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NEARLY half of publicans believe their boozer may not be in business next year — according to a poll by the Liberal Democrats. The survey, conducted in Oldham, found 44...
Date Published 18/03/2009
MOST head teachers are appointed by a board of governors after a lengthy interview process — but not so Eleanor Howarth, the new “head” at St Mary’s...
TRANSPORT bosses are on board with a new scheme to help stop people with learning disabilities being bullied on public transport. Greater Manchester Integrated Transport...
AN Oldham MP is calling for a debate on assisted suicide, warning the issue should not be brushed aside. Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher is one of more than 100 MPs...
AN eco-friendly housing development in Werneth has scooped its first award. The 23 new homes in Devon Street and Norfolk Street — which feature wind turbines and extra...
MORE jobs and contracts are coming Oldham’s way because of the local construction initiative, J21, according to Housing Market Renewal managers. Already, more than 800...
A team of ghostbusters has been called in to track down a mischievous spook at a famous Delph pub. Since moving in six months ago, Dave Palmer and his partner, Jude Lever,...
Shaw and Crompton area committee CRIME has plummeted in the area when compared with last year. Area Inspector Collette Rose said: “In comparison with the same period...
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...
OLDHAM St Anne’s under-15s got the better of neighbours and title rivals Waterhead 18-0 in division one of the North-West Counties League. Both defences held out for a...
Oldham people will be able to travel back in time and see the town as it was at a North West Film Archive premiere. The showing of “Oldham on Film” at the Blue...
Line-dancers stay fit and healthy by having fun Club Call highlights the hard work by community organisations in and around Oldham. In the latest, reporter BEATRIZ AYALA heads...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
THE Government’s latest scheme to tackle binge drinking could see the price of booze rise to 50p per unit of alcohol. The move, proposed by the Government’s chief...
Get Moving to Health 09 DAWN ECKERSLEY — with our volunteers every step of the way — reports on week eight in the programme AS they race towards the finish...
Venture hits the right note with PCT AN Uppermill man is singing the praises of the primary care trust after opening a new chemists. Part-time singer Ian Strachan, who...
RIPPLE Developments has won recognition from the Best Companies Awards for the second year running. The point-of-sale business, which supplies many of the big names on...
ACTING on behalf of Slumberland Beds brand owner Hilding Anders, Davies Harrison has sold a 286,000 sq ft distribution centre in Salmon Fields, Royton, for £5.25 million to...
EVENT management company Team Spirit got into the spirit of Red Nose Day with a sponsored walk around Dovestone reservoir. The team completed 16 laps of the water, one for...
AN Oldham timber and building supplies merchant is featured in a promotional DVD in support of Get Britain Building — a campaign aimed at reversing the decline in the...
WHERE THERE’S A WILL, Lowry Quays GEORGES Feydeau’s name is invoked like some sort of religious icon whenever comedy actors gather to discuss who’s making a mess of a job they...
SOMETIMES, I’m quite proud to be British. And given that I have an identity crisis, that’s no small statement to make. I say British, as opposed to English, as I’m a bit of a...
NEW Athletic manager Joe Royle has made Ipswich Town goalkeeper Shane Supple his first transfer target. Royle is working on a deal to bring in the Eire under-21 international...
Date Published 17/03/2009
FANS planning to attend Oldham’s Carnegie Challenge Cup clash against French Elite League side Lezignan Sangliers face an earlier sitting for their Sunday roast. The...
“I have been thrown an opportunity to be at Wembley in May which is fantastic. It was an easy decision to make. This club has always been very special to me.”...
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AROUND 16 staff at Counthill School are facing redundancy amid allegations of low morale and bullying. And a human resources manager from Oldham Council has been seconded to...
ATHLETIC’S owners have admitted that John Sheridan’s sacking was a decision they agonised over. Sheridan was in his 12th year at Boundary Park and had become part...
ALMOST 150,000 hospital meals ended up in the bin, it has been revealed. Last year (2007-08), Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes the Royal Oldham Hospital,...
I FEEL sorry for Shez losing his job as his players didn’t take a blind bit of notice to his instructions on the pitch. These players should be ashamed of themselves and...
