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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SOUTHWELL 1.50 Paint Splash 2.20 Orpanella 2.50 Edas 3.20 El Diego 3.50 Joss...
Date Published 28/01/2009
Pair of yobs beat up man with learning difficulties A PAIR of thugs viciously battered a man with learning difficulties for his glasses, bus pass and a few coins. ...
HOODED youths, one with a gun, brought terror to a pub in Failsworth. The group of 12 armed men ran into the Forresters Arms in Oldham Road, Failsworth, shouting at those...
A motorist who brought mayhem to Oldham as he sped away from police, fuelled by half an ounce of amphetamines, has failed to convince top judges his sentence was too harsh....
BRITISH Transport Police are appealing for witnesses following a violent incident involving Oldham Athletic fans at Manchester Piccadilly rail station. The trouble started as...
AN OLDHAM security guard was found hanged five months after a terrifying armed robbery. On May 8, 2006, Keith Williamson was attacked by three masked men while helping fill a...
ALMOST three quarters of Oldhamers are worried about drunken louts fuelled by cheap drink causing havoc on town centre streets. Research gathered for the Big Drink Debate...
THE area manager of Oldham club Tokyo Project feels he has been unfairly victimised over a cut-price booze promotion. John Johnson says he has been vilified in the media for...
AMBITIOUS plans for a new Oldham town centre have temporarily died a death as the economic downturn takes its toll. A number of masterplans to transform the town centre and...
Father and son focus on living life to the full A DOTING dad with a lust for life is in the running for a national competition which encourages individuals to celebrate the...
FOUR police authorities have joined forces to recruit members of the public to deal with allegations of gross misconduct by officers. Independent members of police misconduct...
A PAIR of footballers who saved the life of a team mate following his heart attack on the pitch have called for more qualified first aiders in local sport. Chris Tetlow and...
SADDLEWORTH parish councillor Ken Hulme is calling on Oldham Council to relax its council tax rules on empty houses to help pensioners and recently bereaved people through the...
A CRIMEWATCH appeal to catch football hooligans who brawled in Manchester city centre during last year’s Uefa cup final has been a huge success. Greater Manchester...
THOUSANDS of absent parents who owe a total of £6.7m in child maintenance will not be allowed to leave the country — until they pay up. Passports and driving...
INSPIRATIONAL students and their achievements were celebrated at Oldham College’s annual prize night. Former MP Lord Davies of Oldham was guest speaker at the the...
Oldham’s Adams childrenswear store has closed — one of four across Greater Manchester. It was one of a further 36 stores shut across the UK and Ireland by the...
A Failsworth man is pressing his MP to get better financial help for people with severe sight problems. Alan Davies, of Wrigley Head, is backing a Royal National Institute for...
A VISIT to University Campus Oldham proved inspirational for MP Michael Meacher. The Labour MP for Oldham West and Royton, spent an afternoon at the Cromwell Street campus,...
THERE are two new names at University Campus Oldham. Sue Bernhauser has been appointed dean of the institution, part of Huddersfield University... which has changed its name...
WHO doesn’t swear these days? From professionals in suits and teenagers on the streets — everyone is guilty of letting it slip every now and again. But a staunch group...
OLDHAMERS from all communities gathered at the Gallery Oldham to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The event, which also remembers victims of genocides committed since the end of...
SADDLEWORTH Floral Art Society has created a stunning golden arrangement to mark the 50th anniversary of its national body. The flower enthusiasts put their creation on...
THERE’S a lot of food on the telly. Not literally — although the parrot has taken to squashing his grapes on the screen whenever Barack Obama makes an appearance....
DAWN ECKERSLEY — with our Get Moving To Health volunteers every step of the way — reports on how the teams shaped up after their first week on the programme. IT may be very...
OLDHAM’S pioneering Asian Business Association is the latest sponsor of the Oldham Business Awards. The 700-member group, which represents the interests of BME...
Entrepreneur Gavin Wheeldon is hoping to persuade the Government to help small British businesses beat the recession by changing VAT regulations. The founder and chief...
GILL Riley’s success in a male-dominated environment has earned the Chaddderton-based businesswoman a major award. She has been named winner of the Athena category for...
It's the first week where the two teams of volunteers are assessed for their weight and commitment to the Get Moving to Health programme. Here is how they did.
Profile on The Heavy Mob team captain Maggie Hurley
