the quarterly chimes of...
Your Chronicle — backing the £100,000 Christie Hospital Oldham Appeal CHARITY cyclist Eddie Garlick pedalled his way to raising almost £1,500 for the...
Oldham 31, Swinton 26 THREE more like that will do very nicely indeed. Such a run would have an adverse effect on the collective blood pressure of those who hold the cause...
A STATE-of-the-art robot, designed to make life easier for hospital patients and staff, has been brought to life in Oldham. The £350,000 automated pharmacy machines...
MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson accused referee Andre Marriner of dismissing Paul Scholes purely on reputation during the 3–1 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane....
Bailiffs charging up to £3,300 a week for van hire to recover council debts is a money-making scam, according to Oldham Council’s Labour group leader, Councillor Jim...
A WRANGLE has broken out over a wooden fence on the front terrace of an upmarket café bar. Customers used to cross the front of Jamaica Blue in Uppermill High Street to...
Manchester City 4, Arsenal 2 ARSENAL striker Robin van Persie’s accusation that former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor deliberately stamped on his face put a sinister slant...
The opening of Chadderton’s Well-being centre has been delayed by a month. The new facility on Wellington Street, which includes a 25-metre swimming pool, fitness suite,...
CHADDERTON held high-flying Daisy Hill to a goalless draw at Broadway in the first division of the Vodkat North West Counties League. The mid-table Broadway side had worked...
Union leaders are demanding to know how much the four-day Christmas closure at Oldham Council saved the authority. Unison, the largest council union representing 4,000 staff,...
OLDHAM’S City Learning Centre has had a £24,000 makeover. The money has been used to create a flexible teaching space with computers, informal seating in bright,...
MONTON and Weaste clinched the CLL championship in one of the most dramatic finishes to a season seen in recent years. They lost at home to Heywood yesterday while title...
A senior councillor has questioned why trainees are being threatened with “fines” if they fail to complete their course to become low-paid benefit advisers for Oldham...
A RAPID century from Stuart Moore helped Heyside clinch a place in the 2010 Thwaites LCB Cup — but it was agony for opponents Glodwick on the final day of the Armstrongs...
A MARTIAL arts master is continuing his quest to help people find inner peace. International aikido teacher Wasyl Kolesnikov has released his second book...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers and Oldham St Anne's came up with a winning double in the National Conference League, maintaining both teams’ 100-per-cent starts. Rangers, at home...
FORMER banker Michael Unsworth has been nominated for education’s version of an Oscar. The 37-year-old business manager at Kingfisher School, Chadderton, will represent...
Oldham RU 27, Keswick 37 JOHN GILLAN had the misfortune of scoring a hat-trick of tries for Oldham RUFC and still finishing on the losing side as Keswick triumphed in a...
Manchester Phoenix warmed up for the English Premier League launch with a friendly win over rivals Sheffield Scimitars. Tony Hand’s side won 3-2 on Saturday in Yorkshire...
Oldham council staff who have given star service are being sought out for special awards. The council, its partners at First Choice Homes, Oldham Community Leisure and the Unity...
Nimble Nook aces Andrew Buckley and Gary Ellis were today bidding for a place in the last 16 of the Waterloo Handicap in Blackpool. Buckley progressed to the fifth round on...
SUMMER holidays may be a distant dream but Oldham’s young people still have time to snap up a late-season prize. A competition for budding photographers run in...
Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow:
IF love is blind then marriage is a real eye-opener. It’s something many men fear but there’s no need. Marriage is simply a legally binding contract clamping you...
HELPFUL, understanding, pleasant and for ever smiling — that is the shining picture, painted by a grateful patient, of the entire audiology team at Oldham’s Cannon...
STAFF who transform the lives of the borough’s most vulnerable pupils have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. It comes after Oldham’s Pupil Referral Unit...
A TRIBUNAL in which the head of Oldham police was accused of dishonesty and a lack of integrity was dramatically halted after an Inspector withdrew his claim. As revealed...
Date Published 11/09/2009
Layout and make-up of road is safety concern, says engineer AN independent chartered civil engineer said the layout and make-up of the highway and junction near Birks Quarry...
