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GUESTS travelled thousands of miles and helped to raise thousands of pounds as Bollywood came to Oldham. More than 700 people flocked to the Queen Elizabeth Hall for the...
Date Published 16/07/2015
OLDHAM Chronicle managing editor David Whaley and Cath Green, chief executive of First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), are to receive honorary fellowships from University Campus...
TWO men aged 30 and 31 have been arrested after two taxi drivers were assaulted and a minicab stolen in Rochdale. At around 1.30am yesterday, two men got a taxi from Town Taxis...
JOBLESS numbers in Oldham continued to fall this month with figures showing a reduction in Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants of 77 — bucking the national trend. The...
A WAR of words erupted over the location of struggling Shaw Market last night. Oldham’s Labour council leader Jim McMahon was quizzed on whether the market is to move...
A REVOLUTIONARY scheme to change the way healthcare in Greater Manchester is organised will result in the Royal Oldham Hospital becoming a specialist site joined with three other...
A DETERMINED band of concerned parents have teamed up in a bid to bring in a lollipop lady on a busy main road after two young children were knocked down within a week of each...
CELEBRATIONS were in order at New Bridge School as pupils enjoyed their end of year prom. Dressed in sharp suits and glamourous gowns, the students at the Hollinwood school made...
OLDHAM Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh's selections for tomorrow's meetings
Date Published 15/07/2015
A courageous hero of the snows who survived a 60ft fall is launching a mammoth fund-raising effort in praise of colleagues who saved his life. Eight months ago, Phil Beard, one...
A SADDLEWORTH councillor has pleaded not guilty to charges of making indecent pictures of underage boys. The images were found on 67-year-old Councillor Mike Buckley’s computer...
THE countdown is on for the opening of the new Hollinwood Academy in September. Contractors Extraspace Solutions (UK) Ltd has now handed the school over to sponsors the New...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Limeside last night after new seating for the Whitebank Stadium — home to Oldham Rugby League Football Club — was set alight. Crews...
GEORGE Green has been backed to get pulses racing among Athletic supporters next season. The 19-year-old, who two years ago signed for Everton from Bradford City in a deal that...
ITALIAN international Richard Lepori is back at Oldham to strengthen Scott Naylor’s squad for the promotion push. Full-back Lepori (23) signed last night on a deal to the...
PREPARING for the arrival of a new bundle of joy can be a stressful and uncertain time for mums-to-be. But a new scheme aims to help by offering young parents in Oldham...
MATTHEW CHAMBERS’ TOUR DIARY “THE weather makes it feel like I am right at home . . . In Ireland.” That was Athletic’s manager Darren Kelly,...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh's selections for tomorrow's Flat meetings are -
Date Published 14/07/2015
OLDHAM Council’s risk and insurance team has won a prestigious national award for its work. The Team of the Year award recognised how the team has changed its approach to...
A MOSSLEY building company is set to feature in a new series of BBC’s “Homes Under the Hammer”. Surebuild Construction, based on Manchester Road, is currently refurbishing a...
CHRONICLE-BACKED ‘GET OLDHAM WORKING’ CAMPAIGN A FORMER nursery nurse who swapped the playroom for the building site has become the first person in the UK to...
AFTER years of fighting for a place for pupils to play outdoors, a Lees primary school has delivered in style and invited a very special former pupil along for the...
PUPILS at Knowsley Junior School, Springhead, learned about business skills during a week of fun activities supported by Saddleworth Rotary Club. Each class received...
SPORTS fans are invited to take part in the Oldham leg of the Founders Walk — a 120-mile trek to mark 120 years of rugby league. The event is a huge six-day fundraising...
Thieves plunder Brooklyn's plot A HEARTBROKEN family have hit out at thieves who stole ornaments, lights and decorations from the grave of their precious 18-month old...
ONE man had a brick thrown at his head and another suffered a knife wound during a mass brawl in Chadderton on Sunday involving up to 50 people. Officers were called to Bamford...
AN OLDHAM student is celebrating an exceptional exam result which sees her ranked in the top 3 per cent of people who sat it worldwide. Phoebe Price, aged 18, from Greenfield,...
A YEAR to the day since she lost her husband to a fatal heart attack, Theresa Hurst and her friends took a giant step towards ensuring other members of the Royton community avoid...
POLICE are investigating a number of indecent exposures in Saddleworth on Sunday. The first call to officers came at 2.55pm where a member of the public said they had seen a...
OLDHAM’S police commander today issued a stark warning to thrill-seekers taking legal highs. Caroline Ball, chief superintendent of GMP’s Tameside, Oldham and...
