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A ROYTON man who beat up a love rival in a jealous rage has escaped jail after insisting it was only a fist fight. Lee Cameron (25), of Alpine Drive, stormed into a pub after...
Date Published 21/10/2008
BRETT ORMEROD is keen to get an important landmark under his belt after enduring seven months of frustration. The latest recruit to Boundary Park has been perched on 99 career...
TWO traffic officers have been commended by police for their bravery after they were threatened with a knife. Darren Nuttall and Ian Nesbitt were on duty in Gatley, Stockport,...
A HAVE-A-GO hero thwarted two masked raiders at a Royton pub, and two members of staff stopped another thief. The customer challenged the two men at the Summit Inn at Rochdale...
BOXER Frank Bruno will be in Oldham on Sunday for a one-man audience. The former WBC heavyweight title-holder is making a foray into smaller venues and his first appearance is...
OLDHAM-BORN Chris Taylor has been honoured by Athletic for his work away from football. Oldham Athletic Community Trust named Taylor as their player of the year for his...
AN Oldham charity has called on local MP and Government minister Phil Woolas for help to convert a historic chapel back to community use. Age Concern has owned the former...
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COUNCILS will be told to send every applicant for a disabled parking badge for an independent medical test, in a bid to stamp out widespread abuse. The £55 million crackdown...
BRITISH governments have continually failed to do enough to manage immigration. Immigration Minister Phil Woolas, the MP for Oldham East, said no one had failed to fund asylum...
LEGAL advice is being taken over increasing compensation claims for Oldham’s major improvement of sheltered homes for older people. The £100 million private...
A BLITZ on burglars has been launched in Saddleworth, which has become one of the region’s crime hotspots. Councillor Barbara Beeley, chairman of the Saddleworth and...
STEVE MOLLOY has quit as first-team coach of Oldham RUFC because of increased work commitments. But the former Oldham Roughyeds player-coach, who informed the club after...
PEOPLE living near the controversial High Moor landfill site at Scouthead have given a cautious welcome to new measures designed to reduce noxious smells. A water spray system...
CHADDERTON will be hoping lightning can strike twice as they head to Mossley tonight in the first round of the Manchester Premier Cup. Twelve months ago to the day Chadderton...
OWNERS of empty houses could be forced to bring them back into use for people on the council’s waiting list under new powers. Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs)...
HOLLINWOOD B went top of the Oldham Table Tennis League first division after beating Saddleworth A 7-3 with two wins each for Tristran Swann, Ian Quinn and George Jones who all...
LATICS players ditched their blue shirts in a bid to show their commitment to kicking racism out of football. The high-flying club —currently fourth in League One after...
HOPWOOD wrecked Royle’s unbeaten record when they beat their great rivals 7-4 to move into second place in the ‘A’ Division of the Inbev Winter Bowls League at...
RESIDENTS have been invited to air their views about controversial plans to build nine houses on the site of the former Delph Independent Chapel. A meeting will be held at...
JOHN DOWNS delayed his honeymoon to help a depleted Oldham men’s darts team defeat Blackpool 7-3 at home in the premier division of the Lancashire GMC Super League....
COPPICE teenager Adnan Rahman is doing his bit to reverse a worrying national trend by becoming a fully fledged child carer. Recent figures show there are only 56 men working...
OLDHAM-BORN professional lensman Alan Stone has been elected to a top photographic role. Alan has become a director of the British Institute of Professional Photography...
IN THE good old days, ‘director of football’ was a fancy name for a player’s boot. Now, it is a job title given to a Premier League club’s managerial...
That’s the question to be put to voters — with no mention of the C-charge THERE will be no mention of congestion charging in the referendum question to be put to...
I don’t wish to alienate half my readers but I fear I’m about to. Big Cook, Little Cook. See? I really don’t mean to but I have never been so infuriated...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
PHOTOGRAPHERS are being asked to focus on an Oldham waterway to compete for a cash prize. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is a landscape photographer’s dream come true....
FRIDAY is Think Pink day at the Royal Oldham Hospital, where staff in a number of departments will don a pink outfit in return for £1. The money raised will go towards...
RENOWNED guitarist Rory Russell hosted a workshop and masterclass in Lydgate. He passed on some of his expertise to fledgling musicians intent on improving their mastery of...
