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Five times a bride - but never a divorcée A FORMER glamour model who notched up her fifth husband at Chadderton Town Hall, is facing up to seven years jail after...
Date Published 23/06/2009
ARMING more Greater Manchester Police officers with Tasers will cost the force almost £350,000 this year, records reveal. Training up the rank and file to use the...
MORE people have become infected with potentially fatal superbugs while in the Royal Oldham Hospital, according to the latest statistics. MRSA and Clostridium Difficile...
A GROUP of Latics fans are aiming to be record breakers by driving to all 92 football stadiums in the country for charity — in less than three days. The eight soccer-mad...
ATHLETIC’S hopes of signing Glasgow Rangers midfield player Dean Furman have received a boost. The 20-year-old, who is known to be a target for Athletic, has rejected...
OLDHAM’S Robert Roberts could play on until the end of the season despite a scan showing a complete tear of the medial ligament. Roughyeds officials received the results...
A FORMER Oldham Carnival Queen has died in Florida aged 58 after an eight-month battle against cancer of the oesophagus. Talented Hilary Keefer (nee Schofield) had a short...
MILESTONE 500th HOME IS REFURBISHED NEW kitchen, new bathroom, new central heating . . . Megan and George Skibinski are over the moon with the revamp of their Chadderton home....
European title for talented boxer CHADDERTON boxer Thomas Stubbs has punched his way to glory in the European Championships. The 19-year-old was crowned the 48kg champion...
A FATHER-of-two is appealing for the safe return of his six cockatiels stolen in an overnight raid. Bryan Lawton (43), of Chichester Crescent, Chadderton, kept the pets in a...
Roque Santa Cruz has revealed the top–four ambition driving on Manchester City. Following the arrival of Gareth Barry for £12million last month, Santa Cruz became...
OLDHAMERS who need minor surgery may be in line for shorter waiting times now that a new mobile treatment centre has rolled into town. The mobile clinical unit, a seven-year...
RISING-STAR Marcus Armitage has claimed his first outright win on The Players’ Tour with victory at Wychwood Park. The 21-year-old former member at Oldham is enjoying a...
CHADDERTON Neighbourhood Police are wheely happy with the latest addition to the team — a brand new bike. It has been donated by local printing company RR Donnelly,...
AN Oldham couple brought together by music will be performing a family affair at Hulme Grammar School on Sunday. Ann and Ken Heeks met over forty years ago when they were both...
LEADING local golfer Karen Heywood is turning professional — and she can’t wait to get started. After an illustrious amateur career, the 32-year-old from Crompton...
MOTOR racing fans were given a rare treat when a Formula 1 car roared into Oldham. In celebration of the weekend’s British Grand Prix, the ING R27 Renault went on...
OLDHAM’S culturally diverse community was celebrated in a week of activities to mark National Refugee Week. The event explored the arts, culture and education to...
CHADDERTON Football Club’s immediate future is to be secured with Oldham Council set to give them a temporary licence for the next 12 months. That will provide breathing...
OLDHAM honoured its servicemen and women yesterday by flying a new flag in preparation for the first ever Armed Forces Day on Saturday. Oldham Council was invited by the...
Saddleworth Parish Council reports MORE affordable housing, less development and public services spread throughout villages is what Saddleworth needs, according to Councillor...
SPRINGHEAD FC can reflect on a successful season in men’s, women’s and junior football. The men’s first team, for so long challenging for top spot, eventually finished...
VIKINGS invaded Sholver Green on Sunday — but locals didn’t have to lock up their women and children. Instead they turned out in force to watch a battle...
A SCHEME to make it easier for victims to report hate crimes and incidents will be launched in Oldham tomorrow. The Third Party Reporting Centres Network will be launched at...
ALL entries have been received for the Oldham and District Tables Tennis League, which will comprise four divisions and feature 55 teams. There has been an encouraging influx...
BUDDING artists have used their creative sides to help brighten up the site of Royton’s new health development. Murals, produced by students studying for a national...
OLDHAM still have start times available late morning and late afternoon for their Charity Company Day on Friday, July 3. Kingfisher School will again be the beneficiaries and...
SHOPPERS in Oldham have been encouraged to love their lungs as part of the British Lung Foundation’s “Breathe Easy” week. Respiratory specialist nurses and...
THE latest Todmorden AS Angling “Taster Day” has been moved to Sunday, July 12. The session is on the short length of the Rochdale Canal at Dale Street car park....
CHRIS Lennox knows a right good read when he sees one. The 70-year-old picked up the latest edition of the Chronicle’s Good Old Days magazine from Hyde’s in Oldham...
