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POLICE chiefs are warning motorists to take care when defrosting their vehicles after 30 cars were stolen across Greater Manchester in the first week of the new year — including...
Date Published 08/01/2009
Gas upgrades could add to anti-social behaviour problem Worried neighbours fear upgrades to a gas kiosk could spark a rise in anti-social behaviour. Workmen from the...
A SEMI-RETIRED GP is calling on his experience to offer a helping hand to the carers of people with dementia. Dr Eamon O’Daly and his fellow-members from the Patient...
Traders feeling bitter broken heaters are forcing Tommyfield indoor market traders to work in the bitter cold. As temperatures plummet across the borough, workers recorded...
But youngsters are needed to keep the tradition alive LOCAL Morris Men are urging young Oldhamers to throw on some bright colours and join their team to stop the old tradition...
CHAMPION fundraiser Debra Walker enlisted the help of her cousin Bev Smith to raise £773 for the Christie Hospital. Debra beat breast cancer 10 years ago, and when she...
A brass band concert on Saturday will have two distinct fundraising targets in its sights. The concert, at Uppermill Civic Hall, will help raise money for the Saddleworth...
Failing health and acute care needs mean many older people need looking after away from home. But now, thanks to the availability of sophisticated technology, people can continue...
OVER Christmas I had a little more leisure time on my hands than I’ve been used to, which meant I found myself in places like the centre of Ashton or Stalybridge at times...
Benji saved from icy duck pond ONE Oldham pensioner wasn’t expecting to go for a swim when he took his three dogs for a walk in the park. But the 69-year-old had to put...
Date Published 07/01/2009
A council worker has been jailed for 18 months after leaving his girlfriend scarred for life by burning her arm with a red hot iron. Philip Littleford (28), of Doyle Close,...
THE trust which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital spent nearly £4m on agency staff in the last financial year. The Pennine Acute Trust, which runs four hospitals, including...
7-hour power cut set to hit remote hamlet
A GLODWICK couple charged with neglecting their pet dogs, causing unnecessary suffering and organising animal fights have had their court case adjourned. Raja Hussain (28) and...
A bus driver, sacked for smoking a cigarette at the wheel while carrying passengers, has also been hit with a £150 court fine. Michelle Madden, of Lavender Road, Holts,...
A pub brawler has been spared prison after a judge criticised police for letting an accomplice off with a caution. Grant McDonald (18) was one of two men arrested after they...
A LOCAL charity that fights for the rights of people with learning disabilities has scooped a £39,000 grant. Oldham Personal Advocacy (OPAL) has received the money to...
WORLD class! The verdict of further education minister Siôn Simon when he visited Oldham College. Mr Simon, MP for Birmingham Erdington, yesterday spent two hours at the...
AN ANGRY pensioner claims a trio of protected trees have been felled without residents’ say-so. Jim Harbige, of Fir Lane, Royton, claims he’s been kept in the dark...
Farmer pays tribute to new US president
THE USE of mobile phones on wards at the Royal Oldham Hospital will remain restricted despite the Government’s relaxation of its own guidelines. Health minister Ben...
FORMER lords of the manor have been welcomed back to Foxdenton Hall. Ten portraits of the Radclyffe family now grace the walls of the Chadderton jewel thanks to the Friends of...
It may not look like much, but this much-valued piece of Delph’s heritage has sold for £220 on ebay. The iron and aluminium baton is from the old Delph Donkey rail...
STAFF at the Adams Kids store in Oldham were working normally yesterday after administrators announced the closure of 111 stores. Employees at the Oldham store on the lower...
CARETAKER Geoff Wood was spot on as he cleaned up in a new Evening Chronicle competition. Text-the-Ball is an old favourite with a new twist as competitors have to correctly...
A DOG walker was surprised when he saw what looked like a gang of youths but was in fact dummies made from beer cans sat on a park bench. Tim Timms, of Prospect Drive,...
WORRIED neighbours have attacked plans to demolish a large detached house and build seven new homes in its place. Disused Inniscarra, off Lynwood Drive, Greenacres, was built...
MANY people make a New Year’s resolution to change their lives. But trainee doctor Joanna Pegg will help to make a difference to other people’s lives when she...
NEW crime maps showing offences committed in every neighbourhood reveal that crime has fallen slightly in Oldham. All 43 forces across England and Wales are now publishing the...
AMATEUR footballers were left crying foul when vandals caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to their newly-refurbished clubhouse. Yobs broke into Springhead Football...
