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ATHLETIC have frozen season-ticket prices for a fourth successive season to help fans during the recession. There are also significant savings for tickets purchased by May 28...
Date Published 23/04/2009
THREE people arrested on suspicion of murder after a Coppice man fell four floors to his death have been rebailed until May 8. Anoyoth Ali’s body was found outside...
THE number of people claiming out of work benefits in Oldham rose by 315 last month to its highest level since Labour came to power in 1997. There are now 6,764 jobless men...
SUPERBUG infections at the Royal Oldham Hospital have dramatically reduced over the past year. Patients developing MRSA dropped by 63 per cent between April, 2008, and March,...
ROUGHYEDS captain Robert Roberts will do everything in his power to get back into the side for this weekend. The big second row man is set to crank up his recovery at training...
Oldham Council CHADDERTON’S Broadway Library is to close in June after a last-ditch attempt to save it failed. The decision was made just hours after pupils from Yew...
SIR Alex Ferguson was furious after losing Gary Neville and John O’Shea to injury last night in Manchester United’s 2-0 home league victory against Portsmouth. The...
WERNETH may have finished third from bottom of the CLL last season, but the early signs this time around suggest a much more successful campaign. Boosted by the return to the...
THE Christie Hospital is recognised as a world-leader in cancer care, and the fact it is reaching out into Oldham will be a great boost for the borough. It was in 1953 that...
CAN anyone stop Bamford Fieldhouse in their quest for a third straight Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League title? Probably not, given the...
AUSTERLANDS Captain: Kevin Du Feu Professional: Junaid Khan (Pakistan) Overseas amateur: Mark Hayward (South Africa) Ins: J Khan, M Hayward, A Wadsworth, A...
£50,000 survey shows where to make improvements Town Centre Partnership reports OLDHAM has a thriving food-retail sector, but not enough family leisure facilities or...
WATERHEAD’S ‘A’ team, who won the local bragging rights thanks to a 34-8 midweek away win at Higginshaw, will play out all their fixtures this season....
WATCH out Lewis Hamilton! Boy racer Liam Garfield from Shaw is after your Formula 1 crown. And where better to get a taste for life in the fast lane than in a Ferrari once...
90-year-old has pride of place at canal event A sprightly 90-year-old old, whose life underground has inspired canal-lovers to follow in his footsteps, will host pride of...
Sponsored walk ‘thank you’ for 52 years CONGREGATIONS from a cluster of Hollinwood churches will be taking part in sponsored walk in Alexandra Park on...
RED STAR 2, COPPICE UNITED 7 COPPICE United will go head to head with holders Chaddy End FC in an all-premier division final of the D&J Builders (North West) Ltd Oldham...
Local and regional newspapers all across Britain will next month be celebrating Local Newspaper Week (May 11 to 17). This year the theme is “Building Stronger...
Manchester Phoenix head coach Tony Hand looks set to continue his playing career with the club after a successful knee operation. The 41-year-old has played at the top level...
GALLERY Oldham throws open its doors to celebrate the launch of its summer exhibition programme this weekend. The fun begins on Saturday at 1pm when curator Stephen Whittle...
Former Belle Vue star Jason Crump opens his campaign to add to his two World speedway titles when the new Grand Prix season starts in Prague this Saturday. Crump, who quit the...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: SANDOWN 1.25 Racketeer 2.00 Taameer (nap) 2.35 Affluent...
CHADDERTON Town Hall’s controversial grey sign is to be taken down — and a review carried out of all the borough’s historic building. The move is a victory...
Saddleworth Male Voice Choir is urging anyone who’s English and proud to attend its annual St George’s Day concert on Saturday. Uppermill Civic Hall will be a riot...
OLDHAMERS have played their part in saving £300 million of food going to waste. A nation-wide campaign has encouraged almost two million more households to save money by...
RESIDENTS can now read all about the Council’s annual spending plans after the budget book was published for the first time. It is available in all public buildings and...
A FINANCIAL shake-up has been introduced to speed up the development of a former Hathershaw mill during the credit crunch. Oldham Council has changed the financing of the...
Ex-Scott’s worker’s tribute A haulage company that once kept Oldham’s goods on the move is remembered in a new website. In its heyday, Scott’s of Oldham operated from Pine...
Fletcher Hunt was close to death after being struck by a brain haemorrhage. Devastated new wife Lorraine and his family were told to expect the worst but he fought back and...
DON’T you think they play some odd music at funerals? I can ask this question with some authority as the other week, while attending a send-off at Dukinfield Crem, I...
