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COMMUTERS faced severe delays as all trams across Greater Manchester were suspended yesterday. A technical fault at the control depot, which occurred at about 11.30am, meant...
Date Published 26/04/2016
A FULL Metrolink service was running this morning. The technical issue had meant that network control room staff were unable to monitor or effectively communicate with trams to...
SADDLEWORTH parish councillors are continuing to pile on the pressure for disgraced parish councillor Mike Buckley to quit. At last night’s parish council meeting in...
A FORMER Oldham entertainer who was once John Travolta’s personal assistant has passed away, aged 87. Joan Edwards was famous in the 1950s as Britain’s first...
OLDHAM lived up to one of Shakespeare’s most famous lines as the town centre was transported back to Elizabethan times to mark 400 years since the playwright’s death...
STREET dancers from Oldham are celebrating after popping and locking their way to the United Dance Organisation (UDO) World Championships. The team from Blades Academy...
FOUNDING members of homeless charity Emmaus Mossley gathered with those who have been helped by the social enterprise to celebrate its 20th anniversary on Friday. The charity,...
AN action group that opposes plans for the new £19.2 million Saddleworth School in Diggle believes it can win a judicial review against Oldham Council. Save Diggle Action...
WITH the recent arrival of Manchester legend Graham Nash’s first album of new material in 14 years, a new exhibition celebrating the photography of the esteemed...
IT appears that ace rock outfit Feed the Kid fancy the idea of strutting their considerable stuff right here back in Oldham. The in-demand five-strong band — front-man Curtis...
JOHN Sheridan has been targeted by Bolton to become their next manager — but Athletic will put up a fight to keep their talismanic boss if an approach comes. Athletic's...
AIMING for their third home win in a row this weekend, Oldham RL will be anxiously checking on the fitness of several players at tonight's training session. Danny Langtree, the...
CURTIS Main believes he is reaping the rewards for an extended run of first-team action. The powerful on-loan Doncaster striker has been in excellent form lately, bagging four...
THE NEXT generation of budding Athletic stars get their chance to impress manager John Sheridan tonight — possibly landing themselves professional deals in the...
MANUEL Pellegrini has stressed the importance of keeping cool heads as Manchester City tackle 10–time winners Real Madrid in the Champions League semi–finals. City...
SEEING Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in a Champions League semi-final tonight is such an exciting prospect for all Manchester City supporters. There’s such a lot at...
Oldham RUFC 1sts 20 Wigton 1sts 23 OLDHAM’S successful season in North Lancashire and Cumbria League ended on a losing note, but their reverse should not detract from...
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AN Oldham care home has issued a humbling apology for letting its residents down after being damned in an inspection report. Avalon Park Nursing Home, in Dove Street, Salem,...
Date Published 25/04/2016
PATIENTS due to attend the Royal Oldham Hospital for non-urgent surgery or an outpatient clinic during this week’s junior doctors strike are being contacted by the Trust to...
THE Big Apple is calling for three Oldham College students. The trio have been chosen to fly to New York to work on a United Nations (UN) sustainable development...
KINDHEARTED Oldhamers are rallying to conjure up some Disneyland magic for brave battler Millie Moran. Since the Chronicle revealed how her gran Vicky Shaw had vowed to send...
A MEMORIAL event to honour a Royton cricketing stalwart is being dedicated to helping make a Disney dream come true for a very special little girl. The family behind the Trevor...
ONE of the UK’s top club acts will be making a rare appearance in Oldham over the May Bank Holiday weekend. In what Tokyo Project Nightclub say is a "huge...
FORMER leader of Oldham Council, Richard Knowles, says a "short-sighted budget cut" by the authority has resulted in hundreds of blocked grids in Saddleworth, causing...
A FUNDRAISING concert in Manchester will be music to the ears of a charity working to help young musicians achieve their dreams. Musician Ben Conway, from Royton, has organised...
MASTERCHEF champion Simon Wood's debut cook book is now available to buy from the Oldham Chronicle. "At Home with Simon Wood - Fine Dining Made Simple" features the...
Sixteen guns from Oldham were handed in to Greater Manchester police during a Give Up The Gun firearms amnesty. They were among 221 weapons and thousands of rounds of...
JOHN Sheridan shrugged off the adulation after his superb rescue act reached its conclusion with two games left to spare in the season. Athletic defeated Crewe 1-0 thanks to a...
OLDHAM RL Club’s tasty cup-tie against Super League heavyweights Warrington Wolves has been arranged for Bower Fold on Saturday week, May 7 (3pm kick-off). Sandwiched...
