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A MIGHTY steam locomotive gave a whole new meaning to the Scarborough-run through Saddleworth. Scarborough-bound trains regularly run through the area in the summer, but an...
Date Published 11/08/2008
EIGHT more students are getting real life business experience as part of an exciting programme for financial whizz kids. They are undertaking six-week, paid internships with...
AN overgrown tree casts a shadow on everyday living for widow Dorothy Norton. The 50ft elm was planted in the 1970s. But since then it has grown and grown, overpowering...
CHILDREN in care in Oldham will get an extra voice from November when the Children’s Society becomes their advocate. A three-year contract to provide a full-time...
A YOUNG dancing star has also been hitting the top notes as a singing sensation, after winning a talent competition. She may be only 10, but Sophie Little is already used to...
FORGET lazing on a Caribbean beach or skiing in Klosters — a group of organ enthusiasts pulled out all the stops for a dream musical holiday. Members of Oldham, Rochdale...
A CHEQUE for £750 compensation was handed over to Delph Community Association over the closure of Delph Library. Following a recent ruling by the Local Government...
THE stars of Oldham will be on show during a lunchtime discourse about the town’s creative spirit on Wednesday. Gallery Oldham’s lunchtime talk, which will last...
A 100-YEAR-OLD woman from Oldham will be doing a little dance to celebrate her birthday. Hilda Wright, who reached her century yesterday, will take to the floor at the Savoy...
MANAGER John Sheridan could change a winning team tomorrow when he takes his Athletic side to the big local derby at Rochdale. Athletic launched their season with a remarkable...
WHEN it comes to taking care of things at Uppermill Football Club, Pam Preston is your woman. And her commitment and dedication to the club has been rewarded with a Pride in...
ROUGHYEDS chief executive Chris Hamilton was delighted with the against-the-odds victory over Barrow which maintains the club’s automatic promotion hopes. The 34-22 win,...
SPRIGHTLY widows Beatrice Hodges and Gladys Stone are planning a major celebration — at the double. The twin sisters are staging a party on Saturday to mark their 90th...
WHEN I finally sat down to my gourmet dinner on Saturday evening (Chinese takeaway, if you must know), a series of questions came to mind. Had I really witnessed Athletic come...
AN avid Homelife reader is quids in after hitting the jackpot in a Chronicle competition. Teresa Smith, from Rochdale Road in Royton, is £100 richer after her name was...
AN uncle of mine had a pretty bad stutter when he was young. Whatever his parents did, they couldn’t shift it so in the end they took him to Cork in Southern Ireland to kiss...
OLDHAM 34 BARROW 22 ALL things considered, this can go down as one of the Roughyeds' best performances of the season. The beleaguered Steve Deakin didn't even know where...
CHADDERTON FC started their new Vodkat North-West Counties League division one season with a 5-2 defeat at home to Stone Dominoes — but Oldham Town's match at Holker Old...
DISAPPOINTED Delph skipper Grant Jones admitted his team were outplayed as they went down by 27 runs to Barkisland in the Romida Sykes Cup final yesterday. Having lost the...
BOOS reverberated around Woodhouses Cricket Club after their National Village Cup semi-final tie against holders Woodhouse Grange was abandoned without a ball being bowled....
THE Saddleworth and District Cricket League's under-18s are through to the Inter-League Colts Trophy final. The representative team's last group game against the North...
Readers, businesses and community groups will all benefit from super website THE Oldham Evening Chronicle launches an exciting new website today to complement the news and...
Date Published 08/08/2008
Police smash cannabis farm and cocaine safehouse POLICE have smashed a suspected fledgling cannabis farm and a cocaine safehouse in two separate raids just hours apart. The...
A HATHERSHAW father has spoken of his shock at returning home to find his back door kicked in and a message on his fridge: “Oldham Task Force Called”. On...
A date has been provisionally set for the trial of two Oldham men accused of sex offences against four girls who were on an accompanied school trip to Blackpool. They are...
SUPPORTERS of the Metrolink expansion say running trams through Oldham could increase house prices by up to £12,000. The figure was arrived at by economists who claim...
A PARISH councillor for Delph has slammed a roadshow promoting the case for the Manchester congestion charge. Councillor Ken Hulme said the exhibition, which was staged at...
TO most people scrap vehicles are simply that, but to Broadbent Autos and ancillary company PL Vehicle Services they are ammunition for “Scrapyard Challenge”. And...
THE 3,000 passports stolen from a van in Chadderton could be forged and used by terrorists, experts claim. The Home Office has insisted that microchips in the blank biometric...
Academy opponents protest ANTI-ACADEMY campaigners will maintain pressure on the council when they take to the streets again. More than 100 people protested in April...
