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PASSENGERS were forced to evacuate and travellers faced delays after a tram and a lorry collided on Union Street yesterday lunchtime. People were told to leave the tram and...
Date Published 16/08/2017
GRAVITY will pull you down but it won't stop one soon-to-be 80-year-old doing what she wants. Royton resident Patricia Abram showed no signs of age catching up with her as she...
THE latest product to come off Athletic's production line is another example of the value of the youth system at the club. That's the view of academy manager Tony Philliskirk,...
YOUNG netball players were put through their paces when England netballer and Australian-born star Chelsea Pitman stopped by for a training session last week. Chelsea, who...
A GROUP of workmen made a rare find while carrying out renovation work on Oldham Library. The excavators, from D Hughes Demolition, found an Oldham 1895-96 season ticket for...
TRIBUTES have poured in for an unassuming man who has retired after guarding some of Britain's most valuable moors. Andy Valentine is stepping back from the daily rigours of...
A NEW play area in Clarksfield will keep children busy over the summer. The refurbished space in Arundel Street was officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday...
A PRIVATE training provider has maintained its "good" rating in a positive Ofsted inspection report. In June, the education watchdog visited Chadderton-based Mantra Learning,...
THE Government's Apprenticeship Levy is changing the face of how employers train staff. And Mantra Learning is at the forefront of the overhaul with the establishment of its...
A DRUNKEN ex-Oldham Athletic star sexually assaulted a young woman asleep in bed, after entering a luxury mansion where a hen party had been taking place. Chris Killen (35),...
FAMILIES of those who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena bomb attack are expected to receive up to £250,000 each. An outpouring of public support has taken the...
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to trace a wanted man from Oldham. William Millar (25) of Poppy Road, is wanted for failing to comply with a sexual offence...
AWARD- winning estate agency Ryder & Dutton has acquired the business of Mortimers Estate Agents, a long-established Lancashire agency based in the Blackburn and the Ribble...
OLDHAM can sidestep the drop to League One if reaching the same level of performance as they did in the final 50 minutes against Bradford Bulls. That's according to Roughyeds...
ROYTON Road Runners were out in force in a 10-mile race in the historic city of Lancaster. The forecast rain thankfully held off for the duration of the race, although it made...
JESSE Lingard believes "anything is possible" at Jose Mourinho's Manchester United this season. The three years that immediately followed Sir Alex Ferguson's...
ILKAY Gundogan made his first appearance in eight months as Manchester City lost a friendly 1-0 against Girona in Spain. The German midfielder has been recovering from the...
FOURTEEN-year-old Oldham Hulme pupil Tristan Lux is enjoying plenty of success in the exciting world of tournament water skiing and wake boarding. Tristan, from Denshaw,...
SCORES of teenagers are bingeing on drink and drugs during 14-hour sessions throughout the night at Foxdenton Park, nearby residents claim. Concerned residents contacted the...
Date Published 15/08/2017
LADIES - have you been inspired by the England women's cricket team winning the World Cup and want to give cricket a go this summer? Well, now's your chance, as Prosecco...
COMMUNITY campaigners are frustrated over a banking giant's refusal to allow its former premises be sold for banking purposes. Despite concerted efforts, Saddleworth lost its...
A NEW theatre opens in Oldham this month - at least for one night a month until the end of the year. Local playwright Daniel Thackeray's company Scytheplays has teamed up with...
ATHLETIC may need to sell in order to raise funds for squad-building before the close of the transfer window. That's the view of manager John Sheridan, who was so enraged at...
BARGAIN-hunters in Chadderton will have to go elsewhere to find goods at knock-down prices, as the institutional garage sale at St Matthew's Primary School has come to an end....
CONCERNS have been raised by groups in Oldham about changes to the universal credit benefits system. Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham West and Royton, chaired a meeting with...
ACTOR John Henshaw will read the names of those who were killed in the Peterloo Massacre during a ceremony to mark its anniversary on Wednesday. John, known for his role as Ken...
A POPULAR former Shaw pub is no more after being flattened in just days. The Chronicle reported last Wednesday how demolition had begun at the Cricketer's Arms to make way for...
YOUNG people in Oldham are being urged to put pen to paper and write a letter to the town and share what they want the town to be like in the future. Children can write a...
CUSTOMERS will soon be able to enjoy a new B&M store as the development nears completion. The store is currently under construction at the Gateway Centre, off Chadderton Way,...
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