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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a suspected arson attack on a car in Saddleworth overnight. Crews from Oldham were called to the fire involving a MG ZR car on Ladcastle Road...
Date Published 12/11/2015
COLOURFUL floating lanterns will illuminate Alexandra Park’s boating lake as part of Dr Kershaw Hospice’s first multi-faith service of remembrance on Saturday. The...
HIGGINSHAW continued their perfect start to the Pennine League Division Three West campaign with a hard-fought 26-12 victory at West Bowling. The local side dominated the in...
A KITCHEN equipment importer and supplier has taken on two apprentices as it enjoys growth. Linda Lewis Kitchens, based at the Ironworks in Royton, has recruited Tony Godding...
GEORGE Green has his eyes on a future in the game overseas, with a stint in Saudi Arabia a possibility. The 19-year-old left Athletic last week by mutual consent, having only...
The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit claimants fell to 4,394 in October, a decrease of 152 (3 per cent) from the same period last year. The Oldham...
BUDDING stars of the future take note — Athletic are to hold an open trial for promising youngsters next month. Open to under-16s players, those currently in Year 11, who...
A TRIAL to allow dogs to travel on the Metrolink network in Greater Manchester is set to be blocked tomorrow, leaving the Dog’s Trust as well as Oldham Lib-Dem leader Howard...
AN outstanding physicist has been awarded a science scholarship to help with her university costs. Former Oldham Sixth Form College student Rebecca Thornley will receive £6,000...
BOXING clever was the name of the game for Athletic’s squad as the players were put through the wringer at Ricky Hatton’s gym. With the club’s training pitch...
DEAN Saunders was taking nothing for granted before his Chesterfield side picked up a fourth win in their last five outings. The Spireites — often Athletic’s...
A DEVELOPER got away with not paying £30,000 to improve the pavements at a mill conversion in Saddleworth. It was revealed last night that the council never received the...
THE three hookers who collectively played a massive part in Oldham RL’s 2015 promotion campaign will again give Scott Naylor plenty of dummy half options in the Championship...
OLDHAM College is among those calling on the Government to scrap education funding cuts. Nearly 130 further education and sixth form college chairmen have signed a letter to...
Rasulo can be player to feed striker – Dunn TEENAGER Giorgio Rasulo is one of a kind — and the budding talent could hold the key to unlocking Athletic’s...
A KINDLY taxi driver who took pity on two young men who could not rustle up the full price of their fare for a ride home, was repaid with vicious violence. Francis McBride (71)...
A woman battling breast cancer says she is outraged after waiting over three years for the results of a study highlighting that she was at risk of developing the...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are – CHELTENHAM 1.05 Sew On Target 1.40 Mite Bite (nap) 2.15 Penglai...
PUPILS from Oldham have hit back at anti-social behaviour and fare dodging on Metrolink with a series of TV and radio commercials. Adverts produced by Oasis Academy, Failsworth...
Date Published 11/11/2015
OLDHAM’S two snooker professionals have been drawn to play two of the sport’s best-known players in the first round of the Betway UK Snooker Championship which runs...
FAILSWORTH Year Nines are through to the fourth round of the English Schools’ Football Association under-14s PlayStation Schools’ Cup following a convincing 4-1...
WATERHEAD Academy has brought in a new executive principal to turn the school around. James Haseldine, the former head of Stretford High, has taken up the post — becoming...
OLDHAM Netball Club were unable to recover from a opening-quarter deficit as they saw their unbeaten start to the National Premier League season ruined. Debbie Hallas’s...
A CONVINCING 3-0 victory at a rain-swept Prescot lifted Oldham Women’s Hockey Club firsts up to fourth place in North Women’s Hockey League Division Two...
OLDHAM teenage ace Aqib Fiaz was in great form as he secured victory in the National Association of Boy’s and Girls’ Clubs’ national quarter-finals. Fiaz, who...
CHILDREN from Oldham are being given the opportunity to attend Manchester’s top independent schools free of charge. An anonymous charitable trust is funding four...
OLDHAM RL head coach Scott Naylor has explained why he wanted to enlist a second assistant boss and why he specifically targeted Peter Carey. Naylor says the former Salford Red...
THEY maybe wearing pyjamas but there’s definitely no sleeping on the job for this lot. Staff and some residents at Franklin House Residential Home, in Oldham, are wearing the...
JAKE Cassidy is to step up his recovery from serious injury by taking part in a behind-closed doors friendly. It has been three months since the 22-year-old striker sustained...
