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COUNCIL chiefs are appealing for witnesses after someone took a chainsaw to a healthy tree and left it blocking the road. On Friday evening Oldham Council was called out after...
Date Published 29/10/2015
MOTORISTS should avoid Oldham Way this weekend, which will be closed while the Union Street West footbridge is refurbished. Oldham Way will be closed from 7pm Saturday until...
AN Oldham father-of two was fatally injured after falling 35ft from a roof. Jason Fogarty was working as a part-time labourer for his fiancee’s stepfather in Honey Street...
Parents are devastated at hews that a popular nursery could shut within weeks. Hollinwood’s Sure Steps nursery, run by Barnardo’s and based at St Chad’s Centre in Lime Green...
Date Published 28/10/2015
HUNDREDS of shoddy kitchens were passed off to unsuspecting members of the public as “last year’s B&Q” by an Oldham firm controlled by banned company...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has hit out at the Government over figures showing more than a third of jobs in the borough pay below the living wage — the worst in Greater...
A DATE has been set for the funeral of veteran Oldham MP Michael Meacher. The 75-year-old MP for Oldham West and Royton died on October 21 after a short illness after serving...
A leading conservation group has recruited heavyweight horse power to help at a beauty spot. Visitors can see Big Lad, a 10-year-old Clydesdale, help the Royal Society for the...
UP TO 2,000 Oldham Athletic fans will be able to take their seats in the new North Stand for Saturday’s game. The club has announced the stand will be operating at 75 per...
DEMOLITION work has started on three empty town centre properties to make way for the exciting Prince’s Gate development at Oldham Mumps. The former RSPCA building and...
DANIEL Lafferty appears to have played his final game for Athletic. The loan Burnley left-back came off hurt in the scoreless derby at Rochdale, the penultimate game of his...
STATE OF THE ART fitness facilities and an Olympic legacy pool have won the seal of approval from two Oldham swimming stars. England Commonwealth Games swimmers Jessica Lloyd,...
FORTY-SEVEN games and 45 tries since he made his Oldham RL debut on loan from Salford in 2013, Jon Ford has finally signed as a fully-fledged Roughyeds player. “We can...
ANDREAS Pereira is hoping for another chance to impress when Manchester United take on Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup tonight. The 19–year–old midfielder...
ROLLER derby fans are looking forward to an international clash on Saturday. The Oldham-based Rainy City Roller Girls’ A-team takes on Oslo Roller Derby at the...
MANUEL Pellegrini believes Kelechi Iheanacho can have a big future with Manchester City. The 19–year–old Nigerian striker will be in the squad for tonight’s...
FOOTBALL: THERE was a night of drama and incident at Seel Park as Mossley crushed Tameside rivals Droylsden 5-1 in a delayed Evo-Stik League Division One North...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are - CHELMSFORD 4.40 Planetaria 5.10 Gale Song 5.40 Steady...
THE grandson of an Oldham electrical pioneer has died aged 88. Sebastian de Ferranti was chairman of Ferranti, the once-huge company set up by his grandfather Sebastian Ziani...
A cracking day is in prospect on November 14 at the Shure 5 Studios in Moss Lane, Royton. That’s when this year’s eagerly-anticipated “Flinty Fest” will...
Date Published 27/10/2015
BOWLS: GARY ELLIS rounded off another successful crown green bowls season with his seventh open tournament success. The Nimble Nook and Tonge star beat Glynn Cookson...
MUSIC EXTRA: SADDLEWORTH pair Tom Summerfield and Rick Lees struck gold when they created the increasingly popular Howling Rhythm soul club nights two years ago. Staged on...
ENJOY some festive food and drink at Daisy Nook Garden Centre’s Christmas launch evening from 6.30pm tomorrow. Get creative with some floral art demonstrations and be...
Oldham 23, De La Salle 21 OLDHAM defended for their lives late in the game to hold on for a deserved victory in the North Lancashire and Cumbria League. The visitors to...
RUGBY: THREE converted tries in 14 second-half minutes put paid to Saddleworth Rangers’ hopes of finishing their Kingstone Press National Conference League season...
AN Oldham chef will do battle with the cream of the country’s curry industry this week for the title of UK King of Spice. Gulam Hussain of the Indian Ocean restaurant in...
GLODWICK Pool will close next month as Oldham’s new sports centre gets an official opening date. The decision to close the Nugget Street pool was made in 2012 after it...
BUDDING medics can learn about diabetes, shock, burns, scalds, broken bones, heart attack, cuts and grazes at a junior first-aid course at Royton Sports Centre tomorrow, from...
WITH Saddleworth’s first team completing a clean sweep of the team prizes in the 2015 SWB Commercials Saddleworth and District Cricket League season, it was no surprise that...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S Evo-Stik League Division One North winning streak came to a shuddering halt with a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Clitheroe. Heading into the...
