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OLDHAM Netball Club took another step towards the Premier League title with a convincing 71-50 win over Oaksway. The visitors from the North East arrived with a depleted squad,...
Date Published 22/02/2017
PEP Guardiola urged Manchester City to keep on scoring after producing a sensational Champions League fightback against Monaco. Sergio Aguero grabbed two goals as City twice...
JOSE Mourinho cannot guarantee that Wayne Rooney will end the season at Manchester United, amid reports the forward is ready to head to the Chinese Super League. Rooney, the...
COUNCILLORS agreed proposals to raise council tax by almost 4 per cent during a budget meeting last night. Oldham Council's Cabinet members also recommended budget savings for...
Date Published 21/02/2017
ALAN Wrigley meets, greets and hands out sweets at Oldham's B&Q store. But he's also responsible for raising more than £100,000 for worthy causes and this time it was...
THE owl column suffered damage while construction work was carried out around the new Odeon Cinema. A large hole appeared near the base of the column which looked as if it...
A CHURCH congregation feels targeted after their place of worship was burgled for the third time in three months. St Thomas Leesfield Church, in Lees, was broken into overnight...
CAPTAIN Peter Clarke says minds remain fully steeled on the quest to avoid relegation, after a series of good results raised hopes of remaining in Sky Bet League One. Athletic...
A CHARITY has recovered after a former trustee stole more than £10,000 from the charity's bank account. The Oldham Owls Disability Sports Club - known as the Oldham OWLS...
OLDHAM Council paid out only £10,500 in insurance claims for damage caused by holes in the borough's roads last year. Two roads topped the list for the most claims - Park...
CROMPTON House School has paid tribute to a popular former chemistry teacher who has died aged 58. Nick Varney, who retired in 2014, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last...
OFFICERS will go undercover as cyclists as they look to spot drivers who overtake dangerously close and then educate them. GMP Traffic Unit yesterday launched the close pass...
IT'S A bold statement, but Tameside band The Transmitters insist they're the best mod band around, so why not check them out and see if you agree? The band - front-man...
A RESIDENT has called for derelict buildings in Royton to be knocked down after a fire broke out at the former mill site. Firefighters were called to the latest incident in...
A MAN in his 70s had a lucky escape when his car overturned in Grotton. He was treated by paramedics for minor head injuries and did not need to go to hospital. The incident...
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to trace a man from Stalybridge. Liam Buckley (20), of Crow Hill, Carrbrook, is wanted for assault, theft and for breaching the terms...
ATHLETIC have fired controversial commercial manager Kevin Fitzgerald after only two weeks in the job. The club have confirmed to the Chronicle that Fitzgerald - who hit the...
FANS can support Oldham RL in their history-making Championship game in Toulouse on Saturday, April 8 by travelling with the club. The Roughyeds party will travel to Stansted...
OLDHAM looks as though it may have another young boxing star in the making thanks to the recent successes of Lees-based Michelle Klich. Hopwood Hall College student Michelle...
OLDHAM RUFC'S first XV saw their four-match winning run come shuddering to a halt, as local rivals De La Salle completed a double success with a home 28-11 triumph in the North...
PEP Guardiola is relishing the intensity of the Champions League spotlight and hopes his Manchester City players can do the same. City resume their European challenge tonight...
MANCHESTER United great Ryan Giggs has been blown away by "unbelievable" Zlatan Ibrahimovic's form and longevity. The 35-year-old has made a mockery of the doubters...
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Date Published 20/02/2017
A YOUTH project supporting hundreds of disadvantaged children from across Oldham will remain open thanks to a bumper £117,000 cash injection. The generous contribution...
ROYTON isn't renowned for producing high-calibre skiers. But it can now make just such a claim after soldier James Oldham was crowned British Army Alpine Ski Champion at just...
OLDHAM is in line to get one of the country's first super-selective grammar schools, a leading councillor believes. Councillor Howard Sykes fears such a school would only be...
A SCHOOL which has been under fire from parents has been told it must do better in its first Ofsted report since becoming an academy. The education watchdog rates the overall...
A TEXT messaging service has been hailed a success by a Springhead man who claims it saved his feet. Shane Holdsworth opted in to a text message reminder service after it was...
POLICE have released bizarre dashcam footage of a man running through a field in Mossley with bags of cash. They want to identify the man who is dressed in black and is seen...
ANTI-terrorism chiefs have been passed a secret report by Oldham Council into allegations of a "Trojan Horse" attempt to take over a local primary school. Town hall...
