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OLDHAM Evening Chronicle’s Top Dog 2009 winner and runner-up joined forces to collect their prizes. Andrea McLean’s two-year-old cocker spaniel, Lulu, beat off...
Date Published 17/08/2009
SAILING-MAD Ewan Nichols has been left heartbroken after thieves stole the dinghy his grandfather helped to build for him. The 10-year-old’s distinctive red, white and...
BORDER officials have uncovered a plot to smuggle £62,000 worth of cannabis into the country through Manchester Airport. A 26-year-old painter and decorator was remanded...
DOZENS of Oldhamers recreated an historic march on the 190th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre by walking to Manchester. Up to 18 people died in 1819 and hundreds were left...
POLICE officers and the community have joined together to show teamwork is vital in the fight against crime. Neighbourhood officers in Royton and Shaw were bowled over as they...
OLDHAM Mayor Councillor Jim McArdle visited Emmaus at Longlands Mill, Mossley, to see for himself how the charity for homeless people operates. He was accompanied by the...
Residents in East Oldham are being encouraged to have have their say on community matters at the new Partners and Communities Together meeting on Wednesday. Known as PACT...
A RESCUE harness made in Oldham has helped save a baby’s life in typhoon-hit Taiwan. The contraption was designed by Dave Allport, owner of Specialist Access and Rescue...
IF you thought you had a busy schedule, then spare a thought for Edward Highton. The 58-year-old, who holds down a number of different jobs as well as charity work, could be...
Plans for another town centre takeaway, open until 5am, have been sent to Oldham Council. But the authority’s pollution control section has objected because noise and...
LOCAL dignitaries watched as Oldham Mayor Councillor Jim McArdle hoisted Pakistan’s flag to commemorate the country’s 63rd Independence Day. More than 100 members...
BOSSES say that a new queuing system is not the cause of long waits at Oldham’s Post Office. Instead they blamed the temporary closure of another branch. A queuing...
THERE may be hundreds of Pizza Huts up and down the UK, but the big bosses think that the Oldham one has something special. Thanks to loyal customers and dedicated staff,...
CONSTRUCTION workers building Oldham’s new £17 million radiotherapy centre downed tools for the day to take part in a 60-mile charity bike ride. And as they...
Four legs will be better than two when a beauty pageant with a difference is held at Foxdenton Park in Chadderton. The charity dog show has been organised by dog groomer Sarah...
Union brands pupil numbers as appalling NEARLY 180 of Oldham’s primary school children are taught in classes of at least 41 pupils, according to Government figures....
Date Published 14/08/2009
THE end could be finally in sight for the Royton Assembly Hall saga, with Oldham Council ready to take legal action if work is not completed by the end of this year. The...
A CALLOUS thief stole £2,000 of charity money raised in memory of a cancer victim and destined for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. The crook sneaked into a house in Moorside...
NEARLY a third of Oldham’s primary school pupils do not speak English as their first language. The figure of 5,741 pupils, or 32.1 per cent, is the second highest in the...
A FORMER British soldier accused of shooting dead two colleagues in Iraq was suffering from post–traumatic stress syndrome and should never have been given a job as a...
PUZZLE supremo Liane Robinson will fly the flag for Britain when she jets out to Turkey with a team of eggheads. The 44-year-old mother-of-two is busily brushing up on her...
Added cabinet quotes anger Tory A newsletter distributed in Chadderton has been given a political makeover by the Liberal Democrats, it is claimed. Conservative councillor...
MANAGER Dave Penney has every confidence Athletic’s strikers will soon be among the goals. Athletic head into back-to-back away fixtures at Leyton Orient and Millwall in...
Oldham motorists are being warned of narrow lanes and 50 mph restrictions on the M62 above Milnrow. Work began on Wednesday (12) on a £2.6 million improvement scheme by...
DETECTIVES investigating the fatal shooting of Junaid Khan have been called in after three men were arrested in Werneth last night. The three were taken into custody after...
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson welcomes back Paul Reilly to the fold for the must-win trip to face one of the form teams in the division. While champions Dewsbury are still on...
IRENE Jones reaches another landmark on Sunday — her 102nd birthday. The popular resident of Oakdene Nursing Home, in Stamford Road, Lees, puts her longevity down to...
IF ATHLETIC are looking for an insider’s guide to tomorrow’s Coca-Cola League One opponents Leyton Orient, nobody is better qualified than Peter Gilbert. The...
A YORKSHIRE Street nightclub will remain closed nearly five months on from a triple stabbing. Brownz bar has scrapped its appeal after it was stripped of its licence by Oldham...
WORKMEN from United Utilities have repaired a burst water pipe that flooded Oldham Fire Station in Lees Road. Fire-fighters returned to their base at 6.45am yesterday to find...
