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Devoted inspector beats a retreat
INSPECTOR Dave Stopford has seen and done it all during his 30 years with the police. But all good things...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 01 September 2010

Familys tribute to tragic teen
A TEENAGE football fanatic from Failsworth has died of a rare brain condition. Moving tributes have poured in for Manchester...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 31 August 2010

Super-slimmers charity challenge
A FAILSWORTH man who lost 30 stone in two years is set to tackle his biggest challenge yet. Charlie Walduck...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 31 August 2010

Womans knife-point terror
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a woman was threatened with a knife as robbers stole her car from a...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 27 August 2010

Latics stadium land swap deal approved
OLDHAM Athletics dream of a new GBP20 million stadium in Failsworth moved a step closer reality after a proposed land...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 26 August 2010

Welcome home, boys!
Model Sarah plans a Night to Remember for our troops A GLAMOUR model from Oldham is giving our soldiers a...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 25 August 2010

Callum the star man at Failsworth School
FAILSWORTH School is celebrating its best ever GCSE results with one pupil scooping an astonishing 11 A* grades and one...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 25 August 2010

Soldiers on 270k charity hit parade
MILITARY music maestros The Soldiers have raised GBP270,000 for forces charities. The talented trio of serving soldiers Failsworth-born Sgt...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 24 August 2010

Jaynies moving book makes its mark
A TEA PARTY launch of a moving collection of poems from Greenfield poet, Jaynie Huxley, netted GBP465 for Oldham Cancer...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 24 August 2010

Familys lucky escape
A FAMILY of five fled a raging fire in their home sparked by a candle. They were lucky to escape...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 23 August 2010

Cottage pushing up the daisies
Crime Lake tea room plan dead in the water AN historic Daisy Nook cottage which was vandalised and left to...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 23 August 2010

Jaynies moving legacy can be shared by all
A POWERFUL poetry book penned by Greenfield woman Jaynie Huxley during her nine-year battle against cancer will go on general...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 19 August 2010

Hole lot of bother over ponging pipe
A HOLE in the road dug to repair a broken sewer is causing a stink among residents in a Failsworth...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 16 August 2010

Join us and decide lands fate
Oldhams only Green Party councillor is joining the call for Failsworth people to be on the new Trust Committee deciding...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 11 August 2010

Singer wants your vote
BUDDING singer Maria Marcial is urging Oldhamers to get behind her mission to take over the pop world. The 27-year-old...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 11 August 2010

Leaders call to oust trust group
The new Failsworth Trust Committee should be scrapped and replaced by a group including local people, according to Labour leader...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 06 August 2010

Dancing cheats jail hop
A BENEFITS cheat who was unmasked as a fake when he took part in a dance competition despite claiming to...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 05 August 2010

Bank sends cheque for 3p
A FAILSWORTH pensioner was stunned to receive a cheque from an international bank in the post for 3p. Santander...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 04 August 2010

First stadium meeting lasts two minutes
A COMMITTEE that will hold a huge bearing on whether Latics GBP20 million stadium plans go ahead held its first...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 02 August 2010

Wealthier families to lose child tax credits
More than 5,000 middle-class families across Oldham are set lose almost all of their child tax credits worth hundreds of...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 02 August 2010

Dynamic approach earns its reward
FAILSWORTH Dynamos Football Club picked up a special award at their own end-of-year presentation. The club, which runs 27 teams...
Oldham Chronicle - Monday 02 August 2010

Carnival raises buckets of cash for good causes
GENEROUS carnival goers helped to raise more than GBP4,000 for local organisations and charities during this months Failsworth Carnival weekend....
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 30 July 2010

Home-grown heroes
Our very own sporting greats are recognised with hall of fame honour OLDHAMS sporting heroes have been recognised with their...
Oldham Chronicle - Friday 30 July 2010

Oarsome time down on canal
Hundreds of families turned out to put fitness first this week with the Rochdale Canal Festival providing a free outdoor...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 29 July 2010

Field of dreams
London will become the first city to stage the Olympics for a third time when it takes place between July...
Oldham Chronicle - Thursday 29 July 2010

Swinging the axe
PLUG IS PULLED ON GBP1.1m PLAY AREA SITES The plug has been pulled on Oldhams GBP1.1million Play- builder sites which...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 28 July 2010

Vintage back in vogue
MEMORIES and nostalgia are in store for visitors to Age Concerns charity shop in Wickentree Lane, Wrigley Head, Failsworth. The...
Oldham Chronicle - Wednesday 28 July 2010

Town centres 5m Metrolink facelift
Oldham Council is to spend GBP5m on improving the town centre in preparation for the arrival of Metrolink in the...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 27 July 2010

Canal acts as free gym on your doorstep
OLDHAMERS are discovering how nature is helping provide them with a free gym to get fit. The annual Rochdale Canal...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 27 July 2010

Toddling along
TODDLERS took to the great outdoors as part of Barnardos Big Toddle event. They walked from Failsworth Childrens Centre to...
Oldham Chronicle - Tuesday 27 July 2010