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The Mayor of Oldham is to face a unique video-link grilling by pupils from two schools. Councillor Shoab Akhtar will answer a raft of searching questions including: why Breeze...
Date Published 19/11/2008
PHIL Woolas, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has accepted an invitation to become the first president of the recently-formed Oldham Rugby League Club Players' Association....
Enterprising Ian Dronsfield has stolen a march on time by installing a clock on the chimney of his ancient home. Frustrated villagers were fed up of the area being tagged the...
FOOTBALL BLUE Square North side Droylsden dumped Coca-Cola League Two leaders Darlington out of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory in their first-round replay. Former Athletic...
PHIL WOOLAS believes his time as Oldham East MP has left him well placed for his work as Immigration Minister. He has seen people who have suffered violence and deserve the...
CRICKET THERE will be a change of leadership in cricket’s Lake Garage CLL later this month. Howard Dronsfield, who is standing down after five years as chairman, said: “I...
GOLF WINNERS of a team Stableford at Crompton and Royton were Lee and Derek Conway, Dave Whitworth and Doug Kenyon with 79 points. They finished one clear of Stuart and...
SWIMMING HARRY Entwistle came away with the top-boy award for Oldham Aquatics in the Wirral Open Meet at Birkenhead. Harry won gold medals in the 13-years 50m and 100m...
A FORMER reelman at the Trinity Mirror printing plant in Hollinwood has won £140,000 compensation following a works accident which means he cannot work again. Kenneth...
YOUTH RUGBY LEAGUE SADDLEWORTH Rangers have formed a link with Huddersfield Giants which gives youngsters from the age of 13 upwards the chance to benefit from Super League...
SCHOOLS FOOTBALL OLDHAM Schools under-14s carried their excellent Greater Manchester Schools’ League form into the North-West Woodward Trophy. Unbeaten so far this...
OLDHAM West MP Michael Meacher has visited a charity that has helped thousands of vulnerable young people transform their lives. Staff at Rathbone invited him to help them...
YOUTH FOOTBALL BIRTHDAY boy Matt McGladdery made his mark for Chaddy Hoppers under-13s Blue in the North Bury Junior League. The young hot-shot hit a hat-trick as his side...
A DRUG-USER was found dead days after he was released from prison, an Oldham inquest has heard. The hearing into the death of Nicholas Hall resumed yesterday following three...
GIRLS FOOTBALL HEYSIDE Angels under-14s have joined R.O.C.S FC at the top of the Oldham Girls League table. The two teams are tied on 18 points after Angels brushed aside...
BOUNDARY lines for the proposed congestion charge between Failsworth and Hollinwood have been finalised. The border will run along the Failsworth side of the M60 before...
FABIO Capello, take a bow. Not only have you done what I considered impossible by turning England into a winning team, but you have shown by your recent actions that you are happy...
A 21-YEAR-OLD man had his jaw broken during a brutal assault while out with his girlfriend in Oldham. The victim had just left the Walkabout pub in Yorkshire Street between...
POLICE are appealing for anyone who has seen a red and white paraglider being used to come forward. It was stolen during a robbery at a house in Knott Lanes, Bardsley, last...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards Hereford 12.50 Strategic Plan 1.20 Solar Max 1.50 Priest Field 2.20 The Cool Guy...
TWO Oldham schools have climbed into the country’s top 50 state primaries. St Joseph’s RC Primary, Shaw, is 11th in the list complied by The Sunday Times and...
AND they’re off . . . hundreds of young runners braved the cold and rain to take part in the Oldham Schools Cross-country League. Children aged between five and 10...
FORMER Conservative councillor Edward Bennett has died, aged 72. Mr Bennett, who’s brother Norman is a former Labour councillor, died in hospital on Friday. A...
REVIEW “Edward Scissorhands” Lowry Theatre, Salford IT was snowing inside the Lowry during Matthew Bourne’s touring production. The front rows...
A CLASSIC vehicle enthusiast claims his car was crushed and rare vintage parts lost after Oldham Council cleared his rented garage without telling him. Distraught David...
Date Published 18/11/2008
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission has cleared the officer involved in the high-speed chase which ended in a fatal smash at the weekend. The IPCC says everything was...
THE horrific car crash which left three people dead and an 18-year-old woman fighting for her life has sent shockwaves through the borough and left four families devastated....
COUNCIL planning chiefs who want to restrict parking at an Oldham business park have had objections . . . from two other council departments. Access roads leading to social...
GORDON Brown last night said he has not ruled out making “presumed consent” for organ donations — offering a lifeline to dozens across Oldham waiting for vital...
AN 85-YEAR-OLD grandfather who got stuck in his bath has praised an emergency alarm team. Bill Partington, from Shaw Street, Greenfield, was having a morning bath on Monday...
