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OLDHAM Local Studies and Archives volunteers helped to make history at a Manchester awards ceremony. Representatives from the borough took individual and group accolades at the...
Date Published 16/12/2015
THE Rotary Club of Chadderton and Failsworth has won a prize for a community project. The club has received the Rotary North-West Silver Rose Bowl in recognition of its 350...
AFTER a year of charity work this Age UK volunteer clearly needed a rest! And the fact she was in a busy Oldham street was neither here nor there for Cynthia Wilson, from...
CHILDREN aged six and under can take part in a free Wee Willie Winkie story session at Chadderton Library, Burnley Street, from 6 to 7pm today. NEWMAN College is holding a...
SHAW-BASED Limetree Public Relations has boosted its client base by working with another Shaw company, QDOS, which provides fire and security computer-aided design (CAD)...
FANCY appearing in the next edition of Oldham Business Edge magazine to raise your firm’s profile? Send a short piece of advice on successful negotiating — your top...
PLAYER posers arise following Athletic’s game at Coventry as Jay Fulton becomes the first of EIGHT registered players without a deal in the near future. Manager David...
THE four new faces in Oldham RL Club’s 21-strong squad are expected to be unveiled in the first of three warm-up games on January 10. Forwards Craig Briscoe and Jack...
HAMZA Akbar will face the biggest challenge of his fledgling snooker career amid a backdrop of financial worries. The 22 year old takes on five-times world champion Ronnie...
Sports Betting: HOW much longer will Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich be able to restrain himself? Jose Mourinho, the self-proclaimed “Special One” adored by the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
MICHAEL van Gerwen appears determined to regain the coveted PDC World Championship title in 2016. The 26-year-old Dutch star was in Oldham for the ‘Night of...
OLDHAM Netball Club's National Premier League side signed off 2015 with a resounding 56-25 victory at Cheltenham-based Hucclecote. Oldham started quickly, moving into a 3-1...
OLDHAM Ladies Hockey Club firsts wrapped-up 2015 on a high with a 3-0 win at basement side Manchester Moss Park. Karen Rowley did the damage with a superb first-half hat-trick...
SNOOKER: BLUE Club ‘A’ hold a narrow lead at the top of the Hollands Pies Oldham Amateur Snooker League as the season enters its second half. With the fixture...
SQUASH: TAME Valley firsts have reached the summit of the ‘I’ Sports North-West Counties Squash League Division Two. With leaders Bury having no fixture, the...
OLDHAM Council looks set to get its first female leader as Councillor Arooj Shah emerged as a surprise candidate to battle with Jim McMahon’s deputy Jean Stretton for the...
Date Published 15/12/2015
A major development of 135 affordable homes in Limeside will break ground in the New Year. Oldham Council has granted planning permission for social housing developer Keepmoat...
POLICE are trying to identify a man found dead near Dovestone Reservoir on Saturday. The body was found on the Chew track leading from Dovestone Reservoir to Indian’s...
CANCER patient support charity Maggie’s has been granted planning permission to build a centre in Oldham. The charity, which provides free practical, emotional and social...
OLDHAM’S Liberal Democrat leader Councillor Howard Sykes is calling for the release of the “much-awaited” Oldham Education and Skills Commission report before...
AN out-of-control car in Chadderton smashed into other parked vehicles in the early hours of Sunday morning. An 18-year-old man has been summonsed for driving without due care...
A COUPLE who lost their baby just two months ago have channelled their grief into a fundraiser to help parents in a similar situation. Chris Hill and Sarah Keast, from Derker...
HOLLINWOOD residents are being warned of a group of boys posing as carol singers. Father David Hawthorne of St Margaret’s Church has received calls from elderly residents...
A PUPIL who filled a shoebox with gifts for needy children included a touching letter - because he knows only too well how his gift would be received. Hathershaw College...
Hundreds of people from Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish communities attended Oldham’s Festival of Light celebration at the Queen Elizabeth Hall last night People...
RAIL officials have promised a passengers’ action group there will be new developments in their fight to improve local services. The announcement came after Greenfield...
MORE than half of Oldham’s 15-year-olds have experienced bullying in some form, a new survey has revealed. The What About YOUth? 2014 report, by the Health and Social...
DANCERS from across the region jigged into Oldham for the Irish Dancing North-West Championship. Several local groups took part in the Queen Elizabeth Hall competition...
THERE will be no sessions at the Arts Hub, on Ashton Road, this week. Classes will resume in the new year. ST Margaret’s School is holding its annual Christingle...
