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OLDHAM builders Emanuel Whittaker were happy to spend more than a penny for a good cause. The firm helped transform a grotty disabled toilet at Springhead Community Centre into...
Date Published 19/09/2016
ASSISTANT coach Lee Spencer gave an insight into what went wrong as Oldham's rollercoaster first season in the Kingstone Press Championship ebbed to a tame finale. In a game...
A HARDWORKING gardener who takes pride in keeping a Derker park in stunning condition has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Mick Bond has worked for the past twelve...
MOSSLEY produced an incredible response to back-to-back heavy defeats - they won 5-0 at Prescot Cables in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. After a humiliating FA Cup...
A MAN was taken to hospital after a crash in Uppermill in the early hours of Sunday. Firefighters used cutting equipment to free the man from the car which had collided with a...
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was rescued from a playground after getting his leg stuck. The youngster who had got his leg jammed in a climbing frame in an Oldham park was freed by...
FOUR Asian men - one from Oldham - who were involved in the sexual exploitation of vulnerable underage girls have been given prison sentences totalling 42 years. The four were...
SOPHIE Rigney's dream of adding the Waterloo Women's title to her Green Final Handicap success ended in the last 16 in Blackpool yesterday. After beating Sue Rogers 21-17 in...
POLICE have vowed to hunt down a suspected Islamic extremist from Oldham thought to have fled to Syria following the murder of an imam. Mohammed Abdul Kadir remains on the run...
PEP Guardiola insists there is no danger of complacency at Manchester City because his team have not yet achieved anything. City's superb start under Guardiola continued as...
JOSE Mourinho concedes he has work to do to stop the individual errors he believes are costing Manchester United. The Red Devils slipped to their third defeat in a week as...
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Dewsbury Rams 30, Oldham RL 12 SAFE from relegation, Oldham RL wrapped up their Kingstone Press Championship season with defeat at Dewsbury Rams. Trailing by 16 points at...
Date Published 18/09/2016
NEITHER Coventry nor Athletic could find a breakthrough during a goalless Sky Bet League One draw at the Ricoh Arena. Stephen Robinson's men came closest to nicking victory,...
Date Published 17/09/2016
IF you think the SEAT Leon Cupra looks a little understated and crave for something which looks the part, is more practical than an Audi TT and has great performance in a...
COUNCIL chiefs are planning to not only rebuild but expand a dated school as part of a huge £17.5million overhaul. Councillors will convene at a Cabinet meeting on Monday...
Date Published 16/09/2016
A TINY horse who was set to retire has scooped hundreds of prizes after being given a new lease of life as a show pony. Shetland Pony Elvis - named after the king of rock 'n'...
A GROUP of church bell ringers have commemorated former members who died during the First World War by sounding a series of peals - and discovered that their church lost the...
LONG-SERVING Chronicle photographer Vincent Brown closed the lens cap on a fascinating career this week as he retired from the paper after almost 44 years. Before starting work...
SHOPPERS grabbed their trolleys and patiently waited for Royton's brand new Lidl store to open its doors for the first time yesterday. The mayor of Oldham, Councillor Derek...
A DEDICATED team has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award for their hard work in Failsworth. The Failsworth and Hollinwood District team, including Penny Kenworthy, Paul...
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy has returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Rio after winning a competition. William Fedden was given the opportunity to appear in the opening ceremony...
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy has been named one of Britain's best young drivers - four years before he can officially drive. Nathan Jackson, from Watersheddings, came fifth in the UK...
A CONVICTED murderer, whose last known address was in Oldham, has been caught after going on the run from prison. Darren Jackson (51) absconded from HMP Sudbury on Tuesday but...
POLICE are investigating after a lit firework was pushed through the letterbox of a home in Oldham on Wednesday. The home owner of the address, on Latimer Street, heard a loud...
ATHLETIC have been warned by manager Stephen Robinson not to read anything into Coventry's lowly status tomorrow. The Sky Blues sit second-bottom of Sky Bet League One, without...
DANNY Langtree, a "major doubt" for Oldham's last game of the season at Dewsbury on Sunday (3pm), may have to wait until early next year to make his 100th appearance for...
THE hothouse of non-league is proving a valuable resource in Athletic's scouring for talent. At the more experienced end of the spectrum to have learned their trade extensively...
NEIL Joy is to leave Athletic to take up a position at AFC Fylde. The club's chief executive, who was also a board member, departs at the end of this month in order to to join...
