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PLANS to raise the speed limit on a busy Shaw road will do nothing to deter thoughtless drivers. Lib-Dem leader, Councillor Howard Sykes disagrees with a proposal for a 40mph...
Date Published 10/07/2012
A CHARITY night in aid of Jamie Heaton’s family raised a staggering £6,500. Friends, relatives and supporters of the two-year-old’s mum and dad, Michelle and...
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s let a winning position slip, going down 26-24 to Stanningley in NCL Division One. After opening the scoring in the 13th minute through Jordan...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY will entertain Bootle or Alsager Town in the FA Cup preliminary round on Saturday, August 25. The winners of the tie earn £1,750 in prize money. If the...
BOWLS: ANDREW Buckley secured one of the biggest pay-outs of his bowling career when winning the Cleckheaton Open and top prize of £1,250. The Nimble Nook ace defeated...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Royal Exchange, Manchester FILTER Theatre Company and the Lyric Hammersmith give the Exchange its first non in-house spring term comedy, and...
PUPILS from Mossley Hollins High said farewell to their school years in style. The teenagers got suited and booted for a night of partying at Hotel Smokies Park. Guests...
PLANS for a new park-and-ride facility near the Hollinwood Metrolink stop have been accepted. A two-level car park will comprise 195 spaces, including 12 for the disabled. The...
COUNCILLORS will discuss ways to reduce the number of empty homes across England at tomorrow’s full council meeting. The motion will be moved by Liberal Democrat...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers found the going a little too tough at home to Leigh East in the NCL Premier Division. The 42-30 home reverse leaves the club propping up the rest of...
A theatre duo is preparing for a show with a difference: Oldham Coliseum’s first-ever open-air production. Kevin Shaw, artistic director of the Oldham Coliseum, has...
KIND-HEARTED residents continue help those devastated by the Shaw gas explosion. And no one has gone further — literally — than Aaron Buckley (27) and his band of...
Matthew Chambers checks out the newly-opened National Football Museum “SORRY, we only have the old Division Three South trophy on display,” said Peter, one of the...
CRICKET: DELPH went down to defeat at Golcar in the Drakes Huddersfield Premiership. Arron Lilley’s return of four for 38 helped to restrict the hosts to 122. But...
CRICKET: Lloyd Kingston cut a contented figure after Moorside’s seven-wicket trouncing of leaders Uppermill in the Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League....
CRICKET: JUST when it seemed their season was heading for meltdown, Royton found the inner strength to deliver a derby-winning performance. Victory over Werneth at the...
A 27-YEAR-OLD man faces a “lengthy sentence” for raping a vulnerable pensioner in her own home. The trial of Wesley Wilson, of Naze Court, Coldhurst, was due to...
A TERRIFIED bar owner says he’s lucky to be alive after being attacked and robbed by masked thugs. Failsworth father-of-three Ajay Javer was dragged from his van as he left...
ATHLETIC are expecting to strengthen central midfield by snapping up Youssouf Mchangama, manager Paul Dickov has revealed. The 21-year-old Marseille-born player impressed last...
WITH six games left, Oldham RL new boy Rob Foxen believes Roughyeds can still give fans plenty to shout about. The winger will make his home debut against London Skolars on...
THE family of murdered Junaid Khan have called on police to step up the search for his killers on the third anniversary of his death. Junaid was shot in a car park in Block...
RUGBY: RECORDS crashed as Waterhead battered Normanton Knights 130-7 in Division Two of the National Conference League. Even joint-coach Paul Geener got in on the act,...
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is keen to build on the success of the club's first championship since 1968 and believes his new five–year contract will allow him to...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
OLDHAM Council has moved to allay residents’ fears over the cash fund set up to assist victims of the Shaw explosion. Rumours are rife that the Oldham Distress Fund...
Date Published 09/07/2012
A FAMILY-of-five who face an uncertain future received an interim payment of £100 from the Oldham Distress Fund. Nicole and Simon Cunningham, who live in Chancery Lane,...
A SHAW boy who turned eight two days after the explosion has been left with no presents. All the gifts for Ginette Ibbeson-Smith’s son Noah are inside the condemned...
THOUSANDS of partygoers enjoyed a day of music, dance and traditional Asian cuisine at the Oldham Mela yesterday. The annual event, at Alexandra Park is one of the biggest...
ROADS were flooded, a tree fell over and sporting events were called off across Oldham in yet another miserable weekend of torrential rain. And the Environment Agency warned...
DEAN Bouzanis handed Athletic their first injury scare of the season. The 21-year-old goalkeeper hurt his ankle at the weekend and took to Twitter to declare: “Bad times...