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THE leader of Oldham Council is calling on the Government to end its contract with Serco and pass responsibility for handling the Syrian refugee crisis to local...
Date Published 11/09/2015
A giant piece of Oldham’s manufacturing heritage has been brought back to use after being discovered in the stores at Gallery Oldham. Saddleworth photographer Ian...
OLDHAM COUNCIL: STRONG leadership is needed if Oldham is to tackle the challenges it faces in the coming year, says council leader Jim McMahon. Councillor McMahon, set out the...
MICHAEL Meacher failed to repay expenses he had claimed for a mere £27, records have revealed. The Oldham West and Royton MP was among 26 MPs who failed last year to...
OLDHAM COUNCIL: COUNCILLOR Howard Sykes has called for Oldham Council leader Jim McMahon to offer assurances following a report that said the authority “isn’t yet...
DARREN Kelly has confirmed he will field TWO strikers against Peterborough tomorrow as he fights to save his job at Athletic. Talk concerning Kelly’s position is rife and...
OLDHAM go to Oxford tomorrow without full back Richard Lepori, who will be winning his fifth cap for Italy against Russia in Moscow. Seeking a 13th win to clinch the League...
MANCHESTER United manager Louis van Gaal was facing the media today with a number of burning issues under consideration. United's pre–match press conference ahead of...
Promotion-seeking Oldham RLFC could be looking at the team’s most momentous 72 hours since the club was formed in 1997. A win at Oxford tomorrow in the last game of the...
MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini has been named Barclays Premier League manager of the month for August. City have enjoyed a superb start to the season – in...
REIGNING player of the season Mike Jones is happy to stay with Athletic long term, but has yet to open any talks over extending his contract. The energetic 28-year-old, who...
Non-league football: Mossley joint-bosses Peter Band and Lloyd Morrison are moving into the transfer market to shore up a team affected by injuries. The Lilywhites made a...
CRICKET: SADDLEWORTH’S first team could be celebrating a glorious silverware treble on Sunday evening. Brian Lord’s high-fliers require 24 points out of a possible...
THE curtain comes down on the Lake Garage CLL on Sunday. The 123-year-old league had nine founder members, including Oldham and Royton, and in its final run has had 18. Some of...
Athletic player Lee Croft writes every week for Chron Sport EXPERIENCE tells me that we could be up against a very dangerous side tomorrow. Peterborough are 20th in the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 2.00 Emotionless (nb) 2.35 Suzi’s Connoisseur 3.10 Home...
OLDHAM Youth Council has hit out over the use of “inhumane, discriminatory and ineffective” high-frequency alarms to disperse groups of youngsters. Youth councillors addressed...
Date Published 10/09/2015
AN elderly man died yesterday after suffering a heart attack behind the wheel of his car and crashing. Police were called at 3.40pm to the incident in Chadderton Park Road,...
OLDHAM COUNCIL: Councillors from all parties last night united in their backing for a motion calling on Justice Minister Michael Gove to reconsider the closure of borough’s...
AN Oldham father of two who molesting a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for more than two years. Richard Murry (32), of Lower Dingle, Moorside, indulged in a kissing session...
PUNISHMENTS have been doled out to nine people who dropped litter in Oldham town centre. Proceedings were launched after all nine failed to pay an £80 fixed penalty...
A community energy project has won a prestigious award. Saddleworth Community Hydro, which has a hydro-electric turbine at the base of Dovestone dam, was presented with the...
AN animal sanctuary boss has slammed the “scum” who broke into the charity’s shop and did hundreds of pounds worth of damage. It’s believed five...
OLDHAM lifeguard Janet Appleyard has made a splash after being honoured as one of Britain’s best mature workers. Janet came seventh in the prestigious People Management...
AN inquest into the death of an elderly woman who died in hospital has been adjourned because her family and friends believe there are still unanswered questions. Irene Stott...
DEFINITELY maybe... definitiely. Oldhamer Nick Grimshaw finally plumped for Liam Gallagher when it came to picking his childhood hero. The X-Factor judge and BBC Radio One...
EAT right and look after yourself and you might live to 103 like Lily Strong. Lily is celebrating the milestone birthday today with friends and family at Laburnum House in...
DISAPPOINTED but determined to prove his worth, Carl Winchester has his sights set on providing some ‘va va voom’ in Athletic’s engine room this season —...
ROUGHYEDS captain, goalkicker and chief tactician Lewis Palfrey has signed a new deal to stay at Oldham in 2016. As coach Scott Naylor’s voice in the heat of battle,...
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has had a boost with the news that midfielder Fernando is nearing a return to fitness. The good news counters the fact that Fabian...
