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RUBBLE lies strewn across the ground as a mere echo of the calamity that brought Bailey Mill's existence to an end. Such was the ferocity of the fire at the seven-storey mill...
Date Published 03/08/2016
SISTERS usually love doing everything together, and this was certainly the case for Lilly and Holly Mortin, who chopped off their locks for charity. The kind-hearted girls...
ANIMAL Rescue Oldham is "feline" pretty overwhelmed following a sudden influx of unwanted cats and kittens. The Yorkshire Street-based charity is making a desperate...
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TRAVELLERS descended upon Chadderton yesterday. The convoy descended upon the area as they settled on the land between Chadderton Way and Broadway. Oldham Council has issued...
DEMOLITION work has started at the former Shaw market site. The Chronicle reported on July 22 how Oldham Council was starting work to remove the redundant stalls and cabins...
A SMALL team of volunteers who organise the crowd-pulling 1940s-themed event "Yanks are back in Saddleworth" are seeking more helpers. The idea for the weekend...
A SADDLEWORTH farm is using pink hay bale wrap to raise money for cancer. Motorists could be forgiven for doing a double take at what appeared to be pink marshmallows on the...
RECRUITMENT agency Staff Oldham is celebrating after gaining Investors in People (IIP) gold accreditation. The Yorkshire Street agency said achieving gold accreditation means...
AN APPEAL has been made for new magistrates in Oldham and the whole of Greater Manchester. Although Oldham Magistrates' Court is due to close soon, applications are welcome...
A HEARSE was destroyed in a suspected arson attack at a funeral business in Glodwick. Firefighters were called to Sabir and Syeds Memorials, Jarvis Street, at 10.45pm...
A 25-YEAR-OLD man's body was found in Failsworth yesterday morning. Police were called to the memorial park at the junction of Oldham Road and Pole Lane, close to Failsworth...
JAKE Cassidy gave his manager a prod with a goal for Athletic's second-string last night, in a side that also featured Ousmane Fane. Cassidy rose to head home a cross by Darius...
SCOTT Naylor believes Oldham have been penalised unfairly by an RFL disciplinary procedure which has cost him the services of Michael Ward for two games while Workington Town's...
RYAN Flynn has swapped life at the favourites for the title for a new start with the club most-fancied to go down, but the Scottish schemer would not have things any other...
SIMON Corney remains very much committed to his role at Athletic, the club have insisted, after "throwing everything" at the survival bid last term. The shock exit of...
TEEN martial artist Natasha Watkins can look forward to representing England again later this year after taking two silver medals at the World Karate Championships in Dublin last...
A SELFLESS 13-year-old channelled her grief of losing two grandparents into an innovative idea for a charity to help cancer patients. Karina Neufeldt set up Comfort for Cancer...
Date Published 02/08/2016
A FORMER Shaw teacher hopes to find fame through his new super career venture. Neil Sheridan (28) launched an online video channel 'just for fun' so that his two children could...
A SUMMER school run by Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has been hailed a success. The initiative, run in partnership with?Oldham College, North Chadderton School and...
BY 'ECK - the White Rose flew over Saddleworth on Sunday as crowds gathered for a reet good celebration of all things Yorkshire. Held in Uppermill, Saddleworth's Yorkshire Day...
A BIRD rescue sanctuary is trying to reunite a missing budgerigar with its owner. The small, long-tailed common pet is being cared for at Oldham's Rainbow Bird Rescue after it...
LIMOUSINES, a Rolls Royce and other luxury cars whisked Radclyffe School students to their end-of-year prom. The pupils arrived in style, dressed in their finest suits and...
A SENIOR nurse who allegedly grabbed the wrist of a woman and dragged her to the bedside of her dying father has been suspended. The Nursing and Midwifery Council found...
THE young entrepreneur who was runner-up in last year's series of "The Apprentice" has visited Oldham to back the launch of a digital hub in the town centre. Vana...
A "SKIMMING" device complete with a camera which records users putting in their pin number has been found at a cash machine in Oldham. Police were alerted to the...
A TWO-YEAR-OLD was injured in a car crash shortly before 12.30 yesterday. An ambulance was called to the incident in Chamber Road, Hollinwood, which involved a green Honda...
A FREE event tomorrow will feature a host of activities for youngsters. Oldham Play Action Group has organised the National Playday event at Chadderton Hall Park from 1pm to...
AWARD-winning photographer and Lambretta scooter racer Tim Simpson is returning to the local music scene - and he's back with something of a bang. A DJ and promoter in and...
GET your dancing shoes ready, the third annual Rewind North 80s Music Festival is now just a matter of days away. Taking place on August 6 and 7, the event offers true...
