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A grocer who resumed stalking an Oldham woman after a two year break, got a “last chance” warning by a court. On three occasions last summer Tariq Ali filmed...
Date Published 10/04/2009
AFTER his bronze medal winning exploits at the World Track Championship in Poland a fortnight ago, Oldham-based cycling ace Chris Newton returns to domestic action this weekend....
COUNCIL chiefs have announced the latest round of redundancies as they axe jobs to tackle a £17.3 million budget blackhole. The 259 posts are being lost as part of the...
TURKS Head completed their Rochdale Sunday League campaign with a smash-and-grab 1-0 victory over FC Dale. A depleted Turks side survived plenty of pressure, before Andy...
OLDHAM pupils will be able to take diplomas in five new subjects from September, 2010. The additions are in information technology; society, health & development;...
A man who twice attacked his partner was branded a “violent bully” by a judge in Manchester. After getting drunk, David Thompson (24) smashed Vicky Ciatar in the...
MANCHESTER United’s continuing debt repayments have led to their parent company posting a £44.8million pre–tax loss for the year ending June 2008. That...
CRAIG Howarth claimed top spot in the Todmorden AS match on Town House. Using the swimfeeder and corn approach, he pulled in 21lb of small carp. Paul Wilkinson, the...
SAINSBURY’S has been granted planning permission for the construction of an extension at its Oldham store which will be used for a new customer restaurant. The new...
STAFF at two off-licences are paying the price for selling alcohol to youngsters in Oldham’s crackdown on drunken louts. A member of staff from both Hollins Road...
FRIENDS and family of a celebrated Hollins hairdresser will mark his death with a fundraising tribute night. Brendan Sheehy had a long list of celebrity clients, such as...
LATICS players turned Easter bunnies when they gave children at the Royal Oldham Hospital a seasonal surprise. Players visited youngsters on F3 ward to deliver a whole host of...
EASTER Sunday promises to be eggstra special thanks to Tandle Hill Country Park in Royton playing host to an egg-rolling competition for youngsters. The event kicks off at...
TIME is running out for bowlers wishing to enter this year’s Oldham Evening Chronicle Handicap. Only the first 64 entries will be accepted and the first qualifying...
A TALENTED young radio presenter has been nominated for a national award after a meteoric rise from tea boy to star DJ. Chris Younie (22) is shortlisted for the Rising Star...
A DEFIANT restaurant owner is counting the cost of a break-in only two weeks after opening for the first time — but says he’s determined to make a go of things and...
fixtures FOOTBALL Bridgewater Office Supplies, Manchester League premier division: Chapel Town v Breightmet United; Atherton Town v Walshaw Sports; Avro v Gregorians;...
AN OLDHAM fire chief attended an international earthquake exercise just days before the devastating earthquake in Italy. Deputy Borough Commander Peter Stevenson, from Royton...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
A CHRISTIAN tradition was carried out in Oldham and across Greater Manchester yesterday — but with a twist. Bishops and clergy from Oldham, Bury, Bolton and Manchester...
THE planned development of a £15m science centre at Oldham Sixth-Form College sees the town bucking the national trend by having more students than ever taking the subjects....
A pensioner, injured after falling in a health centre car park, was told he would have to go elsewhere for treatment. Allan Stuart had cuts to his right hand, left knee and...
Date Published 09/04/2009
OLDHAM Sixth Form College has been hit in an estimated £200 million funding shortfall which could see teenagers turned away from schools and colleges across the country this...
EARLY morning swimmers at Oldham baths had a shock when a woman streaked topless around the pool — then refused to leave the gent’s changing rooms. It is not known...
ATHLETIC’S preparations for tomorrow’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Carlisle have been thrown into disarray by a spate of injuries. Kelvin Lomax, Daniel Jones,...
A GREEN revolution and jobs bonanza is under way after a £3.8 billion contract was signed by waste disposal chiefs. Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA)...
FOUR Oldham players are rated as more-than-likely to miss tomorrow’s Co-operative Championship One derby game against Rochdale Hornets. In-form scrum-half Thomas Coyle...
A BUSINESS was refused permission to operate 24-hours a day because of noise complaints. Pennine Systems Ltd submitted plans to operate its Crossley Estate depot on Walsh...
PLANS for a post office style queuing system to stamp out drunken behaviour in the town centre have been met with a big thumbs up. The council’s trading standards...
A PARAMEDIC accused of making threats to kill two police officers has avoided jail. Michael McMonagle (46), of Broadbent Close, Royton, was given a nine month prison sentence,...
