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IT'S FA Cup day at Mossley tomorrow, but despite an unbeaten start to the Evo-Stik League campaign, joint-manager Peter Band is still not 100-per-cent satisfied. The Lilywhites...
Date Published 19/08/2016
PLANS to reach out to give more help to Oldham families in crisis could soon be a reality for one of the borough's vital lifeline services. Oldham Foodbank is hoping to move to...
Date Published 18/08/2016
A HEARTFELT borough-wide plea has gone out from a distraught mother-of-two in a bid to find her missing tortoise. And frantic Hayley Broxup has turned eco detective in a...
A THIEF from Failsworth who stole almost £50,000 worth of items, including car keys and cash, from a vulnerable man has been jailed. Jake Lees (22), of Hedges Street, was...
CELEBRATIONS were in order to mark India's 69th independence day. The Queen Elizabeth Hall was packed with huge crowds from all over Greater Manchester to join in the...
ROADS in Shaw town centre were blocked yesterday afternoon and evening after two separate road traffic collisions. Emergency services were first called to High Street, at the...
IT'S definitely happening - live music and club nights are returning to Tokyo's in Oldham, with the relaunch night set for bank holiday Saturday, August 27. The promoters...
THE mayor of Oldham was a special guest at Oldham Community Radio this week. Councillor Derek Heffernan shared his life's story on air during the station's Chance to Meet...
A JURY in the trial of a former Oldham company boss alleged to have groomed an underage girl for sex, was discharged after failing to reach even a majority verdict. The...
THE father of an 11-year old boy who died as the result of a hit and run crash early this year, lunged at the driver involved, as he finished giving evidence to a trial jury in...
NEW dates have been announced for two open days highlighting the apprenticeship and training opportunities on offer. Young people leaving school or college, along with parents...
METROLINK services are on track to return to Manchester's St Peter's Square at the end of August, after a multi-million pound transformation of the popular city centre tram...
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a blaze in a terraced house in Mossley yesterday afternoon. Crews were called to Woodbank Terrace at 1.45pm after a fire in the ground floor living room...
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NICOLA White will fulfil a lifelong dream by going for gold for Team GB in the Olympic women's hockey final. A 3-0 defeat of New Zealand last night has landed the Oldham girl a...
GOALS will flow from Athletic's strikers, manager Stephen Robinson insists, though Billy Mckay and Lee Erwin will have to wait a while for the two new wingers to provide a supply...
MICHAEL Ward, who's been at Oldham RLFC since he was 16, is looking forward to playing for his hometown club again next year . . . in the Kingstone Press Championship. The...
BURY'S coaches are leaving no stone unturned ahead of a derby with Athletic that pits ex-colleagues against each other. David Flitcroft watched the Shakers forced a 0-0 draw at...
TIPPED to become a Premier League regular in the future by his manager, Connor Ripley believes Athletic are on the verge of big things in Sky Bet League One. Buoyed by a second...
SATURDAY amateur football is back in a big way tomorrow as local clubs in the Lancashire Amateur League, Lancashire and Cheshire League and Huddersfield and District League get...
EVERYTHING is rosy in the Crompton Cricket Club garden. With the Tanner Cup and second XI Burton Cup safely tucked away, it has already been quite a season at Glebe...
FRUSTRATED residents have issued a desperate plea to Oldham Council to catch the fly-tippers who have dumped everything from a mattress to a goat's head in a ginnel. They say...
Date Published 17/08/2016
THE discovery of rats in a toilet bowl and a bathtub has prompted a warning for households to report pest problems. Denise Crompton, contacted the Chronicle after her son found...
A FLY-TIPPER has been successfully prosecuted after being arrested at Manchester Airport. A resident contacted the council to report a large amount of waste dumped at Windy...
ANOTHER sinkhole has appeared in a street in Shaw. Church Road has been closed off until repair work is carried out. It is not clear how long the hole has been there. A...
A LITTLE boy who suffered horrific injuries when he was hit by a car six months ago is miraculously back in the swim of things thanks to Chadderton Wellbeing Centre. Oliver...
TO THE uninitiated roller derby looks like a cross between rugby (without a ball) and British Bulldog - on roller skates. It is a sport where the players - and even the...
CLOUDS of rainbow colour will cover Alexandra Park next month as the spectacular Dr Kershaw's Hospice Colour Blast returns. Last year thousands of people took part in the...
FIRST Choice Homes Oldham have completed a consultation on maintenance charges in communal areas of flats following a rent reduction by the government. They held the 12...
PARENTS are being urged to apply for cheaper travel for their children on public transport, with the school year around the corner. Transport for Greater Manchester's (TfGM)...
