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IF you want to find inner peace and overcome stress, meditation may just be the thing for you. David Robinson has been teaching the relaxation technique for over two years,...
Date Published 13/02/2009
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
PATIENTS at the Royal Oldham Hospital can calm their nerves thanks to the arrival of two donated fish tanks. Fishworld, in Middleton Road, Chadderton, donated a £575...
Getting your body into a healthy routine of fitness activity is essential to help promote good health. Y ou don't have to go to extremes to keep fit. In fact half an hour a day...
MAKE IT EVEN MORE MEMORABLE A selection of gifts are now available to purchase when you order your colour announcement to appear in our new weekly column called LET'S...
Date Published 12/02/2009
ATHLETIC have captured defender Seb Hines on loan from Premier League club Middlesbrough. The 20-year-old, who can play anywhere in the back line, will spend an initial one month...
THE owner of a major town centre shop has hit out at the council over sky high parking prices in Yorkshire Street. Paul Hughes, the owner and manager of Zutti Co, let fly...
TWO men have been charged following an armed robbery at a betting shop in Oldham. Abdul Azim Motin (19), of Eden Street, Oldham, and Rajwan Hakim (18), of Links Way,...
One of the men behind Oldham’s successful snow-beating operation will today challenge the Government over its plans to slash salt supplies. Councillor Mark Alcock,...
Unemployment shot up by more than 600 in Oldham last month. The figures are a 12-year high and represent 4.3 per cent of the working-age population, higher than the North-West...
THREATENED children’s activities across the borough have been thrown a lifeline. Oldham Play Action Group (OPAG) faced possible closure after its £35,000 grant...
Worried staff at the troubled Land of Leather store at the Centre Retail Park, Elk Mill, learned today they may lose their jobs. More than 650 staff nationally have been told...
THE people of Oldham were right to vote against congestion charging, the Government’s own figures suggest. For at the height of the road pricing debate last summer...
A weather-BEATEN red telephone box at one of Saddleworth’s most famous moorland sites, is to get a new lease of life. And other iconic boxes, a throwback to the 1930s,...
Latics close in on loan move ATHLETIC are on the verge of completing the loan capture of a player from a Premier League club. And the youngster is likely to go straight...
JANET Huxley never let her cerebral palsy get in the way of her passion for life, laughter and fun. The 41-year-old, who was adopted by Kathleen and Ray Navesey 22 years ago,...
A RAFT of Roughyeds players are set to make comebacks in the Widnes game on Friday night — but ex-Viking David Allen is unlikely to be one of them. The second row forward hobbled...
SUNDAY should see an eagerly-awaited match taking place at Clayton playing fields (weather permitting) when Marvin Greenwood FC and Rifle Range Royal Blues come face-to-face in...
JANE Procter smiles broadly as she chats about getting engaged, house hunting, her pet dog, cooking, holidays in Turkey and clubbing. Everyday stuff for most people, but a...
REFORMS to housing benefit could create poverty traps in Greater Manchester, a housing charity is warning. Shelter says the Government’s new system called Local Housing...
FESTIVE events in the town centre proved a Christmas cracker, with figures showing that scores of first-time visitors headed to Oldham to take advantage of a packed seasonal...
A police chief has warned householders in Grasscroft to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries. There have been four burglaries reported in the Oldham Road-Mossley Road area...
FURIOUS residents in Royton fear a planned three-storey shop will tower over their homes. British Land, which owns the Centre Retail Park at Elk Mill, Broadway, has submitted...
Manchester Phoenix’ player-coach Tony Hand has pulled out of next Thursday’s Elite Ice Hockey All Star game. The 41-year-old made the decision because of a...
HARD work and Oil of Olay is the secret to a long and healthy life — according to Edith Milne, who will celebrate her 102nd birthday with family and friends tomorrow....
THE latest round of Netball Superleague matches saw another promising display from a young Northern Thunder line-up against an impressive Mavericks team. Mavericks have lost...
A FUN place for people with learning and physical needs has just celebrated its first birthday. Funky Fitness and Fun, at the Honeywell Centre, Ashton Road, Hathershaw, was...
amateur rugby round up THE MAGIC of the Carnegie Challenge Cup will be in the air at Saddleworth Rangers come Saturday afternoon. The famous trophy is to be brought to the...
FOR decades it has echoed with the footsteps of thousands of pupils. But the former Radclyffe Lower School site on Broadway, Chadderton, now stands forlorn after its buildings...
A FEW weeks ago, I heard someone on the radio asking whether people in the NHS should show more compassion. I don’t know, but I could have done with a little more help...
