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OLDHAMERS have the chance to align themselves with the stars that have shaped the history of their 131-year-old local theatre. Oldham Coliseum launches its new Theatre Stars...
Date Published 14/10/2016
DAVE Watt claimed a magnificent victory in the Royton Road Runners Cup as he beat his 5K personal best by 63 seconds in the final. The RRR Cup is an annual knockout...
THE Oldham community has rallied behind Dr Kershaw's Hospice after one of its charity shops was broken into. A fundraising page was set up within 24 hours of the incident,...
A TRUSTED office worker swindled her employers at a small family-run Oldham company out of more than £61,000 over a period of two-and-a-half years. Melanie Billington...
FORMER Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has criticised England interim boss Gareth Southgate's treatment of Wayne Rooney. After Three Lions captain Rooney was booed by...
MANCHESTER City defender John Stones will be wiping clear thoughts of old friendships when he steps out against Everton tomorrow. The England centre-back, who performed well...
Oldham Chronicle Theatre Trip - Aladdin Sunday 8th January 2017 - LAST CHANCE TO BOOK Matinee at the Opera House Manchester Stall Tickets £35 pp Our price...
Date Published 13/10/2016
TRIBUTES have been paid to an inspirational dad-of-two who helped others suffering cancer while battling the disease himself. Mike Crean (60) was a popular figure at Oldham...
A LITTLE boy who suffered traumatic injuries when he was hit by a car has been reunited with the ambulance crew who came to his rescue. Oliver Smethurst was knocked down...
DESTRUCTIVE thieves targeted a charity shop in an act which left staff feeling "violated." Dr Kershaw's Chadderton Hospice Shop was found "trashed" when...
MORE than 500 runners will line up for the Milltown to Moors Oldham half-marathon on Sunday. One of the toughest races over 13 miles in the country, the gruelling event is the...
HOCKEY hero Nicola White showed her support for Chadderton Park Sport Club's Cerebral Palsy team. Oldham's Olympic gold medallist took part in the group's football training...
RESIDENTS have hit out over a "nightmare" development in Delph. The Bakestones project, which began around three years ago, sees 46 houses backing onto the A62...
NEW courses have been launched to improve the health and wellbeing of Oldhamers. Sessions targeting mental health issues as well as a free nutrition course have been...
INSTALLATION of a pioneering radiotherapy machine which can "see and treat" cancer with pinpoint accuracy has begun at The Christie. The MR-guided linear accelerator...
A WHEELIE bin was destroyed by fire when hot embers were put in it. The blaze also scorched the side of a detached house in Huddersfield Road, Delph, shortly before 11pm...
A STREET preacher accused of telling commuters there was a bomb on a city centre tram has been found not guilty of causing passenger distress. Patrick Raphael (52), appeared...
ANTHONY Gerrard is back with Athletic - but only to train, for the time being. The 30-year-old centre-back, who was arguably the most important playing figure in last season's...
PAUL Green has doubled down on his view that Athletic are potentially a play-off team, ahead of what he reckons will be a stern examination at Bolton. Successive wins on the...
CHRIS Taylor has been challenged to nail down his place in the Bolton line-up. The former Athletic winger, who made 285 appearances for the club after rising through the ranks,...
JOE Hart savours every chance he gets to wear the England shirt after putting a troubled summer behind him. Hart's struggle for form was one of the reasons behind the team's...
OLDHAM have re-signed long-term injury victim Craig Briscoe in the knowledge that he won't play again until he has fully recovered from a surgical reconstruction of his right...
OLDHAM trio Joe Burke, Will Hope and Richard Lepori will be playing this autumn for the chance to figure in next year's World Cup in the southern hemisphere. There's no bigger...
PROMOTION - Oldham Chronicle Day Excursion A Gloriumptious Christmas at Tatton Park Tuesday 29th November | £39.00 per person Before your visit to Tatton Park, you will...
Date Published 12/10/2016
PROMOTION - Oldham Chronicle Day Trip CHESTER CHRISTMAS LUNCH & SHOPPING Enjoy a festive full day of Christmas shopping & lunch in the historic city of Chester.
THE head teacher of an "outstanding" Shaw primary school has stepped down after a nine-month absence. Andrew Dickinson has left St Joseph's RC Primary School after 18...
IT'S not every day a seven-year-old gets a superstar welcome at school. But if anyone deserved it, Louise Goulden - all smiles as she was greeted like a VIP by her...
EIGHT skaters from Oldham's Rainy City Roller Derby have made the final cut for the 2017 England training squad. Alex Valentine, Alex Wilde, Fay Roberts, Fayetal Blonde,...
WORK is continuing on an £80 million scheme to upgrade Oldham's sewage treatment system and improve the River Irk. United Utilities is laying part of a new three-mile...
CHILDREN at a Chadderton school will be rewarded for walking to school in a bid to combat parking problems. Under the initiative, schoolchildren will be given badges for...
