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THE Government has been accused of playing a cruel trick by encouraging colleges to bid for grandiose rebuilding projects rather than modest refurbishment. The Conservatives...
Date Published 20/05/2009
POLICE have uncovered a cannabis farm in the basement of a Chadderton mill. Around 700 cannabis plants were found in Vale Mill, Stockfield Road, yesterday. Equipment used to...
Pub and bar owners have met with Oldham Council to persuade it to abandon a plan to crackdown on all town centre venues. The trade has reacted to the authority’s plans...
BINGO players are calling on their MP to overturn a hike in the tax on their favourite game. The recent Budget raised bingo operators’ hopes by scrapping VAT on clubs,...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has been hailed one of the ‘frugal few’ politicians for claiming small second home allowances. More than 2.4 million receipts covering...
All his skills as a class one football referee will come in handy when Oldham’s new mayor, Councillor Jim McArdle officiates at council meetings for the next 12 months....
A MAJOR Oldham homecare provider which helps hundreds of local people has been bought by a Leeds-based company. Helpful Hands was established in 1986 by Susan Turner, a former...
GREATER Manchester is the worst area outside of London for cars being stolen after the keys have been seized by robbery or burglary, new figures show. Home Secretary Jacqui...
CHILDLESS divorcee Elizabeth Adeney (66) is set to become Britain’s oldest mum next week after undergoing IVF in the Ukraine. But reporter Karen Doherty asked shoppers...
A FAMOUS face dropped into Oldham’s employment charity Highway to Opportunities for a tutorial on using the internet. Julie Goodyear (68), who played feisty Bet Lynch in...
A WELL-KNOWN local sportsman died suddenly in a dancing class at the age of 70. Brian Derbyshire was a cricketer and such were his leadership qualities that he captained...
A STUDENT officer gained a sense of Oldham’s community spirit as part of police attempts to forge a strong bond with residents. PC Natalie Eastwood visited residents in...
THE former treasurer of Waterhead Rugby Club has been charged with eight offences, including fraud. Tim Kinder will appear before Oldham Magistrates’ Court on May 29...
OLDHAM’S art gallery is 125 years old next year, and local people are being invited to spread the word about the variety of things it can offer. Oldham’s original...
ATHLETIC’S new-look management team is set to be unveiled later today. Manager Dave Penney will be reunited with Martin Gray and Andy Collett, who worked alongside him...
ROBERT ROBERTS will learn tonight if he is to pick up an RFL ban. Oldham’s skipper was due before the governing body’s disciplinary panel yesterday, but the...
THE Respect Our Communities Awards (ROCA) have been relaunched for 2009 at an event held at Chadderton Town Hall. More than 70 people, current and potential sponsors,...
CHRIS TAYLOR has landed another Athletic honour as he and Sean Gregan shared the Chronicle’s Star Man award. They each collected seven man-of-the-match votes in the...
“If I had been able to go to Oldham, it would have only taken me a few minutes to drive there, but it took me 21/2 hours in all to go to the Christie for just a few minutes...
THE Foreign Office is calling on Manchester United supporters to be vigilant when they visit Rome for the Champions League final against Barcelona on May 27. As many as 30,000...
SEVEN business students have become the latest graduates of Oldham College’s Career Academy. They were presented with certificates by Sir Winfried Bischoff, former...
DAVE Allen, Oldham’s reigning player of the month, doesn’t believe it will be too long before the squad hits top form. The 23-year-old forward, impressive all year...
ROUGHYEDS officials are hopeful that hordes of fans will take up the free travel offer for the Northern Rail Cup quarter-final against Featherstone. The knockout tie is a...
A nurse at the Royal Oldham Hospital is raising awareness of a painful condition which affects more than 100,000 people in Britain. Helen Readdie’s target is primary...
THERE was never any danger of us entering the Hunslet game underestimating either the opposition or the occasion. Looking at the Co-operative Championship One league table...
STAMFORD’S first major of the season saw Alan Booth win the Cheetham Cup after recording a nett 66 to edge out Kevin Duffy on the card. Duffy and Dave Batty shared the...
JACQUIE BANHAM defends her women’s Chronicle Cup title at Werneth next Wednesday. The retired company secretary lifted the major at her home Crompton and Royton course...
STUDENT Lauren Walker has made it to the prestigious Miss Dance of Great Britain finals. Lauren, of Cathedral Road, Chadderton, has been learning contemporary dance since she...
WERNETH ‘A’ broke their Oldham Golf League duck for the season in style, beating last season’s champions Brookdale 8-0. It’s proving a tough defence...
The Chronicle has launched its search to find Oldham’s top dog 2009. It’s your chance to get a treasured, professionally-taken photograph of your dog — and...
