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POLICE are warning motorists to beware of car thieves when they are defrosting their vehicles. Since Monday, 20 vehicles have been stolen across Greater Manchester —...
Date Published 04/12/2008
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
AN Oldham bus driver has been named one of the safest drivers in Manchester. Harry Rayner, who has worked for First since 1972, has received a diploma for achieving 35 years...
Mountain rescue team calls on public to back bid for vital funding OLDHAMERS are being urged to vote to secure a donation that could help to save lives. Oldham Mountain...
CARING fundraisers are hitting all the right notes to raise money for a young Denshaw boy who has been struck down by a severe muscle-wasting disease. Five-year-old Edward...
Road toll campaigners disagree CAMPAIGNERS say a ‘Yes’ vote in the public transport and congestion charge referendum will save bus users £220 a year. The Yes Campaign says...
THORP Primary School’s festive fair will be a real Christmas cracker this year, with former pupil and rugby league star Paul Sculthorpe dropping in to add a touch of...
Oldham solicitor Jon Comyn-Platt is switching from the courtroom to a Victorian mill for his latest drama. He has written a play to celebrate the 300th anniversary of birth of...
THE world of railways was displayed in miniature at Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery. There were five eye-catching layouts exhibited by the Huddersfield-based Model Railway...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN once said that the two things you can’t avoid are death and taxes. He might have added insurance. Obviously, insurance is something that you need...
New police chief in red tape blitz GREATER Manchester’s top cop has vowed to free his officers of targets and bureaucracy — and hit the streets to tackle...
Date Published 03/12/2008
A TERRIFIED family had a lucky escape when arsonists pushed a blazing wheelie bin against their front door. A 39-year-old mum-of-five and her children were asleep in Waterton...
An off-licence owner has escaped jail after he admitted driving at speeds of 85mph through a residential area. Naeem Shahid (36), of New Earth Street, Glodwick, was ordered to...
ATHLETIC striker Chris O’Grady staked a further claim for a first-team recall at Walsall last night. The former Rotherham frontman, who has started only four games for...
But if you didn’t have to drive, it was loads of fun HALF of Oldham’s schools were closed due to yesterday’s heavy snow and subzero temperatures. Wintry...
MARK CASS is to stay on and work under Tony Benson at the Roughyeds next term, the club have confirmed. The 37-year-old Yorkshireman, formerly head coach at Hunslet, was...
MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes is convinced £18million summer signing Jo will prove his worth at Eastlands. The Brazilian striker (21) could return to the side...
THIS is the seventh year of the Pride in Oldham Awards, launched in 2002 to pay tribute to the people and organisations that go that extra mile for the borough and its people....
ROBERT Roberts admits that training isn't a particularly comfortable experience at the moment. Last year's Roughyeds skipper has managed to put his back injury problems behind...
AN Oldham Rotarian used his first-aid skills to help save the life of a heart attack victim after a night at the theatre became a real-life drama. Maurice Beverley, a...
OLDHAM’S Lib-Dem Prospective Parliamentary candidate has welcomed proposals for free childcare for every family. Elwyn Watkins, who will fight Oldham East and...
THE Roughyeds' last lunch of 2008 for members of the club's Five Alive lottery will be held this Friday, December 5, at Mario's in Yorkshire Street (11.45am for noon). The...
A FORMER Springhead quarry could be transformed into a modern housing development. Hyde firm Phillip Millson Architects Ltd has drawn up plans to build 61 three, four and...
STAMFORD professional Mark Smith is to step up his competition schedule in 2009, saying success in a tournament in Florida has inspired him. The 26-year-old finished the...
A former soldier, struggling to settle back into civilian life, armed himself with an air rifle and knuckle-dusters to protect himself, a court heard. John Wild, of Kings...
Followers of The Lake Garage CLL may be baffled by science in the 2009 season. Clubs have voted to introduce a Duckworth/Lewis style calculation aimed at avoiding draws in...
A ROYTON couple have warned shoppers to check purchases before leaving a store after their brand new TV turned out to be a broken old set. Tracy Mills and her partner, Paul...
NEVILLE FLETCHER, a lifelong supporter of local cricket, is the new chairman of The Lake Garage CLL. The 61-year-old from Royton believes it is important, while maintaining...
A long-standing champion of council housing has stepped down from the board of First Choice Homes Oldham. Oldham councillor Peter Dean, a chairman of the former Housing...
AN Oldham-born fusilier has been given the privilege of standing guard for the Queen outside Buckingham and St James’s Palaces. And today was Fusilier Chris...
