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AN eyesore bridge seen by thousands of drivers every day has been given a makeover. Over the weekend workers repaired and clean the Union Street West footbridge at Oldham Way....
Date Published 02/11/2015
THE head of University Campus Oldham (UCO) has retired as it celebrates its 10th anniversary. Debbie Bridge helped to establish the campus and has been at its helm since it...
THE director of a soft play centre at which a three-year-old girl broke her elbow has pleaded guilty to seven health and safety breaches. A boy also injured himself when he...
ATHLETIC 0 BURTON 1 A GOAL from Nasser El Khayati handed Athletic another home defeat. The Dutch winger struck in the 17th minute to win the contest for the well-organised...
Date Published 31/10/2015
Angling: TOMMY Smith was in the money when he won the latest Twingate AC OAP match on the club water, with his three carp weighing 6lb 9oz. Tommy Graham was next, and three...
Date Published 30/10/2015
FOOTBALL: 3D DYNAMOS are going great guns in Division Four of the Huddersfield and District League. Their latest 2-0 win over promotion rivals Black Horse came courtesy of...
FOOTBALL: FAILSWORTH Dynamos swept aside basement boys Wardle 8-0 to go sixth in the Premier Division of the Lancashire Amateur League. OLDHAM Victoria are up to third place...
FOOTBALL: ROYTON Town won convincingly against FBT Manchester League Premier Division high-fliers Prestwich Heys in the Lancashire Amateur Shield. Mark Howard’s men won...
Oldham Hulmeians 1, Bolton Wyresdale 2 TAKE three key strikers out of any side and the team will inevitably struggle. That was the case as table-topping Oldham Hulmeians...
Latics’ wing wizard writes every week for Chron Sport I WORKED with Burton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink when I was at Norwich, so I got to know what sort of a...
START your festive shopping early at the annual OneWorld Christmas Fair on Saturday, November 7 organised by Churches Together in Saddleworth, and held at the Sacred Heart Parish...
BUSINESSES would feel more involved in the Greater Manchester devolution debate if they had an exclusive vote on issues surrounding taxes collected from local firms. And...
IT is difficult to have any sympathy for Chancellor George Osborne in the wake of his threat to raid we mere ordinary folk of what little hard-earned cash we might have...
AN OLDHAM boxing club is hoping to take a team of promising fighters to the spiritual home of amateur boxing, Cuba. Coaches at the Greaves Street gym are hoping to organise the...
ARTISTIC flair must run in the McKenna family: grandad and grandson both have had their work proudly displayed at the Oldham Open. Patrick McKenna (67) and his grandson Jacob...
A UNION worker delivering tons of vital aid to refugees fleeing to Europe has thanked people in Chadderton who have donated around 100 bags of goods in a fortnight. CWU union...
OLDHAM construction and regeneration firm Emanuel Whittaker has recruited a new health, safety and environment adviser. Gareth Mayers (26) has joined the Rochdale Road company...
CROMPTON and Royton’s last major of the season, the final day medal, produced a three-way play off. Lee Conway (74-5-69), Justin Smyth (80-11-69) and Richard Flynn...
AN Oldham firm is encouraging others to take advantage of research and development tax relief. HM Revenue and Customs say north-west businesses are missing out on a share of...
HOCKEY: WITH an England youth coach and players on show, unbeaten Alderley Edge proved too strong for Oldham Ladies Hockey Club firsts, who lost 8-0 at Newman...
WHEN utility player Gareth Morris made his debut for his beloved Chadderton FC as a raw 19 year old, Joe Royle’s Everton had just won the FA Cup, Blackburn were Premiership...
GET set for lots of spooks and scares in Chadderton. Crossley Residents’ Group is holding a Halloween party from 5 to 7.30pm tomorrow at the Crossley Centre, Denton...
Sports Betting: AS readers of Chron sport know, Matthew Chambers is our man for Athletic news and opinions. But after some of the comments on the Latics forum after...
Twenty-six friends of a popular golfer teed off to celebrate the life of a man they dubbed Captain Sunshine. The golfers turned out to play the first of what will be an annual...
Cycling: OLDHAM cycling sensation Matthew Walls believes his success at the inaugural Six Day London race could help him to achieve National Madison Championship glory...
NETBALL: OLDHAM’S North-West Premier League squad were missing several regular players for the trip to Blackpool. And though they won 49-37, they made a number...
LOCAL Liberal Democrats have slammed government plans to slash subsidies for renewable energy schemes. The Tories plan to reduce payments for a “Feed in” tariff...
CANCER Research UK has warned of an “unacceptable variation” in cancer diagnosis times across England - with Greater Manchester second worst for late diagnosis. The...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW claimed local bragging rights in their first Pennine League Division Three outing of the season. At home to a Hollinwood side that could raise only...
NETBALL: OLDHAM Netball Club welcomed back experienced shooter Krista Enziano and returned from Bath with all five national premier league points after a 59-48...
