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MOORSIDE are hoping to reveal Grant Hodnett's replacement as professional soon after the end of the season. South African-born Hodnett and the Turf Pit Lane club have called it...
Date Published 08/09/2016
SEVEN players banned for a combined total of 25 matches. The monthly disciplinary statistics for August make for pretty grim reading in the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket...
LIFELONG Oldham RLFC fan Dave Naylor has landed the prestigious Supporters Direct award as their 2016 Rugby League Community Champion. Dave (54), a freelance web designer,...
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Date Published 07/09/2016
PROMOTION: Oldham Chronicle Day Trip - Ena Mill, Olympus Fish and Chips - and Bents Garden Centre Wednesday 26th October 2016 Departs at 9am – back approx 5.30pm £25.00...
IF complaints are anything to go by, Oldham could be home to the highways from hell. The borough has been recognised as having the highest number of requests for surface and...
A DAUGHTER has spoken of her disgust after her 92-year-old mum was refused a replacement wheelchair because it will "only be used outdoors". Celia Hodkin is dependent...
TWINS John and Tony Alberti are hoping to whip up an Italian storm Stateside after being invited to cook live on a US television programme. The Greenfield gourmets - who...
OLDHAM youngsters have chance to be part of a magical Christmas show. The award-winning Hard Graft theatre company are holding open auditions on Saturday afternoon to recruit...
A WELL-KNOWN roadside open space could become a field of dreams for village communities. Because Oldham Council has granted a 12-month licence to Saddleworth Parish Council for...
OLDHAM'S first Pitha Mela was a very tasty success. The event, staged at Millennium Centre, in Featherstall Road, on Sunday showcased a delicious range of Bangladeshi home...
CAN you help solve the mystery of this medal which was awarded in the 1930s? David Brooks inherited it from his father who lived in Chadderton and died in 1967. The front...
SPONSORSHIP opportunities linked to the 2017 Oldham Business Awards will be highlighted at an evening reception later this month. The voluntary steering group which organises...
A VETS practice which pioneered a technique to cut stress and risky procedures for unwell pets has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. County's End Veterinary Practice...
OLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has backed a call for action if factually incorrect political claims are made in future referendums. The shadow secretary of...
MOTORISTS faced delays this morning when a section of the M60 was closed off. Police were called to near junction 20 for Blackley shortly before 5am due to concerns over a man...
JAMIE Reckord won't be ready to return to action for Athletic this weekend, as manager Stephen Robinson aims to right some perceived wrongs against Chesterfield. "He still...
OLDHAM RL Club's most important game for years might see the return from injury of the squad's senior citizen Danny Grimshaw. The 30-year-old former Hunslet Hawks back has been...
THE Oldham Sunday League is 50 years old - but there are strong concerns for its long-term future, writes JOHN GILDER. The league programme got under way last weekend with 22...
OLDHAM youngster Amir Hussain has been named in the England Youth Squad for the third year in succession. The 12-year-old starlet, who currently plays in the Bury League, is in...
OLDHAM is set to fight the food crisis from both ends of the spectrum. Two contrasting motions go before the council tomorrow night with food poverty AND obesity high on the...
Date Published 06/09/2016
EXTRA support will be given to the ever-increasing number of families in food poverty if new proposals are voted through. Oldham Council will vote on whether they increase the...
IT WASN'T just the first day of term yesterday for pupils and staff at one Oldham primary school - it was the first day ever. They were the first through the doors of the new...
CAMERON Dummigan may have to bide his time before staking a claim to a starting spot for Athletic. The new signing from Burnley (20) arrived on a permanent two-year deal last...
DESCRIBING the next few days as a "big week for the club with a massive game at the end of it", Scott Turner says Oldham will be ready for the must-win relegation battle with...
TRIBUTES have been paid in memory of a family cat who died after being shot with an air rifle. Jinksey, an 11-year-old black and white moggy, died in her owner's arms,...
CHRIS Kettings has described how a loan spell at Hyde FC prepared him for the rigours of life at the game's sharp end. Athletic's number two had another tough baptism last week...
A FULL-SCALE investigation is under way after three mature trees were damaged in a quiet backwater. The trees, a 120-ft tall willow and two sycamores, stand on council land at...
A VOLUNTEER regarded as a pillar of the community has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Hilary Lomas (75), who has lived on the Limeside Estate for more than 70...
