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DAVE ALLEN, granted a new lease of rugby life with Oldham, is determined to make the most of his opportunity. The 23-year-old back-row forward, so highly-rated in his Wigan...
Date Published 13/11/2008
CCTV cameras captured the moment when a customer stole Poppy Appeal money on Remembrance Sunday. Regulars at the Last Orders pub, in Oldham Road, Failsworth, were left fuming...
ATHLETIC are still keen to sign a striker in time for Saturday’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Northampton Town. Manager John Sheridan today confirmed the hunt goes on...
MANCHESTER City owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has backed manager Mark Hughes to succeed at Eastlands and spoken of his aim of making the club “a significant force...
PLANS are now well advanced for the switch-on of Delph’s Christmas lights. It is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, at 5.30pm and will see three main trees lit up in...
OLDHAM PLANNING COMMITTEE COUNCILLORS have approved plans for a new health centre in Royton. Community 1st Oldham Ltd has submitted plans for land bounded by Park...
A restaurant owner who dumped his rubbish in an alleyway has been stung with a £7,500 bill. Manchester City Council prosecuted Prince Murano Adedini (51), of Mona Road,...
A national building company heavily involved in Oldham’s housing regeneration plans has pulled out of a landmark town centre scheme. The credit crunch and housing slump...
A THUG who repeatedly struck a friend with an umbrella because he ignored him while out shopping has been warned to behave or face jail. Manchester’s Minshull Street...
MORE than 11,000 visitors have toured Stanedge Tunnel and its visitor centre in the past year. The country’s highest, longest and deepest canal tunnel has been a magnet for...
UNEMPLOYMENT in Oldham has fallen in the last month — bucking the national trend. More people are employed in the borough compared with last year, despite the national...
United get a dose of the Blues
A GROTTON doctor with an impressive list of charitable accomplishments found herself in a battle with arthritis of the hips. And despite a dream posting on board a cruise...
A CORONER has changed the verdict originally recorded at an Oldham inquest, in June, on Julie Anne Beard, a 31-year-old nurse of Ashton Road West, Failsworth. The verdict of...
Two Oldham MEPs have welcomed action taken against MEP Den Dover over abuse of expenses. The Conservative Party has expelled MEP Den Dover after an inquiry found him guilty of...
GOVERNMENT must pile pressure on councils to provide more allotments , an MP has warned. Manchester Withington MP John Leech said there was insufficient provision across...
FOOTBALLERS from Springhead FC are hoping to net a whole load of charity cash this weekend for Children in Need. Players from the club’s three teams and ladies section...
THE Woman of Oldham Committee has handed over a record-breaking donation of £10,000 to Oldham Cancer Support Centre in Failsworth. Each year the committee supports local...
From ship’s officer to painting success WHEN it comes to working with oils, artist Clare Wright can top-trump just about anybody else who ever picked up a paintbrush....
Sweeney inspires Higgy’s first win
A PIONEERING photography exhibition which gives an insight into community life has opened at Gallery Oldham. Oldham Council, together with the Arts Council, commissioned...
Oldham’s young brass band players set a shining example at the British Open Slow Melody and Quartet Championships. Six members of Oldham Band (Lees) were winners,...
OLDHAMERS are being urged to drop in for a chat about public transport at a surgery on Saturday. The session, between 11am and 1pm, will be held at Oldham bus station and...
POLICE have gone on camera to show how extra funds have boosted the number of officers patrolling Greater Manchester’s streets. A short film featuring the work of the...
OLDHAM Aquatics enjoyed their most successful National Age Group Championships, capturing a silver medal and two bronzes at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Jessica Lloyd capped a fine...
OLDHAM Citizens Advice Bureau has published a four point advice plan to help Oldhamers threatened with the repossession of their homes. Oldham has the second highest rate of...
FLEUR MITCHELL won a gold medal on her competition debut for Oldham Amateur Swimming Club in the Central Lancashire Warburton Age group Championships at Bury. Fleur’s...
IMAGINE visiting the other side of Oldham, the country or the world without having to catch a bus, train or plane. That’s what new technology is allowing the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
I LIKE to tell people that I’m much too level-headed and sensible to get caught up in reality TV. I hate “Big Brother” with a passion. But here’s a...
