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OLDHAM council leader Jean Stretton has taken on a portfolio of additional responsibilities as part of her first cabinet reshuffle. Councillor Sretton and Abdul Jabbar will...
Date Published 16/05/2016
OLDHAM Liberal Democrats have reaffirmed the appointment, unanimously and unopposed, of Councillor Howard Sykes as their leader and Councillor John McCann as their deputy...
AN OUTSTANDING Failsworth student has scooped Abbey College Manchester’s prestigious Jane Barraclough award. Zulikhat Shavaeva (19) was presented with the gong in front of 180...
OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon has asked why – in a digital age – all major charities and campaign organisations are still based in London. Speaking at a Labour Party event...
THE Chronicle welcomed a very special guest photographer when Oldham Mayoress Yasmin Toor left her civic chain at home for the day and swapped it for a camera as she shadowed our...
THERE was a palpable sense of relief as the curtain went up on Friday’s performance of this classic Shaw light drama. At 4pm the company wasn’t sure there was going...
FLEETWOOD are reportedly hot on the trail of Aaron Amadi-Holloway. The 23-year-old striker, who led the line well for Athletic while on loan from Wycombe, is a permanent...
WITH only a short turnaround before their next Championship game at Halifax on Friday (8pm), Oldham RL boss Scott Naylor will be looking at his selection options in the next few...
ANTHONY Crolla’s award-winning trainer Joe Gallagher believes his charge could be on the cusp of a lengthy reign as the WBA’s world lightweight...
MANUEL Pellegrini’s time as Manchester City manager came to an end with the Chilean insisting the club have had “a good season”. Many will feel that a...
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Oldham RL 14, Leigh Centurions 56 OLDHAM RL's bid to extend their impressive home record to five Championship victories was wrecked by a rampant Leigh Centurions side. The...
Date Published 15/05/2016
MATCH OF THE DAY Oddies 14 2, Horseshoe 1 THERE were jubilant scenes as Oddies 14 won the Oldham Sunday League Second Division Shield at Chadderton FC against a spirited...
Date Published 13/05/2016
MANUEL Pellegrini has defended his record at Manchester City as he prepares to leave the club. The Chilean will take charge of City for the last time on Sunday as they travel...
OLDHAM’S impressive Championship record at ‘Fortress’ Bower Fold will be given the sternest test so far when high-profile Leigh Centurions and their large...
THE PLAYERS put so much into the last few weeks of the season. We came unstuck in our last two games, but it was never a case of us sacking them off. That would be...
INJURY-HIT Oldham RL Club have suffered a new setback ahead of Sunday’s big game against Championship leaders Leigh Centurions at Bower Fold (3pm kick-off). Full-back...
ATHLETIC are holding firm in their stance over wanted manager John Sheridan. Leeds United were linked in the national press with a move for the popular boss, whose odds on...
DID you leave the Radclyffe School in Chadderton in May, 1982? If so, get your name down for the eagerly-awaited reunion disco co-organised by Chronicle sport and music writer...
A TALENTED team of business savvy students from Hulme Grammar School narrowly missed out on winning the 2016 UK Student Investor Challenge. Students Jack Brierley, Varun Jain,...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has told fellow MPs that inequalities across society today “hark back to the Victorian age”. MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Mrs...
DELIGHTED villagers have welcomed an initiative which means a more visible police presence across Saddleworth. Inspector Bash Anwar is heading up a unit which includes a...
AFTER battling a severe and life-changing inflammatory bowel disease for more than 12 years, an Oldham woman is sharing her story to raise awareness of the condition and help...
FOUR wheeled and four legged friends rolled into Tommyfield Market this week. Dogs Trust Manchester Dogmobile set up stall in Albion Street to raise awareness of the re-homing...
POLICE have increased their presence in Royton Park following reports of young people fighting in the area on Wednesday evening. Officers were called to the park, on Bleasdale...
ALL may not be lost for an iconic 170-year-old Shaw pub, as plans to demolish it for housing could be halted if it becomes a listed building. Historic England - the public body...
With crossover vehicles now taking a fair chunk of the traditional family hatch market, Volvo have taken their premium model V40 and given it the 4x4 look. Raised by 40mm and...
ELECTORAL fraud in Oldham is being investigated by police after four separate allegations of individuals voting under someone else’s name have been reported following last...
Date Published 12/05/2016
TRIBUTES have been paid to well-known community champion John Blakeman after his death on Monday — the day after his 56th birthday. Popular father-of-three John, the...
