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OLDHAM’S next mayor wants to put a stop to councillors tweeting during meetings. Tory Councillor John Hudson says it distracts them from the serious topics being...
Date Published 01/03/2013
Extra two years as Farid fails to pay £472,000 A CONVICTED drug dealer has seen his prison sentence extended after failing to repay almost half a million pounds from his...
AN ILLEGAL arms deal involving two Oldham men was busted by undercover police. Officers moved in when a gun and five bullets had been picked up by a taxi driver hired as a...
A MAN walking on the Rochdale Canal towpath in Chadderton found a man’s body, face down in the water this morning. Police were called at around 7.30am. The body was near Mills...
POLICE officers are taking a 110-mile trek in honour of murdered PCs Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone. Nicola (23), from Diggle, and Fiona were killed by Dale Cregan when they...
OLDHAM Metrolink users can now catch the tram to Rochdale following the opening of a new section of line yesterday. The section takes trams from the existing Oldham line at...
THE man behind the Government’s controversial benefits overhaul was spotted in Oldham yesterday — visiting the Job Centre. But Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith...
OLDHAM'S Mayor-elect wants to put a stop to councillors tweeting during meetings, saying it distracts them from the serious topics being discussed. click story for more . . .
We’ve no other option - Labour OLDHAM’s controversial proposal to increase council tax by 3.5 per cent was approved by a Labour-heavy full council meeting last...
Date Published 28/02/2013
Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell has made his first appearance in court accused of child-sex offences. The star, who plays car mechanic Kevin Webster in the ITV soap,...
A DISGUSTED daughter has accused Oldham Council of putting lives at risk after hiking up the cost of their emergency response system by 122 per cent. Freda Barnes’s...
FA Cup run means nothing if Latics go down — Corney ATHLETIC have been warned that their FA Cup exploits will count for nothing if the club is relegated this season....
A PEER accused of sexual harassment of a former prospective parliamentary candidate for Oldham East and Saddleworth “encouraged” her to fight for the seat, a Liberal Democrat...
SCOTT Naylor is adamant 2013 can be the Year of the Roughyed. The club has languished in rugby league’s third tier for the past six seasons, but the Oldham boss is...
CAPTAIN Dean Furman says Athletic have it well within their power to climb away from danger by beating allcomers in the league. Three straight league wins coincided with...
CHAIRMAN Simon Corney said the atmosphere generated by Athletic’s travelling army of fans took even the home directors aback. Despite being defeated 3-1 at Goodison...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are - WOLVERHAMPTON 5.40 Sommersturm 6.10 Windforpower 6.40 Hazard Warning...
A young girl was flown to hospital by helicopter for treatment to her injuries yesterday morning after she was hit by a car as she made her way to school. Police were called...
A DAUGHTER has accused Oldham Council of putting elderly lives at risk after hiking the cost of helpline response services. click story for more ....
STICK with us is the message to Athletic’s “unbelievable” supporters as the club now focuses solely on avoiding relegation. Caretaker manager Tony...
Date Published 27/02/2013
AN Oldham music venue has been silenced by one of the country’s leading judges — after playing recorded music without a licence. The proprietor of Jackson’s...
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell was to make his first appearance in court today accused of child sex offences. Le Vell (48) has been charged with 19 offences including...
Everton 3, Athletic 1 Latics’ cup kings give town a club to cherish ATHLETIC were left reflecting on the prize of the journey itself as the club proudly bowed out of...
Jurors heard it was “business as usual” for police killer Dale Cregan in the days leading up to a revenge pub shooting in Manchester. Cregan (29), who has admitted...
CAPTAIN Dean Furman believes Athletic’s showed great “fight and courage” in the second half at Goodison Park. The South African international was in the...
MEMBERS of the public have been commended for grabbing a suspected robber. A man was held yesterday afternoon outside Nationwide Building Society in High Street, Oldham, after...
HE only went and did it again! But this time Matt Smith’s fourth FA Cup goal in three games — against Premier League opposition — was simply a consolation...
MOTHER COURAGE, Library Company, Lowry Quays IT’S not just me, is it? Bertolt Brecht really is the only playwright who can make a play about the 17th century Thirty Years...
THE magic had to end at some point – but for Latics fans, the pride is never ending. The Blues’ incredible cup run died at Goodison Park, but the ever faithful...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are - KEMPTON 5.30 Rightcar 6.00 Rollin ‘n Tumblin 6.30 Scent Of Roses...
