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A new insulin guidance and management service, hip protectors to reduce fractures in falls and a sleep mask that can reduce the risk of retinal disease in diabetics are among...
Date Published 02/10/2015
AN inspirational doctor with strong community links has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Dr Zuber Ahmed, lead GP at the Sun Valley practice in Glodwick, has been put...
SPORTS Direct, a sponsor of Oldham Athletic and the UK’s biggest sportswear retailer, has taken a 19 per cent stake in the Findel home shopping group, which owns Express...
A ROYTON care home “requires improvement” after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. Oaklands Rest Home in Shaw Road requires improvement in safety and...
RUGBY: BACK in the Pennine League after a 23-year gap, Higginshaw kicked off the 2015-16 campaign with an excellent 34-4 win at Cowling Harlequins. Fielding several new...
THE latest company car figures from HM Revenue and Customs have left finance directors and chief executives across Britain scratching their heads. The last offcial count has...
HOCKEY: OLDHAM Women’s Hockey Club firsts hit back from an opening-day defeat with a 3-1 win at Urmston. It was terrific effort from Fran Lees’ side, who had only the bare...
STAFF at a new bank held an official opening with the borough’s mayor. Scott Parkinson, manager at the new branch of Handelsbanken at Salmon Fields Business Village in...
SNOOKER: NORTH Chadd ‘B’ recorded the perfect score in the Hollands Pies Oldham Amateur Snooker League, defeating Deaf ‘A’ 6-0 at snooker and...
FIND out more about the history of Thornham at the next meeting of Chadderton Historical Society at Chadderton FC, Andrew Street, at 7.30pm on Thursday. RADCLYFFE School,...
GOLF: KRIS Sutcliffe shot a gross 66 to win the Zacharias Cup, a major at Crompton and Royton. The scratch handicapper prevailed by two shots from Steve Horritt...
A COMMUNITY support worker’s caring ways have earned her a Pride in Oldham award nomination. Diane Chatterley works for Keyring, which helps adults with special needs to...
WERNETH stalwart Lily Bevins was presented with flowers by lady-captain Kay Broughton to mark her 90th birthday. Despite her age Lily remains a regular in 18-hole competitions...
LIFE-SAVING care under high stress is the reason accident and emergency staff at the Royal Oldham Hospital have been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Working under...
MASKED raiders with metal bars confronted a terrified woman as she returned home with her two children. The 42-year-old woman noticed her door was open as she got back home and...
SCHOOLS across Oldham will put counter-terrorism plans in place under new Government legislation. Oldham National Union of Teachers is seeking urgent talks with the council to...
A LETTING agent who was illegally squatting in a property he managed has been evicted by the High Court. Andrew Chadwick was living in a house in Edmund Street, Shaw, after...
A COMMUNITY transport champion has warned of a potential traffic nightmare following the announcement of Government plans to reinstate the plan to electrify the Transpennine...
OLDHAM-BORN “X Factor” star Nick Grimshaw has revealed that singer and DJ Mark Ronson will be his special guest for the Judges’ Houses stage of the talent...
Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has welcomed Jeremy Corbyn’s commitment to kinder, fairer politics. The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth praised the new Labour leader’s...
A campaign to find Oldham’s “forgotten” defibrillators and create a database of their locations has been launched by the North-West Ambulance Service. The...
A TALENTED musician has raised over £2,200 for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice with a series of fundraising concerts. Kieran McMahon raised over £1,800 by performing 24...
GRASS Mumps, Oldham, to October 17 As he proved last year with the quirky and award-winning comedy “Thick as Thieves”, writer Mark Whiteley has an ear for rough...
ATHLETIC have signed Burnley duo Daniel Lafferty and Cameron Dummigan on loan. The Chronicle this week revealed defender Lafferty as a possible target. He has signed on a...
DAVID Dunn could pull his boots on again and feature from the bench at Gillingham tomorrow. Athletic’s manager has so far not selected himself for the matchday squad for...
DARREN Kelly is the new manager of FC Halifax Town, with Jim Harvey following him to the club as his assistant. The 36 year old has taken over from Neil Aspin at the Shay,...
IT’S party time for Oldham Rugby League Club tonight when players, coaching staff, fans and sponsors celebrate the Roughyeds’ promotion to the Kingstone Press...
WELSH goalkeeper David Cornell has spent the past week counting his winnings from rugby union wagers. The 24-year-old former Swansea keeper, a fixture under interim boss David...
Athletic’s wing wizard writes every week for Chron Sport GILLINGHAM is our longest away trip of the season, but we tend to have a good laugh on the way down. We all...
AT the top of the premier league and buoyed by their midweek Champions League victory over Wolfsburg, Manchester United are in a good place before Sunday’s crunch match...
