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OLDHAM Council is preparing to unveil the first new homes in West Oldham that have been built as part of the £113 million “Gateways to Oldham” PFI contract....
Date Published 21/11/2012
A BATTERED victim of an unprovoked assault shows his brutal injuries in a bid to catch his attacker. The 63-year-old was punched in the face only yards from his home after...
SIX points in five days remains the focus for Athletic manager Paul Dickov, who released some of the pent-up pressure by claiming a first victory in six npower League One games at...
HARTLEPOOL 1 ATHLETIC 2 BY HOOK, by crook and with a fair share of luck, Athletic claimed a much-needed three points to calm frayed nerves on a madcap night at Victoria Park....
GROWTH, investment and what’s the secret of success were all up for debate as Oldham business leaders marked Global Entrepreneurship Week. The Oldham Business Leadership...
Athletic could add to their squad before tomorrow’s emergency loan window slams shut at 5pm. Boss Paul Dickov, boosted by last night’s dramatic 2-1 win at...
OLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has defended her decision to keep the name of her landlord in London secret over fears it would compromise her safety. The news...
ANOTHER dominant display saw Oldham Netball Club make it eight wins out of eight in Premier League One. Home side Hucclecote, who boasted the return of two England...
A STRONG second-half performance from Oldham Netball Club clinched a 51-37 Northern League victory at Leeds. The early stages of the first quarter were nip and tuck, but it...
FORMER Royton and Crompton pupil Olivia Cooke is set to become a star on both sides of the Atlantic. The 19-year-old plays young teacher Nancy Linnet in the BBC1 prime-time...
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THE owner of an illegal petting zoo started the battle to save his “lifelong dream” yesterday. Ben Lancaster (72), owner of Lancaster Farm, is fighting to keep his...
RESIDENTS are remaining defiant against a plan to build a house and business on greenbelt land. As the Chronicle reported, permission was granted for a tramper centre opposite...
Date Published 20/11/2012
LEONARD and Mary Foster are the first couple to tie the knot at Failsworth Town Hall. The couple married on Friday at the Oldham Road venue which recently underwent a...
Yet more residents have been left outraged by the decision to install new lamp-posts across the borough, as the lights in one Saddleworth street have been left to shine for 24...
PUPILS took a step back in time as they celebrated their school’s Golden Jubilee. St Hilda’s CE Primary School opened in September, 1962, so students and teachers...
OLDHAM Athletic players and staff have signed up for cheaper energy bills. Latics manager Paul Dickov has joined thousands of residents in backing Oldham Council’s Power...
RUNWAY leaders Springhead continued on their merry way in the ‘B’ Division of the Inbev Winter Bowling League with a 9-2 victory over Vixens. MEMBERS of Friezland...
AS was the case in their most recent clash, Owls ‘B’ and Primrose Bank are locked together at the top of Division Five in the Oldham and District Table Tennis League....
AFTER two blank weeks, Tame Valley’s first team returned to action and recorded only their second win of the season in Division Two Central of the North-West Squash League....
Oldham RUFC 1st 22 Mossley Hill 12 OLDHAM fought back from 12 points adrift to register their third win of the season in North Lancashire Division One. It was their...
CROMPTON House School students from the class of 1979 are invited to a grand reunion. The 70s-themed event will be held at The Cartshaft Working Men’s Club in St Mary’s Gate...
A local man has turned his life around and is now helping others to do the same after taking up self-care training provided by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. Stuart...
TWO former MPs with Oldham roots have won roles as Police and Crime Commissioners. Jane Kennedy, who began her political life as a union organiser in Oldham, was elected PCC...
A VETERAN pop group were under the moon of Uppermill love as they rolled back the years in front of scores of excited fans. The legendary Showaddywaddy, who have clocked up...
A BRAVE little girl desperate to help cancer-stricken youngsters has donated her beloved long hair to a wig-making charity. Elyse Taylor, who is only four-years-old, made the...
TRICK-or-treating children were given a bag of cocaine instead of Haribo sweets while out with their police officer dad. The last knock on their Hallowe’en round was at...
A man who murdered his sister-in-law while her children played upstairs has been jailed for life Razu Khanum (38) was found covered in blood in her Glodwick home on the...
A TEENAGE driver responsible for the death of a pal in a horror crash avoided a prison sentence after a judge was told that the boy’s family had forgiven him. Mohammed...
A BUSINESS man who laundered hundreds of thousands of pounds for an Oldham drugs gang has been jailed for five and a half years. Ian Cole, of Kirkhill Avenue, Haslingden,...
