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A WOMAN whose potentially life-threatening condition was spotted during a routine eye test is helping to raise awareness to save others. Nicola Delves (26) was at risk of not...
Date Published 23/09/2016
A MARRIED couple are returning to the pub where they first met - to become its landlords. It will be a labour of love for Failsworth residents Mark and Tracy Harold as they set...
I JUMPED when I heard the loud siren and immediately put my hands over my ears, willing it to stop . . . then the siren faded - only for the sound of the endless static to return....
OLDHAM'S Alexandra Park has been nominated for the Green Flag People's Choice Award. It already boasts a Green Flag Award, but it is now in the running for the additional...
THE search is on for a Snowman soloist from Oldham. An acclaimed orchestra is on the lookout for two school pupils to join them on stage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall to perform...
THE wait is almost over ... workmen are busy putting the finishing touches to transforming Oldham's old town hall into a cinema complex. As revealed by the Chronicle, the Odeon...
THE group battling to keep a new £19.2 million secondary school out of their village have been granted the right to proceed to a full judicial review. Campaigners from...
A HELPFUL and dedicated team at the Royal Oldham Hospital have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Medical staff on the G2 gastro ward were nominated by an anonymous...
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MOTORWAY queues stretched for miles after a lorry overturned and shed its load of rocks on the M60 near Oldham yesterday. Police temporarily stopped traffic on the...
A FULLY-fit and confident Athletic team will head into tomorrow's home Sky Bet League One clash with stuttering Swindon. Manager Stephen Robinson has enjoyed what has been a...
ANTHONY Crolla's recent WBA world triumphs have given him a crucial extra shot of confidence he will undoubtedly need tomorrow as he bids to unify THREE prestige lightweight...
ANTHONY Crolla is focused on achieving superstar status when he takes on South American tough guy Jorge Linares tomorrow at the Manchester Arena. It's now time for the talking...
MOSSLEY will be going all out for six points as they gear up for important back-to-back home fixtures in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. The Lilywhites have endured a...
MANAGER Stephen Robinson believes his Athletic squad is happy and healthy now, eight games into the Sky Bet League One season - he would just be more content once his forward...
WAYNE Rooney has vowed to shut out the critics and battle hard for Manchester United. The form of the United and England captain has come under scrutiny following the team's...
MANCHESTER City will bid to march on to yet another victory tomorrow when they again visit a Swansea City side who have not tasted success in any competition since August 23....
Date Published 22/09/2016
TWO new free schools for children and teenagers with special educational needs are to open in Oldham. The Government has given the go-ahead for the projects which will be run...
A NURSERY business which has created 23 jobs and renovated an empty building with help from Sir Norman Stoller's Oldham Enterprise Fund is celebrating its first...
A NEW £11m distribution warehouse will be built in Oldham, delivering up to 350 full-time jobs. The scheme, which will be developed by industrial developer Chancerygate,...
A KIND-HEARTED cricket club has managed to stump up more than £1,000 for a teenage girl undergoing treatment for a brain tumour in America. A junior twenty20 match saw...
A "TRANSFORMED" Hollins primary school is celebrating coming out of special measures in less than 18 months. But Ofsted inspectors say that Lyndhurst Primary still needs to...
MORE than 10 potential purchasers have attended open viewings of a piece of Saddleworth history which goes to auction at the month end. And the auctioneer handling the sale of...
VIEWS on mental health are being sought from Oldham's young people. Charities Involve and Leaders Unlocked have teamed up with Oldham Council and Oldham Clinical Commissioning...
OLDHAM's latest GMP recruits were officially welcomed into the force at an attestation ceremony. The ceremony saw 100 officers - nine of whom will be based in Oldham...
OLDHAM Foodbank will be moving to premises four times the size of its base in Clegg Street. The Council submitted a change of use application on the former Three Crowns pub, in...
A GLOBE-TROTTING nurse who has spent her life dedicated to caring for people in conflict zones and at home in the borough has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Marie...
FIREFIGHTERS were alerted to a car fire early this morning. Crews were called to Eleanor Street at around 4.30am. The car was so badly damaged they could identify neither the...
TRAM customers are being advised to check before they travel on Sunday as planned maintenance work will be taking place across the Metrolink network south of Manchester city...
