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THE employer of two suspected illegal immigrants found working at a Shaw off licence is facing a £20,000 fine. The UK Border Agency’s Manchester enforcement team...
Date Published 11/05/2009
A GRIM reminder of one of Saddleworth’s bleakest times is to be demolished to make way for car parking. The old mortuary, near King George V playing fields at Uppermill,...
TWO flagship Oldham schools could be crowned the best in the country. Failsworth and Radclyffe have been jointly nominated for a top design award at the annual event to...
POLICE are appealing for a key witness to come forward following a raid at an Oldham building society. The robbers struck as guards were filling cash machines at the Halifax...
THE Lake Garage CLL’s version of the Duckworth-Lewis method came to the fore on Saturday during the first rain-affected fixtures of the season. In Werneth’s case,...
AT the start of his innings Peter Skuse, the Saddleworth captain and professional, wears two jumpers and a cap. As he warms to the task, the sweaters come off, so too the...
Ex-soap star Suranne Jones tells of her visit to Africa to support the vital work of charity Christian Aid OLDHAM actress Suranne Jones and fellow Corrie star Sally Lindsay have...
RAIN denied Austerlands a perfect weekend in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League. Kevin Du Feu’s side had reduced Bamford Fieldhouse,...
OLDHAM TOWN suffered a dramatic second-half collapse as they lost 7-3 at Holker Old Boys in the first division of the Vodkat North West Counties League. There was no inkling...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: BEVERLEY 2.00 You Avin A Laugh 2.30 Dr Jameson 3.00 Lake Chini...
Oldham’s Euro MP Chris Davies has challenged the leader of his own party over political expenses in the European parliament. Speaking on the day that a number of cabinet...
CRIME is on the decline in Greater Manchester but police still face a mammoth task ahead. On the whole, crime has fallen by 5.4 per cent from April, 2008, to March, 2009, but...
It could be double honours for Oldham in the National Apprenticeship Awards this month. Oldham Council is the winner of the large employer category in the North-West stage of...
A charity cyclist clocked up nearly 600 miles and more than £1,000 for Francis House Children’s Hospice when he cycled from Denshaw to Paris. Alun Ireland took six...
COUNTRYSIDE officers have unveiled more ideas for trails across Crompton Moor, designed to make it accessible for all. Consultation is continuing until October over proposals...
A NEW study into anti-depressant prescribing has revealed a North-South divide. It also shows prescription rates for anti-depressants have almost doubled over the last decade,...
Father’s warm-up for attempt on Britain’s highest mountain is 96-mile charity trek A FATHER-OF-TWO is lacing up his walking boots and heading to the Highlands to...
NOCTURNAL walkers are being sought to clock up a half marathon in aid of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. The sponsored walk is open to women only, but husbands, sons, brothers,...
AREA logos such as Chadderton’s red griffin could be included on councillors’ correspondence. Councillor Dave Hibbert has been pushing for the move, saying it...
THRILL-seekers braved the wind and showers to enjoy an action-packed family fun day. Oldham Lions hosted the event at Royton Park for the sixth year running and invited local...
A TIMEKEEPING fanatic is visiting experts at Britain’s most iconic timepiece to ask why his church clock is running fast. Mike Dalton, a retired BT engineer, maintains...
DENTISTS in Oldham were left furious when they were summoned to court by the council for not paying their business rates. NHS Oldham is supposed to pay the bill for them but...
VOLUNTEERS are being sought for this year’s Festival of Diversity, which runs from July 12 to August 8. Last year, more than 30 people volunteered for the festival, and...
A MUCH-loved teacher with a passion for saving the environment is retiring after 41 years in the profession. Diane Ford has worked at Thorp Primary in Royton for the past 18...
MEN are being urged to boost their mental health by getting things off their chest. Encouraging men to talk about their feelings is the theme of an open day which will be run...
MORE than 220 pupils had a go at paralympic sports, including kurling — a version of curling played without ice — at the three-day Oldham Ability Partnership Roadshow....
IT must be quite good fun being a movie star, what with the adulation, money and red carpets. Who wouldn’t want to go to the pictures, buy a £7 hotdog and watch...
WAS Otto Frank really such a saintly character? I do sometimes wonder when watching productions of Frances Goodrich and her husband Albert Hackett’s play, based on...
JOHN SHERIDAN looks set for a quick return to management after emerging as a leading candidate for the vacancy at Coca-Cola League Two club Chesterfield. The 44-year-old...
Date Published 08/05/2009
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson will delay naming his squad for the Carnegie Challenge Cup fifth round clash against Gateshead until tonight in order to give Dave Allen chance to...
