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FOOTBALL legend Sir Bobby Charlton brought a smile to many faces at Kingfisher Community Special School on Friday. The former Manchester United and England star was greeted...
Date Published 14/03/2016
THE mystery man found dead on Saddleworth moor died from a lethal dose of strychnine poison. The revelation is the latest bizarre twist in a worldwide search by a dedicated...
DESPITE playing a major role ferrying tanks across the Channel to the Normandy beaches under heavy fire during the invasion of Europe, Ernie Mayall is incredibly modest about the...
HOLLINWOOD’S New Bridge School has been given the thumbs-up to help train the next generation of teachers. New Bridge is one of 54 schools in England granted teaching...
AN £80 million project to upgrade Oldham’s sewage treatment system and improve the River Irk has begun. United Utilities has started earth-moving work for the scheme, which...
MOST TV presenters would struggle to carry off 6in spiked heels and a peroxide blond Mohican. But not Limeside’s Paul Burgess. They have quickly become the garish...
OLDHAM’S teenage pregnancy rate is the highest in Greater Manchester, new figures show. According to the Office of National Statistics, 156 girls aged 15-17 fell pregnant...
Unsold food will become meals for vulnerable people in an innovative new service across Greater Manchester. In a continuing pledge to cut food waste, Tesco’s Community...
A TOTAL of £139.82 was raised during the Trinity Methodist Church Fairtrade coffee morning on March 3. The money raised will go to Traidcraft, an organisation aiming to...
Raiders have broken into a centre used by vulnerable adults. Grassroots, behind Marlborough Drive in Failsworth, was broken into on the last weekend of February. Worker...
ATHLETIC will need to shake the worst performance since John Sheridan’s return out of their system ahead of tomorrow’s home clash with Blackpool. Liam Kelly comes...
WITH Lewis Palfrey and Danny Langtree picking up knocks in a 23-12 defeat at Workington, Oldham will welcome the break from Championship action when they play amateurs Kells in...
Sheffield United 3, Athletic 0 WITHOUT their beating heart, limp and lifeless Athletic collapsed to defeat in a performance you can only hope is a one-off. Manager John...
WORKINGTON TOWN 23, OLDHAM 12 BAD as they were for all but the first 20 minutes, Oldham were undone at Derwent Park not by a better side but single-handedly by the man they...
JOHN Sheridan felt his side lacked spark from the off at Bramall Lane, as Athletic fell to the third loss of his spell in charge: “We didn’t start the game well at...
NEITHER Scott Naylor nor rival coach Phil Veivers liked what they saw in a scrappy game at Derwent Park. The Australian was the happier of the two because his side won 23-12 to...
ANTHONY Crolla will defend his WBA World Lightweight title against Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena on May 7. Chadderton-baded Crolla won the belt in stunning style at...
LOUIS van Gaal was proud of his players for keeping Manchester United’s FA Cup dreams alive at the end of a “very nasty week”. A run of four wins proved a...
FERNANDINHO has conceded the Barclays Premier League title race is out of Manchester City’s control. The Brazil midfielder was frustrated after City dropped two points...
MOSSLEY’S Evo-Stik League Division One North play-off hopes were dealt a severe blow as they crashed to a 4-3 defeat at rivals Ossett Albion. The Lilywhites looked to be...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings:
Workington Town 23, Oldham RL 12 GARY Middlehurst scored a try on his Oldham RL debut, but could not prevent his side from slipping to defeat at Workington Town. The...
Date Published 13/03/2016
SHEFF UTD 3, ATHLETIC 0 FIRST-HALF goals from John Brayford and Ryan Flynn and a third by Billy Sharp near the end put paid to Athletic's seven-match unbeaten run at Bramall...
Date Published 12/03/2016
CALLOUS conmen fleeced an 80-year-old woman out of £6,600 for non-existent roof repairs. Police are hunting four men who twice tricked the Oldham woman out of...
Date Published 11/03/2016
CONTROVERSIAL plans to replace an iconic 170-year-old pub with houses have divided local opinion. The landmark Jubilee Inn, on the tight Milnrow Road bend on the outskirts of...
OLDHAM will be one of the hardest hit areas in the country when welfare reforms take effect next month. Research by Sheffield Hallam University shows the average loss per...
NEWMAN College pupils are set to finish early on Wednesdays from September. Lessons will end at 1.40pm rather than 3.15pm - to allow for staff training to help raise...
Council leader Jean Stretton is supporting a campaign which lets the public have their say on how Greater Manchester tackles its biggest health and social care...
LONG hair, mini-skirts, flower power and bright prints were the order of the day when members of Chadderton Historical Society stepped backed in time. Members recreated the...
A former Army sous chef down on his luck and at one point sleeping in an Oldham shed had his life turned around by unexpected help. Originally from Angola, Valter Faria was on...
