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ATHLETIC tried to get prolific non-league striker Danny Rowe on board - but the AFC Fylde man has signed a new contract with the ambitious non-league club. The Chronicle...
Date Published 04/07/2017
A DEVELOPMENT of rent-to-buy and shared ownership homes in Royton has been submitted for planning approval. First Choice Homes Oldham have submitted plans for 28 homes at land...
AN umbrella was the must-have accessory for Radclyffe School pupils arriving at their school prom. They made sure that their glamorous outfits were not spoiled by heavy rain when...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams joined in a national campaign day against Government cuts this weekend. The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, set up a stall in Oldham town centre...
A PRIMARY school in Lees has been shortlisted for its efforts to keep the city green by producing a video advert. Children at Hey with Zion Primary School designed a commercial...
"BLUDGEON" proved the winning blow for Abid Ali when he was crowned Oldham's champion speller. The 10-year-old from St Thomas CE Primary School in Werneth correctly...
MORE than 2,000 school pupils are set to take part in the Greater Manchester Summer School Games which get off the starting blocks tomorrow. They include youngsters from eight...
RESIDENTS have been urged to help Oldham police tackle an ongoing problem with nitrous oxide - otherwise known as laughing gas. It comes after local PCSOs discovered empty...
A LORRY jackknifed following a crash on the M62 this morning between Junction 21 at Shaw/Milnrow and Junction 22 for Denshaw. Drivers experienced long delays on the eastbound...
A MAN who battled alcoholism was found hanging by his wife a day after he had texted his son he has a 'solution' to the problem. Tomasz Wencki (48) was found hanging by his...
POLICE are appealing for information after a 75-year-old man was robbed at knife-point and stabbed in the leg in Oldham. At around 9.50pm on Saturday, June 24, police were...
OLDHAM/Manchester indie funksters Corella are hoping this weekend's new single and video release for 'Barcelona Girl' will reflect a slightly more casual side to the band while...
THE injury jinx that has hammered Oldham RL Club in its 20th-anniversary season has struck again. Prop Adam Neal, a stalwart of the front-row, suffered a broken jaw in Sunday's...
IT is now four losses in a row for Saddleworth Rangers, who went down 13-6 to second-placed East Leeds in Division Two. Craig Farrimond's side did not manage to get on the...
OLDHAM St Anne's gained a comprehensive 40-20 success over Barrow Island in Division Three of the National Conference League - having been nilled earlier in the season in south...
Principal photography started today on an all new adventure set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World – the Harry Potter Universe – a sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find...
Date Published 03/07/2017
A TRANSFORMATIONAL masterplan for Oldham town centre, which would see phenomenal changes, including the construction of a new civic hub, market hall and several residential sites,...
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OLDHAM'S new digital hub is officially open for business. The town centre venue in the redeveloped former Wahoo club on Yorkshire Street aims to nurture new technology-based...
SUNSHINE, smiles and stunning scenery were the order of the day at a hugely successful Saddleworth Show. Nearly 6,000 people flocked to yesterday's family fun event which...
COMMUTERS in Oldham are being urged to ditch the daily drive into work and board the bus during First Manchester's 'Catch the Bus Week' (July 3-9). Workers spend on average one...
RICHIE Wellens has been lined up to step into Athletic's backroom staff as first-team coach. The 37-year-old former midfielder, who played under John Sheridan the last time the...
A LITTLE girl whose postcard campaign for Dr Kershaw's Hospice inspired international support is delighted to be nominated for a Pride of Oldham award. Keira-Louise Arnold,...
WERE you a Dirty Stop Out in 1970s Oldham? The era, defined by glam rock, industrial action and the rise of punk, is set to be immortalised in a new book by former Piccadilly...
CHILDREN affected by the Chernobyl disaster have been given "a trip of a lifetime" thanks to an Oldham-based charity. Every year, Chernobyl Children's Life Line...
GLAMOROUS girls and spruced up boys from Royton and Crompton School donned their best bib and tucker for their end of year prom at the Best Western Hotel Smokies Park. While...
AN Aviva manager who took a £4,500 cash bung to hand over confidential details of people involved in car crashes has been spared prison. Tracey Miller, 42, supplied the...
OLDHAM Council is reminding residents there's only one week left to enter the Bloom and Grow 2017 competitions. There are six competitions to enter: photography, private...
OLDHAM chairman Chris Hamilton paid tribute to his side's '18th man' after a young Roughyeds side turned the form book upside down to end a run of eight straight defeats with a...
WHO famously said: "You don't win anything with kids"? It was in a different sport and it was in reference to winning a trophy, but at Bower Fold yesterday, as...
