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AN Oldham firm set up in 1949 by the Hartley family from Huddersfield has been bought by Slough-based Corac Group. Shaw Sheet Metal has built a strong reputation over the last...
Date Published 06/03/2015
MORE than 400 tickets have been sold for the 2015 One Oldham Business Awards dinner at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham on May 15. Another 100 have been set aside for the 30...
OLDHAM’S Liberal Democrat group has voiced concern over a new proposed local levy scheme, which will replace planning contributions. Oldham Council has conducted public...
A team of unemployed youngsters rolled up their sleeves to spruce up the ground at Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC. The eight volunteers have spent two weeks repainting the perimeter...
THE FRIDAY THING: WHILE the murderous fanatic Jihadi John continues to burn people alive and behead growing numbers of innocents, there is a more worrying paradox to spread fear...
THE Three Crowns Inn, Scouthead, is holding a curryoke charity night on Thursday, March 12, from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12 with proceeds going to Macmillan cancer support...
RUGBY: WHAT a difference a week makes. Seven days after conceding 60 points, Hollinwood returned to Pennine League Division Five action with a full contingent of...
RUGBY: MICK Fogerty admits his first season in charge of Oldham St Anne’s was an “eye-opener” — but the experience hasn’t frightened...
RUGBY: COACH Mick Slicker Jr made an honest assessment when outlining Waterhead Warriors’ ambitions at first-team level. “It’s all about...
RUGBY: A PROMISING build-up to the new season has prompted coach Craig Farrimond to predict a bright future for his Saddleworth Rangers side. The 32-year-old former...
SHAW and Crompton Community Forum and District Executive meeting takes place on March 24 (6pm) at Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre, High Street. MUSICAL theatre classes are held...
A GOOD sense of humour and toast and marmalade are the magic ingredients to living to a ripe old age according to Ethel Cheetham, who celebrates her 100th birthday today. The...
MORE than 1,600 Oldham families have to find extra cash each week to pay the “bedroom tax” — and thousands are on waiting lists for one-bed properties. The figures have been...
SCHOOLS in Oldham could leap up the education league tables next year following changes to the way performance is measured, says a new report. Researchers say the new...
WOMEN of Oldham are being invited to celebrate International Women’s Day on Saturday. Organised by Oldham Labour Women’s Forum, the event will feature speakers...
THE transfer of youth services from a popular centre in Greenfield has led to dismay among Saddleworth councillors. Youth services will in future be handled by Oldham...
OLDHAM is set to become one of four new cycle-friendly districts of Greater Manchester following a £22million funding boost. Cheadle Hulme, Radcliffe and Wigan will also...
A SECOND home-alone teenager has been tied up and threatened with a machete in a terrifying burglary possibly linked to an earlier raid. The 14 year old was bound with a phone...
PAUL Scholes has said he will one day manager Athletic — but has passed on the chance to take on the job this time. The 40 year old admitted he was tempted by the offer...
WHILE promotion is Oldham’s priority, coach Scott Naylor is looking to do well in two knock-out competitions. Roughyeds go to Barrow in round two of the new iPro Sport League...
DEAN Holden admits he relished his time working with Iain Dowie, the man odds-on favourite to take the job as Athletic manager. Caretaker boss Holden, who took Athletic’s...
A THIEF who stole and wrote off a £60,000 supercar led police on an M60 motorway chase at up to 104 mph, a court has heard. The owner of the rare Porsche 911 Carrera GTS...
DANNY Philliskirk may not be in the prime form of his career, but the versatile player is one of the first names on Dean Holden’s teamsheet, he says. That’s because...
MOSSLEY joint-boss Peter Band has challenged his players to start afresh after their long unbeaten run came to an end in midweek. The Lilywhites went into Tuesday’s...
HOW tough was it getting three points at Port Vale? Ask Jake Kean. Athletic’s loaned Blackburn goalkeeper produced his best performance for the club to date, keeping a...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 2.15 Chookie Royale 2.50 Mindurownbusiness 3.25 Yair...
BUNGLING thieves had to abandon a van they had stolen - when the rope they used to tow it away snapped as the owner’s wife chased them through Shaw. The drama unfolded at...
AN OLDHAM brass band has done its maths and reckons it night be the oldest and most experienced group in the world. The Westwood Over-50s Band decided to tot up the ages of the...
THEATRE takes centre stage in Oldham next week as the Coliseum’s First Break festival hosts performances in three local venues. The annual festival showcases the best in...
SCRAP metal theft continues to be a problem for local police - despite new measures and a dedicated police officer. Between February 2014 and this February there were 98 scrap...
