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A WOMAN was accused in Manchester of stealing nearly £500,000 in 10 years from a charity company. Lesley Pickens (59), of Flash Cottages, Lees, faced 25 specimen charges of...
Date Published 11/09/2008
TWO adults were given £80 on the spot fines in Hollinwood for buying alcohol for young people. And a large quantity of alcohol was taken off the streets during the summer...
OLDHAM Council is demanding that the congestion charge boundary is changed to save many workers, businesses and families from having to pay. If the controversial scheme is...
Saddleworth Olympics are under starters orders at last. But don’t expect any athletics because the running track at Churchill Playing Fields, Greenfield, is still under water....
THE atmospheric Delph Heights with its abandoned church and churchyard provides the backdrop for a chilling new BBC action adventure drama series — “Survivors”. Writer and...
OPERATIONS are in place to deter criminals and make the town centre a safer place for shoppers. Police are advising car owners to make sure valuables are locked away out of...
CHILDREN’S favourite Noddy will switch on Oldham town centre’s Christmas lights to start off a festive period of singing, dancing and drama. Real reindeer will parade through...
DISCOVERING that you have cancer is heart wrenching for anyone, but when a sufferer is pregnant, the agony runs even deeper. Until very recently, the choice was stark: either...
THE closure of Ladhill Bridge at Greenfield would put pressure on two road junctions in the village, objectors claim. Under proposals from Oldham Council, the Ladhill Bridge...
A service of remembrance will be held at the Royal Oldham Hospital next week for families who have lost a baby. The service gives families and friends an opportunity to...
A MOTHER of two is taking to the skies to raise money for charity. Pauline Frost (40), from Springhead, will make a 15,000ft parachute jump over Scunthorpe on Sunday in aid of...
THOUSANDS of local Muslims are counting down to this year’s Eid ul-Fitr festival after fasting for the past week. Eid, which is verified by the sighting of the new moon...
PUPIL escorts at Watersheddings Primary School are the bees knees according to the headteacher. They drive and escort pupils with complex physical disabilities to and from...
PUPILS at Stanley Road Primary School are becoming history detectives and reporters in an exciting project linked to the Oldham Chronicle. Students from years 5 and 6 will be...
OLDHAM residents are invited to the Christie Hospital’s annual members meeting at Manchester Town Hall at 2pm on Tuesday. The event will include a review of...
A series of local walks have been organised as part of the South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival. The festival runs from Saturday to September 28 and features more than 80...
I MAY have a degree, but one thing that has always escaped me is what people — especially women — see in flowers. If someone upset me badly, it would take more...
A WELL-RESPECTED former football coach who impressed Tony Blair with his fund-raising work has been jailed for 10 months after exposing himself to young girls at a swimming baths....
Date Published 10/09/2008
THE RSPCA has vowed to hunt down the sick thugs who kicked and then lashed a kitten with a cycle chain. The promise came after the news that the kitten, who vets named Angel,...
A violent thug who attacked his girl friend and slapped her eight-year-old son around the face has been jailed for two years. Stuart Whiting (28), had been out drinking and got...
LABOUR has called for political parties to unite to save Oldham’s historic buildings. Its local leader says it is time to respect the importance of the boroughs heritage — or...
ANOTHER cannabis farm growing dozens of plants worth several thousand pounds has been uncovered in a police raid. Officers from the operational support unit (OSU) targeted a...
A father today praised the modern safety features in cars for saving his daughter from death in a head-on car crash. Jane Sawford (28), from Royton, suffered multiple injuries...
CHADDERTON Library could be transformed into a heritage centre showcasing the town’s history. The lending service is to move from its current home in Middleton Road into a...
AN official programme for the opening of Broadway in 1925, fire and safety regulations from Chadderton Power Station and a towel from the former Victorian Chadderton swimming...
AN OLDHAM detective has appeared in court charged with data protection offences. The case against Det Sgt Alan Walker (44) was adjourned at Trafford Magistrates Court...
GREATER Manchester’s new police chief has made tackling house burglary one of his top priorities. In only his second week, Chief Constable Peter Fahy outlined details of a...
THE Pennine Acute Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital, is looking for two people to play a part in shaping its services. Anne Unwin and Razia Shamim are due to step...
AN Oldham Euro-MP has decided to stand down as chairman of the UK Independence Party (UKIP). John Whittaker, who will remain in the European Parliament, will be replaced by...
AN injured cyclist was stretchered off a lonely hillside by a mountain rescue team. The 66-year-old, from Huddersfield, took a tumble while mountain-biking with his wife....
