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Saddleworth and District Cricket League officials will have clear-the-air talks with Heyside Cricket Club chairman Joe Warburton tonight. In a shock move, the Little Hey...
Date Published 19/05/2009
Oldham’s mayoral role is to be given a higher profile with permanent staff and a panel of advisers. The role of the borough’s first citizen and civic leader has...
The head teacher of an outstanding Chadderton school has been selected for a key support role. Anne Redmond, from Kingfisher School, has been named as a National Leader of...
A FORMER mayor of Oldham, Norman Bennett, has died at the age of 80. Mr Bennett, was Mayor in 1992, and served as a Labour councillor for 30 years before he retired from...
COUNCIL chiefs are warning drivers tempted to use commercial vehicles to smoke in that they risk a fine. Since the smoking ban was introduced in 2007, over 90 per cent of the...
THE month of May marks the 30th anniversary of a local sporting achievement that remains unsurpassed. In 1979, Church Inn (Royton) won the North-West Sunday Champion of...
TWO days of free family fun will take over the town centre with the arrival of Festival Oldham. The bank holiday weekend treat takes place on Saturday and Sunday, from noon to...
THEY’RE the best in the North-West — oh yes they are —and thespians from St Herbert’s Amateur Dramatics and Entertainment Society (SHADES) are celebrating...
A 43-YEAR-OLD woman who has been unable to work for a decade because of a chronic health condition is finally back in work — thanks to Remploy. Having endured several...
YOUNGSTERS from Oldham will go to Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge ground on Saturday to play in the final of a national football tournament. The under-16 team from Oldham...
First’s £3.5m fleet OLDHAMERS have been offered a free ticket to ride on a fleet of brand new buses. Operator First has invested £3.5m in a fleet of new...
OLDHAM Town Mission is celebrating 150 years of Christian work this year. Anyone who attended Mount Pleasant Mission, Lees Road, Clarksfield, or the former Grosvenor Hall...
TWO life-savers have been honoured by the National Blood Service for making 75 donations each. Paul Carty, of Chadderton, and Lisa Fletcher each received a crystal plate from...
HAUNTED, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Edna O’Brien has made a career out of writing highly literate books about the “quietly desperate”, the ordinary...
Carmen, Opera House Manchester Bizet’s Carmen is a tale of love, betrayal, jealousy and death, and one which is set on fire with this Ellen Kent production. The dark gypsy...
SPRINGBANK’S Steve Copeland played a starring role as Central Lancs and Pennines made a fine start to their British Parks Championship campaign. Taking on reigning...
Beats MORRISSEY Where? Manchester Apollo When? Friday and Saturday Why? Manchester’s favourite son is hitting his hometown to celebrate his 50th birthday. Fans are...
Beats WOLVERHAMPTON wonder boy Scott Matthews is hitting the road to celebrate the release of his acclaimed second album. Scott is joined on “Elsewhere” by his...
Beats A MAJOR festival that links Manchester’s artistic, musical and cultural worlds will take over the Northern Quarter this weekend. Hungry Pigeon will be staged...
Fitton Hill Bulldogs rugby league are on the lookout for new players to train with the club ahead of next season. The expanding youth set-up at the club is to encompass...
Beats Where? Whittles, King Street, Oldham When? Thursday Why? Why venture all the way to Manchester when you can see a host of rising stars right here in Oldham....
A FARCICAL contest featuring performers predominantly dressed all in white, spectators more interested in drinking games than the events themselves and a conclusion so foregone...
Beats IAN Siegel’s earliest musical memories feature Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Chuck Berry — and it’s these early influences that fed a lifelong...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
Beats TONIGHT: Deerhunter — Deaf Institute; Great Lake Swimmers — Dulcimer; Stratovarius — Music Box; The Handsome Family — Ruby Lounge; Josh Doyle...
Did anyone see the pictures of Miss Universe from Down Under? She was very tall and very thin. In fact, when she turned to the side she pretty much disappeared. It was quite...
200 led back to work A RECESSION-busting scheme has handed a lifeline to 200 unemployed Oldhamers by helping them find jobs. The council’s “Get Oldham Back On...
Date Published 18/05/2009
A HORROR helicopter crash at Delph last July in which the pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter written off has been blamed in an official report on wind conditions at...
A MAN who was caught having a secret affair killed himself by jumping 84ft from the Spindles shopping centre multi-storey car park. An Oldham inquest heard how Mr Paul Hughes...
FIREfighters were pelted by bricks and stones when they tackled a blaze on Limeside. The crew from Hollins Station escaped uninjured when they were called out to a rubbish...
