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OLDHAM’S RSPCA branch has won a major cash boost towards its new centre - a £35,000 grant. The Support Adoption for Pets charity has awarded Bury, Oldham and...
Date Published 30/12/2015
The region’s roads are to get 50 more cameras to monitor congestion as the number of cameras is set to more than double. IN the next four months 50 more devices will be...
FRUSTRATED residents have blamed blocked road drains and gullies for adding to the misery of the Boxing Day floods. In Diggle, parish councillor Lesley Brown says Oldham...
TWO Girl Guides have been rewarded for their hard work and dedication. Sarah Bailey and Katie Hardman-Elliot, both 15, are proud recipients of guiding’s highest honour,...
SADDLEWORTH Morris Men rounded off the year with a pub tour, performing a dancing finale in each one. They danced the “Lordsmere Longsword” in seven Saddleworth...
A ROYTON business has played a major part in the opening of the UK’s first dedicated pizza equipment demonstration kitchen for professional caterers. Linda Lewis Kitchens...
ATHLETIC’S urgent need for a new centre back may not be fulfilled until after the vital game against Colchester. Manager David Dunn wants to bring in a commanding figure...
RUGBY League’s governing body has approved Oldham’s plan to play home games at Stalybridge Celtic’s Bower Fold ground, the club heard today The news was...
MANAGER Louis van Gaal’s position may be under scrutiny, but Chris Smalling has warned his Manchester United team–mates they are fighting for their futures...
MANUEL Pellegrini was happy with Manchester City’s first clean sheet without Vincent Kompany this season - despite the goalless draw against Leicester. Kompany returned...
OLDHAM town team star Mark McGeeney will make his long-awaited debut at the famous Lakeside Country Club next Tuesday. But he believes he can follow that by winning the BDO...
BOXING: ANDY Kremner is enjoying a quiet Christmas break with his family — but remains focused on his training schedule ahead of a likely return to the ring in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
SPORTS BETTING: MICHAEL van Gerwen’s shock exit against fellow Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld has thrown the PDC World Darts Championship wide open. A best-priced 6-5...
OFFICIALS at Saddleworth Cricket Club are confident the Boxing Day floods will cause no lasting damage. The ground at Well-i-Hole was submerged after the River Tame broke its...
ONE new stand, four managers, five home wins, two relegation zone scraps and the most controversial non-signing in the club’s history. It has been quite a year in the...
England have beaten South Africa by 241 runs in the first Test in Durban to take a 1–0 lead in the four–Test series. Three early wickets for off-spinner Moeen Ali and one for...
STUNNED residents are coming to terms with severe floods which scythed through Saddleworth villages leaving a trail of Boxing Day chaos. Over two inches of rain fell in a few...
Date Published 29/12/2015
GREATER Manchester Fire and Rescue Service received more than 500 calls, including 300 flooding-related incidents, over the course of Boxing Day. Crews, including some from...
Boxer Victor Daodu has won the biggest fight of his life — the right to stay in Oldham with his wife and baby son. Back in June the Chronicle told how Victor was taken to...
FOR almost nine months Paul and Georgina McGrady were counting down the days to Christmas — as they hoped they’d be getting an extra special present: their first...
THE demolition of Royton Baths has been temporarily halted after the discovery of a “minor but incorrect” note on the planning application. The application is to...
MUSIC EXTRA: raunchy four-piece indie outfit Louie Louie is gearing up for a real breakthrough 2016. Moorside drummer Paul Limer, Lisbon-born siblings Rita (vocals) and Pedro...
EXTRA-special Christmas presents were delivered at the Royal Oldham Hospital as newly-qualified midwives helped parents welcome their new babies. For some of the midwives, it...
HELPING thousands of people in need has earned Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service a national award. The service’s Community Risk Intervention Team (CRIT) was...
Saddleworth’s team rector is retiring with a plea to churches to keep their doors open during the day. Fr Christopher Halliday (67) leaves after his final service at St...
MUSIC EXTRA: wonderful Oldham favourites Cupids brought the curtain down on a thrill-a-minute 2015 by packing out an electric Deaf Institute in Manchester. It’s been a...
MUSIC EXTRA: ANOTHER hectic weekend beckons at Whittle’s on King Street, Oldham. Brilliant Led Zeppelin, Rush and Deep Purple cover band Hold Your Fire feature on New...
DAVID Dunn is determined to hang on to Danny Philliskirk as he tries to rebuild ailing Athletic. Reports of a rejected £75,000 bid for Athletic’s seven-goal top...
ATHLETIC defender Richard Eckersley, whose game ended after 71 minutes, sustained a suspected medial knee ligaments injury during yesterday’s match against...
