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A HARD-HITTING approach to tackle benefit cheats is being piloted in Oldham. The Department for Works and Pensions, HMRC and council investigators will join together to focus...
Date Published 11/07/2014
A SECOND Oldham man who absconded from prison has now been arrested. Gareth Robinson (24), jailed for burglary, was captured in the borough by police on Tuesday. Robinson...
Cricket: THE Lake Garage CLL is well into its second season as a two-division cricket league, but the evidence suggests that little has changed. Looking at the current league...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League by KEVIN RICHARDSON WHALLEY Range captain Waqas Malik is pleasantly surprised at the impact his side have made in the Saddleworth and...
OLDHAMERS with a passion for exploring the town’s history can make the most of a family day at a unique heritage site. For the last month, Groundwork has been running a...
THERE was no stopping the Saddleworth Rangers’ under-15s squad as they organised a sponsored triathlon to help raise much-needed funds. The sun shone brightly as the...
A PROJECT supporting young people in Oldham to engage with their communities has been celebrated in a showcase event. The Intermix Project, which was set up after the 2011...
PATIENT satisfaction levels in Oldham remain high, according to a new poll looking into GP services in the country. In the latest GP Patient Survey, 85 per cent of patients...
A GROUP of Oldham mums performed a play to their children to educate them in social integration and issues around prejudice. The Women’s Chai Morning is a support group...
OLDHAM College has launched a new campaign to encourage employers to consider recruiting apprentices over the summer. Entitled Now is the Time, the scheme is designed to help...
OLDHAM Council is upping its green credentials thanks to the introduction of a fleet of electric cars. The seven Nissan LEAFs will replace some of the council’s ageing...
GREEN-FINGERED residents have been given a kickstart to transform a derelict space into a thriving community garden and small-scale allotment. Householders in Coppice...
Lake Garage CLL by KEITH McHUGH GIVEN a huge lift by their first Lake Garage CLL Premier Division victory of the season at Heywood, the trick for Werneth now is to back it...
Amateur RL by KEVIN RICHARDSON BUOYED by a first win since April, Saddleworth Rangers must now up their game for tomorrow’s visit of second-placed Oulton Raiders in...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s racing are - ASCOT 1.25 Caltra Colleen 1.55 B Fifty Two 2.30 Tullius 3.05 Lulu...
SADDLEWORTH LEAGUE PREVIEW A DRESS rehearsal of this season’s Tanner Cup final takes place tomorrow. Heyside and Moorside go head to head, three weeks before the two...
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson has some big decisions to make over the next few days after all SIX of his trialists impressed during last night’s thumping 8-1 victory at Evo-Stik...
OLDHAM town centre is revving up for the return of the free annual Classic Car Show. The rally, which has been organised by Tame Valley Vintage and Classic Car Club with...
OLDHAMERS are being given the chance to surrender unlawfully held or unwanted guns and ammunition to police with no questions asked. Greater Manchester Police is holding the...
MINDLESS vandalism . . . that’s the only way to describe these acts of destruction at two Oldham parks. At Waterhead Park, vandals have pulled dozens of stones out of the wall...
FOOTBALL fanatic Leo Stott just could not stop beaming last night as he led his beloved Latics out on to the pitch for their first pre-season friendly. The two-year-old was...
“STRIKING is not what we want to do, but we feel we have no choice — this is our last resort.” Julie Finnegan, Unison’s branch secretary, apologised for the disruption caused...
OLDHAM’S youngsters are racing ahead of the national average for English and maths as they celebrate record-breaking SATs results. The proportion of the borough’s...
A FURIOUS councillor has branded callous raiders who stole lead from an historic church roof as “scumbags”. The theft, the fifth in as many years, has caused...
A MUM, her boyfriend and landlord stand accused of causing or allowing the death of a seven-week-old boy — after admitting lying about how he received his horrific...
SCOTT Naylor has warned his players, ahead of Sunday’s visit of Gloucester All Golds, that nobody in the Oldham team can rest on his laurels. Roughyeds have won their last...
Curzon Ashton 1, Oldham Athletic 8 ATHLETIC brushed aside a poor Curzon Ashton outfit with a clinical display in front of goal. This time last year the corresponding...
THE University of Gloucestershire All Golds, to give them their full name, come to Whitebank on Sunday (3pm) with a record they can be proud of. With the season two thirds...
IT is “so far, so good” from the Athletic players who are getting stuck in to manager Lee Johnson’s tough new pre-season training programme. There is less...
Date Published 10/07/2014
A FORMER soldier who fought alcoholism and post-traumatic stress may have been lying dead on his bedroom floor for more than three months before he was found. The body of...
