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BAMFORD Fieldhouse have slipped into top gear in their pursuit of a third Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League title in the space of four years....
Date Published 28/07/2008
THE debut of Athletic’s golden oldies in the Screwfix Masters Cup so nearly ended in glory as they reached the final of the North West qualifier. But their hopes of making...
OLDHAM Schools under-11s are in Lancashire Schools’ Merit League action tomorrow when they travel to Trafford. They are without a win in the league so far this season...
CHADDERTON drew 1-1 at Huddersfield League club Marsden in a pre-season friendly, new striker Chris Carruthers scoring their goal. It was an encouraging display by the...
NORTHWICH were the victors in the Oldham RUFC 10s tournament at Manor Park on Saturday. They beat Stockport 17-12 in the final of an event which featured teams from as far...
A COMMUNITY was still in shock today after a man died following a row with a neighbour over loud music. Michael Moran (63), of Lancing Walk, Chadderton, received a blow to the...
THE chemical spill which poisoned thousands of fish in the Rochdale Canal has been declared a major pollution incident. Numbers of dead fish increased almost four times last...
As predicted by the Evening Chronicle last month, the people of Greater Manchester will decide whether Oldham is to get trams in the town centre. But if the population of more...
More than 180 people are the latest to be arrested in summer crackdown on burglary. Thursday’s action was part of Operation Storm and saw officers from Greater...
A THUG who ignored several chances to stay free has been jailed. John Stewart (32), of Cowlishaw Lane, Shaw, had been given a suspended jail term and 150 hours’...
HEALTH bosses have been told to think again about plans to deter Oldham’s youngsters from smoking after council-leader Howard Sykes described their ideas as being from a...
Yorkshire Day in Saddleworth is proving one of the district’s most popular events — even though the local government boundaries changed 30 years ago placing it firmly...
CRIMINALS in Greater Manchester owe more than £27 million in outstanding court fines. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show that the huge amount of...
Two thugs who subjected an Asian man to a racist beating have been jailed after a judge said they should be “thoroughly ashamed” of themselves. Jamie Sharrocks...
OLDHAM town centre went pink on Saturday as the annual Gay Pride festival took off with revellers donning their finest fancy dress. Crowds gathered outside Spindles Shopping...
YOUTHS set fire to the kitchen of a ground-floor flat after smashing the window with stones. Firefighters from Hollins were called to Cambridge Street in Werneth at 10.45pm...
Oldham’s woodlands are being managed to international standards — and that has been officially certified. The council is celebrating becoming only the fifth in the...
Scared cat is rescued from chimney LUCKY the cat was determined to avoid a trip to the vets — and shot up a chimney to evade capture. The three-year-old pet, spotting...
A SADDLEWORTH super sleuth has saved two priceless stained glass windows from a demolished Oldham church. The windows were originally part of two pairs in St Andrew’s...
THERE may finally be light at the end of the tunnel for long-suffering motorists in Lees. Roadworks that started on April 28 should have lasted seven weeks but now, 13 weeks...
WHEN it comes of tricks of the trade it is hard to beat freestyle footballer Craig Gorey who would certainly be a candidate for TV “Britain’s Got Talent”...
DISABLED adults will transform an overgrown garden into a floral haven as part of a new project by the council’s adult and community services department. A disused patch...
WHILE some young people may wander around the streets, a group of youngsters in Hathershaw and Fitton Hill have set up Oldham’s first youth bank. It has given young...
THE doors have opened on a new £1million state-of-the-art housing facility for people with mental health problems. Residents of Mill View in Greenacres were officially...
The mental health needs of Oldham’s minority communities, including Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi, Polish and and Ukrainians, has been discussed at the launch of a new...
OLDHAM museum might have closed seven years ago . . . but that didn’t stop people taking a peek at the borough’s social history collection. Everything from...
First, lets just say there’s no rush with this skill. Chill man. Chill woman. Easy now. Lets chillax. We’re releasing the tension, forgetting the troubles of...
A HORRIFIED Chadderton mother has sounded a warning to parents across Oldham after her eight-year-old daughter was exposed to sickening porn on a library computer. The...
Date Published 25/07/2008
A WOMAN had to be treated for shock after raiders pointed a gun in her face. Staff were closing the out-of-hours Go-to-Doc surgery in Yates Street, Higginshaw, at about 4.15am...
A MAN threatened to throw himself off Mumps railway bridge this morning as commuters flooded into Oldham town centre. With cars moving 30ft below him, the man walked along...
