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OLDHAM WORKS - a major campaign to show that Oldham is moving forward Volunteering has opened up doors of opportunities for many young people . . . turning lives around for the...
Date Published 10/07/2009
Uppermill Library celebrates 25 years at its current home with a silver anniversary party tomorrow. Events take place from 10am to 12.30pm at the former council offices in St...
DRIVERS were pulled over by police on Wednesday during spot safety checks on Broadway. Officers were positioned along the main road heading towards the Elk Mill roundabout...
Saddleworth & Lees district partnership SADDLEWORTH and Lees councillors will team up with local police and NHS Oldham to give the community more influence on decisions...
WORK to provide a more reliable water supply for customers in Royton gets under way this month. United Utilities engineers will be replacing old Victorian water mains in...
BOOKWORMS at Blackshaw Lane Primary School, Heyside, bombarded Uppermill author Jan Needle with questions when he was invited to visit. Year 6 children have been busy studying...
PUPILS at Thorp Primary School, Royton, are heading in the right direction when it comes to finding out about Fairtrade products. They took part in an orienteering event to...
Safer, cheaper nuclear power? IN the latest of our Friday science features, Prof Bob Cywinski of the School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield looks at a...
ROCHDALE have confirmed they are the club which has been approached by Athletic to share a base at a new purpose-built stadium. And Spotland officials are keen to explore the...
Date Published 09/07/2009
MARK SMITH and Chris Clarke could be set for a taste of the action in Oldham colours this weekend, with both young guns placed on stand-by for the Northern Rail Nines squad....
LOYALTY, dedication, long service and a steely determination to keep professional rugby league alive in Oldham were rewarded when Christopher Hamilton was installed as President...
Netball OLDHAM Netball Club under-14s and under-16s - already crowned national champions - travelled to Pontins at Brean Sands, Weston-super-Mare, for the prestigious two-day...
Cricket SURELY the time has come to give Premier League cricket a go. A properly structured competition which encompasses Lancashire or Greater Manchester would benefit the...
Cricket A SUPERB stand of 165 laid the foundations for Newtonhurst’s emphatic defeat of Heyside thirds in the Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance’s Phoenix-sponsored...
Cricket OLDHAM Cricket Club believe they could have unearthed a jewel following Bilal Hussain’s impressive first-team debut against Heywood. The 16-year-old left arm...
Cricket WERNETH remain in second place in the CLL under-18 Whittaker Cup after recording a 26-run win at home to Rochdale. Matthew Taylor hit 50 and Franco Lenhardt 43 as...
SPRINGHEAD ran out of time in push for victory against Robinsons in division one of the Site Electrical North Manchester League. After posting 143, Springhead had reduced...
Cricket CRICKET lovers at The Paddock, Royton, were privileged to witness Norden professional Jean Symes rewriting The Lake Garage CLL record books. The South...
Cricket WERNETH and Crompton meet at the Coppice in the last eight of the John Willie Lees Twenty20 competition tomorrow (start 6.15pm). Royton are away to Littleborough,...
Cricket ROB TIPPING’S eight-match ban has been dropped by the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. The Droylsden second-team captain was suspended for showing...
Cycling CHRIS NEWTON boosted his National Elite Circuit Series hopes with victory in the Rochdale Grand Prix. Newton, the 35-year-old professional cyclist who lives in...
IT MAY only be July but Athletic have already picked up their first piece of silverware. Their supporters have won the plate at a national fans’ tournament at Preston....
ROYTON’S successful under-11s cricket team defeated Darwen by 20 runs in their first match in the Lancashire eight-a-side pairs event at The Paddock. Royton made 221 for...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: CHESTER 6.40 Kammaan 7.10 Mdawee 7.45 Red Rosanna 8.15 Gwynedd...
Gun terror in car park A WERNETH man was shot dead in the car park of a doctor’s surgery in Chadderton this morning in a shooting that could be linked to the murder of a...
RESIDENTS of Hinton Street and Primrose Bank are being urged to speak out in a bid to help the investigation of the murder of an innocent shop assistant in Salford. The urgent...
Have-a-go-hero, 83, honoured for tackling gun thug AN 83-YEAR-OLD war veteran who tackled a gun-wielding robber in an Oldham bookies has been presented with a gold bravery...
A LORRY fire belching thick black smoke closed the M62 at the Saddleworth junction yesterday lunch time. The blaze in an HGV carrying rubber drain blocks happened between the...
SPARKS flew during a report into Oldham’s financial commitment to the town centre Metrolink scheme. Proposals would see Oldham paying £447,000 from council tax...
MORE than 200 bikers and truckers brought the M62 to a standstill this morning in a protest against rising fuel and road tax prices. Police halted traffic on the westbound...
