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THE latest in our series of Friday science features looks at the forensic world of fingerprints and DNA with Graham Williams, lecturer in forensic science at University Campus...
Date Published 26/06/2009
Council cuts on-street parking charges 50 per cent YORKSHIRE Street businesses are celebrating after parking charges were slashed in half. The Chronicle can reveal that,...
Date Published 25/06/2009
A senior police officer has issued an urgent warning to businesses in Saddleworth villages after a spate of raids. Insp Danny Milovanovic, who is in charge of policing in...
The Stockport Citizen is the latest addition to the expanding Rochdale Online network of local websites, a network that also includes the Rochdale Online, Oldham Chronicle, Ask...
RECESSION-HIT communities across Oldham can apply to share an extra £43million pounds of lottery funding to help charities and individuals cope with the economic downturn....
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney says he never once doubted Sean Gregan’s ability as a player after the defender made a shock return to Boundary Park. Six weeks after he was...
A FORMER Oldhamer is urging the council to provide more information on funding opportunities for local groups after figures showed borough languishing near the bottom of the...
UP to 500 homes in the Turf Lane area of Royton suffered a power cut yesterday caused by a fault in an underground cable. The electricity failed at 9.05am but all the...
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson has brought back Paul O’Connor to the full-back slot for tonight’s big televised duel at York. Left out of the squad for Oldham’s...
Oldham Council Cabinet reports COUNCILLORS last night gave their backing to £2.5 million plans to improve more than 650 private homes. The move will be made despite a grant...
CARLOS TEVEZ is considering offers from Manchester City, Chelsea and one other club, according to the player’s adviser Kia Joorabchian. After Tevez decided not to renew...
FOUR players from Droylsden have been banned for a combined total of 26 matches. Officials from the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League...
THE worst-kept secret in the Lake Garage CLL was officially out in the open this week after Werneth were told that Roelof van der Merwe will not be joining them as professional...
PHIL Woolas today hit back over claims he had paid an accountant out of his Parliamentary expenses. Last week MPs expenditure was published on line, and since the Oldham East...
A comment at the end of last night’s article on the expenses of Labour leader Councillor Jim McMahon, failed to make clear that the final paragraph should have been...
OLDHAM St Anne’s are breaking new ground this weekend — with a match against the Czech Republic in Prague. Saints, who play in the National Conference League, will...
AN inquest has been opened into the death of teenager Christopher Dale and adjourned to a later date. The 15-year-old, from Bramble Avenue, Moorside, was killed on June 13...
IN-FORM Oldham racing cyclist Chris Newton is targeting a victory in this Sunday’s National Road Race Championship to give his season a further boost. Newton, the...
THE name of the academy which will replace Kaskenmoor and South Chadderton schools has been announced. It will be called Oasis Academy Oldham — following the format of...
WOMEN in Oldham will not be called for cervical cancer screening at 20, the Government has announced. Cervical cancer screening was pushed to the forefront after reality...
BAMFORD Fieldhouse, the Saddleworth and District Cricket League leaders, will field three teams on Sunday. They have first and second-team games against Greenfield in the...
THE moorland hills were alive with the sound of music, as the Saddleworth’s Got Talent show got under way at Greenfield’s Boarshurst band club. Actor and former...
FRIENDS and Newtonhurst are locked together at the top of the Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance. Newtonhurst lost the outright lead after going down to Europa Exiles, while...
SMALLER classes and specialist support are needed to deal with violent pupils as young as four, say teachers. But they insist that taking children out of school should still...
OLDHAM under-13s defeated Werneth by nine wickets at the Pollards. Batting first, Werneth were dismissed for 76 with Joseph Harrison Brown (four for 16), Jacob Rothwell (three...
Thumbs down from five in six who took part in survey ONLY one in six people in Oldham think the council is offering value for money, according to a new survey. Hundreds...
FUND-RAISERS became night owls as hundreds of women clocked up a half marathon in the early hours to raise thousands. The 13.1 mile midnight walk in aid of Dr Kershaw’s...
YOU’RE never too old to play football. So says Jason Keast, who wants to attract over-35s teams into the D&J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League. The...
Car park attendant loved working at club ONE of Oldham Athletic’s longest serving car park attendants has died, aged 81. Harry Fullalove, from Farrowdale Avenue,...
OLDHAM has held a groundbreaking conference in the fight against homophobia. Around 45 teachers from schools and colleges across the borough attended the event organised by...
