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A GANG of hauliers - including one from Mossley - have been jailed for over 80 years for their part in a Europe-wide conspiracy to import £6.5million of drugs Police...
Date Published 27/07/2015
JONATHAN Forte has a big part to play in Athletic’s season, according to manager Darren Kelly. The 29 year old saw a move to Barnsley fall through at a late stage after a...
DRUG-DEALING cousins from Failsworth who were part of a £2 million plot to flood the streets with heroin, cocaine and cannabis have been jailed. Neil Hazelwood (30) of...
NEW signings Elliot Liku and Will Hope will provide in-form League One leaders Oldham with a squad of 23 players for the final promotion push. Prop Liku (19), from Leigh...
THERE wasn’t a single fan inside the ground, but the atmosphere was buzzing at SportsDirect.com Park on Saturday... a swarm of bees had moved in and threatened to delay...
A FISTFUL of F words can best describe a fabulous win in North Wales that put Oldham fans in seventh heaven. Forceful, fantastic, fastidious and fearless are among the words...
A MAN had a lucky escape after his car flipped on to its roof in a crash in Oldham town centre. Two other people including a 15-year-old girl, were injured in the crash in St...
SCOTT Naylor emerged from a victorious Oldham dressing room at Wrexham and said: “That was good; that’s why we do it ! “This has to be one of the happiest and...
THE Chronicle has come in for criticism for Friday’s coverage of Greater Manchester Police’s force-wide Operation Ramsey in a clamp down on “legal...
RAINBOWS adorned the town centre as Oldhamers gathered in the sunshine to celebrate this year’s Pride event. The event, which celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
Athletic 0, Blackburn 2 IT IS premature to be too worried at this stage, but Athletic are not rich with pre-season promise at present. This two-goal defeat to another...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY lost their latest pre-season friendly 2-1 at Runcorn Linnets. Brian Matthews was on target for the Lilywhites at the Millbank Stadium. Chadderton...
LOUIS van Gaal hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as a “fantastic player” after admitting he is in the hunt for a signing to boost Manchester United's chances of challenging for...
SKY Bet League One football has proved to be tougher than he initially expected, but Chadderton-based midfielder Ben Pearson had little hesitation when offered the chance to...
CRICKET: SADDLEWORTH maintained their SWB Commercials Saddleworth and District League top-flight title charge with a thumping 163-run victory at stunned rivals...
CRICKET: IT ALWAYS promised to be a close match, but few could have predicted such an outcome. After both sides had batted 50 overs at Towncroft, Middleton had posted...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BEVERLEY 2.10 Petrify 2.45 Simple Attack 3.20 Crombay 3.55 Soie...
ATHLETIC 0, BLACKBURN 2 NATHAN Delfouneso and Craig Conway netted the goals as Athletic fell to a second home friendly defeat in a week. Former Blackpool forward Delfouneso,...
Date Published 25/07/2015
CROMPTON have a firm grip on the Lake Garage CLL Championship title race, but this weekend they are confronted by a double header which could pose problems. Simon...
Date Published 24/07/2015
ANGLING: EXPERIENCE paid off for Fred Prudham, who triumphed at the Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake. Prudham’s waggler and pole approach, in conjunction...
BOWLS: TONGE suffered a rare Manchester Premier League defeat when they went down 8-7.5 (185-169) to the Nursery Inn, Stockport. Tonge winners were Matt Gillies (21-20),...
CRICKET: DELPH continue their bid to break into the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership’s top four with a home fixture against struggling Broad Oak tomorrow (1pm...
SPRINGHEAD and Failsworth Macedonia suffered losses in Division One of the North Manchester Cricket League. Macedonia crashed to 87 all out as they succumbed by eight wickets...
CRICKET: REFRESHED after a two-week break, Austerlands’ minds are switched on to their sole remaining objective for the season — a top-four finish. With Tanner Cup...
Healthcare in Oldham is synonymous with innovation and pushing boundaries is the message from last night’s NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group annual meeting. The CCG...
A PAIR of plucky Oldhamers joined street dancers of all ages for a spectacular festival finale. Madeleine Fogg and Linda Edwards, with 70 other dancers aged nine to 70, took...
A BRAVE cancer survivor has been on the voyage of a lifetime with the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. Quasim Hussain (18) from Oldham, recently took part in the four-day sailing...
A SCHEME to preserve the nation’s historic red post boxes has been questioned by a Saddleworth community champion. New commitments to protect the character and heritage...
AN exceptional carer has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award for her dedication. Hilda Broadbent (67) of Royton has been a carer for nine years after spending 20 years...
THE FRIDAY THING DAVID Cameron could not have made it any clearer: he is pledging a full-blown RAF offensive -effectively a war - against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq in the...
