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The Oldham Evening Chronicle was a daily newspaper published each weekday evening. It served the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.There were also four sister editions, called the Oldham Extra, Saddleworth Extra, Tameside Extra and Dale Times, which were published on the first Thursday of each month.
Riots. The racial riots took place throughout Oldham and a small part of neighbouring Chadderton, peaking on Saturday, 26 May 2001, and continuing on Sunday 27, and Monday, 28 May 2001. They were particularly intensive in Glodwick, an area to the south-east of Oldham town centre. They were highly violent and led to the use of petrol bombs ...
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Philip Sydney Stott, 1st Baronet (1858–1937) – Chadderton-born architect, civil engineer and surveyor of cotton mills [68] William Stott (1857–1900) – impressionist painter [69] Eric Sykes (1923–2012) – comedy writer and actor [70] Glenn Simon – Dwarf Fireman and Monopoly tycoon from the Oldham borough of Failsworth.
He became the Oldham Evening Chronicle's regular cartoonist in 1958 and went full-time in the 1970s. He was a founder member of the Cartoonists' Club of Great Britain and his work was published across Europe. Kirkbride won first prize at the Waddington's International Cartoon Festival (Margate 1989).
Oldham Athletic. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. [2] [3] The team compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system, as of the 2023–24 season . The history of Oldham Athletic began with the founding of Pine Villa F ...
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham. The borough had a population of 243,912 in 2022, making it the sixth-largest district by population in Greater Manchester. [3] The borough spans 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi).
Mount Elbrus UK record holder. Aklakur Rahman ( Bengali: আখলাকুর রহমান ), better known as Akke Rahman, is a British Bangladeshi mountaineer. [1] In October 2020 he broke the UK record for climbing Mount Elbrus, reaching the summit in less than 24 hours. [2] In May 2022, he became the first British Muslim to climb Mount ...