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AN OLDHAM chef has proved he’s hot stuff - by being voted one of the UK’s best curry makers! Jamal Uddin, head chef at the Westwood East Restaurant in Eleanor...
Date Published 30/10/2014
SADIE DAWSON may be frailer than she once was, but it hasn’t stopped her celebrating her 100th birthday today. The former auxiliary nurse was born in Yorkshire and worked...
THREE MEN IN A BOAT (Oldham Coliseum) I WANTED to like this one; I really did. I was a big admirer of Original Theatre’s adaptation of the First World War drama...
Vandals have destroyed flowers in a wrecking spree at Failsworth’s historic Pole landmark and nearby gardens. Police were called to the Pole following a report that a...
Date Published 29/10/2014
FEARS have been raised that changes to services for young people could result in youth centres across the borough closing down. A petition calling for the council to stop the...
OLDHAM Council leader Councillor Jim McMahon addresses youth provision across the borough in light of criticism of council plans to ‘outsource’ services. WITH...
AFTER recently spending an evening with the police as they tackled anti-social behaviour, reporter Robbie Gill spoke to teenagers on the streets THERE are two sides to every...
TWO unwanted guests are causing a stink at Moorside Cricket Club and are as stubborn as a couple of cautious batsmen. A bull and a highland heifer wandered on to the ground on...
A 67-year-old man has denied an allegation of indecently assaulting a girl. Colin Shannon of Evening Street, Failsworth, pleaded not guilty at Oldham Magistrates Court to...
ATHLETIC have been dealt a blow with the news that George Elokobi has hit a setback on his return from a thigh injury. The popular defender has been out of action for a month...
Latest to pen a new one-year deal with Oldham Roughyeds is full back Steven Nield, who joins Josh Crowley, Danny Langtree, Kenny Hughes, Steve Roper, David Cookson, new-boy Jarrod...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 12.50 Crystal Zvezda 1.20 Sharqeyih 1.50 Horseshoe...
MARTYN TORR in conversation with PROFESSOR NICK CHILDS IF ever a man was destined for the career he has, that man is surely Professor Nicholas Childs, conductor and musical...
Date Published 28/10/2014
TABLE TENNIS: REIGNING champions Glodwick ‘A’ suffered the indignity of losing 10-0 to their own ‘B’ team in Division One of the Oldham Table...
NETBALL: DESPITE a sluggish start, Manchester Thunder saw off Yorkshire Jets 49-35 in a pre-season friendly in Huddersfield. It was the first competitive outing...
FEELING stressed, or struggling with anxiety or depression? You can get some advice at the free eight-week “mindfulness-based stress reduction” course, starting on...
Communities around Oldham came together to celebrate the Hindu festival of light, Diwali. Celebrated by thousands of people in Oldham and across Greater Manchester, it is one...
Didsbury Toc H 1sts 13, Oldham RUFC 1sts 33 A FINE advert for North Lancashire Division One rugby saw Oldham maintain their lead at the top and stretch their unbeaten run to...
FIRST Choice Homes tenants have saved £15,000 after taking advantage of a new energy supplier-switching scheme. The social housing landlord, which manages 12,000 Oldham...
Oldham’s gardening trophy cabinet is bulging. Parks and Gardens staff came together to celebrate their recent victories at the national Britain in Bloom contest and the...
A volunteer youth group which appeared on BBC1’s “Countryfile” has been shortlisted for a major national award. Dovestone Youth Group is in the running to...
LUKE Shaw thinks it would be foolish to write off Manchester United’s title chances. With nine games gone, United are eighth in the Barclays Premier League, 10 points off...
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Michael Meacher is demanding action to ensure homecare workers earn at least the minimum wage. They should also be paid for time spent travelling...
A seven-year-old girl set up her own fundraising fun run and created a handmade sponsorship form to raise money for a cancer hospital. Anya Fotheringham, from Hathershaw asked...
GIANT vampires, robotic spiders and a cuddly pumpkin invaded Oldham town centre to make Spooky Saturday a day to remember. Tabitha the Victorian Ghost, the Flying Fox Bats and...
AMANDA Hoyle is the only female manager of a male Oldham football team. Forty-five-year-old Hoyle is into her first season as manager of AFC Oldham’s fifth team in...
A CHILDMINDER who spent £3,600 on wooden decking to provide a safe area for children in her care has been told that she must rip it up - because it doesn’t meet...
Non-league football: IN-FORM Mossley came agonisingly close to inflicting a first Evo-Stik League Division One North defeat of the season on big-spending Salford...
OLD and new will combine when Oldham town centre gets its first high-quality public space in decades with the historical name Parliament Square. Council chiefs have released...
SADDLEWORTH’S independent councillors are to petition Oldham Council and the Education Funding Agency to build the new multi-million pound school in Uppermill. They plan...
