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NORTHERN Soul is alive and kicking once again in Oldham, and you could be heading into the Queen Elizabeth Hall for free this Saturday night as town radio...
Date Published 12/09/2016
DARREN HAMMONDS (33), of Milnrow Road, Rochdale, was given a six-month conditional discharge for stealing gift sets from an Oldham shop. DARREN JONES (36), of Shaw Road,...
AN OLDHAM woman was taken to court after illegally using someone else's trademark to sell goods on eBay. Nicola Fletcher, managing director of Equisafety Ltd, contacted the...
A FORMER Oldham company boss alleged to have groomed an underage girl for sex, is to go on trial again. A jury at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court last month failed to...
BRASSED OFF (Oldham Coliseum - to October 1) NO DOUBT if director Kevin Shaw had his way, this would run until the panto was due to open, giving the Coliseum a payday...
FIREFIGHTERS had bottles and stones thrown at them when dealing with a rubbish blaze in Werneth. Crews from Oldham Fire Station were called to a fire behind Cambridge Street on...
THE body of a woman in her 30s has been found in Chadderton. Police said they were called to a property on Coalshaw Green Road shortly before 1pm on Sunday, amid concerns for...
A COLLECTIVE sigh of relief swept through Bower Fold when Oldham RL Club beat Whitehaven 20-18 in a thriller to keep their place in the Kingstone Press Championship and to send...
FREDDIE Ladapo's fast feet and physical presence was a big miss for Athletic, his manager said - but the good news is, the striker should be back for the Coventry test. On-loan...
MISSION accomplished. Seven months, 29 Championship matches and something like 90 training sessions since it all began with the visit of London Broncos to Bower Fold on a...
WHAT is missing? Once again, Athletic were robust and unyielding at the back, calming down a lively front two after mild scares early on. In midfield, Paul Green pulled the...
DESCRIBING a win which cements Oldham's place in the KP Championship next season as "an absolutely amazing result for the future development of the club", Scott Naylor...
SOPHIE Rigney put the men in their place as history was made in the 2016 Green Final Bowling Handicap. The 23-year-old, from Failsworth, became the first lady winner of the...
IT'S up, up and away for Heyside after they clinched the JW Lees Pennine Cricket League Championship on the final day of the season. With it comes a place in the Premiership...
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Oldham RL 20, Whitehaven 18 SCOTT Naylor's Oldham RL side secured their Kingstone Press Championship status with a narrow win at home to Whitehaven. The Roughyeds' victory...
Date Published 11/09/2016
ATHLETIC 0, CHESTERFIELD 0 ATHLETIC had to settle for another home draw after failing to break down Chesterfield. Billy Mckay hit a post in the second half, but despite...
Date Published 10/09/2016
THE Volvo XC60 is a compact, prestige SUV which goes up against the likes of the Audi Q5, the BMW X3 and the Range Rover Evoque – so it needs to be pretty damn stylish as well as...
A CRACKDOWN on unpaid Metrolink fines has resulted in nine Oldham arrests - with money owed totalling a staggering £15,000. Warrants were carried out across the...
Date Published 09/09/2016
AGE is proving no barrier to a dare devil fundraiser from Chadderton. At the sprightly age of 79, Bernard Counsell is hoping to inspire others to join him abseiling down the...
CONCERNED residents have branded speeding drivers "idiots" over fears someone will be killed. Trevor Marland (77) and wife Alice Marland (76) are worried about...
AN OLDHAM councillor has been disqualified as a director after an investigation found he had allowed his company to employ three illegal workers. Councillor Montaz Ali Azad...
THE Labour leadership contest came to Oldham last night. BBC One's political debate programme "Question Time" began its new series with a hustings special screened...
DAVE Bremner led his band on a merry dance across the globe to make a unique guest appearance in a Saddleworth country village. Appreciative locals turned out in force to...
OLDHAM Council will need to cut another £37 million from the budget by 2019 - and this will mean "impacts which people will notice". That was the statement...
THE latest edition of Oldham Business Edge magazine has just been published and is free to subscribers. The quarterly magazine is produced by the Oldham Evening Chronicle and...
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre's Autumn-Winter 2016-17 season has kicked off with the return of a Northern classic. Brassed Off, adapted from the 1996 film starring Pete Postlethwaite...
A FOOTBALLING volunteer and fabulous fundraiser has scored a nomination for this year's Pride in Oldham awards. Michelle Cooper (51) has dedicated 15 years to Heyside Angels...
A MAN who gave a woman a "chilling" stare after slapping her on the bottom was warned by Manchester magistrates he could end up in jail. The woman (34) was talking to...
