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THE Manchester Street footbridge due for demolition A FOOTBRIDGE on the approach to Oldham town centre has been closed and will be demolished after a spate of vandalism made it...
Date Published 20/06/2014
THIS mini mountain of beers and spirits was seized from underage drinkers heading to last weekend’s Saddleworth Whit Friday celebrations. Chief Insp Jo Marshall said...
A bishop faced a barrage of questions from parishioners over why their popular minister is no longer allowed to officiate at services in his former parish. The Rev Howard...
SADDLEWORTH’S talented under-14s team emerged victorious at a softball tournament which was staged at the Radclyffe School in Chadderton. Pupils from Blue Coat,...
GOLF: SAND wizard Shane Schofield won his second major of the year - the Centenary Vase at Stamford, in ice-cool fashion. On a perfect day for scoring - 23 competitors...
CRICKET: JAKE Cauldwell was in great form for Micklehurst as they beat Saddleworth in the Saddleworth and District under-17s League Romida Trophy...
FIND out how to prevent falls and have a walking stick MOT at Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, Burnley Street, from 9.30am to 3pm tomorrow. The free event is organised by Age UK...
Partners driving the newly-formed commercial law firm Pannone Corporate LLP are looking to join forces with a rejuvenated Oldham business community. Managing partner Paul...
BOWLERS at High Crompton Park will soon be able to spend a penny again. Loos at the Rochdale Road venue were closed by Oldham Council last month because the roof was leaking...
Chronicle Managing Editor David Whaley has throat cancer and is sharing his treatment experiences with readers. Part SIX: Here come the side effects... THEY say 24 hours...
MANCHESTER United legend Paul Scholes was set to kick off the Oldham Festival of Business today. Oldham Business Leadership Group (OBLG) has put together a series of events...
AMBITIOUS plans to convert a derelict church into a new community centre have gone on display. Impact Community Project and Impact Community Church have acquired the former St...
COMEDY legend Jimmy Cricket joined Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher to mark the revamp of Royton Post Office. Mr Meacher said as he cut the ribbon: “The post...
LITTLE Freddie Dobbs has had a helping hand in his school history project - from the world’s greatest living explorer. Classmates were impressed when Sir Ranulph Fiennes...
CRICKET: GREENFIELD’S third team upset their Milnrow counterparts in Division Four of the North Manchester League. The Ladhill Lane outfit posted 154...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW have appointed Chris Goodwin as their new open-age head coach, with Danny Atherton as player-coach. Both Goodwin and Atherton came through the...
RUGBY: A YOUTHFUL Oldham St Anne’s A team pulled out all the stops to beat second-placed Rylands 32-28 in Division Two of the North-West Men’s...
CRICKET: WHEN things aren’t going for you, cricket can be a cruel game - ask Crompton skipper Simon Wright With a side containing a solid professional and...
CRICKET: SHAW’S Lachlan Mason had one of those days when everything he did turned to gold. In 90 minutes of mayhem, the 21-year-old Aussie tore into the Heyside...
HEYSIDE neighbourhood council is holding a family sports day on Saturday at Bullcote Park. Races include the 50m, egg and spoon race and sack race and the action gets under way...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has demanded that the government stops denying its austerity programme is targeting the poor. A study has shown the poorest Britons suffer poverty on...
PLANS for a visitor centre at Dovestone reservoir have been unveiled for public approval. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has drawn up plans for a...
OLDHAM’S favourite musical sons the Inspiral Carpets continue to enjoy their 2014 resurgence. The iconic psychedelic garage band has announced a collaboration that will...
POLICE are hunting an Oldham man who has breached a sexual offences prevention order. Michael Edward Edhouse (24), of Park Road, Glodwick, was given a five-year order at Bolton...
AN iconic Oldham tram was loaded on to the back of a lorry to take a trip through the borough for the first time in 80 years. The Oldham Corporation Tramways 43, which was...
OLDHAM Academy North has been downgraded following a snap inspection after complaints by a parent. The Royton school was originally rated as “good” (grade two) when...
ANGLING: IN-form Danny Keegan netted another win in the Todmorden AS away match on Skylark Lake at the Woodlands Fishery. Keegan netted139lb 3oz of carp, easily...
RUGBY: IAN Sinfield has returned to the Saddleworth Rangers ranks as the club tries to inject fresh life into an ailing campaign. The Greenfield side, beaten 29-18 at...
CRICKET: DELPH will be keen to shake off the disappointment of back-to-back defeats in two home games this weekend. Tomorrow Grant Jones’s men – fifth in...
CRICKET: CAPTAIN Adam Young says he has the strongest Austerlands team for years – and he has good reason to back up his claim. The Thorpe Lane outfit caused a...
