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CHILDREN and parents helped celebrate the advent season at Oldham Parish Church with a carols and Christingles service on Christmas Eve. The traditional service was led by the...
Date Published 28/12/2016
FOR 30 years they've been supporting the women of Oldham and beyond. But the owners of Frillys, in Lord Street, have announced the shop is to close in the new...
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YOUNG Muslims from Oldham helped spread Christmas cheer to poorly children in hospital. Members of the Manchester North branch of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association...
A POTHOLE-riddled road could be resurfaced after local residents expressed concerns that bad weather could make it worse. Manor Lane, in Stanedge, only has one property on it...
A CLOTHES and textile recycling company has helped raise more than £100k for Francis House Children's Hospice. Clothing donations to Bag It Up's recycling scheme are a...
A TEAM of trainee firefighters have used pedal power to raise more than £1,000 for good causes. As part of their 16-week initial training course trainee firefighters are...
A FAILSWORTH firm which specialises in artificial lawns, and includes Manchester United and Manchester City among its clients, is celebrating the sale of its first franchise just...
INSPIRAL Carpets are back in the official music charts this week. The single "Saturn 5" has been downloaded and streamed by fans in memory of Inspiral drummer Craig...
INDIE popsters Corella are determined to head out and make their mark in 2017 - starting at Manchester's hugely popular Gorilla venue on February 25. The four-piece band...
A SUSPECTED drink-driver appears to have fled from the scene of a late-night car accident in Failsworth. But ID documents were found inside a car, giving police a lead on who...
A CAR destroyed in an early-morning fire in Chadderton may have been targeted in an arson attack. Investigations are under way after a Nissan Micra which was parked on Burnley...
A BUSY road in Chadderton has been deemed safer than ever, despite concerns from residents. Suzanne Hurst contacted the Chronicle after an accident in Fields New Road on...
THIS is not a set of players that lays down and submits to its fate and though the end result was another defeat and an all-too familiar blank in front of goal, Athletic showed a...
STEPHEN Robinson was pleased with his side's effort at Bramall Lane and felt the only difference between the sides was two-goal marksman Billy Sharp: "A lot of teams come...
YAYA Toure says the excitement of rejoining Manchester City's title challenge has made him feel like a child again. Toure, frozen out by Pep Guardiola earlier in the season and...
MANCHESTER United are full of confidence after making it five victories in a row against Sunderland, according to defender Daley Blind. The Dutchman opened the scoring at Old...
FAILSWORTH prospect Danny Wright is in no rush to get to the top of boxing tree. The 20-year-old former amateur star has made a terrific start to life on the professional...
SHEFFIELD UTD 2, ATHLETIC 0 BILLY Sharp's second-half double ended Athletic's resistance at Bramall Lane and subjected the strugglers to another defeat. The Blades striker...
Date Published 26/12/2016
PASSENGERS is the main cinema alternative to Rogue One this month, starring Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, X-Men Apocalypse) and Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic...
Date Published 24/12/2016
Volvo's mid-sized compact V40 has had a mid-life facelift recently and I'm pleased to announce that it now comes with a couple of Thor's hammers. Unfortunately they're not...
Date Published 23/12/2016
A BRAVE six-year-old has received a special award for her courage in the face of cancer. Esme Rose Fryer was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a cancer of the white...
MOTORISTS are continuing to ignore new road arrangements in Oldham town centre - despite the council tripling the number of no entry signs. The Chronicle reported how drivers...
TALENTED Evie Kinghorn won a competition to design Shaw councillor Howard Sykes' official Christmas card. The year 4 pupil at St Joseph's RE Primary School, Shaw, impressed him...
CONCERNS have been raised over the "chaotic" and "problematic" nature of Oldham town centre's new taxi rank. Taxi drivers made complaints about the lack of...
THREE new players are being sought in time for Athletic's opening match of 2017. Manager Stephen Robinson is working on deals for fresh faces in time for the visit of Port Vale...
COUNCIL leaders have joined staff in checking that Oldham's vulnerable and elderly residents are safe and sound over Christmas. The annual ring-round of thousands of careline...
WORKERS at a fireplace business face losing their jobs after the firm moved towards administration, just days before Christmas. Fifteen staff at R Etchells and Sons in Mossley...
MP Debbie Abrahams will be ruling the Oldham airwaves on Christmas Day. Mrs Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, has recorded a...
STAFF from joinery and refurbishment firm Emanuel Whittaker and their suppliers have been doing their bit to help vulnerable homeless people at Christmas. The workers have made...
