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WHAT KATI DID NEXT: ’Tis all done and dusted for another year and here we are all again, with stretched waistbands and flapping wallets. January is a hard month...
Date Published 04/01/2011
"There is nothing like a dame” goes the famous song, and Oldham has its own in former councillor Muriel Taylor (71), now a Dame Grand Cross of the Knightly Order...
OLDHAM smokers who made a New Year resolution to quit will be helped by free NHS kits from local pharmacies. The Quit Kit includes a week’s free trial of nicotine...
TWO teenagers charged with arson over the £100,000 blaze at Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park ground are due to appear before Oldham magistrates on Friday. The 15...
CRUMBLING car parks in Oldham are in such a state they may have to close for safety reasons. Oldham Council needs to find £250,000 to bring them up to scratch or income...
A COMMUNITY group has pledged to continue the sterling work of its late leader in transforming Shaw’s Dunwood Park. Heartfelt tributes were paid to Mike McGrother, of...
THE New Year brought new life for nine local families. They were celebrating special deliveries on January 1 with the first baby born at the Royal Oldham Hospital in 2011...
A MAN suffered serious injuries after his car crashed into a roundabout in Oldham. Fire-fighters from Chadderton and paramedics were called to Featherstall Road North, at the...
Election 2011 The collapse of the Irish economy will lead to more immigrants flooding into Britain, according to Oldham Euro-MP Paul Nuttall. Mr Nuttall, a UKIP candidate...
Election 2011 BUSINESS Secretary Vince Cable visited traders in Uppermill as he joined Lib-Dem hopeful Elwyn Watkins on the campaign trail. The pair visited five shops...
Election 2011 WITH England steaming ahead in the fifth and final Ashes Test, an election candidate met budding cricket stars. Debbie Abrahams, Labour’s candidate for the...
Election 2011 LABOUR leader Ed Miliband urged Oldham voters to send the Government a message as he blasted today’s VAT rise. The national spotlight fell on Oldham as Mr...
A TEENAGE boy from Oldham has become the latest swine flu victim to die. He is among four more fatal victims from Greater Manchester as the region bears the brunt of the...
IT was back to work in the snow again today as the third bout of the white stuff to hit the borough this winter gave Oldhamers a rude awakening. Motorists and commuters awoke...
SMOKERS outside the Royal Oldham Hospital could be forced to stub out their cigs following plans to create new non-smoking exclusion areas outside hospital entrances. Patients...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 4.05 Morermaloke 4.35 Stirling Bridge 5.05 Grand Vizier...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY survived a late fightback by Clitheroe to clinch a 3-2 win at Seel Park in Evo-Stik League Division One North. Andy Watson put the Lilywhites in...
JEROME Boateng is convinced Manchester City will be signing a star performer if they can lure Edin Dzeko to Eastlands. The Bosnian forward is expected to become the biggest...
SIR ALEX Ferguson has slammed Arsene Wenger's criticism of Stoke ahead of Manchester United's clash with the Potters tonight. Red Devils chief Ferguson praised Stoke...
OLDHAM 34, ROCHDALE 28 AS team performances go on the opening day of a pre-season programme, Oldham's offering at Whitebank on Sunday was just about as good as one could...
ATHLETIC conceded four goals as a trip north to Hartlepool yet again resulted in defeat. Dale Stephens gave the visitors the advantage in the first half, but a penalty from...
IT was a tense finale for Rochdale manager Keith Hill, but savouring the taste of derby victory over Athletic meant the frayed nerves were worthwhile. Hill singled out former...
PAUL Dickov backed his players to the hilt following the derby loss at Boundary Park. A double strike from former frontman Chris O’Grady did for Athletic in a game in...
Athletic 1, Rochdale 2 INDIVIDUAL mistakes amid a pleasing overall performance cost Athletic dear in a pulsating derby. The first home defeat of the season was rough...
PAUL Dickov couldn’t help but wear a wry smile as one of his former club-mates came back to haunt him at Boundary Park. Chris O’Grady was a Leicester City trainee...
JEAN-Yves Mvoto could give Athletic a big boost by returning to action in around three weeks’ time. That is the early indication surrounding the giant...
HOSPITAL TO ENFORCE SMOKING BAN LATEST FROM THE ELECTION TRAIL DICKOV PLEASED DESPITE DERBY-DAY DEFEAT ...there's more (click story)
AUSTERITY measures took on a new meaning for “Make do not spend” queen Vicky Sowerby. For not only did she triumph in her challenge to wear a different outfit...
Date Published 03/01/2011
HARTLEPOOL 4 ATHLETIC 2 DEFENSIVE disintegration cost Athletic dear as Paul Dickov’s side gave up their unbeaten run at Victoria Park.
Date Published 01/01/2011
THE FRIDAY THING: SO, here’s a clever ruse: decimate public services by withdrawing money from the councils that provide them and then get the thousands of people you have...
Date Published 31/12/2010
