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WHEN the red lights go off at Albert Park, Melbourne in a month’s time for the start of the new F1 season the whole of Britain will be once again firmly behind current World...
Date Published 27/02/2009
A MINISTER who preached across the country for more than 50 years has died at the age of 83. The Rev Ronald Berry, of Sands Avenue, Chadderton, preached at churches throughout...
GREENFIELD teenager Krista Enziano is among four girls from Oldham Netball Club to have been selected for England youth squads for international duty next month. Krista (17),...
DEDICATED family man Alwyn Garforth, who founded Garforth Glass, in Springhead, has died aged 91. Mr Garforth, who lived in Oldham all his life and was educated at the...
OLDHAM RUFC will be without inspirational captain and stand-off Gareth Barber as they bid to beat Fleetwood at Manor Park and secure their first double of the season in North...
“SKIN DEEP”, Opera North at the Lowry ON the surface — as it were — this must have seemed a wonderful idea. But somewhere between design and...
CHADDERTON angler Steve Clegg (Saints) took first place in the Hampton Springs silver-fish open match. Fishing the pole, Steve weighed in with 27lb 10oz, beating Alan Spencer...
Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League, premier division: Avro v Elton Vale; Breightmet United v Springhead; Chapel Town v Gregorians; East Manchester v Walshaw Sports;...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
A DETERMINED businessman has won a David and Goliath-style battle with British Gas after receiving a whopping £7,000 electricity bill. Paul Meredith (33) was shocked...
Date Published 26/02/2009
Councillors pulled back from the edge of chaos last night and passed the Liberal Democrats’ 2.5 per cent council tax increase. But agreement only came after a four-hour...
THE credit crunch has hit hard at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, forcing fundraisers to make a desperate plea for help. Donations have fallen by a massive 40 per cent, turning...
LABOUR leader Jim McMahon has vowed to work with the Liberal Democrat administration to enforce its budget despite his party’s bitter opposition to the council tax increase....
AMBULANCE crews are being threatened at hundreds of addresses across Greater Manchester, worrying figures have revealed. The problem is so severe crews are told not to attend...
OLDHAM Council chiefs have been handed more than £270,000 by the Government as a “reward” for successfully promoting growth in the borough. The Local...
SURGEONS are carrying out a growing number of stomach-stapling operations on dangerously overweight patients as obesity continues to spiral, official figures have revealed....
BOBBIES on the beat will be hitting a street near you thanks to a step up in neighbourhood policing. Officers in Oldham West, Oldham East, Failsworth, Hollinwood, Royton,...
POTENTIALLY lethal blades have been stolen from a food processing plant in Oldham. Six of the specialist meat cutting blades and a power drill were stolen from Home Made...
The GMB union is calling on North-West councils to acquire empty homes to ease pressures on waiting lists for social housing. Despite a £200 million boost from the...
Two Asian teenagers who held a school friend captive in their car before releasing him yelling “white boy run” have been spared jail. Vaqas Mohammed (18), of...
AN MP has raised fresh concerns in his fight to prevent a tipping permit being issued at a quarry. Phil Woolas, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, says the amount of waste...
A sleuthing psychotherapist will reveal the true identity of Britain’s greatest playwright at a talk in Uppermill next month. Dr John Casson says his research shows that...
PARROT enthusiast Melvyn Jones is standing by his telephone in the hope of a call to help him track down his missing bird. The 14-inch tall vivid green parrot dodged over the...
CHARITY fundraisers are celebrating after totting up their 12 month takings to reveal a £45,518 boost for Christie Hospital. Oldham-based Christie Hospital fundraisers...
ATHLETIC chairman Simon Blitz has reassured supporters that the club’s American-based owners are as committed as ever to the club. Despite the ambitious £80million...
JOHN HOUGH and Leo Casey will again be tasked with bringing through talented youngsters through the reserves ranks this season. The pair have both signed new one-year deals to...
ATHLETIC’S on-loan left-back Scott Golbourne has been given an injury all-clear after limping out of Tuesday’s home league defeat by Bristol Rovers. It had been...
THIS dedicated band of Latics fans have been thinking pink in an effort to show fellow supporters how to get kitted out for the team’s big televised clash with Leeds United...
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes insists he welcomes shouting in the dressing room, believing it is "healthy" for players to speak their minds. And the air was...
FORMER Royton woman Kate Lewis captained City of Manchester to victory in the women’s British Water Polo Championships. Manchester Aquatics Centre hosted the event as...
