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THOUSANDS of under-18s are accused of sexually abusing other children — but the true figure could be even higher, shock figures have revealed. The NSPCC in Manchester is...
Date Published 08/07/2014
THE North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has unveiled plans aimed at reducing “unnecessary” hospital admissions amid the need to make £48.6 million of...
TALENTED musicians from across the borough hit the right note at Oldham Music Centre’s second annual Summer Music Festival featuring more than 50 live...
POLICE arrested 264 people during their summer drink drive operation across Greater Manchester. More than 6,000 motorists were breathalysed as part of the month-long crackdown...
THE search is on to find the Woman of Oldham 2014. The committee behind the title is urging readers to nominate someone they believe is worthy of the crown. Last...
DENIS Law and Paddy Crerand visited an Oldham special school on Friday to unveil a new outdoor learning area dedicated to another Manchester United legend. Jack Crompton, who...
OLDHAM TV soap star Kelvin Fletcher (pictured) was in the driving seat at the world famous Silverstone racing circuit. Kelvin fulfilled a lifelong ambition when he raced in...
A MUSIC teacher who can count Take That star Mark Owen among her former pupils is ending her career on a high note. Eileen Dwyer retires from Oldham Music Service at the end of...
SIX-YEAR-OLD Ellie Hodson saved the day when she alerted teachers to a fire which could have had serious consequences. The youngster spotted smoke coming from a hand-dryer in...
OLDHAM firefighters will be striking for eight consecutive days from Monday next week. They are taking part in a national strike against Government proposals that the Fire...
AN Oldham man on the run after escaping from Kirkham open prison in Blackpool has been arrested — but another remains at large. The Chronicle reported yesterday how...
THE Royal Oldham could be turned into a specialist hospital if radical plans to reconfigure Greater Manchester’s hospitals go ahead. Healthier Together, which has been...
TWO men threatened and robbed four people at gunpoint yesterday in Oldham’s second gun-related crime in just over a week. The men, aged 19 to 23, were sitting in a VW...
A plucky Royton pensioner suffered a heart attack after confronting a gang of burglars and ordering them to leave her home. The 62-year-old is stable in hospital after the...
A DELIVERY driver who subjected a highly vulnerable young girl to a vile sexual assault, has been jailed for five years. Family man Khawaja Iqbal who himself has a disabled...
Non-league by SIMON SMEDLEY MOSSLEY face a tough task in this season’s FA Cup if they are to book a mouth-watering Tameside derby date at home against Curzon Ashton. The...
LOYALTY and perseverance have paid off for Steven Nield who, in his fourth season at Whitebank, has finally got the job he always wanted. He has played consistently well at...
ADAM Lockwood is relishing the prospect of leading a talented young Athletic team towards exciting times this season. The former Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers and Bury star was...
A NEW mum has hit out at the care on the maternity and postnatal wards at Royal Oldham Hospital, saying a catalogue of errors made her fear for her life and that of her baby...
Date Published 07/07/2014
A DRUNK who attacked a taxi driver because he didn’t have money to pay his fare, has been jailed for eight months. Daniel Drummond (23), from Shaw, repeatedly elbowed the...
THREE people have been sacked from an Oldham William Hill branch after feeding a vulnerable customer a dog-food pie while others barked at him. This disturbing act, carried out...
TWO Oldham men are on the run after escaping from Kirkham open prison in Blackpool together on Saturday. Philip Stephenson (33) and Gareth Robinson (24) are believed to be...
A prolific criminal who was jailed for the drunken robbery of a 15-year-old boy only hours after he was last in a court dock, has lost an appeal against his prison...
HOLLINWOOD and Limeside made the most of a fun day in the sun for all the family yesterday. The day began with community mass at St Margaret’s Church, Hollinwood,...
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson saluted the efforts of the 22 players who played their part in an encouraging performance during the opening pre-season friendly...
LIAM Thompson, Oldham RL Club’s loose-forward, scaled a “massive” mental barrier in his first game back after serious injury. The 22-year-old sports...
DENE Hibbert gave up crown green bowling to help his daughter, Laura, pursue her swimming career. But, having rededicated himself to the sport in the last two years, the Ashton...
WERNETH have finally won a Lake Garage CLL Premier Division match! The breakthrough in this difficult season for the Coppice club came at Heywood on Saturday - and what a...
NORDEN will play Littleborough in the final of the JW Lees Bitter Wood Cup at Werneth on Sunday, August 3. The two Rochdale area clubs reached the final of the CLL's flagship...
WHALLEY Range skipper Waqas Malik did everything in his powers to try to beat Uppermill and so keep up his side’s impressive run of form in the Saddleworth and District...
