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TWO of Oldham’s oldest residents have died at the age of 100 — on the same day. War veteran Thomas Farrimond and long-serving teacher Gladys Dronsfield died on...
Date Published 31/12/2014
THE mother of a 15-year-old girl who was left with serious leg injuries after being hit by a van in Royton on Christmas Eve last year is making a fresh appeal for information...
YOU’RE never too old to dance, thought Anthony Birchall 20 years ago — and he’s been proved right at the age of 53 with a world number one ranking to his...
EXTRA street cleaners have been hired to keep roads and pavements across Oldham free of litter. Councillor Barbara Brownridge, Oldham Council cabinet member for neighbourhoods...
LES Kerr, the owner and managing director of ZenOffice, is celebrating his 25-year anniversary running the company while clocking up 30 years in the industry. Educated at Mills...
Newhey Carpets, a leading British manufacturer of contract carpets for the hotel, leisure and entertainment sectors, has played a role in the £4million, 18-month...
ATHLETIC are keen to extend Daniel Johnson’s stay at the club — but admit it won’t be easy. As it stands, the on-loan Aston Villa midfield talent made his...
OLDHAM RL Club’s final training session of 2014 was a day out to Leigh Sports Village. Having already trained twice in the top-class facilities of new Super League...
MANCHESTER United utility man Phil Jones is expecting a rough ride at Stoke City tomorrow in the Premier League’s opening clash of New Year’s Day. The Reds edged to...
SAMIR Nasri is convinced Manchester City are not about to make the same mistakes as last time they defended their Barclays Premier League title. City made an unconvincing...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SOUTHWELL 12.50 Major Rowan 1.30 Little 2.05 Grosmont 2.40 Poyle...
SNOOKER: EXTRAORDINARY talent for a particular sport is something I often yearned for during my formative years growing up in Chadderton. Regularly visiting smoky old...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY joint-boss Peter Band is targeting a concerted play-off push from his team in 2015. The Lilywhites kick-off the New Year tomorrow with a home...
SPORTS BETTING: THE sporting year of 2014 proved a pretty good one for this column, with one or two notable betting coups, led by the 11-1 Tour De France success of...
CRICKET: IT’S a case of three in and three out as Moorside mount a challenge for Saddleworth and District Cricket League honours in 2015. Wicketkeeper Alex...
GOLF: DAVID Lewis was the ace in the pack as his four-man team won the Am Am Betterball Par Bogey competition at Ashton. He recorded a hole in one on the 18th hole...
A POPULAR local crown green bowler has released a book aboit his lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. Keith Rudman hopes “Living With a Killer” will raise money...
Date Published 30/12/2014
A SADDLEWORTH hotelier is forecasting a new era for local tourism after being granted planning permission to extend his hotel. Anthony Baker (78), has been given permission to...
A GRANDMOTHER of four from Oldham has been honoured in an Italian ceremony for her voluntary work. Jean Gatley (74), who now lives in the Italian town of Termoli on the...
A BRASS band conductor is celebrating after winning a new wheelchair during an Oldham conference championing the rights of carers in the borough. Michael Donnelly (73) was...
THE people of Saddleworth have again lit up their community for Christmas and the winners of this year’s best illuminations have been named. Every year, Saddleworth...
A squash player has launched a petition to get Oldham Council to include dedicated courts at the new Oldham Sports Centre. Asif Lohdi is a regular user of the current...
UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall is backing calls for council powers to veto new betting shops. The Local Government Association is pushing for an end to clustering of betting shops and...
A FORMER 60-a-day smoker is backing a new campaign encouraging people to give up the habit in the New Year. Public Health England (PHE) launched the powerful campaign today to...
OLDHAM Council could get up to £1 million to help plug potholes across the borough. As part of a Government fund that has pledged almost £6 billion to local...
Halle Orchestra NOTHING defines Christmas like a good James Bond movie. And yesterday Manchester’s Halle Orchestra gave us decades of Bond in one festive...
SHOCKING CCTV footage shows the terrifying moment three men armed with an axe and a knife robbed a petrol station. At around 6pm on Saturday the three men went into the Texaco...
“Happy Valley” has been crowned best TV programme of 2014. The dark, BBC1 police drama, which starred Oldham actress Sarah Lancashire as a police sergeant in the...
A group of women with breast cancer has taken the internet by storm by donning eye-catching festive eyebrows to replace their own. The Younger Breast Cancer Network is a group...
