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DISTRAUGHT staff and residents at a Shaw nursing home have paid tribute to their “ray of sunshine” nurse, who died in a Rochdale stabbing. “Popular and...
Date Published 31/07/2015
CRICKET: HEYSIDE will host Werneth in a Lake Garage CLL Championship clash tomorrow. Ryan Barnes’ men had no game last Saturday, while the following day’s match at...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 1.45 Skeaping 2.20 Mr Quicksilver 2.55 Master Of Speed 3.30...
A THUG who helped to attack and rob a taxi driver and steal his car must be classed as a danger to the public, a judge said yesterday. Andrew Grimes (26) grabbed the victim in...
Neighbours on a Chadderton street have revealed how they wrestled a suspected thief to the floor after catching him in their gardens, despite fearing he had a knife. The group...
OLDHAM’S secondary schools have the fourth highest permanent exclusion rate in England. Pupils were expelled from the borough’s high schools 50 times last year,...
IT’S FUN AND IT’S FREE! Over £3000 worth of prizes to be won! The Oldham Chronicle’s most popular FREE competition, Top Tots, is back! Join us for this great opportunity...
On Wednesday 29th July we visited The Peacock Room in Rochdale, for the second time due to popular demand. The atmosphere and ambience were spot on and the staff were brilliant. ...
Date Published 30/07/2015
TERRIFIED shoppers abandoned their trolleys and fled last night after a car in Tesco’s Huddersfield Road underground car park burst into flames. The store was evacuated...
DAVID Dunn is to sign for Athletic in the club’s most high-profile swoop of the summer. The former Blackburn Rovers star (35), lined up by the club to provide leadership,...
A drunk who punched and kicked his victim and left him in a pool of blood in pub toilets has had his jail term slashed on appeal. Steven Clarke (49), of Nordens Street,...
CHADDERTON-based boxer Anthony Crolla has been granted a rematch with Darleys Perez for the WBA world lightweight title following their controversial fight in Manchester on July...
A REVIEW has been launched after a vulnerable woman was found wandering the streets in the rain and had to be returned to her sheltered housing by a passer-by. Shaun Nuttall...
SCOTT Naylor has dismissed the significance of reports that injuries will affect Keighley in Sunday's giants clash at Whitebank. Playmakers Paul Handforth (33) and Paul March...
A MAN has been charged with the murder of a nurse stabbed in Rochdale on Tuesday night. Miriam Nyazema was found with knife wounds by police in Shawclough Way just after 9pm,...
LAURENT Blanc claims Paris St Germain is close to completing the signing of Manchester United midfielder Angel Di Maria. United’s tour of the United States ended in our...
NITROUS Oxide canisters, synthetic cannabinoids, liquid gold poppers and sachets of “Gocaine” were among products seized as part of the local police crackdown on legal...
CRICKET: THE Central Lancashire League will have a representative in a major tournament in Australia this winter. Heywood bowler Kate Cross, who this summer made CLL...
A MOTORCYCLIST suffered a suspected broken leg when his bike hit a car in Huddersfield Road yesterday. The rider collided with the Ford Fiesta on his Suzuki motorbike at around...
OLDHAM RL new boys Will Hope and Elliot Liku are relishing the prospect of joining a top-of-the-league squad that will be gunning for promotion over the next two months. They...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards GOODWOOD 2.00 The Corsican 2.35 Latharnach (nap) 3.10 Two For...
DARREN Kelly hopes to have his problem centre-back area settled “very soon”, after his side played at Halifax last night with two more new faces. With James Wilson...
Date Published 29/07/2015
A HEATED debate between Oldham Council chiefs and irate villagers over the relocation of Saddleworth School has sparked more controversy. Dobcross Band and Social Club was...
EVERY one of Oldham's 23 available players is in the selection mix for the big clash with Keighley Cougars, says coach Scott Naylor. That includes, he confirmed, new boys...
A MAN has described the shocking moment two vicious dogs pounced on a pram carrying two terrified toddlers as they tried to attack a family pet. Nick Cross (31) was walking...
RETAILER TJ Hughes has given more details about its new department store and cafe opening in Oldham this autumn. The discount chain is returning to its former site at Spindles...
AFTER beating the game’s greatest-ever player, darts fan Scott Needham enjoyed some VIP treatment. The 26 year old, who has Down’s Syndrome, attended An Evening...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has renewed her calls for a full independent review into social security sanctions. The MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth followed the...
OLDHAM’S youth mayor Saskia Edwards will perform at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow. Former Hulme student Saskia is among members of the Halle Youth Choir...
HALIFAX 1, ATHLETIC 2 FLOODLIGHT failure followed bee infestation to provide the latest pre-season oddity for Athletic - but despite a recurring second-half slow-down there...
