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LOCAL bands will be sharing the stage with some of music’s biggest groups at a North-West festival this weekend. The Gramotones — Oldham and Bury musicians Jake...
Date Published 26/07/2013
A SOMERSET sculptor has revisited his Northern roots to create an ornate carving for Oldham Council. Charlie Oldham - born in Rochdale - was commissioned to make a wood...
PROMOTION-CHASING Oldham Rugby League Club and the Regenda Group are joining forces to improve access to sports and wellbeing initiatives in Limehurst Village. Regenda will...
OASIS Academy Limeside has received an “O” grade for “outstanding” in its first Ofsted report. The school swept the board with top marks in every...
TWO successful Oldham health projects are to receive a big cash boost from the Big Lottery Fund. The Oldham Health Improvement Service — part of Pennine Care NHS...
SCOTT Naylor has welcomed Oldham full-back Richard Lepori's call-up to the Italian national side - even though he will now miss Sunday's big game at Whitebank against North Wales...
RULING: the former South Chadderton School OLDHAM Council is being forced to hand over part of the former South Chadderton School site for a controversial new free school....
POLICE have issued an urgent appeal for information after a pregnant woman was attacked at a Chadderton ATM. The 21 year old had been on a night out at Smooth Bar in nearby...
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson has issued a “make me select you” challenge to his players. Championship side Huddersfield are the visitors to Boundary Park tomorrow...
John’s top-to-bottom retirement project FOR some, retirement is all about relaxing. But not 70-year-old Parkinson’s sufferer John O’Mara. He plans to...
A 31-YEAR-OLD man has had drugs seized by the Oldham Divisional Organised Crime Unit. The man was arrested on suspicion of cannabis possession with intent to supply when his...
YOUNGSTERS Jon Ford and Adam Files will be relishing the prospects of crossing the Crusaders try line in Sunday's top-of-the-table clash. The Salford City Reds pair have...
CRICKET: BAMFORD Fieldhouse face an uncertain future after they were thrown out of the Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League last night. Clubs voted 10-4 in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards YORK 1.50 Our Obsession 2.20 Smarty Socks 2.55 Mukhadram 3.30...
A SHOCKED business owner is facing a legal battle to keep his company’s name. Solicitors for First Choice Homes Oldham have told Tariq Mushtaq, who runs First Choice...
Date Published 25/07/2013
A POLICE custody sergeant has told a court he didn’t know a prisoner had a broken arm when he dragged him to a cell by his handcuffs. Sgt Richard Miller (45) denies assaulting...
WESTWOOD Park is to be turned into a 652-space car park for Royal Oldham Hospital staff. The proposal was given the green light by council planning committee members last...
WORK is finally starting on a £6.7 million housing development -— five years after it fell victim to the recession. Construction Partnership UK is carrying out...
NORTH-WEST Euro MP Chris Davies said plans to spend up to £50 billion on a high-speed rail link between London and the North-West need a major rethink. Once a supporter...
LEE Johnson is keeping his fingers crossed that Adam Rooney will become a fully-fledged Athletic player before the new Sky Bet League One season kicks off on Saturday week....
SAM Gee believes Lewis Palfrey’s captaincy skills will play a big part in guiding Oldham out of Championship One. Looking ahead to Sunday afternoon’s top-v-second...
CRICKET: AUSSIE batting sensation Ben Dunk has pledged his allegiance to Royton for another season. The hard-hitting Tasmanian has lit up the CLL Championship this season with...
MANCHESTER United have increased the pressure on Wayne Rooney by using his image to promote next month’s friendly against AIK Solna in Stockholm. On Monday, United...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
A LEGAL row is brewing between a local property investment company and a social housing provider over the similarity in their names. First Choice Investments and First Choice...
A PENSIONER’S body has been kept in a morgue for three years because his family insists the death was suspicious. Trevor Chappell (75) was found collapsed outside his...
Date Published 24/07/2013
KINDHEARTED Brandon Taylor teamed up with his schoolmates to honour his brother’s memory. In a touching tribute, the 11-year-old Watersheddings Primary pupil and his...
OVER two-thirds of Oldham’s cataract sufferers are not getting the vital second eye surgery they need, according to new figures. A report reveals huge regional...
AROUND 200 trainee employment opportunities are to be offered by a new Oldham Council pilot scheme. The Oldham Young Trainee Programme is part of the council’s...
A great-GRAN who once ran several successful Oldham businesses celebrates her 100th birthday today. Hilda Barrott was born in Royton in 1913, and lived with her parents and...
