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A DOBCROSS motorist came face-to face-with a mysterious creature as she drove through Saddleworth moorland — prompting fears of a big cat on the loose. Helen Morris was...
Date Published 20/01/2009
UNWANTED trips to hospital can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines this winter, according to the North-West Ambulance NHS Trust. The trust received 12,327 urgent...
OLDHAM TOWN will tonight be aiming to turn the tables on FA Cup giantkillers Curzon Ashton. Town play hosts to the UniBond League division one north side in the quarter-finals...
Round Table library scheme too popular Saddleworth Round Table has called for an amnesty to allow children to return books to the Royal Oldham Hospital’s...
OLDHAM-based cycling ace Chris Newton won gold and silver at the latest round of the Track World Cup series in China to strengthen his bid for the overall series. Newton, who...
LEADERS Honeywell D were surprisingly whitewashed 10-0 by second- placed Droylsden but remain six points clear at the top of the Oldham Table Tennis League third division....
YOUNGSTERS in Oldham have found exciting new ways to climb to good health. A climbing tower, over seven metres tall, was the highlight of an event designed to get children...
NIMBLE Nook missed their last chance to end Tonge’s unbeaten record in the ‘B’ Division of the Inbev Winter Bowling League when they went down 7-4 to the...
The Archdeacon of Manchester will help a group of organ enthusiasts celebrate their centenary at Oldham Parish Church. The Ven Andrew Ballard, an accomplished organist, will...
THE prospect of Manchester City even considering signing Brazilian superstar Kaká (above) was an extremely exciting one. You could just imagine it: one of the...
A Government bid to hide MP expenses has been condemned as disgraceful by local Liberal Democrats. It follows an announcement by Harriet Harman, leader of the Commons, that...
NHS OLDHAM has a new man on the board — Abdul Malik-Ahad. The married Chadderton father-of-three is in the first month of a four-year-post as non-executive director....
PUPILS from St Agnes School extended the hand of friendship when they welcomed a special guest from Pakistan. Brother Maxwell Shanti, the principal of St Anthony’s High...
The latest horses to catch the eye of Chronicle racing correspondent KEITH McHUGH ERADICATE (trained by Nicky Henderson): A high-class handicapper bordering on group class on...
GETTING the Evening Chronicle delivered at home proved a money spinner for Shaw resident David Naylor. The Chronicle reader is the first winner of a new, free monthly prize...
I don’t wish to get all political on you, it’s too early in the week for a start, but I have to say, isn’t it great that we have a new president. Yes, I know...
A BRAND new music night will launch in Oldham this week with The Manyanas taking up the challenge of first band on stage. Babysub — an indie/alternative night —...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 2.20 Sarah’s Art 2.50 Gurteen Diamond 3.20...
BRAVE, crazy, downright stupid . . . there are many ways to describe The Brute Chorus. The ballsy quartet will record a live album in one take when they play at Camden’s...
TONIGHT: Random Hand — Retro Bar; Little Joy — Academy 3; The Brute Chorus — Night and Day. TOMORROW: Strictly Come Dancing — Arena; All That Remains...
ATHLETIC’S lengthy search for a left back is over after they completed the loan signing of Scott Golbourne from Championship club Reading today. The 20-year-old former England...
Date Published 19/01/2009
ANGRY residents fear that plans for a methane stripping plant will blight their lives with noise and smells — and risk of explosions. Greater Manchester Waste Disposal...
Drug-users targeted woman in her home An evil couple who tortured a terrified young mother during a vicious hour-long interrogation in her own home were behind bars today....
A FAMILY who faced an agonising 12 months wait over their baby boy’s health have had their ‘sentence’ cut. Toddler Harvey Mills (21 months) was found sucking...
TWO thousand Oldhamers took part in a protest calling for an end to the bloodshed in Gaza. The men, women and children braved the cold and poured on to the grounds of Grange...
FRIGHTENED residents in a Saddleworth village have been woken in a series of pre-dawn clampdowns by a special squad of police officers searching for burglars and car thieves....
A personal trainer who starred in an NHS campaign to improve healthcare in Oldham has been jaied — for putting another man in hospital. Jide Tomoye (28) flew into a rage...
AN MP will try to persuade transport bosses to use new powers to take control of Greater Manchester’s buses tomorrow. Graham Stringer has launched the bid after...
OLDHAM Sixth Form College has cemented its outstanding reputation by being named among the best in the country. It is in the top 5 per cent of sixth forms for students’...
POLICE are investigating after arsonists struck at an unoccupied terrace house in Failsworth. Firecrews from Hollins and Chadderton spent an hour and a half bringing the blaze...
