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A DESPERATE Oldham dad turned to crime to earn money after spending a fortune on legal fees in a custody battle over his young son. Matthew Kenyon (27), whose relationship with...
Date Published 08/10/2014
Happy Birthday Sunita Oldham Coliseum RIFCO Arts’ previous shows at the Coliseum have been a bit hit and miss — “Britain’s Got Bangra” was...
CREATIVE Oldhamers have been suggesting ways the council can plug a £60 million cutback by 2017 — £2,232 less per household. The council asked residents to...
If you missed the photo sessions at Tesco Extra Store on Huddersfield Road Oldham don’t panic as there is going to be one more session at Shy Violet Studio. Saturday 11th...
Date Published 07/10/2014
THE KNOWLEDGE is the Chronicle's bright, unstuffy look at education throughout the borough. Six times a year our stand-alone education magazine explores what local schools,...
FIVE Saddleworth pubs will be dropped from a community loo scheme next year following the withdrawal of Oldham Council funding. They are the Three Crowns, Austerlands, the...
THE chief executive of First Choice Homes Oldham, Cath Green, has been shortlisted for a landmark achievement award at the national Women in Housing Awards. Nominated in the...
A BLOCKED section of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was reopened yesterday after engineers removed a stranded boat. The 60ft boat got stuck between lock gates near Limekiln...
AN iconic town centre Oldham pub is to be resurrected as a bistro bar and high-class hotel. The Grapes Hotel was a familiar site to generations of Oldhamers in Yorkshire...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has blasted Tory health policies. The Oldham West and Royton MP claims the NHS is not safe in Conservative hands and said the health service had seen...
JD Williams has appointed Eric Wright Construction to build its warehouse extension in Shaw. Beal Lane is a distribution centre for leading fashion brands such as Simply Be and...
TABLE TENNIS: HOLLINWOOD ‘D’ produced a brilliant recovery to claim an unlikely victory in Division Three of the Oldham and District Table Tennis...
ROY Keane says he regrets apologising to Sir Alex Ferguson over the notorious MUTV interview which hastened his acrimonious departure from Manchester United. Ferguson...
Frank Lampard hasn’t dismissed the possibility of an extension to his loan period at Manchester City. The former England and Chelsea midfielder has made a strong impact...
MARTYN MEETS...Oldham rock legend and DJ CLint Boon Clint Boon is as Oldham as fish and chips after a Saturday night on the razz. Born in Woodfield Nursing Home, Werneth,...
CRIME and safety concerns can be put forward to the neighbourhood inspector at the Failsworth Health Centre police surgery tomorrow from 2-3pm. GREATER Manchester Police are...
Non-league football: CHADDERTON ended their disappointing losing streak in spectacular style as they saw off Abbey Hey 3-1in the FA Carlsberg Vase second qualifying...
MANCHESTER City midfielder Yaya Toure vowed to defy his critics after helping the reigning champions to victory at Aston Villa. Toure broke the deadlock with a crucial strike...
RADAMEL Falcao scored his first goal in English football and then spelled out his desire to remain at Manchester United beyond the end of the season. Falcao started repaying...
OLDHAM try-scorer Steve Roper struggled to hide his devastation after Oldham’s season of hard graft in Kingstone Press Championship One went up in smoke. Half-back Roper...
TAKE part in local democracy at the Royton District Executive Meeting and Community Forum tonight, from 6pm. The meeting, taking place at Royton Youth Centre, Chapel Street,...
A project to combat isolation among men over 55 has become so popular it has been moved to larger headquarters. The Men in Sheds scheme started in the Satellite Community...
THE Alzheimer’s society has praised Oldham’s drive to create 500 Dementia Friends by the end of the year. The campaign, promoted by the Evening Chronicle, Oldham...
A SECURITY guard shot dead his colleague in Iraq after “banter” about their former regiments got out of hand, an inquest heard. Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare were murdered by...
LABOUR MP Debbie Abrahams has spoken up for the self-employed and small businesses — describing late payments to them as being as unacceptable as tax evasion. The Oldham...
WORRIED residents are concerned their borders are under threat from wind turbines. Led by parish councillor Alan Roughley, they are angry after neigbouring Rochdale Council...
A TAXI driver was taken to hospital after an accident in Royton on Friday night. Emergency services rushed to the accident in Shaw Road at around 11pm after two cars, a taxi...
FRIEZLAND primary school is celebrating after receiving a £30,000 to develop new outdoor sports facilities. The school received the cash as part of Sport England’s...
A one-year-old girl died days after swallowing the tiny battery from a torch, an inquest heard yesterday. Eliza Bashir, of Monmouth Street, Oldham, died in March 2013 —...
A taxi driver who invented a fictitious person to avoid paying speeding fines was jailed for eight months at Manchester Crown Court yesterday. Mohammed Khawaja (60), of Chamber...
