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CAN I put in a request to the powers that be? Go on . . . it’ll make us all feel better. I am really fed-up with seeing pregnant celebrities kicking back like the last...
Date Published 19/08/2008
AS LOCAL cyclist Chris Newton today reflected on capturing a third Olympic Games medal, he confessed the latest success means the most to him. While the 34-year-old’s...
Date Published 18/08/2008
SIX divers from Oldham have been rescued in rough seas after their boat engine cut out off the coast of the Farne Islands in Scotland. Both Seahouses lifeboats were launched...
TWO Oldham men who picked up a runaway girl in their car have each been jailed for 18 months for child abduction. Shofiqul Islam and Shamim Ahmed, then both 21, were caught...
A businessman’s son who mowed down and killed a teenager while racing his father’s car at 70mph was jailed for six years on Friday. Pedestrian Craig Borland was...
THE A-level pass rate of pupils in the borough’s school sixth-forms hit 96.9 per cent this year, according to Oldham Council. The overall results for Blue Coat, Crompton...
POLICE say a taxi driver could hold the key to solving an investigation on a mass brawl outside an Oldham pub. The cabbie picked up a man after the fracas outside the Litten...
A DEMAND has been made for a police action plan to tackle crime which is affecting the lives of local people. Greater Manchester Police Authority made the call after raising...
Andrew Bridge has the X-Factor! The 35-year-old from Shaw, auditioned in front of 10million viewers on Saturday night and was told by new judge Cheryl Cole “your voice...
SPRIGHTLY twins Beatrice Hodges and Gladys Stone raised a glass to toast their 90th birthdays on Saturday. The sisters, now both widows, were born at Slackcote, in Delph, and...
THE driving force behind Manchester’s congestion charge has hit back at small business leaders over their opposition. Manchester City Council chief Sir Howard Bernstein...
MORE than £55 million of taxpayers’ money is being spent on consultants working on plans to create regional fire centres — which could have paid for 300 new...
SEVEN years after almost £1 million of public money was spent on Anchor Mill, Coldhurst, another scheme has been launched to breathe life into the building. The former...
RELATIVES of former Far East prisoners of war Chadwick Middleton and Frank Bailey laid wreaths at Oldham war memorial during a service to mark the anniversary of Victory in Japan...
Teen Olympian inspires children to take the plunge TEENAGE diving sensation Tom Daley is currently the darling of the Beijing Olympics. And the Tom Daley effect has...
Greater Manchester Police is one of the top forces in the UK when dealing with major crime, according to a national report. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary...
A CONTROVERSIAL plan for a large warehouse and multi-storey car park in the heart of Shaw has attracted more than 150 objections from near-by residents. The application for...
Oldham-born celebrity Christopher Biggins has donated his favourite glasses to the Sightsavers international charity. He has agreed to auction them to highlight the plight of...
FOOTBALL superstar Wayne Rooney charmed a Chadderton family of actors — even delighting a West Ham fan. Budding actor Bradley Phoenix and mum Teresa got to meet the...
AVID Evening Chronicle reader Hilda Jackson will be centre of attention tomorrow as she celebrates her 105th birthday. Mrs Jackson, who has lived in the town all her life and...
CASES of AIDS and HIV are at their highest ever in Oldham — and still rising. Up by almost a quarter in a year, there are now 110 sufferers, new figures have revealed....
THE number of home-owners facing eviction for failing to meet their mortgage payments in Oldham has risen by almost a third as the credit crunch continues to bite, worrying...
SADDLEWORTH women say that you can’t keep a good group down — even if its old image was all “Jam and Jerusalem.” In March last year, Saddleworth...
A 17-year-old Oldham rapper has released his first music video on TV. D-Rydah — Oldham Sixth Form College student Lewis Straughm — has already released two of his...
Passionate royalist Julian Taylor really believes in showing his colours at his ancient country inn. In fact, he has cut a giant Union Flag into the hillside behind the Church...
A FAILSWORTH actor is putting his fame to good use to raise money for a host of charities. Daniel Jillings (26) has appeared in television series such as...
With a constant barage of urban problems making the news, many residents fearful of the nightime streets. Knife crime and anti-social behaviour regularly hit the headlines...
Hard work rewarded when rich aunt dies It’s not all it’s cracked up to be, being rich, you know. I get up in a morning and have to walk half a mile from my bedroom...
OLDHAM’S promotion chasers are being urged to grab the opportunity that lies before them. Following a weekend in which Gateshead Thunder clinched the National League Two...
WINGER Chris Taylor believes the rest of League One will view Athletic as promotion contenders after their superb weekend victory at Leeds. Taylor hit both goals in a...
