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A LARGE sink hole "the size of a small car" has appeared in Derker after a mains sewer pipe collapsed. Residents raised concerns over young children playing at the...
Date Published 04/08/2017
TWO new goalkeepers will be on the team sheet tomorrow, John Sheridan has promised, while confidently predicting that at the other end of the pitch one of his three main strikers...
OWNERS of a Failsworth gift shop who were instrumental in fundraising for victims of the Manchester attack have become the target of thieves. The Little Gift has said it will...
FAILSWORTH MP Angela Rayner handed certificates to youngsters who have completed an annual community summer school run by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams. Ms...
ALL Metrolink workers will be kitted out with body cams as part of a massive security boost on the network. Transport bosses say that by next year, every staff member on the...
THE cars have arrived and the showroom is ready for customers as Oldham's new Audi dealership gets set to open for business. The £8million Audi dealership, on Chadderton...
FRED Bottomley, the former Chronicle industrial correspondent and lifelong artist, has died, at the age of 88. Mr Bottomley, who lived in Lees, had a series of successful...
SHAW-BORN star of "The Real Housewives of Cheshire" Ampika Pickston has quit the reality TV show after five series. The show, which airs on ITVBe puts a spotlight on...
FOUR in five migrants living in Oldham feel that the EU referendum result has had an impact on their life, from increasing the cost of living to increasing the frequency of hate...
OLDHAM Council has hit out at "incorrect" research claiming the borough had the largest decline in retail planning applications last year. Research by Lendy, an...
A MAN was arrested by the local policing team for possession of cannabis in Glodwick. St Mary's Team arrested the 22-year-old yesterday for possessing cannabis with intent to...
OLDHAM'S Danny Langtree has been ruled out of Sunday's Kingstone Press Championship Shield opener at Sheffield Eagles and now faces a scan to discover the extent of his bicep...
NEUTRALS were jumping up and down in delight during Oldham's last visit to the Beaumont Legal Stadium, the Wakefield home of Sheffield Eagles. Thirteen 13 tries and 70 points...
OXFORD United's Pep Clotet has left nothing to chance ahead of making his managerial bow at Athletic tomorrow. The Spanish coach, who served as assistant manager to Garry Monk...
AARON Amadi-Holloway finally feels ready to hit the ground running. This is the first time the 24-year-old has enjoyed a pre-season free of injury worries, having endured a...
CROMPTON Cricket Club are making great strides off the field as well as on it. From their Glebe Street base, they are enjoying a renaissance fuelled by forward-thinking minds...
CROMPTON skipper Simon Wright reckons whoever holds it together on the day will get their hands on the prestigious JW Lees Bitter Wood Cup on Sunday. The Glebe Street outfit...
DALE Highton is hoping to extinguish the painful memories of last season when Rochdale suffered the agony of a five-run loss in the final against Walsden. The 29-year-old has...
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Date Published 03/08/2017
OLDHAM'S Parliament Square could be transformed into a no smoking zone under plans to make Greater Manchester tobacco free. The public square, based within the town centre's...
HAVE you herd about the blue and yellow cow in Scouthead? Barrister Pete Edwards (46) has moved from his home in Essex to Saddleworth - and he had to bring the...
VIDEO footage shows the efforts of two bungling thieves who struggled for 30 minutes to open a gate before stealing a trailer. The footage, from CCTV at GGR Group, a family-run...
A COMMUNITY is rallying round to save two "beautiful valleys" bordering Springhead, Grotton and Lees after a 265-property development was proposed. As part of their...
ATHLETIC may move to bring in the two new wingers who have impressed while on trial in the past week. Belgian starlet Gyamfi Kyeremeh (22) and the more experienced Cameron...
THE hard work of maintaining a vibrant golf green came undone as it suffered extensive damage when it was scorched by youths. At around 5.10 on Monday morning, a group of...
HATHERSHAW College has become the first secondary school in Oldham to achieve a top award for its work to support the health and wellbeing of staff, pupils and parents. It has...
A NURSING home in Mossley was told it requires improvement after inspectors found breaches of the Health and Social Care Act. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found "a...
POLICE are investigating after the drivers of two cars fled the scene following a crash in Chadderton. Officers were called to Block Lane just after 6.30am yesterday after a...
THIS driver was given a sharp blast of the horn when he left his car on Union Street yesterday and blocked the tram route. It's a persistent problem for Metrolink tram drivers...
A NEW town centre restaurant is ensuring 'buonissimo' Italian fare continues to be served in Yorkshire Street following the closure of Oldham institution Mario's...
