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NEXT year the Government will spend more on foreign aid than it does on local government. Treasury figures show that foreign aid spending will be £11.8billion compared...
Date Published 03/05/2016
OLDHAM and Saddleworth Green Party believes that by ensuring each individual voice is heard and listened to, we can build a society that works for the common good: a fairer...
OLDHAM and London are the places to be if you’re into punk music, it would appear. The underground punk scene is still very much alive and kicking in our fair town,...
FLEETWOOD Bac, reportedly the world’s first authentic tribute to Fleetwood Mac, will be performing at the Civic Hall, Uppermill on Friday week, May 13. Fleetwood Bac...
Oldham RL 16, Featherstone Rovers 14 OLDHAM RL scored three tries in securing a fourth victory of the season in the Kingstone Press Championship. It was the perfect response...
Date Published 01/05/2016
For those, like me, who are old enough to remember the halcyon days of the 205 GTi 1.9 and later on the 306 Mi16 it seems an age since Peugeot produced a hot hatch that is truly...
Date Published 30/04/2016
MILLWALL 3, ATHLETIC 0 ATHLETIC fell to a comprehensive defeat as their South London hosts secured a play-off spot. John Sheridan's men fell behind early on at the New Den...
CHILDREN are playing with potentially deadly gas canisters on private land. The land which lies at the back of houses on Cardwell Street in Hathershaw used to accommodate...
Date Published 29/04/2016
THICK snow and thunderstorms blasted Oldham and Saddleworth overnight as the unseasonal flurry continued this morning. This week’s weather is believed to be the latest...
OLDHAM’S new £36.7 million cinema complex continues to edge closer to raising the curtain in the summer. The multi-screen Odeon complex, which will also host six new...
READERS have been contacting the Oldham Chronicle to complain about mountains of rubbish and fly-tipping at the borough’s worst grot spots. And reporter Karen Doherty...
THESE dancers are celebrating after their fancy footwork earned them some national awards. The Madd! For Dance school, based in Shaw, came away with eight trophies at the...
AN OLDHAM man helped fuel the “grotesque” sexual abuse of young girls by downloading child abuse pictures on the internet, a court was told. Police found almost 170...
MORE than 800 Indian women attended a conference in Oldham to discuss sensitive issues such as child sexual exploitation. Representatives from the Hindu charity Shree Prajapati...
GUITARS at the ready – pupils at Woodhouses Primary rocked their way up the times table with a brand new mathematical challenge. Youngsters at the primary in Ashton Road...
OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon today labelled the Northern Powerhouse as “Poorhouse”, breaking ranks from Greater Manchester counterparts. Mr McMahon, MP for Oldham West and...
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan says he is completely unaffected by talk that Bolton may make a move for him to become their new manager. Speaking at the press conference to...
THERE will be no further action against Oldham forward Gary Middlehurst, who was sin-binned for a high tackle in the 14-6 defeat at Whitehaven. Reporting 'no charge', the RFL's...
IT could hardly have been better scripted: Little Leicester against mighty Manchester United with the Barclays Premier League title tantalisingly within the Foxes’...
I AM hopeful that I will be fit to play at Millwall tomorrow. My leg planted as a Crewe player slid in and I twisted an ankle. It is still swollen up, but looks worse than...
LIAM Thompson says Oldham need to be fast out of the blocks against Featherstone Rovers and do what they usually do best – win the ruck. Reflecting on last week's...
OLDHAM Super League referee Robert Hicks is jetting off Down Under tomorrow as he prepares to officiate at a prestigious NRL international match next weekend. Three...
ANTHONY Gerrard is playing a waiting game over the possibility of a longer stay with Athletic. His second stint at the club has seen the 29-year-old meet up with manager John...
MILLWALL’S popular loan winger Chris Taylor can expect to get some stick from at least one part of the ground tomorrow – the visitors’ dug-out. Athletic...
TERRIFYING and unexplained coughing fits left a little boy fighting for life not once but four times in less than two days. Dylan Fitton (6) first stopped breathing at his home...
Date Published 28/04/2016
LABOUR’S local election candidate for Crompton, Bernard Judge, has told Liberal Democrats to “grow up” after they distributed a leaflet to voters featuring...
A WRANGLE over a “dangerous” road awaiting completion has carried on for the past 10 years. The road in Bowling Green Close, Chadderton, is still yet to receive a...
JAINA Mistry has been chosen as the second head of Oldham’s school for children with autism and social and communication difficulties which opened in September. The...
A TWENTY-year-old student led police on a high speed chase through Oldham during the middle of the night, after officers tried to stop him. Mahmood Hamza drove recklessly along...
OLDHAM-born Kevin Sinfield has announced he will retire from all forms of rugby at the end of the current rugby union season in May. The former Leeds and England rugby league...
