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A DEDICATED campaigner over prescribed drug dependency has urged residents to back an international effort to raise awareness of the long-term impact of benzodiazepines. World...
Date Published 10/07/2017
CHADDERTON Park Cerebral Palsy Football team is looking to add another trophy to its cabinet after being shortlisted in the 2017 National Diversity Awards. The CP team was the...
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to trace the next-of-kin of a man from Oldham. Stephen Lane (62) died at a residential home on Chamber Road, Oldham, on December 20,...
A BLOCK of flats in Chadderton was evacuated after a fire broke out. A 58-year-old man and a couple living next door were rushed to hospital after a chip pan was left...
STAFF were left fearing for their safety when masked men targeted an Oldham betting shop in the middle of the day. A member of staff was forced into the shop while one of the...
A MAN has been jailed after deliberately instigating a gas explosion at his home in Blackley. Kevin Carroll (33), of Cecil Road, was sentenced to two years and eight months at...
DELAYS on the railways were set to continue today as Northern workers continued their three-day strike. The train operator urged passengers to consider whether their rail...
RESIDENTS have been invited to a borough-wide celebration in Glodwick tonight by the Mayor of Oldham. The Mayor of Oldham Shadab Qumer opened up the invite to people of all...
Returning to Reims HOME, Manchester to July 14. BORN of German niche theatre director Thomas Ostermeier, its leading actress Nina Hoss and a team of film makers, Returning...
FABULOUS firefighters from the Blazing Saddles fundraising team have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award for raising £60,000 from a series of gruelling charity...
A WELL-TAKEN goal from former Athletic scholar Ryan Leonard and a rarity of an Ousmane Fane strike were the highlights to take from an easy-paced first run-out of pre-season at...
ATHLETIC will face Crewe and Port Vale in Checkatrade Trophy Group 'D'. The draw to determine which Category One side the club will host will be made on Wednesday, July...
DANNY Langtree, forced off by an arm injury in each of Oldham RL Club's last two games, will be assessed at training tomorrow night. "He's got a bicep problem,"...
FEATHERSTONE noted what had happened to Toulouse at Bower Fold seven days earlier and they came well prepared and determined it wasn't going to happen to them. While the...
FURTHER hit by injury and suspension, Oldham couldn't make it two wins in a row for the first time this season. They went down 32-14 to a strong Featherstone Rovers outfit, but...
DARREN Griffiths lifted the Green Final Handicap trophy for the second time after producing a dominant display in the finals at North Chadderton Social and Bowling Club. The...
WITH a slice of dash and a portion of doggedness, Crompton booked their ticket for the 2017 Wood Cup final. Captain Simon Wright produced a sparkling innings of 88 not out and...
HEYSIDE will look to add an eighth Tanner Cup to their roll of honour following an emphatic seven-wicket win over Friarmere at Little Hey Street. Ryan Barnes' side will face...
ROYTON were blown away by Premiership big guns Rochdale in the other Wood Cup semi-final at The Paddock. After getting off to a decent enough start - they were 38 for one - a...
WAYNE Rooney hopes his return to boyhood club Everton can help end their long wait for a trophy. The 31-year-old signed a two-year deal with the club he left in 2004 after a...
ROMELU Lukaku has admitted he did not think twice about agreeing to join Manchester United when the opportunity arose, describing the Red Devils as the "biggest club in the...
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Oldham RL 14, Featherstone Rovers 32 OLDHAM scored three tries, but they were not enough to get the better of promotion-chasing Featherstone Rovers in the Kingstone Press...
Date Published 09/07/2017
WHAT works for the Yanks doesn’t always work this side of the pond – take the Ford Explorer, for instance, or the idea that a reality-TV star may make a good...
Date Published 08/07/2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming sees Tom Holland’s teen webslinger join the Marvel MCU With Homecoming, has it really been 15 years (and five films) since Sam Raimi’s...
FASHION retailer Next is set to move into the former BHS unit in Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, tripling the size of its current store. The shop will relocate from the...
Date Published 07/07/2017
HUGE quantities of cladding have been removed from a new block of micro-flats in Oldham. It is understood the orange cladding on the high-rise building in Cardinal Street has...
THIS was the dramatic scene when an air amulance touched down in Oldham town centre yesterday. The helicopter landed at the former Roscoe Mill site next to the Chronicle...
A BEMUSED motor enthusiast was left scratching his head when he recovered his stolen rare car . . . as it appeared to have been stashed with weapons. The owner of the 1984...
TOMMY Wright has made a return to Athletic once again to take up the job of assistant boss to John Sheridan. The 51-year-old, who achieved success at the club working with both...