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ANDY YOUNG claimed four for 15 and Michael Schofield smashed an unbeaten 77 as Austerlands booked their ticket for Twenty20 Cup finals day which they will host on Sunday, August...
Date Published 13/07/2009
A TORY councillor and his wife have been arrested and bailed over allegations of misusing councillors’ computer e-mail accounts. Failsworth West councillor Ian Barker...
IMRAN ASLAM’S superb haul of seven for 49 spurred Glodwick to a four-wicket win over Austerlands in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League....
Police still investigating link to Oldham car park shooting A teenager has been charged with murdering the Salford shopkeeper Nasar Hussain whose shooting has been linked to a...
AN Oldham man has been jailed after more than £400,000 worth of heroin was seized during a police raid in Oldham. Ali Imran (30), of Letham Street, Hathershaw, was...
Bus staff from Oldham-based First Manchester have become special constables and their beat is . . . the buses. They have joined colleagues from Stagecoach and GMPTE to spend...
Oldham Council has launched a competition to find a private sector partner to provide three new secondary schools and major rebuilds of others. The competition, advertised in...
Passengers are packed like sardines EVEN sardines would complain about overcrowding on local rush-hour trains, according to Lib-Dem councillors. Councillor Richard...
A decision to scrap plans for a tip at a beauty spot near the Daisy Nook Country Park has been welcomed by local MPs, councillors and residents. The review of the Greater...
GREENFIELD all-rounder Alex Peters could do little wrong against Hollinwood in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League. The teenager, thrown...
OLDHAM coroner Simon Nelson has called for changes in the way patients are referred through the borough’s mental-health services following the death of a Failsworth man....
Oldham Chronicle, supporting the Oldham Christie Appeal OLDHAM nurse Rita Orriss got the shock of her life when Prime Minister Gordon Brown walked in after her radiotherapy...
Bruce Cruse’s second successive ton helped Delph to an emphatic 137-run defeat of Meltham in premiership one of the Drakes Huddersfield League. He struck 15 fours and...
It will be a mega month in Oldham with a colourful Festival of Diversity which launched with a Mega Mela in Alexandra Park yesterday. The festival, which runs until August 8,...
UNDRAISER Norman Armstrong-Kersh has a new honour to add to his MBE. The chief executive of Life For Life Memorial Forests has been awarded the Gold Medal of the Polish Armed...
A senior policeman quit rather than bring ‘shame and ignominy’ on the force after his arrest for drink-driving. Supt Paul Brookes’s decision to take early...
A CUTTING EDGE housing development that will continue the trend for urban living in Oldham is almost complete. Great Places Housing Group has given the name The Astoria to the...
KEEN readers at Crompton House School were given a lesson in literature by award-winning author Sophie McKenzie. A total of 170 pupils at the Oldham school enjoyed an...
CHADDERTON youngsters stepped back in time to take a closer look at crime in days gone by. Pupils from Christ Church School explored narrow alleyways lined with gas lamps,...
PAUL HORTON chose the ideal time to record his highest LV County Championship score for more than 13 months to help Lancashire to a crucial three–day victory over bottom...
CHILDREN at St Joseph’s School, Shaw, have created a remembrance wall thanks to staff member Sharon Morris. Pupils past and present, along with head teacher Andrew...
TEN lucky Evening Chronicle readers can look forward to going wild in the aisles this week at the Tesco Extra superstore in Huddersfield Road. For the 10 each bagged a...
The new president of Saddleworth Rotary Club is planning to launch a drive for new members. Malcolm Hill, who has taken over the high-profile role from Stan Bowes, president of...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
A burst outside the Evening Chronicle building led to water supplies being cut off in Union Street, Oldham, for three hours on Saturday. The burst affected the feeder pipe...
A LONG-awaited decision over restoring justice for victims of an asbestos-related disease will be made within days — but a union fears it will be a betrayal of the working...
Unique acting auction A FILM-maker from Oldham is offering locals the chance to bag a role in his latest project — by bidding for a part on internet auction site ebay. The...
A TERRIFIED great-grandmother said anti-social behaviour in Westwood is making her life a misery. Barbara Booth (77), from Bankside Close, has seen her front garden attacked...
AN Oldham couple had a lucky escape when their boat was hit by a jet ski in Turkey. Mark Madders (21) and Joanne Brandwood (20), who both work at Sainsbury’s in Union...
JK ROWLING had better watch out for entrepreneurial teenager Ambia Khatun is after her crown. The ambitious 14-year-old officially launched her first book “Black Dragon...
