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THE Government has come under renewed fire over its handling of swine flu — after it was revealed there is just one collection point for anti-viral drugs in Oldham....
Date Published 28/07/2009
SPARKLING clean and chewing gum free — that’s how the streets of Shaw will look after a £125,000 revamp. Paved areas in the centre will be deep-cleaned to...
Saddleworth Parish Council meeting reports by BEATRIZ AYALA DISCUSSIONS over the introduction of flashing road signs in Saddleworth have been put on hold. Parish Councillor...
ATHLETIC have beaten off competition from Glasgow Rangers to sign 19-year-old Michael McKerr. The right-back/holding midfield player has been snapped up by Athletic after...
COULD you provide a safe and secure home for a child in need? If the answer is “yes”, Oldham Fostering Service wants to hear from you. A radio campaign to...
THE SEARCH for fresh blood continues for Oldham today as the club bids to fill the gaps left by departed players. Coach Tony Benson currently has a 25-strong, not including...
YOUNG people in Oldham are being urged to take advantage of a free screening check for the nation’s most common sexually transmitted infection. Cases of chlamydia are on the...
Ryan Giggs is convinced Michael Owen can provide Manchester United with a cutting edge they have lacked since the exit of Ruud van Nistelrooy. A surprise new recruit by Sir...
Sports Editor BOB YOUNG joins in the Latics stadium debate I STRUGGLE to set the V+ programme on the TV, predictive text on the mobile may as well be in Sanskrit and Facebook...
SOME things just don’t make sense. I have been saying for ages that England were overpriced to win this summer’s Ashes series and, here we are, 1-0 up after two Tests....
A HOUSING development in Oldham put on hold as a result of the recession could be given Government cash to get back on track. Housing Minister John Healey said a 49-home...
THIS is all my fault, you know. Bill Quinn’s resignation from the Roughyeds board, the Rugby Football League’s rule which states he can’t be chairman, the...
THE Government has snubbed a bid to offer free bus travel to Oldham’s teenagers. Both former Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon and new transport minister Sadiq Khan have...
Belle Vue kept their season alive with a resounding 54-41 win over Poole in the Knockout Cup quarter-final last night, giving the Aces a 103-85 aggregate victory over a powerful...
The search is on the find this year’s Woman of Oldham. The 17th Woman of Oldham luncheon takes place at the White Hart Hotel, Lydgate, on September 23. The winner,...
MANCHESTER Phoenix youngster Robert Lachowicz has been turning heads at an ice hockey camp in Canada. Invited by ex-NHL star and now Nottingham Panthers’ coach Corey...
I’m depressed. I know I’ve just come back from two weeks sunning myself on the Costa del Essex and I know it wasn’t just any old holiday but my honeymoon. I...
DARREN GRIFFITHS picked up a cool £1,000 and secured a place in the Champion Of Champions’ event in Blackpool when he won Sunday’s John Smiths South Leeds...
Gig of the week: Filthy Rich Where? Castle, Union Street, Oldham, Saturday Rude’s monthly residency at the Castle just keeps on getting better. After five...
DORYOKU Karate Club, based at Chadderton Sports Centre, has welcomed four new black belts to their ranks — Waqar Shah, Jack Higgins, Sam Lomax and Adam Kowal. Their new...
CHEEKY monkeys The Minx aren’t afraid of a little confrontation — in fact they positively revel in causing trouble. The Manchester lads are gearing up for the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: REDCAR 2.05 Elusive Sue 2.40 Strong Storm 3.15 Pacific Bay 3.50 Applause 4.30...
FANS of rara skirts, leg warmers and neon skirts can get their nostalgia fix with a spectacular 80s gig with a difference. Icons such as Human League, Belinda Carlisle and...
TONIGHT - TOMORROW: Manchester Jazz Festival — Pavilion; Earthless, Pontiak — Retro Bar; Crooked Smile, Lulla Viloet, Hey Sholay, District Line — Roadhouse...
ATHLETIC hope to have Dean Furman back for Wednesday’s hastily arranged friendly against Middlesbrough at Boundary Park. The influential midfield player was ruled out of...
Date Published 27/07/2009
MARK CASS has been sacked by the Roughyeds for gross misconduct in the latest blow to hit the crisis club. The 37-year-old assistant coach, originally brought in to aid Steve...
Patched-up Roughyeds refuse to lie down Dewsbury 38, Roughyeds 8 ONLY a couple of weeks ago, a result like this would have set the alarm bells ringing. Not this time....
Athletic 1, Sunderland 2 ATHLETIC kick off their new league campaign in less than a fortnight and manager Dave Penney admitted he was left with plenty of food for thought...
A MUM is taking on two pharmaceutical giants over drugs she says caused her children serious disabilities. Suzanne Wakeman (31), of Newark Park Way, Royton, claims...
AN Oldham boy set fire to school toilets on the orders of bullies, Oldham Youth Court heard. More than 1,350 pupils and 150 staff had to be evacuated from the school after the...
