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ROY KEANE has been accused in some quarters of cowardice for walking out on Sunderland. It isn’t, you would guess, a point of view that the prosecutors of the Irishman...
Date Published 09/12/2008
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 6.20 Risque Heights 6.50 Desert Opal 7.20 Captainrisk 7.50 Global...
A CHADDERTON baker was trapped in a lift at work for 13 hours — and only rescued thanks to his frantic wife. Brian Ellerkar, of Ripon Close, has worked as a bakery...
Date Published 08/12/2008
THREE men armed with machetes raided a bank and demanded cash from terrified staff. They rushed into the Halifax local agency in Rochdale Road, Royton at 3.35pm on Friday...
POLICE have revealed that thieves threatened staff with knives during last week’s robbery at a Shaw bank. One of the three robbers grabbed a worker at knifepoint and...
KITCHEN trader Vance Miller will appear at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court today in a five-day trial relating to mini-moto bikes seized at Maple Mill, Hathershaw in...
OLDHAM got its own ice rink at the weekend . . . and it wasn’t down to the freezing weather! The mini rink, complete with fake snow showers, was set up in High Street as...
LOAN SIGNING Darren Byfield is battling to be fit for Athletic’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Peterborough United on Saturday after suffering a freak accident. The...
PAUL REILLY and Phil Joseph are the two primary injury concerns for the Roughyeds at present. With adverse weather conditions resulting in slippery surfaces, the...
THE dark moorland villages are sparkling with festive lights after popular actor John Henshaw popped in for a special switch-on ceremony in Delph. John is currently starring...
Royce Franklin, the driving force behind Diggle Community Association, will tell them tomorrow he is quitting. A Saddleworth parish councillor, Mr Franklin (72), initiated the...
ATHLETIC’S failure to defeat 10-man Brighton was an opportunity missed as they attempt to make up ground on the Coca-Cola League One front-runners. Come the end of the...
ONE of the first doctors in the country to pioneer a lifesaving technique for heart-attack patients has hung up his stethoscope after 23 years in Oldham. After decades at the...
Nemanja Vidic has labelled his last-gasp match-winner against Sunderland as the most important goal he has scored for Manchester United. Granted, there are only eight to...
Former Beirut hostage Terry Waite will be in Mossley tomorrow for the Emmaus charity’s open day. The previously homeless residents work full-time on collecting,...
TWENTY fire fighters spent several hours tackling a blaze at a Hather-shaw Mill. They were called to the fire in the second floor of four-storey Earl Mill, Dowry Street, at...
AFTER they swept six past Portsmouth in the warmer summer sun, Manchester City would have expected to claim three points at a chilly Craven Cottage in early December. But...
NEW expanded detention facilities for illegal immigrants at Manchester Airport have been opened by border and immigration Minister Phil Woolas. Pennine House, a short-term...
MOSSLEY were furious after their UniBond League division one north match at Durham City was abandoned after they had established a 4-0 lead. Referee Paul Brown, of Westerhope,...
FOUR young musicians proved they have all that jazz when they performed at a world-famous venue. Oldham Music Centre students Joseph Donmall, Adele Grogan and Andrew Ashurst...
OLDHAM RUFC snatched a dramatic 17-16 victory at Aldwinians to further ease their relegation worries in North Lancs/Cumbria division. Indeed, after back-to-back wins against...
A GOVERNMENT crime expert has praised the work being done to tackle anti-social behaviour in Hollinwood. Labour’s crime adviser Louise Casey was at a residents’...
Bronte goes Bollywood in Oldham next year in a new musical which is being premiered at the Coliseum Theatre. The tragic tale of Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering...
Manchester Phoenix secured a three-point weekend with a stunning 5-2 win over Belfast Giants and an overtime loss in Cardiff. A hat-trick from David Beauregard was the...
THE growing number of dementia sufferers are being betrayed by a big fall in the number of care home places in Oldham, the Conservatives have claimed. The Tories released...
CHEAP SHOP BEER AND THE CREDIT CRISIS ARE SPELLING DISASTER FOR THE LOCAL PUB FEARS are growing over Oldham’s pub trade with more drinking holes closing down and experts...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards Yesterday’s action had been due to feature 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War...
Kind-hearted chef Pauline Schofield has taken pity on a chilly church choir by serving them surprise bowls of home-made soup. Freezing members of St Chad’s Parish Church...
PROFESSIONAL musician Grenville Moore has been tasked to lead of one of Saddleworth’s top bands. Mr Moore, who lives in Stalybridge, has been appointed musical director...
A WEDDING dress made from an Argos catalogue and a skirt of old umbrella material were just two items at a fashion show with a difference. Gallery Oldham showcased clothing...
