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PATIENTS were evacuated from a Royal Oldham Hospital ward as firemen tackled a blaze in the secure garden of the mental-health wing. According to a patient who witnessed the...
Date Published 26/09/2014
THE hills of Saddleworth will be alive with the sound of laughter when the inaugural Comedy Weekend kicks off. Organiser Rob Riley, who organises Greenfield’s regular Off...
A NEW community centre with easy access to council services has opened in Chadderton. The Crossley Centre in Denton Lane, has fitness classes, table tennis coaching and health,...
A FAMILY firm that has been part of the Oldham business community since 1907 has invested more than £400,000 to create a new test and inspection division. Howarth Bros,...
ENJOY a cake and a cuppa at St Herbert’s Parish Centre, Broadway, from 10am to 1pm on Sunday, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Chadderton Over 60s Centre, Broadway,...
ROCKSTARS Axl Rose, Slash and members of Kiss swapped their guitars for cricket bats at a charity fancy dress tournament in Royton. Or rather, fans of theirs dressed up as...
A TEAM of talented Oldham teenagers is to represent the North West in a national football competition. Medlock United beat Rochdale, Preston, Anfield and Chorley at the...
CATH Green, chief executive at Oldham’s largest housing association First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), has been shortlisted for a landmark achievement award at the national...
TEENAGE pregnancy rates in Oldham are at their lowest ever as the borough has recorded one of the biggest rate falls in the country. Teenage pregnancy has fallen by almost...
SAMPLE coffee and snacks at the Dobcross Band Club Coffee Shop on the first Saturday of every month to raise funds for the club. SADDLEWORTH Gardening Club is holding...
THE Chronicle, the Alzheimer’s Society, Oldham Council and the Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group have launched a campaign to raise awareness of dementia and inspire...
LITTLE George Hopkinson could hardly believe his eyes when he spotted a bulky shape lurking in a patch of nettles at his family’s farm . . . The curious 12 year old...
OLDHAM are talking with the RFL about where they will play next season if they win promotion to the Championship. Club chairman Chris Hamilton has confirmed Whitebank...
GEORGE Elokobi gave Athletic’s players a rousing pep talk that restored the team’s spirit ahead of tomorrow’s battle with lowly Scunthorpe. The talismanic...
LEE Johnson turned down a surprise opportunity to play against star-studded World Cup winners Germany... for Gibraltar. Athletic’s manager was shocked to be asked by an...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards Newmarket 2.00 Sandy Cay 2.35 Elm Park 3.10 High Celebrity 3.50...
Two pet cats have been shot with pellet guns - and one was so badly injuired it had to have a leg amputated. Cheryl Williams, of Rosewood Crescent, Chadderton, has been left...
PRIVATE information containing the names of patients and their illnesses were carelessly printed on the reverse of a Royal Oldham Hospital ward welcome sheet - leading to fears of...
WORLD-renowned artist Brian Clarke went back to his roots yesterday to unveil a plaque at a new building named after him Brian attended the official opening of the new...
AN Oldham woman is fighting to get an immigrant who raped her when she was 12 years old deported. Samantha Roberts, now 20, was horrified when her rapist, Shakil Chowdhury, was...
Date Published 25/09/2014
TRIBUTES have been paid to Harry Burns, the chair of First Choice Homes Oldham — a man dedicated to putting tenants at the heart of decisions. Mr Burns, who had a long...
POLICE are hunting a trio of armed raiders who burst into a Greenacres off-licence demanding cash from the terrified assistant. The drama unfolded at Chris’s off-licence...
THICK AS THIEVES, Pop-up theatre, Mumps, to October 11 Last year Mark Whiteley’s Hard Graft company entertained us with “I Love Oldham”, a funny, quirky comedy...
ATHLETIC are primed for their biggest game of the season so far says manager Lee Johnson. Third-bottom Scunthorpe head to SportsDirect.com Park on Saturday having taken only...
A CHARITY supporter who has been raising money for charity since she was 10 has been crowned the 2014 Woman of Oldham. Former Saddleworth Parish Council chairman Alma McInnes...
RUGBY League disciplinary chiefs are continuing to investigate Lewis Palfrey's allegation that he was bitten in Oldham's play-off win at York. The RFL has been given what...
JOSEPH Mills is returning to top form after struggling to get up to speed at the start of the season. Mills, a summer arrival from Burnley, says he feels he is moving towards...
MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini says he might try to extend Frank Lampard’s loan at the club. The former England man made it three goals in two games in...
ATHLETIC appear to have had a lucky escape in NOT signing Miguel Llera. The experienced left-sided defender was on trial at the club during pre-season and turned out in three...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWMARKET 1.40 Provenance 2.10 Criteria 2.40 Lucida 3.15 Captain Cat...
