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SIX men have been charged as part of the continuing investigation to tackle child sexual exploitation in Rochdale. Operation Doublet has been led by Greater Manchester...
Date Published 18/01/2016
Safety issues came top of concerns at a council consultation over the proposed £4million Greenfield Primary School. The new building will replace the existing school and...
OLDHAM Council’s planning committee is set to consider all four applications relating to the proposed new Saddleworth School at a special meeting. The...
FORMER Mayoress of Oldham, Kathleen Armitage, has died two months after her husband, Jack. The couple were the borough’s first citizens in 1975-76. Mr Armitage, a...
MOTIVATION was the name of the game when rugby legend Kevin Sinfield MBE gave an inspirational talk to GCSE pupils at Royton and Crompton School. Year 11 students listened as...
SPACES are available on a free Dementia workshop taking place at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice on February 26. Organised by Home Instead Senior Care, the event is open to anyone...
JOHN Sheridan was unhappy with the decision to send off Connor Brown as he fell to a narrow defeat in his first game back in charge of Athletic. Referee Ben Toner produced a...
ATHLETIC’S upcoming game at Burton Albion has been moved back a day and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. The fixture, at the Pirelli Stadium, pits John...
Bradford 1, Athletic 0 WAS it or wasn’t it? That was the question left hanging in the winter air at Valley Parade after John Sheridan’s first game back in charge...
JOHN Sheridan felt his side battled hard before and after Connor Brown’s red card - without quite having the ability to put enough pressure on Bradford’s...
MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal is delighted to have Wayne Rooney back in form in front of goal. His captain scored from United’s only shot on target in the...
PABLO Zabaleta hopes there is plenty more to come from Sergio Aguero after his fellow Argentinian's double in Manchester City's 4–0 defeat of Crystal Palace. The prolific...
THE postponed Rochdale Hornets v Oldham Law Cup game will be played at Spotland on January 31. Hornets don’t open up in the iPro Sport Cup until February 21 and...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s cards
FOR the second weekend running, Mossley and Chadderton were left kicking their heels after both sides' scheduled matches were frozen off. The Lilywhites will hopefully return...
BOXING: THERE will be plenty of punch perfection on show when Darren Stubbs’s gym — Stubby’s ABC — stages an exciting first club show this weekend. The...
BRADFORD 1 ATHLETIC 0 JOHN Sheridan's first game back in charge of Athletic ended in defeat, as the 10-man visitors succumbed to a Tony McMahon header. The crucial strike...
Date Published 16/01/2016
JEAN Stretton will be the next leader of Oldham Council after getting the backing of her fellow Labour councillors in a vote today. Councillor Stretton went head-to-head with...
A £100,000 report which sets out a vision to create a "Self-improving education system" in Oldham where schools, colleges and all interested parties work together...
Date Published 15/01/2016
TOMORROW it will be decided who becomes the new leader of Oldham Council – and for the first time the job will go o a woman. The position becomes vacant with current leader Jim...
Oldham’s former mayor has joined a move to urge a parish councillor to step down after being found guilty of downloading indecent images of naked boys. Councillor John...
A SADDLEWORTH primary school is one of the best in the country. Staff and children at Holy Trinity Dobcross, Delph New Road, are celebrating after it was ranked 12th nationally...
PLANS to build 34 homes around a nursery in Sholver have been put on hold until councilllors settle an issue over affordable housing. Domalo Nurseries had applied to build 34...
THE long-awaited findings of a £100,000 report into Oldham’s education system will be revealed this afternoon. The Chronicle will report on the more detailed findings at...
A 20-bike parade gave a much-loved Failsworth woman a colourful send- off yesterday. Jean Buckstone, a former admin worker for the NHS, died aged 52 of kidney disease on...
A new Saddleworth business networking event launches in Uppermill next week. The idea is from business adviser Philip Pearson (44) and will be held for the first time on...
A DRIVER who crashed a borrowed high-powered car tried to escape blame by reporting it stolen. Mohammed Mahmood (27) lost control of the black Audi, which shot across a...
Volunteers are needed by Street Scene Greenfield for cleaning debris, cutting back vegetation and resurfacing areas with stone and repainting lock gates along the Huddersfield...
THE FRIDAY THING: THERE appears to be a rush of people wanting to put themselves forward to be elected on to Oldham Council. Have all the want-to-joins actually looked in on...
NEW recruits have already been approved for Athletic manager John Sheridan as he focuses on improving the team’s fortunes. The returning 51 year old, who swapped Newport...
