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MAHDLO are urging everyone to think of Oldham’s youngsters as they choose who to make a Christmas donation to this year. The Egerton Street Youth Zone are appealing for...
Date Published 22/12/2014
CHRISTMAS shoppers were treated to all the fun of the fair as the Victorian Market came to Oldham. As well as stalls selling festive fare, visitors were able to try their hand...
NEW plans for a new all-weather pitch at Yew Tree Community School in Chadderton have been submitted. Proposals to upgrade the Alcester Street school’s existing site...
A 17-YEAR-OLD man arrested on suspicion of assault after Chadderton boxer Anthony Crolla was hit with a concrete slab has been bailed until January 21, 2015, pending an ID...
FACES are the focus of a new exhibition at Gallery Oldham. Portrait artist Gordon Clegg has 35 paintings dedicated to the subject in his “FACE — The World”...
OLDHAM College staff have made their mark on a new £6million building — before it even opens. They raised more than £1,000 for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice,...
A 24-YEAR-OLD man is in a critical condition in hospital after a car crashed into a garden wall in Royton. The man suffered a serious head injury, fractured shoulder and...
DETECTIVES investigating a robbery in Hanley, Staffordshire, have made a further arrest in Oldham. Over £500,000 of jewellery and watches were stolen during the incident...
A SURVIVOR of the Abbeyhills Road bomb said she had realised a lifelong ambition by unveiling a memorial plaque on the tragedy’s 70th anniversary. Doreen Highland hosted...
HEART-OF-GOLD hairdresser Wendy Mayall is swapping a cosy family Christmas for the freezing streets of Manchester to spread goodwill and festive cheer. Instead of tucking into...
MICHAEL Carrick has backed Radamel Falcao to hit the goal trail and spearhead Manchester United’s title charge. But the midfielder admitted they blew their chance to...
ATHLETIC’S players won’t be reading any of these words . . . and the fans have been asked to cast aside their grievances on Boxing Day to offer full, unconditional...
LEE Johnson issued a plea for Athletic fans to stick with their club after an “horrendous” eight days which have seen the players’ confidence levels all-but...
MK Dons 7, Athletic 0 HO, ho, ho and a bottle of rum to wash the pain away, please. Make that two. Merry Christmas, Athletic fans. In this particular festive tale, a proud,...
MANCHESTER City playmaker David Silva believes the reigning champions are now in position to turn up the heat on Chelsea. City have hit form in the past month with a run of...
KEITH Hill slated the performance of the match officials after Notts County earned a 2-2 in controversial fashion at Spotland. Not for the first time this season Hill’s...
BRAVE Mossley suffered an agonising 2-1 defeat at Scarborough Athletic in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. It was looking like the Lilywhites would hang on for a...
JACK Suttie’s penalty save was a turning point as Heyside moved to the top of the Huddersfield and District League’s First Division table. With the score at 1-1, visitors to...
Date Published 19/12/2014
ROB McKendry topped the Todmorden AS Christmas match on Croft and Townhouse. Situated on Townhouse, he had a match-winning 15lb 8oz of silvers. Pete Mottram, the runner-up,...
SQUASH by BEN REESE OLDHAM squash player Matthew Sidaway admits that next season may make or break his career in the sport. Sidaway, an under-17s British champion, wrapped...
IT was a day of acute disappointment for Springhead as they were beaten 3-0 at high-flying Dukinfield Town in the FBT Manchester League Premier Division. The local outfit...
OLDHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE RAMPANT Blue Club went goal crazy in one of the few Midas Plumbing and Heating Oldham Sunday League fixtures to survive the awful weather. Taking on...
THE FRIDAY THING - JIM WILLIAMS I HAVE been thinking about UKIP and the impact the party is about to have on the upcoming general election and the state of the nation...
PUPILS at Christ Church School, Denshaw, didn’t just act out the nativity story, they lived it, as the cast followed the star to the venue for their performance. Angels,...
THE Saddleworth Male Voice Choir and augmented ladies chorus are rehearsing for their 52nd consecutive performance of Handel’s Messiah. Under their musical director Dorian...
COLLECTIVE Spirit Free School has removed a story from its website which wrongly acclaimed it as the “most popular” secondary in Greater Manchester based on...
OLDHAM’S Labour MPs have slammed the Government for blocking an attempt to scrap the bedroom tax by Christmas. The news comes after it emerged Oldhamers were being forced...
A disabled woman from Derker will be without the internet or a landline throughout the festive period because her provider, Tesco, cancelled her account without her...
THREE quarters of UK drivers want a lower drink-drive limit, according to a survey published today. In the wake of Scotland lowering its drink-drive limit earlier this month,...
OLDHAM artist Emily Harvey has made a big impression on the town with her weekly illustrations in the Evening Chronicle but she is now moving on after landing a full-time...
