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BILAL KHILJEE struck an unbeaten 122 as Delph defeated Slaithwaite by 110 runs in premiership one of the Drakes Huddersfield League. The Pakistani all-rounder hit 10 fours and...
Date Published 20/07/2009
A new state-of-the-art fire engine has been handed over to crews in Mossley. Area Commander Barry Jones joined fire authority members, councillors and station staff to hand...
PAKISTANI professional Junaid Khan claimed seven for 62 as Austerlands came out on top in a thrilling tussle to go joint-second in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and...
A newly-qualified Royal Air Force officer from Saddleworth is flying high after graduating from a prestigious military college in front of the Queen. Stuart Homa (22)...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: YARMOUTH 2.15 Baby Dottie 2.45 Art Discovery 3.15 Alicante...
ST John Ambulance volunteers, including three from Oldham, have been recognised for their achievements. Abbey Timmons and Kate Denny, from Failsworth, and Larysa Lotockyj,...
DE LA SOUL, Manchester International Festival A RAINY Manchester was transported back into the Daisy Age when iconic group De La Soul performed on Friday as part of the final...
THE ART OF BEING CHARITABLE I’VE always believed you should give what you can to charity. It’s good for the soul. It’s about helping others and sacrificing...
THE crime-busting alleygating scheme is back on track with a £275,000 fund for new schemes across Oldham. Since the gates began being installed five years ago more than...
Date Published 17/07/2009
A gazumped homeowner who ran a smear campaign to try and ruin a firm of estate agents escaped jail yesterday. Martin Frostick, of Newbarn, Delph, was convicted of fraud by...
A CHADDERTON man has been jailed for five years after police found a shotgun, ammunition, a machete and cannabis plants at his home. Bret Charlton, of Coalshaw Green Road, was...
THE man arrested for allegedly firing a shotgun as Norwegian tourists visited a crop circle in Wiltshire is the partner of Councillor Val Sedgwick. Ken Wilson was...
A 14-year-old boy has become the third member of the same family to die following an horrific house fire in Openshaw. Jordan Swift (14) died in hospital last night after...
THE brother of former England cricket captain Mike Atherton has been bailed until September 2. Chris Atherton, of Failsworth, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by...
A CHURCH pastor has defended his decision which could see a pre-school group shut down. Happy Days pre-school club, which also runs before and after-school sessions, has been...
WE have been asked to point out that members of the Communications Workers Union were not asked to take part in an unofficial work to rule after postal workers in other parts of...
THE head teacher, head boy and head girl of a Hollinwood school have all been praised by Ofsted inspectors. Inspectors rated New Bridge School, Roman Road, as a good secondary...
NEIGHBOURS from across Oldham will be united in a series of rousing street parties on Sunday. The parties form part the Eden project’s Big Lunch Initiative, which aims...
Oldham MEP Chris Davies has been appointed team leader and spokesman for the European Liberal group on the environment committee in the European Parliament. Davies will now...
THE war in Afghanistan is not a war on terror but is becoming a war on children as the death toll continues to rise, an MP claimed last night. Michael Meacher said to call the...
Two Saddleworth teenagers are preparing to embark on a poignant trip to link six generations of their family. Talented musicians Joshua and Elizabeth Bowker are visiting...
AN offer by First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) to become the landlord for all the borough’s council house tenants will be debated next week. It wants to become a housing...
CLEVER Joseph Connally is top of the class after scooping a perfect 100 per cent in a maths test. The Hey with Zion pupil is celebrating after producing a faultless paper for...
OLYMPIC gold medallist Tessa Sanderson kick-started a super sports initiative to get young Oldhamers active. The javelin thrower visited Radclyffe School and Athletics Centre...
POPULAR teacher Jim Leonard will miss his colleagues and pupils when he retires after 15 years at Blackshaw Lane Primary. But the 60-year-old is looking forward to devoting...
THE entire Blue Coat School turned out to celebrate founder’s day. Around 1,500 people, including the 1,300 pupils, around 100 members of staff and 80 guests took part...
CHILDREN at Delph Primary School are spreading the message of how to save the environment after being awarded a green flag. The school had to tackle eight eco-school topics to...
OLDHAM has so far escaped from becoming a swine flu hot spot, but a top doctor is warning it is on its way. Dr Kailash Chand, secretary of West Pennine Local Medical...
IN this week’s Friday science feature we look at swine flu, its causes, spread and treament, with Professor Rob Smith, Dean of Applied Sciences at the University of...
PUPILS from Kaskenmoor School, Hollinwood, were given a taste of Army life as part of their annual “super learning week”. The programme enabled young people in...
