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SHAW youngsters got back to nature with the help of a few creepy crawlies. Pupils at Buckstones Primary were visited by a host of cockroaches, stick insects and snakes from...
Date Published 03/04/2009
Britain’s longest, highest and deepest canal tunnel in the UK reopens tomorrow after its winter sleep. The famous Stanedge Tunnel and Visitor Centre welcomes its first...
OLDHAM RUFC have a mouth-watering final home fixture of the season in North Lancs/Cumbria division against league leaders Vale of Lune. Oldham’s form at Manor Park has...
A DAY of healthy activities emphasised children’s green credentials at St Mary’s Primary School, Greenfield. The school was proud to achieve the Green Flag...
OLDHAM and Royton Harriers’ young athletes are basking in the glory of a successful cross-country season. They were spearheaded by Adam Howard who, as well as winning the...
TWO Oldhamers with a total of 64 years of service to St John Ambulance have been royally commended for their community service. Leslie Peart, from Failsworth, and Martin...
Manchester Airport has launched an information guide to help passengers travelling with autistic children. The free printed guide called Airport Awareness uses airport images...
YOUNG and old joined forces to whip up a culinary storm in time for Easter. Pupils at Royton Hall Primary School hold regular activity sessions with pensioners at the Orchard...
THERE were some cracking weights of mainly bream and skimmers in the final round of the Cairo AC Winter League on Denshaw Vale. The winner, Mick Jewitt, of Tight Lines, got...
A FUN day at Oldham’s Link Centre for families with disabled children proved a huge success. More than 250 children and adults joined in the event. described by one of...
THE breast feeding message is still not being heard in Oldham, with health bosses making increased participation a key target for this year. Breast feeding support groups have...
TWO more people have been arrested by officers investigating the discovery of stolen police uniforms. Police were called to a flat on Moss Road, Stretford, on Tuesday night...
BELLE Vue Aces, who finished third bottom last year, will boast a new line-up when the Elite League season gets under way on Monday night. They welcome 2008 runners-up...
Police have been helping Chadderton youngsters to avoid trouble by inviting them into their station. The Neighbourhood Policing Team joined forces with other agencies to teach...
A YOUNG woman was left for dead by a speeding hit and run driver who ignored a red light at a pelican crossing. Natalie Kirwan (20) was walking home from her shift at the...
Date Published 02/04/2009
A woman jailed for killing a frail Failsworth pensioner has become pregnant while serving her sentence. Lisa Healey, now 26, was convicted in 1999, when she was 15, of beating...
A STREET has been left divided after residents who have battled unsuccesfully for 20 years to get an alleyway secured saw work carried out across the road. People in Merton...
Gas bosses have apologised for misleading drivers after a blooper over signs in Coal Pit Lane. The signs went up at the weekend warning that the popular short cut would be...
GENEROUS staff at the Royal Oldham Hospital’s pathology lab were pretty in pink yesterday in a bid to raise funds for the Christie Hospital. Some 400 staff took part in...
A two-timing killer who slaughtered and dismembered his lover, showing her body to his Saddleworth girlfriend before setting her head in a concrete block, has failed to win a cut...
Oldham’s Drug and Alcohol Service is closer to a move to Horsedge Street after Oldham Council agreed to guarantee the lease. The council is backing plans by the Pennine...
THREE talented young musicians will raise the roof when they perform with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. Sixteen year-old baritone player Rebecca Childs...
The search is on for 21st century faces of science, engineering and maths in Oldham. Organisers of NESTA FameLab 2009 are calling for people currently working in science, and...
A LARGE safe containing a significant amount of cash was stolen from a supermarket in Chadderton in the early hours of Tuesday. Burglars used the store’s hydraulic...
An Oldham playwright has been awarded a £4,900 Lottery grant to create and direct a new work about homophobia in school. Billy Cowan, originally from Northern Ireland,...
First-timers Suzy Leech and Kath Cuff will partner veteran John O’Hare and enthusiast Martyn Mulligan in the Manchester 10k run in May. The four, all employees of...
COUNCIL chiefs have pledged further improvements after receiving the Audit Commission’s critical Annual Audit and Inspection letter. As revealed in the Chronicle, Oldham...
SIMPLY outstanding — that’s the verdict being celebrated by pupils, staff and parents at Mayfield Primary School. It scored top “outstanding” grades in...
JOE ROYLE has described himself as “angry” at Athletic’s failure to haul themselves back into contention for a Coca-Cola League One play-off place. But the...
Rehearsals for the Coliseum’s latest play “Quartet” are well under way and the cast are fast getting into character. “Quartet” follows four of...
