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FORMER United goalkeeper Jack Crompton and his book.
Date Published 23/10/2008
MIDWIVES, doctors, nurses and paramedics in Oldham who have helped to save the lives of premature babies are to be honoured in a nationwide campaign. Children’s charity...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has spoken out after millions of householders were over-charged by their energy suppliers. Energy regulator OFGEM highlighted the discrepancies with...
20 jumpers to follow ALBERTAS RUN (trained by Jonjo O’Neill): Enjoyed a fine season as a novice chaser, winning the Royal and SunAlliance Chase at Cheltenham. Will not...
GROUNDWORK will add the finishing touches to Broadway Library’s outdoor area on Saturday after weeks of restoration work. Volunteers have been transforming the...
TICKETS are still available for a “Lancashire Night in Yorkshire” at Delph CC on Thursday, October 30. The five-course dinner forms part of Lancashire batsman Mal...
A NEW community language programme for school teachers and the wider community was promoted at Breeze Hill School. “Our Languages” is a Department for Children,...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
ROYTON cadets who gave up their time to collect £2,329 for the 2007 Poppy Appeal have been honoured by the Royal British Legion. The detachment which meets at Our...
YOUNGSTERS at Parish Church Junior School welcomed a very special guest — all the way from America. Students in one of the Year 4 classes at the Horsedge Street school...
WITH 18 months gone since Mrs P gave me my cards and decided that life on her own was preferable to life with me, I have started to wonder whether the time has come to emerge from...
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan jumped to the defence of his players after they suffered their second league defeat of the season last night. Sheridan’s side went down...
Date Published 22/10/2008
HUDDERSFIELD Giants legend Paul Reilly has signed a one-year deal with the Roughyeds, further increasing the wealth of top-flight experience that new coach Tony Benson is able to...
MANCHESTER United have injury worries as they prepare for Saturday’s Premier League match at Everton, writes TONY BUGBY. Central-defender Rio Ferdinand was forced to...
OLDHAM will be one of the first places in the country to pioneer free computers and internet access for pupils in a bid to bridge the digital divide. Around 8,500 seven to...
IT’S a well-worn footballing cliché that the way a team react to defeat tells you much about their character. Athletic’s only previous loss this season was...
A BATTLE was fought yesterday over plans to open a controversial off-licence in Springhead. But despite a 200-name petition, Oldham Licensing Panel decided to approve the Carr...
A MAN who was left fighting for his life after he was seriously assaulted in Fitton Hill at the weekend has died. The 26-year-old, who has not been identified, was admitted to...
OLDHAM council is backing the wording of a suggested congestion charge referendum question, dubbed by business leaders as “jargon,” and lacking in information. The...
GORDON STRACHAN was blown away by the exhilarating performance of Manchester United and another scintillating individual display from Wayne Rooney as Celtic crashed to a 3-0...
A DELPH building site looks set to be abandoned following the collapse of Belfast-based Taggart Holdings. Yesterday, the firm confirmed that an administrator had been...
PLANS to slim down senior officers’ jobs at Oldham Council will help it to become the best in class, councillors were told last night. Incoming chief executive Charlie...
Oldham Roughyeds round-up by Matthew Chambers
More people face having their home repossessed than in 1991 THE number of people who face losing their homes in Oldham has soared by 50 per cent compared with the last UK...
A POLICE officer was badly injured during the arrest of five armed robbers in Nantwich, Cheshire. The arrests were made just before 10.30am yesterday as part of an on-going...
AN OLDHAM man has been forced to move out of his council flat because of its state of disrepair. Despite several complaints, Mark Cooper says First Choice Homes Oldham have...
THE votes have been counted and the wait is finally over — the “I’m a Councillor, Get Me Out of Here!” result is in. Councillor David Hibbert has been...
FIRE chiefs have launched a shock campaign to bring home the dangers of fireworks. Billboard posters show the horrific injuries that can be caused, including a young boy left...
ONE of Britain’s top ghosthunters is paying a visit to Stanedge Tunnel. David Vee and his paranormal team will host a narrowboat tour through the highest, longest,...
