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THOUSANDS of Oldham families living in “oversized” social housing may lose hundreds of pounds a year in housing benefits. The Government’s controversial...
Date Published 12/12/2012
MATT Derbyshire could be an Athletic player once again early next year, provided talks progress smoothly. Paul Dickov was speaking to the six-goal striker today to try to...
Since being diagnosed with a terminal disease, Eric Armitage has managed to turn tragedy to triumph. With the support of his wife Angela, Eric (58) from Chadderton is spending...
SALFORD City Reds, who announced a link-up with Oldham RL last month, has suffered a body blow in an attempt to secure its future. It is thought club bosses asked Salford...
THE future of the 50-year-old Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery has been given a boost with a Heritage Lottery Fund award of £49,000. Curator of the Uppermill museum,...
NETBALL: A NETBALL tournament will be staged in memory of coach Mike Greenwood on Saturday. Four teams — Manchester Thunder, Glasgow Wildcats, Yorkshire Jets and...
Chronicle Tipster Keith McHugh’s top bets for tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings KEMPTON 4.00 Not Rigg 4.30 Roland 5.00 Pairumani Prince 5.30...
CHRISTMAS dinner with all the trimmings can now be rustled up in record time — thanks to a pair of inventive butchers. Higginshaw’s Heather and James Taylor have taken the...
Date Published 11/12/2012
A PETITION set up against the decision to close Crompton Pool is finally to be heard — after almost six months. Councillors Howard Sykes and Diane Williamson were...
Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Sir Mark Elder’s assistant Andrew Gourley conducted the Halle Orchestra in a selection of great opera overtures. The...
RATS’ TALES, Royal Exchange, Manchester SOME theatres work hard to please their audience at Christmas; some go a different way. The Royal Exchange has never, until...
A Chadderton couple celebrated 70 years of wedded bliss on Friday. John (94) and Alice (91) Cooper were married at the Oldham Registry Office on December 7, 1942. The...
SADDLEWORTH School were walking tall after clinching the Oldham Schools Years 10 and 11 Basketball Championship. Ten schools were represented in the competition in Hollinwood....
CRICKET: CROMPTON have moved early to sign a new professional for the 2013 Lake Garage CLL season. Kevin Bennett, a 31-year-old right-hand batsman from South Africa,...
HUNDREDS of people gathered to remember loved ones at Dr Kershaw’s memorial carol service. The hospice lit its Christmas tree in the Turf Lane grounds. The tree is...
STAFF at the Royal Oldham Hospital are on standby after national reports that hospitals are “full to bursting.” The spotlight fell on 12 NHS trusts where the Dr...
OLDHAM Roughyeds may be opposed by a prospective Olympian when new club Oxford come to Whitebank for the Roughyeds’ second home league game of the season in April....
A taxi-driver stole £270 from a blind woman passenger after she asked him to stop at a cashpoint. And at the end of her journey to Oldham the 51-year-old victim gave...
TICKET prices have been finalised for Athletic’s FA Cup third round tie at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, January 5 (3pm kick-off). The club has been allocated 4,000...
A SPRINKLING of snow, angelic voices and the jolly sound of a brass band helped turn Oldham town centre into a winter wonderland this weekend. A synthetic ice rink provided...
Martin meets... Maggie Hughes, boss of famed clothing store Zutti GETTING Maggie Hughes out of her shop is a challenge in itself... actually getting time to chat with this pert,...
PCSOs have carried out a series of visits to schools, youth clubs and medical centres to give out crime-prevention advice, such as bike security. For more information visit...
DARTS: MARK McGeeney produced a scintillating show of darts as Oldham stretched their lead to 14 points at the half-way stage of the Lancashire GMC Target Elite Super Eights...
Failsworth’s Christmas Lights switch was a happy occasion for hundreds of local people. Chaddy the Owl and Minnie and Mickey Mouse joined Mayor of Oldham, Councillor...
TABLE TENNIS: HOLLINWOOD ‘F’ came from behind to draw 5-5 against Unison ‘B’ in a cracking Oldham and District Table Tennis League Division Five clash...
A NEW group in control of £300m of taxpayers’ cash in Oldham will officially become established from April. NHS Oldham’s Clinical Commissioning Group is one...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts roared to a 48-15 victory over Garstang in North Lancashire Division One. Straight from the kick-off it was evident the Oldham forwards...
LONG-TERM unemployed people are being offered free bus and tram travel for the whole of January to help in the search for work or to reach training schemes. Anyone presenting...
A CENTENARIAN who enjoys nothing more than a good pamper session was celebrating her 100th birthday today. Rosa Kay, of Roselands Residential Home, Heyside, grew up in the...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport AS you can imagine, everyone at City felt very flat after the 3-2 defeat by United at the Etihad...
