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A DOCTOR has told how he warned police officers they were "killing" a former Oldham Roughyeds rugby league star by holding a baton across his neck. Luke Rhoden (25),...
Date Published 27/10/2016
THE creation of a national helpline to support patients with addiction problems linked to prescription drug dependence should be a priority, the BMA said. The proposal is one...
SIGNIFICANT improvements and changes at Failsworth Group Practice have seen the surgery jump from "special measures" and an "inadequate" rating to "good" in just six...
POLICE are looking to stamp out any antisocial behaviour up to and during Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night celebrations. For many it's a time of parties and fun with the family,...
PARENTS and carers are being called upon to make children's Hallowe'en costumes safer. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) has written to politicians calling for...
A "GOGGLEBOX"-STYLE VW campervan will visit Oldham tomorrow to raise awareness about the harm caused by daytime alcohol adverts seen by kids. The specially-adapted...
French without Tears Oldham Coliseum, to Saturday IT'S quite rare to see a production in which everyone seems almost perfectly cast, but that is what director Paul Miller has...
ATHLETIC'S players have no excuse to forget the mantra that is being drilled into them, thanks to a new banner that has been installed. Manager Stephen Robinson has had the...
OLDHAM Rugby League Club have completed a kit and leisure wear deal with world-wide manufacturers Kappa. This well-known Italian brand, launched in Turin in 1967, spans the...
GEORGE Edmundson and Kallum Mantack both turned out for Alfreton Town in their last-gasp 3-2 victory over Stalybridge Celtic. Centre-back Edmundson and right-back or winger...
KEITH Hill has urged his side to stay switched-on as they bid to arrest their mini-slump. A superb run of six straight victories in Sky Bet League One had taken Rochdale up to...
PROMISING winger Calaum Jahraldo-Martin had to use a search engine to help find his way to Hull, but if confidence is anything to go by then his journey in the professional game...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers have been dealt a big setback. Paul Geener, a first team coach, has resigned from his position at the National Conference League outfit. He has cited a...
JUAN Mata settled the Manchester derby to ease the pressure on United manager Jose Mourinho but prolong the frustration for City boss Pep Guardiola. The Spanish playmaker...
MANCHESTER United's reward for a 1-0 win over Manchester City is an EFL Cup quarter-final tie at home to West Ham. Southampton will travel to Arsenal after they edged a 1-0...
RESIDENTS are showing pride in where they live by taking control of communal alleyways - transforming them from dumping grounds into attractive gardens - and council chiefs want...
Date Published 26/10/2016
COMPLAINTS over piles of fly-tipped rubbish have fallen on deaf ears at Oldham Council, residents have claimed. Dozens of bags of household waste as well as mattresses, toys,...
CHILDREN in Diggle have been busy den building after a school secured £10,000 for new playground equipment. Pupils at Diggle Primary School as well as nurseries in the...
A TAXI driver had a lucky escape after yobs hurled a brick at his car windscreen. The man, who does not want to be named for fear of reprisals, said the incident in Ripponden...
IT WAS time for the monster mash at Anna's Dance. Over 60 children donned Hallowe'en costumes for the Spooky Spooktacular at Anna's Dance school, in Shaw. There was a...
A FORMER Oldham Roughyeds player was violently beaten by Spanish police before his death in Ibiza on a stag party, an inquest has been told. Luke Rhoden, 25, a prop forward who...
THIS driver took hands-free to a whole new meaning. Chronicle reader David Mowbray was driving on Broadway, Chadderton, at around 3pm on Monday when he noticed the car in...
A CHADDERTON woman is preparing to strut her stuff for Manchester on the international beauty stage. Claire Renton (32) has been selected to represent the city at the Ultimate...
FOUR resolute parish councillors quit a key meeting after a shamed colleague attended. Cllr Mike Buckley turned up at a full council meeting at Uppermill's civic...
THE leader of Saddleworth parish council's Lib-Dem group has accused the absent councillors of "rank hypocrisy". Cllr Alan Belmore said: "These councillors are guilty of rank...
THE Unnamed Theatre Company's latest show is a curiosity, to say the least. Eight actors present modern life based on, and because of, the movies of John Hughes. The...
THE nominations stage for the 2017 Oldham Business Awards will be officially launched at Oldham's Blue Tiffin restaurant on Thursday, November 3. New sponsors will be unveiled...
HILL's Panel Products (HPP), an Oldham-based manufacturer and distributor of board, doors and fittings for the kitchen and bedroom industry, has completed a £2 million...
LEISURE contractor Medlock FRB is celebrating £2.5 million of contract wins as Britain's casual dining boom continues to fuel growth for the refurbishment...
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