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ATHLETIC’S players finally shook the monkey off their back by winning at home — but for manager John Sheridan at least, there was never an issue. Second-half goals...
Date Published 22/02/2016
PEOPLE came from across Manchester to pay an emotional farewell to Oldham dance academy Billingtons, which has closed after 82 years. Scores of well-wishers — young and...
OLDHAM’S seven-try, 38-16 defeat of Dewsbury Rams was the Roughyeds’ first win in the second tier since 2005. Hailing it as a “memorable” day, coach...
Athletic 2, Gillingham 1 IT LOOKED to be another mission impossible. Sixteen months had passed since Athletic last came from a goal down at home to win. This season, the...
OLDHAM 38, DEWSBURY RAMS 16 THIS game, far more than those against London and Leigh, was acknowledged in the Oldham camp as one which would genuinely measure their credentials...
SCOTT Naylor praised his players’ tenacity, teamwork and total commitment after a resounding seven-try defeat of Dewsbury Rams. It was Oldham’s first win in the...
LOUIS van Gaal says Manchester United need to regain their fear factor. The Reds' troubled campaign has taken turns for the worse in their last two outings, beaten 2–1 at...
MANCHESTER City travelled to the Ukraine today with manager Manuel Pellegrini hoping his controversial FA Cup selection pays dividends "for England" in the Champions...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 1.50 Cadeaux Pearl 2.00 Basingstoke 2.55 Moonlight...
MOSSLEY officials and supporters have been saddened by the death of hugely-popular club president and former manager Bob Murphy at the age of 83. Moston-born Murphy was...
MORE than 100 villagers braved biting weather on a protest walk underpinning their fears over highway links to the proposed new Saddleworth School on Saturday. The walkers,...
Cricket: ROYTON have moved quickly to sign a replacement professional for the inaugural Pennine Cricket League after the collapse of their initial plans. The Paddock outfit...
FOUR children had a lucky escape when they were passengers in a car which ploughed into a drystone wall and a lamp post in Holts. The driver was taken to hospital with a...
A BOY who was knocked down outside Chadderton Wellbeing Centre has had surgery for hip, leg and skull fractures. The four year old, named on Facebook as Oliver, was left...
TWO people were taken to hospital after a crash on Broadway, Chadderton. A Volkswagen Passat and Ford car were involved in the collision at the M60 junction at 2.10pm on...
THE Royal Oldham Hospital is to relax visiting times. Patients, relatives and staff gave the thumbs up to a more flexible approach as visitors were traditionally only allowed...
AN Oldham-born scientist has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Nottingham. David Needham, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science...
TAKE on a challenge for Dr Kershaw’s by signing up for this year’s Hospice to Hospice Walk on April 24. The walk takes participants from Dr Kershaw’s Hospice...
Oldham 38, Dewsbury Rams 16 TERRIFIC Oldham scored seven tries as they got off the mark in the Kingstone Press Championship in style. After defeats to full-time professional...
Date Published 21/02/2016
ATHLETIC 2, GILLINGHAM 1 JONATHAN Forte scored for the first time since the opening day of the season to help Athletic to a rare but vital home win. Forte volleyed in from...
Date Published 20/02/2016
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy is in hospital fighting for his life after being knocked down in Chadderton. The child is in a critical condition after being hit by the car in Middleton...
Date Published 19/02/2016
A THUG responsible for a violent attack outside a Royton pub in 2008 has been arrested in Hungary after years on the run. Thomas Tooth (32) of Middleton, was detained in...
TWO Oldham pubs have been ordered to pay £15,000 to the Premier League for copyright infringements after broadcasting football matches without a licence. The Crown and...
THE Oldham Coliseum is celebrating a £100,000 windfall that will help its work in education and the wider commmunity. The cash is part of a £3 million grant for...
IT’S the end of an era for Billingtons Dance Academy as it prepares to hold its last dance before closing the doors. The Ascroft Street dance studio has seen generations of...
MOTORISTS are being warned to expect disruption when resurfacing work on Broadway in Chadderton starts on Monday. The work, 10pm-5am Monday to Friday and until 7am at weekends,...
THESE love-struck newlyweds went back to where it all started on their special day — Tokyo’s nightclub. Danny (30) and Chloe Ross (25) married on February 13, four years after...
Mathew Karedas admits the film for which he is famous is so bad it’s good! Sylvester Stallone’s former bodyguard starred in “Samurai Cop”, a 1991...
A CHADDERTON great-grandmother raises a glass to her 100th birthday today. Myrtle Chantrey (formerly Riley, nee Stead), who lives at Avonleigh Gardens residential home, will...
OLDHAM pupils are preparing to become space biologists by growing seeds that are out of this world. Knowsley Junior, Hathershaw College and Oasis Academy Oldham are among the...
