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OLDHAM is on the brink of a £130 million development to transform its deprived estates. A bidder will be chosen tonight to build 450 homes on Crossley, Primrose Bank,...
Date Published 26/08/2009
THE search is on for a worthy man to take the Man of Oldham crown from this year’s title-holder, Chris Hamilton. The Oldham Roughyeds chief executive scooped the coveted...
Claims that plans for a new health centre in Saddleworth have hit the buffers have been denied by health chiefs. Money for a new development will be there until 2011,...
RAIL chiefs will be on hand at train stations along the soon-to-close Oldham loop-line from Monday to discuss new replacement bus services. The line will shutdown on October 3...
ANOTHER Oldham school has been acclaimed nationally after celebrating record A-Level results. The Evening Chronicle revealed that Shaw school Crompton House was 39th in the...
A LOCAL theatre group went all the way to raise money for a good cause. The Congress Players staged their own version of “The Full Monty” at the Oldham Coliseum....
FIRE chiefs are urging Muslims to follow basic safety rules as they observe the holy month of Ramadan. The celebration involves a month of fasting during daylight hours with...
GREEN-FINGERED residents in Hathershaw and Fitton Hill have proved their gardening skills again this year. Thirty-two householders from the New Deal for Communities (NDC) area...
LOCAL swimmer Mickey Thompson has made a splash on the world stage as he continues his quest to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Paralympics. The 14-year-old, who was...
A fun day was held in Chadderton Hall Park to encourage people to use the facilities. The event was organised by the park’s friends group and other attractions included...
CAITLIN WAREING won the top girl swimmer award for the 11-year age group in the City of Liverpool Summer Sprint Meet. The Oldham Aquatics swimmer captured four golds in the...
ALL raring to go, these cute tots prove that age is no barrier to getting active. The youngsters were eager to make the most of the summer holiday fun and flocked to the...
BUDDING Jamie Olivers got together in Tandle Hill Park, Royton, to cook up a mouth-watering meal. The session arranged by Oldham Play Action Group and funded by the Big...
BELTING out the sounds of the ’60s on the M6, I’m in my element. You can test me on any Beatles lyric — I’m spot on. Donovan, the Stones, Small Faces, The Monkees . . . I know...
WORK has begun on building a £1.5 million mosque in Oldham despite it not having building regulation approval or the trustees legally owning the land. The Bangladeshi...
Date Published 25/08/2009
A CRACKDOWN on anti-social behaviour has halved the number of incidents in West Oldham. Between July 17 and August 11 this year, there were 35 reported incidents — a 51 per...
OLDHAM countryside warden Jane Downall is back in business at Daisy Nook Country Park after an amazing six-week adventure in Africa. The 49-year-old grandmother was one of...
THE family of an Oldham woman who served with Second World War ace fighter pilot Douglas Bader is holding a service of remembrance at Greenacres Congregational Church tomorrow....
Greater Manchester’s longest serving special constable has died suddenly at home in Chadderton. Ray May dedicated 42 years of his life to the force and was awarded the...
WHEN residents in Clarksfield got fed up with their dirty, litter strewn streets they simply rolled up their sleeves and did something about it. Dedicated grot busters in...
ONE of Oldham’s flagship job creation schemes is in voluntary receivership. One part-time and three full-time jobs have gone at The Enterprise Factory, Borough Mill,...
IMAGINE this. You jump on a bus and rather than rifling around for the fare, you simply use the vehicle’s fingerprint recognition system and head straight for a seat. It...
HIV figures in the North-West have reached a record high. A total of 5,767 people received treatment or care for for the disease last year, an 11 per cent increase. There was...
DIGGLE-born TV presenter John Stapleton has thrown his weight behind a national campaign to improve services for osteoporosis sufferers. The GMTV host, who used to be an...
AN off-duty traffic warden who chased a driving instructor and then punched him in a road rage incident, faces the sack. And Jason Pheasey’s actions were caught on CCTV,...
THE number of people being seen by an NHS dentist in Oldham is rising year on year with 16,000 more patients being seen since the Government reforms in 2006. According to the...
PUPILS are being urged to weigh up their options before ripping open their GCSE results slips on Thursday. The Learning Skills Council (LSC) is stressing that A-levels are not...
CHEERS! Landlords Tim O’Neill and Steve Edwards are raising their glasses after working up a “first” for flowers. The Hanging Gate, Diggle, was crowned the...
DELIGHTED councillors have praised First Bus for re-instating the full 82 service from Manchester to Waterhead. The route, currently reduced to peak hours only from Oldham to...
CHRIS TAYLOR’S future at Athletic is once again the focus of attention with the transfer window shutting next Tuesday. The 22-year-old winger continues to be courted by...
