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CLUBS owe the JW Lees Brewery Pennine Cricket League thousands of pounds in unpaid fines and a myriad of outstanding fees. Figures released at the latest monthly league meeting...
Date Published 06/07/2017
HE may be in his 84th year, but Cec Wright continues to strike fear in opposition batsmen. With a will to win as strong as ever, Uppermill ace Cec ran through Shaw's batting...
ILKAY Gundogan hopes to be fit enough to play a part in Manchester City's pre-season programme. The Germany midfielder saw his first season at City, following a...
WAYNE Rooney's representative has reportedly held talks with Everton over a proposed return to Goodison Park from Manchester United on a free transfer. The 31-year-old has not...
STARTLED residents on a quiet street woke to carnage this morning as a wagon hurtled down their road overturning and crushing vehicles in its wake. The drama unfolded at 6.40am...
Date Published 05/07/2017
A FAMILY united to raise more than £2,500 for Oldham's young people after the loss of a "happy, lively and fun-loving" teen. Back in May, the family of Tyrese...
THE renovated Egyptian Room at Oldham's Old Town Hall offered a stunning backdrop to an immersive performance focused on the Battle of the Somme. Oldham Theatre Workshop, in...
OLDHAM Council Leader Jean Stretton has been appointed as the lead for Equality, Fairness and Inclusion in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). Councillor Stretton...
ATHLETIC are reportedly ready to make a loan swoop for young Leeds United goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell. The Darlington-born 20-year-old is to be moved out of the Elland...
A COUNCIL letter has spurred fresh anger among frustrated parents demanding immediate action to build a new £19.2 million secondary school. Oldham Council distributed a...
PUPILS in Failsworth have been busy choreographing their own dance piece to help raise awareness about mental health. More than 100 Year 8 pupils from three Greater Manchester...
OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon has written to the Government about how it plans to tackle failing free schools in the future following the announced closure of Oldham's Collective Spirit...
AN Oldham solicitors has appealed for information after an intruder attempted to gain access to their offices. The offender caused around £100 worth of damage to the...
POSTAL workers and customers have been delivered some good news after Royal Mail announced it has scrapped plans to merge the Hamilton Street offices into an inter-borough...
VINTAGE and classic cars will be revving the engines of Oldhamers as the borough's annual car show pulls into town this weekend. The free event, organised by Tame Valley...
THE LATEST summer 2017 edition of Oldham Business Edge is out now and free to subscribers. The quarterly magazine is produced by the Oldham Evening Chronicle in both print and...
A NETWORKING group of small businesses pooled its skills and resources to create a car sticker to support victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack. The Doing Biz For...
LEWIS Galbraith, the Rochdale Hornets centre, has been banned for EIGHT matches on a Rugby Football League charge of verbally abusing Oldham's Sammy Gee in the last minute of the...
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RYAN Grumbridge is eager to push Oldham Golf Club to fresh heights. The head PGA professional at the Lees New Road course - he took over from Saddleworth-bound Andy Earlam in...
GOLF has been almost a constant fixture in Ryan Grumbridge's life. From starting out at the age of 11 at Castle Hawk - a club where he would later serve as professional - to...
GARY Melling joined an illustrious band of local golfers after claiming a third District title - but quickly had to turn his attention to a different shaped ball. Twenty-four...
OLDHAM Netball Club enjoyed a double success in the Pontins Tournament at Brean Sands, winning both the under-11s and under-12s competitions. It was almost a treble triumph,...
THERE was LCB Cup finals' day disappointment for Glodwick under-13s. The Warren Lane youngsters exited at the last-four stage to hosts and eventual winners Greenmount. After...
A SPECIAL rugby fun day to raise money for the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund was hailed a "fantastic success". The tough rugby sevens tournament, staged at Oldham...
Date Published 04/07/2017
A 42-YEAR-OLD man died after he smoked and ate toxic yew tree needles. An inquest into the death of Petr Smisek heard how the needles contained poisonous taxine and would have...
A LITTLE boy who always goes out of his way to help others now needs life-changing help for himself. Leon Hoey (6) is a very enthusiast member of Chadderton Park Cerebral Palsy...
A WHITE van man has been caught driving into a lorry on the M60 slip road in Oldham while using his mobile phone. The Ford Transit driver was so distracted by his call he...
A BEAUTIFUL bench has been unveiled at Saddleworth School in memory of a much-loved former science teacher who "turned pupils into gold". The hand-carved tribute to...
