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A SCHOOL pastoral support worker who goes above and beyond to make sure all her pupils are happy is thrilled to have been nominated for a pride in Oldham award. Sally Maders...
Date Published 22/07/2014
A TRIO of Oldham students have “passed out” in spectacular style at Hopwood Hall College. Callum Barnett (17), Leanne Palfrey (20) and Gemma Salway (16) all...
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Michael Meacher is supporting a call to secure counselling for those in need within 28 days. The Labour MP said the push by mental health charity MIND...
THE only time I have ever had to use a tennis racquet was to swat an annoying fly that was buzzing around my living room. So imagine my surprise — and dread — when...
A SHAW distribution centre is preparing to deliver a double celebration as it marks a milestone and a top employer award. The logistics arm of internet and catalogue home...
AMBITIOUS plans to build 59 homes in Chadderton are set to be approved by Oldham Planning Committee tomorrow — despite objections from neighbouring residents. Countryside...
MOST children come up with various excuses to avoid going to school in the morning. But not Ryan Chipchase. The Year 6 pupil at St Mary’s School, in High Crompton, has a...
ALL pupils took part in North Chadderton School’s annual sponsored walk. Around 1,500 pupils left the school and headed for Tandle Hills before arriving at Chadderton...
THE Royal Oldham and North Manchester General are the first two hospitals in the UK to install a new state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging system designed to improve services for...
FOOTBALL clubs are invited to make a patch of derelict land in Limehurst their new home. The council is welcoming bids from clubs to lease the 12.4 acre site at Higher...
ST Patrick’s Primary School has been told that it requires improvement after after slipping a grade in its latest Ofsted inspection. A total of 22 languages are spoken by...
TALENTED Oldham College students showed off their work at their end of year exhibition. Nearly 60 students on the foundation diploma in art and design wowed visitors with their...
THOUSANDS of young athletes battled for victory as they competed in the Greater Manchester School Games. Oldhamers enjoyed a great deal of success with Hodge Clough Primary...
PATIENTS fighting breast cancer at the Christie Oldham have been glammed-up with confidence-boosting makeovers by a TV celebrity stylist. Mark Heyes, who regularly appears on...
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE SADDLEWORTH Rangers set themselves up perfectly for this weekend’s crunch battle with Eccles by ‘nilling’ basement boys Millom in...
ATHLETIC’S players will get back to nature this week, as the squad heads to Kendal. Mobile phone signals are likely to be weak in the rural retreat, with manager Lee...
ATHLETIC are ready and waiting with open arms to welcome Pele to SportsDirect.com Park. The Brazil legend (73), a three-time World Cup winner, caused confusion aplenty when a...
COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNTDOWN SHE’S already enjoyed the hype and expectation that goes with competing at the Olympic Games, so maybe that’s why Jessica Lloyd feels...
OLDHAM new boy Adam Clay, who made his debut at York, will have a scan on Saturday to check out his suspect right ankle. The club knew he wasn’t 100-per-cent-fit when...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL MOSSLEY’S new-look squad is taking shape nicely and has impressed joint-boss Peter Band in three pre-season friendly fixtures so far. The...
OLDHAM Evening Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are —
MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal has not been in his new role for a week, but he has already made a good impression on Wayne Rooney. Van Gaal will take charge of his...
THERE has been yet another twist in the new Saddleworth School saga as Oldham Council Cabinet members last night proposed a new site option after “listening to the...
Mike Buckley, a leading campaigner for the Save Diggle Action Group, which wants the new school built at its existing Uppermill site, accused the council of...
A VAN driver was murdered when a lorry drove over his head in a road-rage incident, a court heard. Trevor Allen (56), from Swinton, was killed after he got out of his Citroen...
A SADDLEWORTH and District Cricket League umpire who defrauded sports clubs out of nearly £50,000 in Tameside has been jailed for three years. Anthony Beard (59), of...
PLANS for an eco-friendly, earth-sheltered home in Diggle have been submitted with a decision to be made at tomorrow’s planning committee meeting. The detached property, at...
TWO men suffered serious burns when they were stripping paint at an industrial unit in Royton yesterday. It is thought that they were using thinning fluid which ignited at B&B...
Athletic 1, Melbourne City 1 MIGUEL Llera’s equaliser provided something of a headache for Athletic manager Lee Johnson. It gained his men a draw against the...
Date Published 21/07/2014
OLDHAM Rugby’s awful performance in a 54-12 drumming at York caused club chairman Chris Hamilton to ask himself: ‘Is it worth it?’ It was also one of the few...
![New ultrasound breast imaging equipment installed at North Manchester and Oldham hospitals. Pictured: [Left to Right] Melanie Taylor, Mammographer at North Manchester General Hospital; Alison Darlington, Consultant Radiographer North Manchester General Hospital; Richard Evans, Regional Sales Manager at Siemens Healthcare; and Jackie Dempsey, Clerical Officer at North Manchester General Hospital.](/uploads/f2/news/img/thumb_2014722_115540.jpg)
