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NEW recruits have joined a job skills programme run by Aksa Homes and Oldham Coliseum. The training scheme is linked to a 12-month sponsorship deal between Aksa and the...
Date Published 10/02/2016
BRING your little ones along in their pyjamas for Wee Willie Winkie bedtime stories with Rogan Mills. The free sessions for under-sevens at Chadderton Library on February 24,...
JOHN Sheridan could top anything in his stellar career by saving Athletic from relegation, says former team-mate David Eyres. But the manager needs the backing of the Athletic...
DANNY Grimshaw’s prospects of being fit for Oldham’s crack at Leigh Centurions on Sunday (3pm) are in the balance. The stand-off missed the London Broncos game with...
MICHAEL Carrick has stressed Manchester United are “not giving anything up” despite the blow of Sunday’s 1–1 draw at Chelsea. United had looked set to...
BOXING: OLDHAM’S 16-year-old boxing prospect Aqib Fiaz has been selected for the England talent programme. Waterhead Academy student Aqib, who trains under the guidance...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s cards
NETBALL: OLDHAM Netball Club’s National Premier League side continued their good form with a 54-35 home win over Oaksway. The hosts started slowly and Oaksway scored the...
SPORTS BETTING: HINDSIGHT is a wonderful thing. Looking back, Leicester were simply asking to be backed at a ridiculous price against Manchester City. Even though they were...
HOCKEY: OLDHAM Ladies Hockey Club, lacking creativity in the final third of the field, were beaten 2-0 by Timperley in North Hockey Women’s League Division Two...
MEMBERS of the Stealth Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club were the lionhearts of Lisbon after collecting medals of all colours at the European Championships in the historic city. After...
GOLF: BROOKDALE men played round three of the ‘Race to the Start’, and a string of good Stableford scores was led in by John Conway with 42 points. Also in the hunt...
SNOOKER: NORTH Chadderton ‘B’ recorded the perfect score in the Hollands Pies Oldham Amateur Snooker League. After whitewashing St Paul’s 6-0, they inflicted...
A MUM is warning Oldhamers to be wary of scammers after being paid £360 in fake notes when selling a mobile phone online. Childminder Christina Hodgson from Shaw won a...
Date Published 09/02/2016
A WOMAN who says her red bedding dyed her white hair pink while she slept is warning others to be aware they might get an unexpected dye job. The Oldhamer was shocked when her...
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a man on the run who was convicted of rape and sexual activity with a child. The Chronicle reported on Friday how 10...
THIS was the scene yesterday morning in Oldham town centre when a parked car rolled down Union Street and blocked the tramlines. The car mounted the kerb and crashed into the...
HIT TV series Happy Valley returns tonight on BBC 1 (9pm) Set in the Yorkshire Valleys, it stars Oldham’s Sarah Lancashire as police sergeant Catherine...
PATIENTS can now get support at home with the launch of Oldham’s Hospice at Home service. Dr Kershaw’s Hospice is now able to provide support to people who would...
YOU can’t teach an old dog new tricks - but you can teach a group of older people the ukelele! Uke lessons have struck several chords with members of the Oldham branch of...
AFTER the tragic events at Chernobyl 30 years ago, when hundreds of people were affected by nuclear fallout from the failed reactor, Oldham’s Chernobyl Children’s...
ANIMAL rescue charity Pennine Pen had an open day to show off its new kennels. Robbie MacDonald went to pat some dogs... ANIMAL rescue charity Pennine Pen has officially...
A daredevil who abseiled down one of the world’s tallest roller coasters is up to his hair-raising charity antics again. And this time 71-year-old Stan Bowes from Diggle...
LEARNING about the customs and culture of countries such as Brazil, Pakistan, the Czech Republic and South Africa was how pupils at Hathershaw College celebrated International...
MUSIC EXTRA: TO say guitarist and singer Paddy O’Hare is a popular character on the Oldham and Saddleworth music scene would be an understatement. Paddy, at only 38, is a...
MUSIC 2: FANS of open-air concerts will be royally entertained as An Evening at the Races has announced three showpiece events. The legendary Tom Jones will be bringing his...
GIVE mums a break on Saturday at the “Who Let The Dads Out?” session at Roman Road IM Church. From 10.30am-noon, male carers can bring children along for toys,...
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan is not at all daunted by the trip to in-form Wigan on Saturday, despite a lack of match action which has left his side with a 17-day run without a...
OLDHAM RL new boy Craig Briscoe is to have a scan on his damaged knee amid fears that the injury might be more serious than first thought. Signed from Barrow Raiders, the...
JOHN Sheridan has backed the decision of referee Jeremy Simpson to call off the Blackpool game - while making the point Athletic aren’t the only team having difficult...
