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HARD work is the recipe for a long life for Elsie Firth who celebrates her 101st birthday on Sunday. And she certainly started young — at the age of 12 she was working...
Date Published 17/10/2008
A MUSEUM revealed today that it had placed £900,000 of its savings in a failed Icelandic bank. The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) in Manchester put the money in...
IT’S first v third in the Inbev Winter Bowls League’s ‘A’ Division tomorrow. Leaders and reigning champions Royle BC take on Hopwood, who have a game in hand on their rivals....
GUITAR supremo Rory Russell will use his expertise to coach budding musicians in Oldham on Sunday. And at the end of the day they will perform three specially arranged...
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YOUNG Oldham actors will take centre stage when they bring the Bard bang up to date. Four of the borough’s schools are performing at the Dancehouse Theatre, Manchester, as...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
DOMESTIC violence takes many forms and can affect people from all walks of life, age, religion and sex. One agency tirelessly trying to tackle the issue affecting young people...
TWO thriving sports clubs got a bolt from the blue when a company which prides itself on being “good for everyone” more than doubled the insurance bill. Archery...
MARK CROSSLEY is winning his fitness battle for Athletic’s top-of-the-table clash against Leicester City at Boundary Park on Saturday. The 39-year-old keeper was forced...
Date Published 16/10/2008
AFTER failing to agree terms with one Robinson, another has walked through the Oldham door. Craig, older brother of Adam, has joined the Roughyeds on a 12-month deal. The...
MANCHESTER Phoenix will have one foot in the Challenge Cup semi- finals if they beat Edinburgh Capitals tonight. They currently lie second in Group A of ice hockey’s...
New council chief to wield the axe — at the top THREE days into his new role and Oldham’s chief executive Charlie Parker is calling for a major cull of top jobs at...
Amateur football round up Diggle 1, Uppermill 1 THINK Liverpool v Everton or Manchester United v Manchester City. Massive matches. Now think Diggle v Uppermill in...
SAINSBURY’S has become the latest Oldham retailer to reduce the price of a litre of petrol to less than £1. It made the move this morning, following Morrisons and...
MONEY was stolen from the Co-op, Uppermill, during an armed robbery on Tuesday night. Police were called to the High Street shop at 10pm after three men, one carrying a...
A TERRIFIED couple were tied up during an armed robbery at their home in Failsworth last Wednesday. Their ordeal began when an intruder with a knife confronted a 52-year-old...
OLDHAM’S ANNUAL HEALTH CHECK RESULTS Today’s annual Health Check from the Healthcare Commission is billed as the most comprehensive ever assessment of performance...
Judge imprisons fraudster for 18 months A 35-YEAR-OLD Oldham man who had previously taken theory driving tests for learners, was yesterday jailed on eight counts of benefit...
Local amateur rugby round up HOLLINWOOD gained their first win of the season in division four of the Pennine League with a gutsy performance at Queensbury ‘A’....
Leaders agree site for new Catholic school “It is not ideal, but it is the best solution.” That was the reaction of one MP to the news that Oldham’s new...
A WOEFUL winter is in prospect for many Oldham families after unemployment hit its highest level for eight years. Latest figures show there were 4,549 people in Oldham...
SOME of the North-West’s most influential transport bosses travelled to London this week to meet MPs at the House of Commons. Councillor Matt Colledge (chairman of...
INVESTIGATIONS are still ongoing into a plane crash which killed a father-of-two on Saddleworth Moor. Pilot Niall Gover (41), of Stockport, was found dead at the scene after...
Housing scheme earns top rating THE scheme to transform Oldham’s poorest housing has got top marks from an independent watchdog. The Audit Commission judged that the...
FANTASTIC! That’s the reaction of an Oldham’s largest teaching union after national schools tests for 14-year-olds were sensationally axed. But the National Union...
FIRE chiefs have unveiled 16 new green machines that will be better for the environment while helping save lives. The shiny state-of-the-art fire engines worth...
SCHOOL hen Bluey has lived up to its name — laying a blue egg! The unusual egg has delighted the 280 children at Springhead Infant and Nursery school. Chickens...
HUNDREDS of fashion fans headed to Uppermill for a night of fund-raising fun. More than 200 women enjoyed a catwalk show and a raffle at Saddleworth Civic Hall, Uppermill,...
PROFESSIONALS could be banned from playing in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League from next year. In a break from tradition, paid men will...
