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SUPPORTERS driving to AFC Fylde will have to access the club through a pub car park tomorrow, but the ambitions of the former small-time outfit of Kirkham and Wesham are far...
Date Published 22/07/2016
OLDHAM RL Club have done more beat-the-deadline business by extending Lewis Foster's loan agreement to the end of the season - and they haven't given up on completing at least one...
AFTER a hectic spell featuring cup ties and Twenty20 clashes, the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League takes a breather with a single fixture weekend. That will come as a...
SCOTT Naylor has described Oldham's game at Bower Fold on Sunday as the most important in his four years at the club. In terms of advancing Roughyeds' status in the RFL pecking...
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RAPID improvements have seen Waterhead Academy ditch its failing tag. The Huddersfield Road secondary was judged to be inadequate (grade 4) in all areas in December 2014, and...
Date Published 21/07/2016
AN OLDHAM teenager has turned his back on football to land his dream job in horse racing. Gavin Ashton (19) has secured the role of 'head lad' at the British Racing School,...
TEMPERATURES soared in Oldham this week. Forecasters confirmed that Tuesday was the hottest day of the year so far. Residents making the most of the mini heatwave were glad...
ZUMBA dancing and a cake sale helped raise over £2,500 for a bowel cancer charity in memory of a Greenfield woman who lost her battle with the disease. Friends of Alison...
FLASH cars and fancy clothes were all the rage at North Chadderton School's end of year prom. Partygoers arrived in style as Hummer's, stretch limos and Porsche's drove up to...
A CONTROVERSIAL mosque extension, which will be vital in the empowerment of Muslim women - according to a former Labour councillor - has been approved. Arooj Shah, who was St...
CONTROVERSIAL plans for an eco-camping site in Delph were scrapped last night. The Chronicle had first reported in April how the proposals at the redundant Rough Knarr Quarry...
AN award-winning former councillor is to receive an honorary fellowship from University Campus Oldham. Arooj Shah, who stood in the race to become Oldham Council leader before...
A LONELY bachelor tried to bring his sex fantasies to life by paying the family of an underage girl in the Philippines to pose in front of the camera specially for him. Stephen...
MOTORISTS faced severe delays yesterday after police closed the M60 after reports of a woman on the wrong side of the bridge. Both sides of the motorway were closed at Junction...
A LARGE pile of rubbish was set alight outside Belgrave Mill last night. Hollins firefighters received calls at around 9.30pm as some residents thought the mill itself, in...
ATHLETIC have offered a contract to quick-footed winger Liandro Martis. The former Feyenoord youth team player impressed as a second-half trialist against Preston, scoring a...
ATHLETIC'S squad numbers list for the coming season contain a telling clue over where the club will continue looking to recruit. The addition of Ollie Banks this week - he has...
ANTHONY 'Million Dollar' Crolla knows full well he's going to have to scale considerable heights again on Saturday, September 24, when he defends his WBA world lightweight title...
OLDHAM have signed North Wales Crusaders winger Scott Turner and extended Kieran Gill's loan agreement to the end of the season. London Broncos and Batley Bulldogs also made...
AT last, it appears Ashton Cricket Club have turned a significant corner, and now everyone involved with the Rayner Lane outfit is looking up. The proverbial perennial...
FRIARMERE, Monton and Weaste and Saddleworth have joined Greenfield on Tom Hardman Twenty20 Cup finals' day duty. While the Ladhill Lane outfit progressed thanks to a...
WHETHER you're a fan of The Jam or simply a rock n' roll devotee of any age - 'About the Young Idea' is a must-see exhibition. Having just turned 50 myself (gulp!), I have...
Date Published 20/07/2016
A CARJACKER who wrecked an Oldham pensioner's life by running her over as she tried to stop him stealing her vehicle, has been jailed for a total of 11 years. Dorothy Cooper...
DEDICATED dancers showed off their signature skills when they took to the stage as part of Dance Splash. Over 20 groups of talented toe-tappers, aged four to 25, took part in...
A CAMPAIGN has been set up to give a Royton man a decent send off - 14 weeks after he tragically died. Charlie Birmingham (55) was hit by a truck on Shaw Road, in Royton,...
FUNDRAISING youngsters at a Shaw school have proved themselves charity champions - by raising more than £10,000 in a year. It means St Joseph's RC Primary School...
THE sound of folk music saw crowds flock to Saddleworth for a host of artists, concerts and sing-along sessions. The Saddleworth Folk Weekend - which was resurrected in 2015...
THE sign is up and the structure is in place as construction on Royton's new Lidl store makes steady progress. The supermarket, which was given planning permission by Oldham...
