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Woolas shakes up the rules on immigration Immigrants wanting to become British will now face tough new tests under citizenship plans outlined by Immigration Minister Phil...
Date Published 16/01/2009
A HIGH-speed rail line from London to the North could go as far as Scotland, the Government said for the first time yesterday. Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon told the Commons...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 12.45 Art Fund 1.15 Bomber Brown 1.50 Dishdasha 2.20...
IT may have ended its useful life with Greater Manchester Police, but the force’s old helicopter, pictured left, has been sold for £1.45 million. It was replaced...
University students held a day of action in Oldham to protest about rises in tuition fees. They gathered at University Centre Oldham, part of Huddersfield University, with a...
Oldham motorists are being offered free bad weather driving lessons at two M6 motorway service stations this weekend. The events have been organised by Highways Agency traffic...
The Chronicles of Alda From Oldham’s local history perspective, there can surely have been no darker day than Monday, August 16, 1819. Now a date largely forgotten...
A SUSPECTED illegal vodka distillery was discovered when police raided a cannabis farm in Oldham. Officers found hundreds of gallons of highly flammable liquids, including...
Date Published 15/01/2009
PLANS to build a controversial Tesco store in Greenfield are in jeopardy after planners threw out a plea by the company to put a five year delay on a condition to build industrial...
MORE Oldham pupils left school last year with five good GCSEs, including English and maths, official figures show today. And some schools are celebrating after seeing their...
Three racist thugs have been spared prison sentences, despite forcing an Asian taxi driver to abandon his car under a torrent of abuse. Dominic Sykes (19), Brett Carroll (22),...
AN anti-academy protester has been suspended from troubled Counthill School. Art teacher Mac Andrassy, the school’s National Union of Teachers (NUT) rep, was suspended...
SIMON Wright (27), a former Crompton Cricket Club captain, is due to appear before Oldham Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with two counts of assault. The charges are in...
Look at the pictures above and see if you notice a likeness. Have you twigged yet? I hope we’re not going out on a limb or barking up the wrong tree, but doesn’t...
A 55-YEAR-OLD man died after horrifically injecting crushed pain killers. Andrew Kerr collapsed at his friend Karl Jackman’s house, in Anchor Lane, Oldham, after...
STAYING independent has proved the key to a long life for sprightly Marian Wolfenden, who celebrates her 103rd birthday on Saturday. Lively Marian lived alone in her...
A 15-year-old Counthill School pupil severed part of a finger after he vaulted a security barrier behind the school and was caught on fencing. Horrified teachers at the...
ATHLETIC have reacted with surprise to suggestions that Wolves are lining up a £1million bid for winger Chris Taylor. “It’s news to me. We haven’t had...
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s is hoping to create 25 new jobs in Oldham with an extension at the Union Street store. A planning application will be submitted for a...
NEW crime maps showing offences committed in every neighbourhood have been hailed for empowering communities. But critics claim they don’t give enough information and could...
TONY BENSON will take his Roughyeds side to the smart new Leigh Sports Village Stadium for a pre-season friendly against his old employers. The game will take place on Sunday,...
DOCTORS and nurses will be forced to swop cars for public transport as hospital bosses cut the number of staff parking permits. Employees were asked to fill in questionnaires...
MANCHESTER City assistant manager Mark Bowen has said a move for AC Milan midfielder Kaka is “very close” but reports in the United Arab Emirates have claimed the deal...
Manchester United 1, Wigan 0 THE sight of Sir Alex Ferguson patrolling the touchline — a rare event these days — was an indication all was not well at Old Trafford...
OLDHAM Council has teamed up with Keep Britain Tidy to rid the borough’s streets of chip trays, kebab wrappers and burger boxes. The Dirty Pig campaign will tackle the...
ALMOST all family doctors in Oldham are opening surgeries in the evenings and at weekends, according to new figures. The Department of Health Information revealed that 43 of...
Meet the neighbours . . . the new police team tackling community crime in Medlock Vale introduced themselves yesterday. Extra funds mean there are now 10 neighbourhood...
STUART Lomas, manager of High Crompton CC in the D&J Builders Oldham Sunday League, has reacted angrily to the latest round of pitch cancellations by Oldham Council. All...
A CHADDERTON-BASED kitchen company has agreed to move a billboard from a Saddleworth accident blackspot. The move comes after a barrage of complaints to Oldham Council over...
A HARD-hitting day of action saw police across Greater Manchester get tough on burglars. Operation Guardian saw officers visit the homes of prolific offenders — in...
