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THERE is nothing like a crisis to bring out the worst in sports administrators. The Kevin Pietersen debacle of the past week had the blazered buffoons at the England and Wales...
Date Published 13/01/2009
OVER the past few years we’ve seen Take That, Spice Girls, The Police and Led Zeppelin embark on hugely successful reunion tours with Blur, The Specials and Cliff Richard...
TONIGHT: The Casino Brawl — Music Box TOMORROW: Animal Collective — Club Academy FRIDAY: New Kids on the Block — Arena; Buzzcocks: The Another Bites Tour...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 6.50 Naias 7.20 Thief Of Time 7.50 Namu 8.20 Scarab 8.50...
AS Motown celebrates its 50th birthday, Chronicle Beats charts its all time favourite tracks. “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” — Marvin Gaye Written by...
A LARGE scale police search is underway for an Oldham teenager who was reported missing after failing to turn up for school today. Fears are growing for Holly King (13) who...
Date Published 12/01/2009
A Yorkshire Street shopkeeper says enough is enough as plans for another hot food takeaway are considered by Oldham Council. Vince Wrigley, owner of Babyland and Pramcots, has...
A trio of Derker residents who have collectively lived in their homes for 175 years say: “We shall not be moved”. Kathleen Ashworth (82), Joan Diggle (74), and...
A 21-year-old man gave a graphic account of a spectacular crash which left a car a write off — and no driver or passengers. Anthony Knowles was making his way home after...
A NEW taskforce is to clampdown on thieves who have brought misery to Oldham’s rail travellers. Train services between Oldham and Manchester have been thrown into chaos...
A company planning to open new private bail hostels did not want to consult Oldham councillors or local people, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. The Government has...
COUNCIL bosses and service users will meet to thrash out the future of the Highbarn Day Centre this week. The proposed closure of the Royton facility, which provides...
WORK to renovate Greenfield train station is back on track thanks to the appointment of a new contractor. The refurbishment programme, which includes a new ticket office,...
A DERELICT part of Chadderton could soon become a bustling business district if plans to transform the area are improved. The site, which is bounded by Featherstall Road...
A mole catcher, whose business has been destroyed by EU legislation, is determined to take his fight to the European Courts of Justice. Peter Brown, of Shaw, has been...
PATIENTS are still suffering the indignity of mixed-sex hospital wards — nearly eight years after the Government pledged to scrap them, Tories say. According to...
A campaigner for families who have lost a loved one then suffered an acquittal verdict at a murder trial will set up an expert steering group this month. Ann Roberts, from...
PEOPLE in Saddleworth and Lees can have their say on how the area’s new children centres should take shape. Three consultation days will be held when visitors will be...
FAMILIES in Saddleworth and Lees are invited to take part in a series of consultations this week about the development of new children’s centres in the area. The...
OLDHAM College has rescheduled a meeting about its plans to run one of the borough’s new academy schools. The meeting, cancelled in December due to bad weather, will now...
THE search is on for creative schools in Oldham to share in a £1.4 million fund to teach the skills employers demand. Local schools are being encouraged to apply to...
OLDHAM appears to have bucked the trend of primary schools struggling to recruit new head teachers. A report found that more than a third of vacancies in England (37 per cent)...
SUPER swimmers took the plunge at Crompton Pool to raise £600 for charity. Lesley Massey, from Shaw, Anna Rennie, from Oldham, and Frank Angelicas and Alan Rennie, both...
A PROJECT to clean up Oldham’s streets is sweeping through the borough with more than 100 volunteers involved. Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale was commissioned by Oldham...
OLDHAM’S recycling rates have soared over the past six years but a drop in the demand for paper means there are stacks of waste piling up in warehouses across the country....
MANAGER John Sheridan believes Dean Windass can provide the impetus to sustain Athletic’s promotion challenge. The 39-year-old striker, who has joined Athletic on loan...
OLDHAM are offering dual-ticket discounts for the upcoming friendly clashes with Super League sides at Boundary Park. The matches concerned are those between the Roughyeds and...
ATHLETIC mounted a military-style operation costing over £1,000 yet still failed to beat the freeze as Saturday’s Coca-Cola League One fixture against Hartlepool...
MANCHESTER United’s Rio Ferdinand was seeing a specialist today in a bid to overcome a back problem. The defender has missed the Reds’ last five games because of a...
COUNTHILL Schools Sports Partnership is celebrating after winning a national award for its work in local schools. The Partnership received the quality Kite Mark Award on...
