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INTREPID schoolteacher Stephen Hill has set his sights high. For the popular tutor is heading for the biggest physical challenge of his life — scaling Mount Kilimanjaro....
Date Published 17/06/2009
Extra eyes and ears will be helping British Transport Police to investigate crimes or suspicious activity on the rail network. BTP is joining forces with First Rail Support...
An Oldham hotel with stunning views will be the venue for a charity event this weekend in aid of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Pat Riley, co-owner of the Grains Bar Hotel, at...
ONE of Greater Manchester’s favourite police horses is retiring to new pastures. Eighteen-year-old Snodgrass will spend his days at The Horse Trust’s Home of Rest...
YOUNGSTERS won’t have time to get bored during the school holidays thanks to Oldham Council’s biggest ever programme of summer activities. Passport to Summer,...
IF you thought designer dresses and vintage handbags were out of your league you could be in for a treat. A kind-hearted fashion fan has donated a sack full of goodies, worth...
CLUTCHING eight trophies, Chadderton Park FC can reflect on the most successful season in their 30-year history. The extensive silverware collection is made up of seven league...
Inter-League woe as Colts slip to defeat MICHAEL BIRD and Dominic Gill shared six wickets, but they were unable to prevent the Saddleworth and District Cricket League losing...
PUPILS at St Thomas Leesfield got a taste of life in the roaring Twenties as part of celebrations to mark the school’s 80th anniversary. Beads and bonnets replaced shirt...
SHOULD he stay or should he go? A new poll for Sunday Times has revealed that more than half of voters think Gordon Brown staying on as Prime Minister would harm Britain. Reporter...
SON number three is hoping to become a doctor. I’m encouraging him all the way. It’s that difficult to get an appointment at our surgery, he’ll be qualified...
Adamsons Vehicle Care Centre is celebrating being among the best in Britain. Tomorrow sees the official launch of the Kitemark Vehicle Body Repair scheme — giving...
THREE business partners have set up a green business in Oldham to exploit the global theme of saving the planet. Mick Hallwood, Anthony Keegan and Wayne Sansby are behind...
A WOMAN from Oldham, who has not been able to work for the past decade because of a chronic health condition, is back in a job thanks to the specialist employment services of...
COUNTHILL School were left celebrating a double success after defeating rivals Saddleworth in both the Year Nine and Year 10 Oldham Schools’ rugby finals. The Year Nine...
Construction companies across Oldham have benefited from ConstructionSkills grants worth £22,179. The funding aims to give them a competitive advantage and generate more...
TRAVEL advisers from Oldham Council joined 70 businesses and local authorities across Greater Manchester to share the environmental and economic benefits of travel planning at a...
OLDHAM Schools under-15s, inspired by captain Ross Zelem’s brilliant 129, made a flying start to their Lancashire Schools’ Merit League campaign. The Blue Coat...
Business leaders gathered at the Norton Grange, Castleton, for an event providing recession-beating information. Organised jointly by Oldham and Rochdale councils, more than...
Batsmen show way as Shield holders progress HOLDERS Shaw ‘A’ under-15s overcame Uppermill in a repeat of last season’s Leicester Shield final in the...
Employers increasingly risk straying outside the law when trying to cut employee costs in order to survive the recession. Take the case of the organisation that tried to...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
Plans to open a massage parlour on Broadway just yards from a Chadderton private primary school have come under fire. Objectors say the existing massage parlour, Silks,...
Date Published 16/06/2009
TRIBUTES have poured in following the death of a ‘diamond’ teenager who was on track to get top grades in his GCSEs. Christopher Dale (15), from Bramble Avenue,...
A FRIENDLY computer game session spiralled into tragedy when a punch caused the death of a dad-to-be, a court heard. Ryan Hobin (20), of Glebe Street, Chadderton, stood in the...
A CRACKDOWN on NHS fraud at the Royal Oldham Hospital will continue following two successful prosecutions. Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham, has...
HEROIN, cocaine, amphetamines and cannabis were recovered by police during a campaign targetting Oldham’s most crime- ridden communities. Officers made 14 arrests during...
THE massive slump in the construction industry has blown a black hole of £90,000 in the coffers of Oldham council. Information uncovered by the Conservatives show...
WORK to bring almost £1.3 million of new customer facilities to 10 train stations across Greater Manchester, including Greenfield, is due to get under way this month....
A DENSHAW couple will travel to Westminster today to demand more money for research into a muscle-wasting disease which claims the lives of most of its victims before their 25th...
