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Quick-thinking builders kept trains running during morning rush hour when a large lorry collided with the bridge over Greenfield station. The accident happened minutes before...
Date Published 06/08/2015
SERIOUS allegations about three Oldham councillors have been passed to police. An email sent to Oldham Council chief executive Carolyn Wilkins accused the elected members of a...
TV favourite Suranne Jones has married in secret following a whirlwind romance. The Chadderton-born actress (36) wed magazine editor Laurence Akers (46) in a private ceremony...
GAVIN Gunning is in contention for a place in the line-up at Walsall, after agreeing an initial one month deal. The 24-year-old centre back has been training with Athletic for...
A distraught dog owner claims a snake killed her pet dog, Patch. Dianne Cook says Patch, a nine year old Jack Russell, died in agony less than 24 hours after being bitten by...
Oldham’s last game of the season at Oxford will be brought forward 24 hours to September 12, subject to league agreement. Roughyeds has agreed to play a day early because...
Described by former manager Lee Johnson as a home for the unloved, Athletic’s recruitment strategy has again this summer been on collecting players who haven’t...
OLDHAM Council is trying to find ways to save £30million while maintaining services and avoiding job losses. The council has already had to save £176 million over...
HOPE abounds at Walsall that this can be the season Dean Smith’s perennial underdogs break into the play-offs. The Saddlers have had a relatively quiet summer in the...
LORNA Philip is helping primary school pupils to develop a love of sport from cross-country running to football and rounders to hockey. And now the Hathershaw College assistant...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BRIGHTON 1.50 Rosy Morning 2.20 Roy Rocket 2.50 Agent Gibbs 3.20...
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a missing sex offender who has links to Oldham. Laura Achenbach (44), last known to be living in Thornton Cleveleys near Blackpool, is...
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to introduce temporary market stalls in front of shops in Shaw has been approved - to the dismay of business owners. Oldham Council’s licensing panel...
LATICS new boy David Dunn made the day for members of the Oldham Athletic Academy Under-10s squad when he spent the afternoon with them. The former England international, who...
A STUNNED holidaymaker’s trip to Malta was ruined when she discovered 600 Euros in travel cash from an Oldham currency exchange shop was counterfeit! Teacher Pauline...
Date Published 05/08/2015
African women will be getting plenty of support from the latest gesture by members of Oldham Inner Wheel. Shoppers stopped in their tracks when a bundle of 412 unwanted bras...
WALSALL might be a bridge too far for David Dunn — but he is already making his presence felt on the training ground. The vastly experienced 35-year-old ex-Blackburn...
GREATER Manchester’s chief constable has said his force’s work is being compromised by the number of missing children cases it deals with. According to Sir Peter...
WITH the promotion battle heading for its peak, Oldham rugby club has been told right winger Adam Clay has broken two ribs and may not play for up to six weeks. In a double...
A CHADDERTON company has stopped using the channel tunnel following an eight-day halt for three wagons caused by the chaos in Calais. FFG International of Brook Street...
JOEL Coleman has been handed the number one shirt for Athletic in 2015-16, hinting he may be first-choice for the season. Manager Darren Kelly has been alternating between...
BARNUM, Lowry, to Saturday It doesn’t seem long since this Cameron Mackintosh revamp of the slight but entertaining story of PT Barnum was last with us — because it...
TIPSTERS are lining up to predict doom and gloom for Athletic in 2015-16 Online betting experts We Love Betting have Darren Kelly’s side finishing in the highest of the...
LOCAL Lib-Dems are calling for cross-party support for their plan to make sure no child goes to school hungry. Councillor Howard Sykes says the Oldham Education and Skills...
FOOTBALL: Angel di Maria’s move from Manchester United to Paris St Germain appears all but done after the Argentina winger underwent a medical in Doha and expressed...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY produced their best pre-season performance so far last night as they beat Hyde United 1-0 at Seel Park. Mitchell Bryant scored the only goal shortly...
WARTIME songbird Jane Francis will entertain visitors at this weekend’s annual Yanks festival. Oldham-born Jane — better known as Lancashire Belle — performs...
THE 2015/16 Sky Bet League One season gets under way on Saturday with 24 clubs parading new-look squads. Here is our club-by-club assessment of their strengths and...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BRIGHTON 1.50 Pucon 2.20 Lady Zodiac 2.50 Mirsaalah 3.20 Cape...
IF you have any concerns about your child’s speech development, visit the speech and language development session at the Hollinwood Children’s Centre tomorrow, from...
Date Published 04/08/2015
