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THE legacy of Shaw's Secret Santa lives on. Roy Taylor was well-known to Chronicle readers as the kind-hearted man who "secretly" gave away £10 notes to random...
Date Published 31/01/2017
TWELVE men, including two from Failsworth, involved in a violent confrontation between rival fans before a Manchester United match have been given football banning orders. On...
MENTAL health services in the area were visited by Jeremy Hunt after the after the Department of Health awarded £705,000 to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust to improve...
IF you like the best of both worlds then Eden could be your paradise - the Eden Valley, that is. With the Pennines to the east and the Lake District to the west - both within...
WHO'S ready to check out the "new" Louie Louie? This music journalist certainly is! The ace rock 'n' rollers - who feature Moorside's Paul Limer on drums,...
I CAN'T believe it's more than 20 years since Dodgy played at Werneth Park, but now, on Saturday, February 25, the massively popular mid-90s chart stars are returning to the...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has slammed Donald Trump's halt to all refugee admissions and ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries on entering America, describing the...
CASTLEFORD Tigers duo Keiran Gill and Tuoyo Egodo have told Oldham they are delighted to be linking up with Scott Naylor's squad on long-term loan deals. "I spoke to them...
ATHLETIC'S bid to attract increased support appears to have worked. Following on from the free-entry game against Peterborough, the crowd in the home areas for the Bradford...
OLDHAM Rugby Union Club firsts maintained their good form, winning 24-11 at Fleetwood to make it three successes in a row. Up against opponents also stationed in mid-table in...
OLDHAM St Anne's edged a narrow 16-10 win over Fitton Hill Bulldogs in round one of the Napier Windows Ltd Standard Challenge Cup at Higginshaw Road. In terrible conditions,...
SOME teams don't appear to be quite honouring the tradition of the FA Cup this season by playing weakened teams, but it was nice to see Manchester City playing so well and winning...
KEVIN De Bruyne admits Manchester City have missed Fernandinho as the Brazil midfielder prepares to make his return from suspension against West Ham. Fernandinho was sent off...
JUAN Mata has Wembley on his mind after a "very emotional" few days at Manchester United. Jose Mourinho's men have secured their ticket to next month's EFL Cup final,...
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Date Published 30/01/2017
AN 18-year-old who battled testicular cancer is about to take on the second biggest challenge of his life - jumping 15,000ft out of a plane. This time last year Oldham...
AN ambitious Oldham man is recovering after taking part in "Britain's most brutal" challenge. Saddleworth-based David Wyatt (43) undertook the gruelling 276-mile...
A ROYTON dance school saw one of it's seven-year-old dancers gain top spot as he became the North West champion in his age group. Tollomeo Mainwaring (7), who dances for...
A QUARTET of Hulme Grammar School pupils are set to swap Oldham for Oxbridge. Head girl Alexandra Sledge has been offered a place to study Chemistry at Worcester College,...
ROYTON actor Sam Glen certainly did shine on the BBC's new talent contest on Saturday, impressing Take That singer Gary Barlow with his incredible voice. The 23-year-old...
ATHLETIC will find it "difficult" to nail down a loan deal for Chris Taylor, but remain on the hunt of two players to boost the squad before the transfer window shuts...
MORE than a month has passed since a massive blaze mostly destroyed Hathershaw's Maple Mill. The inferno started on December 15 and burned for nine days, leading to home...
A ROYTON care home has been told it 'requires improvement' by government health inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found three breaches of health and social care...
STANDING at 5ft 8in and dressed in very bold creations, Alia Raffia could at first glance be mistaken for a model wearing expensive designer clothes. But hardly anyone would...
A PLEA to save a "unique and historic" piece of 20th century artwork was voiced after its home came under threat. The piece in question is an eight-metre-high mosaic...
AN OLDHAM scientist has urged residents to support World Cancer Day this Saturday. Cell biologist Habiba Begum (26) is part of a team of scientists who are developing new drugs...
COMIC books fans and mini Marvelites were plunged into an fully immersive world of good versus evil, stunts, explosions, fight scenes and fantasy during the Marvel Universe Live...
A PENSIONER was robbed in her home by two men, one of whom pretended to be from the council. Police were called to Houghton Avenue, Hollinwood, shortly before 2.30pm last...
AN 11-year-old boy had to be rescued after getting stuck on top of a slide. Firefighters from Chadderton were called out to the playground at Elk Mill Retail Park at around...
A CAR was set alight in Hollins on Saturday morning. Firefighters from Hollins were called out shortly before 6am after a Toyota Yaris was spotted on fire between Devon Mill...
