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A RUBBISH and graffiti-strewn area that was once a hotspot for anti-social behaviour has been cleaned up. The work in Hathershaw and Fitton Hill has been made possible through...
Date Published 08/12/2008
The art of . . . being poetic POETRY, when it’s in motion, is pretty fantastic. I tend to read it when I’m having six minutes on a bed at Tan-tastic. Shakespeare, Byron, I...
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Lowry Lyric) WHY achieve the obvious coup of getting one of Judy Garland’s brilliantly golden-voiced daughters to appear in “The Wizard of...
THE seventh Pride in Oldham awards, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham, on Friday, December 4, were a triumph. Here are the views of some of the special guests who...
Date Published 05/12/2008
That’s our Pride in Oldham 2008 winners THE Pride of Oldham were rewarded for their inspiring achievements in a celebration of the borough’s unique spirit....
Pride 2008 awards hit new heights THE Pride in Oldham Awards’ first ever standing ovation honoured the memory of 28-year-old Leigh Carlisle who lost her battle with cancer...
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan has assured striker Craig Davies he still has a future at Boundary Park. Davies, who is due to return from a two-month spell at Stockport County...
DARYL CARDISS has been given the boot by Oldham as a disciplinary measure. The reasons behind the shock move to terminate the contract of the 30-year-old are being kept under...
MANCHESTER City hope to have Robinho, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Micah Richards back for tomorrow lunchtime’s Premier League match at Fulham. The injured threesome all...
ATHLETIC’S defenders will have to be on their guard at Boundary Park tomorrow when they face one of Coca-Cola League One’s most potent strike forces. To see...
AS one ex-Manchester United hero misses out on the chance to pit his wits against the club which made him famous, so opportunity knocks for another former Reds star, Dwight Yorke....
MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes has backed rookie goalkeeper Joe Hart in the build-up to tomorrow’s visit to Fulham for a lunchtime Premier League showdown. Amid...
MOSSLEY head to Durham City tomorrow aiming to end the only remaining unbeaten record in UniBond League, division one north. And after the Lilywhites’ recent win at...
KEITH BRENNAN believes that Saddleworth Rangers’ home woes are all in the mind. The Rangers coach has seen his team, normally formidable at Shaw Hall Bank Road in recent...
Pride in Oldham 2008 THE seventh Pride in Oldham paid homage to the town’s local heroes who go above and beyond the call of duty for Oldham. Hosts Mark Llewellyn and Jane...
THERE was double disapppointment for local sides in division two of the Lancashire and Cheshire League. AFC Oldham 2005 were beaten 4-2 at second-placed New East Manchester...
OLDHAM RUFC will be looking for victory at Aldwinians tomorrow (2.15pm) to claw their way further clear of the relegation places in North Lancs/Cumbria division. Last...
OLDHAM’S mosque schools will pilot new citizenship classes aimed at dispelling the myth there is any conflict between being a good Muslim and being British. Oldham,...
MATTHEW Hall, the 23-year-old Collyhurst and Moston Boxing Academy prospect, will bid to land the English light-middleweight championship at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes,...
TERRIFIED Christmas shoppers took cover as an armed gang attacked the Halifax Building Society in Shaw. Police were called to the Market Street bank for the second time this...
LEE HUMPHRIES continued his rich vein of form by taking top honours on the Chadderton Mill Lodge. The GTI Matchman rod was competing in the Fulfilments Operations Angling Club...
Riddle of damage to Chadderton lights THE centrepiece of Chadderton’s stunning Christmas lights display has been wrecked after allegedly being turned on without permission....
MORE money should be spent on front line services and less on bureaucracy if Oldham Council is to balance its books. A raft of measures is on the table to make the council...
WE may be fast approaching the season of goodwill, but Christmas spirit is in short supply in Lydgate — thieves snatched a Christmas tree from outside a bakery. Staff at...
FOOTBALL: Bridgewater Office Supplies, Manchester League, MCFA Amateur Cup: Gorse Hill Athletic v Avro Res. Premier division: Avro v Atherton Town; Chapel Town v Gregorians;...
A MAN was threatened with a sword by would-be car-jackers in Oldham. The victim had left a local supermarket with a woman at around 11.10pm last Friday and was approaching his...
Window cleaner Stuart Appleby’s plans to give his customers a touch of the Christmas spirit have crash landed. Because the cheery 49-year-old, wearing a Santa Claus hat...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 6.20 Manchestermaverick 6.50 Charlotte Grey 7.20 Cape...
Grant and a gift sees two top works join our collection CHRISTMAS has come early for Gallery Oldham with two major paintings acquired to boost its collection. The two...
A 90-year-old woman suffered a bump to her head and scratches to her knuckles after callous thieves broke into her home. Two attackers forced their way inside the house in...
