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AN improved second-half performance couldn't prevent gutsy Saddleworth Rangers from slipping to a narrow 25-24 home defeat to Thornhill Trojans in Division Two of the National...
Date Published 08/08/2017
OLDHAM St Anne's failed by the narrowest of margins to complete back-to-back wins on the road, going down 15-14 at Woolston Rovers in Division Three of the National Conference...
MANCHESTER United manager Jose Mourinho is ready to make his move if Gareth Bale is left out of Real Madrid's UEFA Super Cup line-up. The two sides meet in Skopje tonight in...
A SPECTACULAR free entertainment and music festival is to take place in Oldham town centre. Chart toppers set to perform at the first ever "Oldham Live" event in...
Date Published 07/08/2017
MOST people would put their feet up after completing a gruelling 142-mile ultra marathon in the Amazon Rainforest. But just 11 weeks after crossing the finishing line in Peru,...
UPPERMILL was festooned in a sea of red, white and blue for the annual two-day Yanks invasion Thousands of people stepped back in time for one of the best 1940s events in the...
THESE pictures show the battle Oldham Council is fighting against fly-tipping. The first featured in the Oldham Chronicle in January after a fed-up resident contacted us to...
ATHLETIC are hoping to land a deal to sign Gyamfi Kyeremeh. The Belgian winger (22) has impressed manager John Sheridan while on trial at the club and shone in pre-season...
GLEAMING Chevrolets, Corvettes, Chryslers and even a pink Cadillac were among the fleet of glamorous motors which rolled into Uppermill. Members of the American Auto Club North...
OLDHAMERS are urged to clothe themselves in colour as a Dr Kershaw's Hospice fundraiser returns for 2017. The Royton-based hospice called on residents to sign up for the...
BARDSLEY residents said they have been "disregarded" by developers who have re-submitted plans for a 28-property build. In April, Oldham Council's planning committee...
THE police response to a "domestic incident" in Shaw which became an alleged hostage situation is being investigated. The Independent Police Complaints Commission...
THE fire-ravaged Maple Mill has finally been fully demolished, which may come to the relief of nearby residents who have witnessed anti-social behaviour on the site. The...
A WINDOW at Failsworth Town Hall and library was smashed by thugs overnight. GMP Failsworth and Hollinwood appealed for anyone with information to contact them after the...
A TOTAL of 10 complaints about Oldham Council were upheld by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman in the past year, new figures have shown. Of the 63 complaints...
THE M60 was closed at Junction 22 for Chadderton when a man threatened to jump off a motorway bridge. Police were called to the scene at 10.15pm on Friday and the man in his...
A MAN and his dog were rescued by firefighters from a first-floor flat in Alt. He climbed onto a windowsill when a blaze broke out in the house above a shop in Abbey Hills...
EMPOWERING the community and tackling food inequality are just some of the reasons that multi-talented Nikki Davies has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Nikki helped...
ATHLETIC showed plenty of passion but lacked for direction in a chastening opening-day defeat. Oxford United had never before in 15 attempts won on this ground. But with...
ATHLETIC manager JOHN SHERIDAN felt that Oxford had the edge when it came to creating and accepting opportunities in the final third: "Result-wise, it is hard to take, as...
IT was the non-result everybody feared but nobody wanted as the two captains shook hands in the rain. Crompton had taken the slightest of edges in the quest for a second Wood...
UPPERMILL professional Ayaz Tasawar led from the front again as his side convincingly brushed off the challenge from Middleton in the Pennine Cricket League...
OLDHAM assistant coach Pete Carey admitted his side struggled almost throughout yesterday's chastening 56-16 defeat at Sheffield in their opening Championship Shield...
OLDHAM succumbed to the Jack Owens show as the Sheffield Eagles ran out comfortable winners at the Beaumont Legal Stadium. Owens ran the show from start to finish for the...
ATHLETIC 0, OXFORD 2 GOALS from Wes Thomas and Josh Ruffels punctured pre-season optimism as Athletic were well-beaten on the opening day. Thomas raced past an offside trap...
Date Published 05/08/2017
Breathtaking visuals but needs more exciting leads Luc Besson has done some varied films during a career stretching over several decades - witness Subway, The Big Blue, Nikita,...
There are some cars you look forward to driving more than others. Unbiased professionalism is all well and good but when you’re presented with something as achingly beautiful as...
A DESPERATE drug addict deliberately targeted vulnerable elderly residents living alone in the hope of getting his hands on easy cash, a court was told. Ronald Pollitt (51)...
Date Published 04/08/2017
A CHADDERTON dance school is about to stage some Disney magic as they jet off to the Paris theme park to perform in front of thousands. Sixteen dancers from the Samantha Jane...
TALENTED youngster Nicole Harvey will get to see the garden she designed for real at the Southport Flower Show. Nicole, aged 10, of Holy Cross Primary School, Oldham was one of...
