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GRANT HAMERTON, the assistant golf professional from Brookdale, is closing in on a place at next month’s Open at Turnberry. The 36-year-old has made final qualifying for...
Date Published 26/06/2009
THE number of takeaways being opened in Oldham could be capped. At present, council planners cannot refuse an application for a take-away on the grounds that there are already...
AN 88-year-old woman was led to safety after a house fire which spread to two further properties in Werneth. Twenty-five firefighters from Chadderton, Hollins and Oldham...
OLDHAM hockey star Nicola White has been selected for next month’s Champions Trophy in Australia — days after making her England senior international debut. The...
THE Oldham College is set to submit a new application for its ambitious £80 million revamp, with a view to rebuilding the campus in stages. The new plan, set to go...
Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth League MATT TAYLOR is leading from the front at Uppermill in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League....
THE dream of using the old town hall as a site for the Coliseum theatre is fading fast, with council officers admitting that other options need to be explored more fully....
THIS is how the old town hall has been transformed as the borough gears up to enter the North-West in Bloom competition. Local artists are plastering the building with...
OLDHAM have the chance of swift revenge when they host Royton in a Lake Garage CLL derby showdown on Sunday (1.45pm). Inspired by Luke Procter’s superb unbeaten 90,...
PLATINUM award-winning singer/ songwriter Magnet Man will be one of many headline acts at this weekend’s Oldham Carnival. The international star, who was one of the main draws...
DELPH face a weekend on the road in premiership one of the Drakes Huddersfield League. Grant Jones’ side, who sit second in the table behind Scholes, head to Golcar...
TONGE returned to the top of the Manchester Premier League following their excellent 13.5-3 (195–175) victory at Tottington. Winners for the local side were Stuart Mort...
WHAT do you think Oldham’s priorities should be? A family-friendly evening economy, a focus on education and the sciences or maybe an improved transport strategy? Well,...
A BIKE rise from Mumps to Malaga, with a few bumps on the way for local cyclist Colin Stuttard, has raised £11,000 for charity. The local businessman, owner of Stamford...
Construction union UCATT fears that the Government is intent on denying justice for thousands of Oldham asbestos victims. The Government was due to respond last year to a...
THE R&D Engineering corporate day for customers and guests, at Lindholme Lakes, was a resounding success with some incredible catches. Winner Ged Wilson weighed in a...
OLDHAM is in the grip of a childcare crisis with new government rules set to make it worse, it has been claimed. According to the Liberal Democrats there has been a worrying...
The funeral of Christopher Dale, the teenager who died when he was in collision with a car in Lees Road, Salem, takes place on Thursday. Christopher (15), of Bramble Avenue,...
A QUARTET of talented groups from Oldham Music Centre have been chosen to appear on the national stage. The centre’s youth wind band, youth choir, contemporary music...
RUGBY LEAGUE Tonight — Engage Super League: Leeds v Bradford (8pm, TV); Salford v Huddersfield (8pm); St Helens v Celtic Crusaders (8pm). Saturday — Engage...
Oldham choirs have been busy rehearsing a musical masterpiece for Oldham Festival of Diversity. The choirs of Oldham International, Lazarus and St Chad’s Primary School...
TRADING Standards and Licensing staff will move out of North House in Rochdale Road when the final improvements are finished at the Derker VIP centre. The service will move to...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: NEWCASTLE 2.05 War Artist 2.35 Tajneed 3.10 Keenes Day 3.45 Lime Tree...
PUPILS at Crompton Primary School, Shaw, are showing compassion for less fortunate children by sending dozens of boxes of toys and clothes. In association with the Rotary...
CHADDERTON Neighbourhood Policing Team is holding a property marking session at Chadderton Hall Park tonight and tomorrow. Mobile phones, MP3 players and bikes will be...
THE case for a new science centre in Oldham has been made to Government to try and secure backing. Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas, Oldham Sixth-Form College head...
Members of Oldham Disability Arts taken part in a grand wheelchair rally to raise money for charity. The group, which was set up to promote the arts in Oldham for disabled...
PUPILS at St Paul’s School, Royton, brought a whole new meaning to pedal power as they whipped up some fruity delights using a bike. Youngsters at the primary school had...
HEALTH-conscious youngsters at South Failsworth School raised £711 for Francis House Children’s Hospice. They collected the money during a jam-packed week which...
Oldham Works: a campaign to boost Oldham, its business, and its people There is a silver lining to the credit crunch. Some companies, through no fault of there own, are...
