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GOLF: SOME of Lancashire’s up and coming young players enjoyed a superb coaching experience at the excellent facilities provided by Marriott Worsley Park. The players...
Date Published 23/12/2015
TEST matches between England and South Africa are usually feisty affairs and the latest batch promise to be no different. Two proud cricketing nations clash in the first match...
Manchester City’s roving reporter writes every week for Chron Sport DESPITE having more attempts at goal than any other side to have visited the Emirates Stadium so far...
Former Manchester City defender Danny Mills believes Manuel Pellegrini is being "undermined" by speculation he will make way for Pep Guardiola. It was revealed on...
Louis van Gaal faced the media today for the first time since speculation began that he is set to be replaced by Jose Mourinho. Mourinho has been linked with the Manchester...
FOUR of the young Huddersfield Giants players who did a great job for Oldham on loan or dual-registration last season are included in the Super League club’s 28-man...
COURTNEY Meppen-Walter is training with Athletic in the hope of a playing deal. The 21-year-old centre back, who had been with Carlisle United in Sky Bet League Two, has...
Holly Grove, Stanley Road and Stockbrook children’s centres will all be closed from tomorrow until January 4. Stanley Road will be open on December 29 for midwife and...
A SURVEYORS’ leader has warned that Manchester mustn’t become a ‘mini-London’, draining talent and resources from the rest of northern England. Geoff...
CHRISTMAS will come to poorly and disadvantaged children in Oldham this year thanks to a £500 donation from the George Tavern. The town centre pub, in George Street,...
A peace garden designed by primary school pupils is to get an addition, thanks to a donation from the Rotary Club of Saddleworth. St Anne’s Lydgate primary school...
OLDHAM-based motorcycle club Road Wizards has raised £10,000 for Blesma, the charity that helps military service personnel who have lost limbs. The club raised the money...
A 23-YEAR-OLD man with links to Oldham is wanted in connection with supplying Class A drugs. Omar Safdar is wanted in connection with supplying cocaine and heroin between...
A ROYTON cafe owner says she has been overwhelmed by the level of local support and donations to help her make Christmas special for everyone this year. Samantha Keenan asked...
LONG-STANDING and popular councillor Bernard Judge says he is “bemused” after being deselected for the Royton North seat he has served for 30 years. Councillor...
A HOST of Oldhamers will bring tidings of comfort and joy to Weatherfield in the Christmas Day episode of “Coronation Street”. Peter Wakefield and choir singers...
THE search for the next leader of Oldham Council has taken an unexpected twist with the addition of long-standing councillor Dave Hibbert to the list of candidates. Last week...
BEING able to walk without a frame is top of little Olivia Berry’s Christmas wish list this year. But the loveable four-year-old knows that unless her family can raise...
GREENFIELD Primary School is to be demolished to make way for a £4million state of the art replacement. The plan is part of works to boost the capacity of the Shaw Street...
Date Published 22/12/2015
PATIENTS, visitors and staff paid £2.47million in car parking charges inside a year at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, it has been revealed. The trust, which runs...
A LOCAL Liberal Democrat campaigner was less than impressed when he had to pay £2 to retrieve a letter from the Post Office — only to discover it was UKIP by-election...
CENTRAL Oldham Post Office customers are being advised to visit early on Christmas Eve - before staff join industrial action. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU)...
POLICE have issued new CCTV footage of the as-yet-unidentified man found dead close to Dovestone reservoir. The footage show him arriving at Manchester Piccadilly station on...
THE reclusive property tycoon behind Oldham’s ill-fated St Peter’s Shopping Precinct has died, aged 87. Harry Hyams was one of Britain’s most influential...
THE Saddleworth Male Voice Choir was again joined by an augmented ladies’ chorus to entertain a capacity audience at Uppermill Civic Hall for the 53rd successive...
A MAN suffered serious injuries to his arm and hand when he was struck by a bus in Ashton Road, Hathershaw. He is believed to have been getting into a car close to Hathershaw...
CROMPTON Primary School head teacher Martin Moore is leaving to become head at St Matthew’s Primary School in Chadderton. In a decade at Crompton - his first headship -...
THE Oldham Evening Chronicle has joined Saddleworth Round Table to grant fabulous Christmas wishes and bring festive cheer at what can be a difficult season. A HEARTBROKEN mum...
THIS Christmas will be tough for Vilma Smith and her close-knit family, who are all coming to terms with losing a beloved husband of 54 years, dad and grandad to a cruel and...
A GOOD gardening neighbour is reaping what she’s sowed, thanks to her kind-hearted generosity. Marlene Horton (68) was nominated for a Chronicle and Saddleworth Round...
