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FITTON Hill residents have taken the opportunity to put forward their views on a £2.8 million Sportszone development planned for the area. Organised by New Deal for...
Date Published 11/03/2009
THE war on drugs has failed according to an Oldham Euro-MP, who is calling for legalisation of some illegal drugs. Liberal Democrat Chris Davies said international policies...
STANLEY Skinkis, a former professional boxer and Oldham Labour councillor for 20 years has died, aged 77. The father-of-three, of Day Drive, Failsworth, died suddenly last...
VANDALS smashed up a bus shelter only a week after it was built. The shelter in Glodwick Road was installed after a campaign by residents and St Mary’s councillor Aqeel...
High Crompton Con C (0), Shaw B.L. A (3): R Hobbs 17, S Bramwell 96; A Bamford 10, S Foy 60; L Whittle 18, G Kelly 47. Waterhead B (0), Waterhead A (3): K Sharp 52, W Campbell...
CORNER shops the length and breadth of the country are closing their doors for good, as many fall victim to the credit crunch. Supermarkets have long been a thorn in the side...
A UNIVERSITY student is hoping to take part in a 250- mile cycle ride in Bangladesh to raise money for a health clinic. Mofozzul Hussain Choudhury is also hosting a charity...
AN all-conquering local football club is appealing for kit sponsors as it looks ahead to next season — fresh from lifting the Greater Manchester Under-14s League crown....
Drinkers can enjoy more than 80 real ales and ciders at the Oldham Beer Festival this month. The Queen Elizabeth Hall will host the 23rd Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) festival...
CHADDY End FC under-15s enhanced their title ambitions in the Rochdale and Oldham Youth League with a thrilling 4-3 triumph over Littleborough. The unbeaten teenagers left it...
PRIDE in Oldham nominee and drama teacher, Peter Entwistle, has died. He was 68. Peter, who had 50 years of producing amateur shows under his belt, was put forward for a Pride...
MOST men with prostate cancer know their Gleason score, but thousands of others know little about the disease. American pathologist Donald Gleason established the score to...
THE volunteers in this year’s Get Moving to Health Challenge have had a tough week. While there has been no letup in their commitment to the gymnasium and the fitness...
CALAMITY JANE, George Lawton Hall, Mossley THE now-nomadic Ashton Operatic Society moves from its Tameside Hippodrome home to Mossley‘s public hall and the result is a bit...
A HUNGRY crowd counted down from ten as the phenomenally popular Las Vegas four piece, The Killers, got ready to bound on to the Manchester stage. And so the stage was set for...
THERE are some people you just love to hate. Take Zannah. When I was 15 I’d have paid someone to take her as far away as possible. Even her name — short for...
TWO businessmen have combined to launch a new service which, given the current housing market, could prove a winner. Glenn Warhurst and Tom O’Donnell have launched...
WORKERS at the giant national distribution complex in Shaw are undergoing training to equip them with new skills. The initiative, involving Blue Arrow Managed Services, Shop...
A NEW concept in travel has been launched in Oldham by three former directors of the Co-operative’s travel arm. Designer Travel, a web-based agency, was launched at a...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-13s celebrated winning the North-West Counties third division title in style, beating local rivals Waterhead 42-0 at home. The result meant that...
Pittilla PR, the baby, nursery and gift specialists based in Oldham, have been appointed by BabyBlooms to handle their forthcoming media campaign. Concentrating on raising...
A DIPLOMA designed to encourage young people into engineering is the subject of a business breakfast in Chadderton on March 27. Employers looking for ways to recruit the right...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
STAFF at Renault Oldham are celebrating after making it through to the finals of Renault’s Dealers of Excellence awards. The awards recognise Renault dealers throughout...
ATHLETIC bosses haven’t ruled out the possibility that employees could be dismissed as investigations continue into the alcohol-fuelled incidents which took place during a...
Date Published 10/03/2009
OLDHAM fancy their chances of another bumper run in this year’s Carnegie Challenge Cup. Having been picked to face French Elite League side Lézignan Sangliers at...
ATHLETIC will no longer run out on the Boundary Park pitch to the strains of Mouldy Old Dough, which has been their theme tune for much of the last 30 years. The club has...
TONY BUGBY’S weekly look behind the scenes at Boundary Park WHILE Lee Hughes features among the leading marksmen in Coca-Cola League One, Athletic have struggled to find...
A FURIOUS mum claims her seven-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after a 4ft garden wall and pillar collapsed on top of him. It is believed little Dylan Grant was playing on...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner died a month after he was knocked down in Oldham town centre. Anthony Chester (73), of Spring Street, Greenacres, was...
