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UNEMPLOYMENT benefit claimants in Oldham have fallen for the second month, bucking the national trend. Official monthly figures for June show there were 6,750 Oldhamers...
Date Published 16/07/2009
AN angry homeowner who launched a smear campaign against an estate agents was found guilty of fraud yesterday after he admitted to a jury he was “guilty as hell”....
Countdown to the weekend’s big Race for Life AN Army cadet instructor who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27, will be guest of honour at Oldham’s...
Countdown to the weekend’s big Race for Life This big pink machine is on the move from Oldham highlighting the weekend’s Race for Life in Alexandra Park. It was painted...
FAILSWORTH Macedonia thought they were on to a winner against Robinsons in division one of the Site Electrical North Manchester League. Chasing just 113, they seemed set for...
Oldham Council reports THE Government’s controversial ID card scheme was given a slating across the political spectrum. Only four Labour councillors voted against a Lib-Dem...
Oldham Works: The Chronicle campaign to support Oldham and its people While Oldham is currently bucking the upward trend in unemployment, the borough has not been immune from...
ANGRY MPs are demanding a meeting with transport secretary Lord Adonis to protest that his department has condemned Oldham’s commuters to overcrowded trains. Local...
HOMES across Denshaw were without power yesterday morning after a tree collapsed onto an overhead cable. Around 120 homes were plunged into darkness at 8.30am, but 60 had...
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission is to examine if anything could have been done to prevent the murder of Salford shop assistant Nasar Hussain. Mr Hussain was shot...
OLDHAM’S fifth Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Pride takes centre stage outside the Spindles shopping centre on Saturday next week. The event will kick-off with a...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers are getting into the mood in preparation for jetting off to Dubai this weekend. The Greenfield club take on the United Arab Emirates Falcons tomorrow...
MORE than 30 classic cars, from the beginning of the 20th century through to modern classics, were displayed in High Street, Oldham recently. Examples ranged from the Mk 1...
Riverside House sheltered housing scheme in Uppermill will hold its annual summer fair on Saturday to raise money for Francis House Children’s Hospice. The event will be...
Oldham will be assessed for flood risks by a specialist team costing £30,000. Their results will be part of the Local Development Plan, (LDF), the blueprint for future...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
SCHOOLchildren in Failsworth celebrated the opening of a play area they helped to design, plan and transform. Parent and PTA member Gemma Pierce helped to secure funding for...
TALENTED pupils have been showing off their music, art and design skills as part of a national youth celebration. The creative arts faculty at Hathershaw College of Technology...
CORONATION Street stalwarts Barbara Knox and Bill Tarmey are cutting down their hours on the ITV soap. Former Oldham Coliseum star Barbara, who plays Rita Sullivan, will...
GREEN-FINGERED pupils showed off the fruits of their labour at a summer show at Daisy Nook Garden Centre, Failsworth. Alan Andrews, horticultural teaching assistant at...
A former coalman, who became a well- known milkman in the Springhead area, has died aged 79. Harold Ripley was just beginning his 80th year living at Blackleach Farm,...
Council Survey IT was a bit like those frustrating progressive dances where one second you are skipping the light fantastic with with some buxom wench with a twinkle in her...
A MATE of mine is thinning on top and for that reason cuts his hair only two or three times a year. I suppose he has a modern-day version of the Peter Swales comb-over. No one...
WASTE bosses are being urged to cut charges for business rubbish after a 2,400 per cent hike in prices. Oldham’s Labour group says the minimum cost to businesses getting rid...
CHAIRMAN Simon Blitz believes Athletic can mount a promotion challenge in Coca-Cola League One despite being forced to cut their playing budget. Although admitting these are...
Date Published 15/07/2009
DANNY HALLIWELL picked up a two-match ban last night, ruling him out of the crucial matches against promotion contenders Keighley and Dewsbury. The centre was also fined...
OLDHAM cricketer Mel Whittle has been banned from playing for Lancashire over-50s until the end of the 2010 season. Whittle and Liverpool’s Geoff Blackburn have both...
LOCAL amateur golfer Rachel Connor has successfully negotiated the first step towards qualification for the Ricoh Women’s British Open. The 19-year-old from Royton...
LEE Greenwood has said there was one thing above all else on the Roughyeds players’ minds at the weekend — getting out of Blackpool as quickly as possible. Both...
Victorian terrace homes in Derker may have reached the end of the line — but not the end of their life. For almost every bit of them from roofs to floorboards is being...
