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Pair raise £1,300 for charity AN ecstatic pair of pub landlords have been rewarded for their tireless charity efforts. Rod Smith and Brenda Davidson have only been...
Date Published 11/01/2011
Shaw and Crompton Parish Council SHAW could be in danger of becoming a “takeaway centre” if more planning applications for food stores are granted according to a...
The woman responsible for ensuring the safety of Oldham’s buses and lorries has won a battle with the Government over her independence. Beverley Bell, watchdog for 1,500...
Vicky vows to wear a different look every day of the year FASHION-CONSCIOUS Vicky Sowerby has set herself a tough challenge — to wear a different outfit every day for a...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
A NEW phone translation service at the Pennine Acute Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital, has saved £700,000. The trust, which runs hospitals in Oldham,...
BOWLS: SHOPWOOD eased their Inbev Winter Bowling League ‘A’ Division relegation worries with two convincing victories. They defeated Royle 8-3, clinching the...
THE two-and-a-half-year dedication and commitment of a handful of women is about to bring an end to cramped conditions at Oldham’s Victoria Breast Care Unit Builders have...
ST BENEDICTS 14, OLDHAM 5 RUGBY UNION: FRUSTRATED and aggrieved following a depressing day in Cumbria, Oldham must have wished they had not bothered making the three-hour...
Oldham Council has defended spending more than £160,000 on its new logo and rebranding after criticism from a right wing pressure group. The Tax Payer’s Alliance...
Councils will now have to wait two years before seizing back empty homes — but at the same time they are being urged by Government to do more to solve the problem blighting...
A 23-year-old Oldham man has been charged after a laser light was shone at the Greater Manchester Police force helicopter. Mobosir Ali (23), of Newport Street, has been...
POLICE are hunting two men who subjected a taxi driver to a frightening ordeal in Oldham. The attack happened at about 11.40pm on Wednesday, January 5. The 32-year-old...
A door-to-door salesman was robbed and racially attacked in Oldham. The victim, a 20-year-old Asian man, was selling digital TV products on the Limeside estate, in the afternoon...
DETERMINED members of the Diggle bowling club have vowed to fight back and rebuild their clubhouse after it was burned to the ground in an arson attack. The dedicated members...
AMATEUR RUGBY: SIDDAL were pushed all the way for their two points by a Saddleworth Rangers side who were far from ring rusty after missing more than a month of action. Coach...
Election 2011 Election Statement - Derek Adams (BNP) I am a former publican and prior to that owned a plant-hire business. I have been lucky enough to work all my...
TABLE TENNIS: BAE ‘A’ are on course for a runners-up spot behind Glodwick in Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League. They surged up the table...
Election 2011 Election Statement - Peter Allen - (Green) The Greens have a lot to offer people in Oldham and Saddleworth. We have policies that a lot of people...
Election 2011 Election statement — Paul Nuttall (UKIP) Thursday’s election presents local people in Oldham East and Saddleworth with a difficult choice....
Election 2011 Election Statement - Elvyn Watkins (Lib-Dem) Election after election, candidates have stood before the people of Oldham East and Saddleworth and promised to...
Election 2011 Election Statement Debbie Abrahams (Lab) I’m a working mum with strong family values. My husband John and I have lived locally since we were...
Election 2011 VOTERS in Oldham East and Saddleworth aren’t the only ones going to the polls — primary school children are holding their own election. Friezland...
Election 2011 UKIP leader Nigel Farage was in Oldham yesterday to announce a surprise new member to his party. Spread-betting pioneer Stuart Wheeler — the UK’s...
DARTS: ICE-COOL Geoff Tucker clinched a 6-4 win for Oldham over Bury in the Lancashire GMC Elite Super Eights League at the Flower Pot. Tucker, with an average of 69.39 for...
Election 2011 A HIGH-PROFILE Labour MP has urged local voters to issue a blow to the coalition and send a message that broken promises will not be tolerated. John Denham,...
Organ donor Lisa’s tragic death at 39 gives hope to six sick people THE family of a Failsworth grandmother who died suddenly on New Year’s Day turned heartbreak to...
The Manchester City kit manager and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport I WAS relieved to see Manchester City earn a 2-2 draw at Leicester City in the FA Cup...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY expect Sam Hare to be fit for tonight’s trip to Chorley in the Evo-Stik League Division One North (7.45pm kick-off). Hare took a kick on the...
SWIMMING: OLDHAM Aquatics Club duo Jessica Fullalove and Jessica Lloyd have been selected for the ASA national talent squad, who take on their Canadian counterparts this weekend....
