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A LONG-STANDING school governor who has served the children and families of her community for more than 40 years was nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Marlene Armitage, of...
Date Published 06/10/2016
A GROUP of teachers at North Chadderton School has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award for helping children to progress in their studies. Staff from the English...
WHEN Greg Cookson was made redundant from Oldham Council last year, it could have been the end of the youth group he set up. But the Dovestone Youth Rangers group is still...
UNBEATEN since the opening day of the season on their travels and boosted by the Fleetwood win, Ryan Flynn says Athletic have no fears over their upcoming away-day...
OLDHAM RL have signed a fourth new boy in Sheffield Eagles and former Featherstone Rovers centre or second-row forward Nathan Chappell. He scored two tries from the left-centre...
COLLECTING medals and setting records have become commonplace for ace track cyclist Matt Walls. The 18-year-old has enjoyed a glorious summer both at home and...
FROM the brink of extinction to two runs at the play-offs and a colossal FA Cup run, followed up by the worldwide controversy over Ched Evans and six managers in 17...
NEIL Joy on . . . THE Johnstone's Paint Trophy disappointment of 2012: "The Chesterfield semi-final and Tommy Lee stands out, as a lowlight really. We thought we were...
A SMALL but noisy crowd will have been encouraged by what they saw at Athletic's SportsDirect.com Park stadium last night as England under-20s defeated their Netherlands...
OLDHAM'S Robert Hicks will end a 'roller-coaster' season by refereeing his first Super League Grand Final after being appointed to Saturday's mouth-watering title decider between...
A WOMAN has been unable to leave the Royal Oldham Hospital more than six weeks after surgery because a local council is struggling to arrange home care for her. Tarnia Canham...
Date Published 05/10/2016
FORGET the moves like Jagger, the Rolling Stones star probably stole his steps from this 92-year-old great grandfather from Oldham. D-Day veteran Ernie Mayall has no time for...
TWO pupils stepped back in time to help Crompton House School celebrate its 90th anniversary. Tom Rigg and Beth Martin-Nixon, both 12, swapped their regular uniforms for the...
A BUILDER bought a 150-year-old piece of history in the village where he was born ... in just three minutes. Because despite brisk bidding, John and Sharon Sykes' offer of...
TECH start-ups are being urged to join a new enterprise hub designed to scale young digital business in Oldham and across the Greater Manchester area. Oldham Council and Wayra...
PARKING on double yellow lines is not permitted - so the driver of this car decided to park on the pavement instead. This thoughtless driver's actions forced a pedestrian...
A CAMPAIGN group representing families of people killed or injured by motorists is calling for urgent investment in traffic police, after a huge drop in the number of drivers...
OLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has given a cautious welcome to the government's U-turn on repeatedly assessing the long-term sick for benefits. After Work and...
A FIRM of accountants and tax advisers has received two regional financial industry awards - and praised Oldham Evening Chronicle advertising campaigns for helping to build the...
AN INTERNATIONAL project which saw a group of Year 5 youngsters spend a week at a primary school in China has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Limehurst Primary...
A KIND-HEARTED business owner who helped refugees in Greece as well as flood victims in the UK has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Sajjad Malik, the boss of New...
"HEROES" at a nursing home who go "above and beyond" to provide amazing care have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Natalie Howarth has put...
BILLY Mckay's scoring credentials have never been in doubt according to Athletic's manager Stephen Robinson, who saw the on-loan striker grab his second of the season in last...
ATHLETIC chiefs hope local football supporters turn out in their numbers tonight as England's talented under-20s team arrive in town to take on the Netherlands at SportsDirect.com...
THERE will be sterner tests to come, but at least Athletic's strike pairing picked up a confidence boost by putting Fleetwood to the sword. Billy Mckay, without a goal since...
GARY Melling was in seventh heaven when he finally got to claim the Club Championship at Crompton and Royton. At his 28th attempt and after finishing runner-up no less than six...
MISSING a handful of first-team regulars, Oldham firsts lost 7-0 against Cheshire rivals Deeside Ramblers in their first home game of the new North Hockey Women's League Division...
OLDHAM Netball Club's Premier League Division One season got under way with a 57-36 victory over local rivals Tameside - but they didn't have it all their own way. The...
THE annual School Year Nine nine-a-side rugby league festival took place at Waterhead Academy's Counthill site, and the team from Saddleworth emerged victorious. They defeated...
OLDHAM'S golden girl Nicola White has seen her very first goal for Great Britain voted the fourth-best ever in men and women's Olympic competition. Following a top 10 vote on...
