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ATHLETIC have nine games left to get the points needed to save their Sky Bet League One skin - but boss John Sheridan isn't prepared to name the tally he believes will be needed...
Date Published 13/03/2017
THE first stage of a far-reaching vision to carry an ancient church into the future will be revealed later this month. Saddleworth St Chad's Church will be marking its 'Seeing...
PLANS for a new filling station in Shaw have been submitted to Oldham Council. Asda, on Greenfield Lane, have applied for permission to build the petrol station within its...
SHADOW work and pensions secretary Debbie Abrahams is urging people to stand with her and fight the Government's new regulations which will see another cut in support for disabled...
POLICE are hunting a man who carried out an 'extremely frightening' knife robbery at a supermarket in Oldham. The man threatened a cashier at Heron Foods in Chadderton Precinct...
DESPICABLE distraction thefts, which saw a 90-year-old woman robbed in the street, have prompted warnings from Oldham police. Between December 1 last year and February 28 13...
AN investigation is underway following an incident which allegedly saw a bus driver injured when another motorist threw a beer can at him. It was reported to the Chronicle by a...
A DRIVER was lucky to escape serious injury after his car hit the central reservation on Broadway. The accident happened at about 5am close to the motorway. The driver of...
MOTORISTS faced major delays yesterday when police closed a section of the M62. The carriageway was closed in both directions between junction 18 at Simister Island and...
FIREFIGHTERS are asking St Mary's residents to be more vigilant after a spate of car fires. The Oldham crew went to Lord Street at 7am today after incidents on Rhodes Street...
TENS of thousands of commuters across the North West faced difficulty getting to work today due to a 24-hour strike planned by railway workers in the RMT union. They are...
ATHLETIC are making an art form out of grinding out results like this one, but the big question remains. Can a side that troubles the opposition goalkeeper as infrequently as...
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan was in philosophical mood after taking a point in a close derby game against Bury: "Bury were the better team in the first half and we were...
SCOTT Naylor talked of the "brutality" of the Kingstone Press Championship after watching Oldham lose their stranglehold on the Rochdale derby in the dying...
IT was the best, most exhilarating derby for years between these old adversaries. Who needs Super League when you've got a game of this quality on your doorstep ? It had the...
MORE heartbreak for Oldham, who had Hornets on the ropes with a few minutes left and then allowed them to snatch an unlikely draw with two converted tries. A gripping derby...
BRILLIANT Chadderton roared into the semi-finals of the Hallmark Security League's premier knock-out competition - the Macron Cup. Facing a tricky away last-eight tie at...
ANTHONY Crolla insists he is flying in his camp ahead of his World lightweight title unification rematch with Jorge Linares at the Manchester Arena on Saturday week, March...
JOSE Mourinho has spoken of the "position of privilege" enjoyed by Antonio Conte during his first season at Chelsea as the Manchester United manager prepares to face his...
PEP Guardiola expects the incentive of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals to conquer any tiredness as Manchester City head to Monaco this week. City may hold a 5-3...
Rochdale 26, Oldham RL 26 IT finished honours at Spotland as visitors Oldham were denied a second victory of the Kingstone Press Championship season after a conceding a late...
Date Published 12/03/2017
ATHLETIC 0, BURY 0 ATHLETIC fought out a goalless draw with local rivals Bury in the battle neat the bottom of Sky Bet League One. Aaron Amadi-Holloway hit the base of a...
Date Published 11/03/2017
BACK in 1994 the world of the 4x4 vehicle was dominated by big, hulking monstrosities like the Range Rover and the Mitsubishi Shogun - or pick-up trucks like the Ford Ranger and...
Skull Island a cheerfully modern period King Kong movie Set in a period at the end of the Vietnam war in 1973, this film is littered with references to one of the greatest...
BORDERLAND Oldham Coliseum Studio, final performance tonight (March 10) If Public Burning Theatre is guilty of anything it is perhaps hyperbole; not in the show but in the...
Date Published 10/03/2017
A DETERMINED dad has lost an amazing 23 stone in a year after being told by medics he could die unless he took drastic action to change his lifestyle. And it was that chilling...
A GRIEVING husband, who "shut down" after the death of his wife, was not seen for months prior to his body being found at his home. The body of Patrick Joseph Manning...
A RESIDENT appears to have muddied the waters with neighbours after turning a pathway into an impassable quagmire. Householders in Cartmel Crescent, Chadderton, and Northfield...
TALENTED artist Robert Lees (67) has unveiled his latest exhibition featuring paintings of some of Oldham's best-loved landscapes. Robert, a former engineer, depicts local...
THESE generous youngsters have gone out of their way to helpchildren in Syria. The reception class at Greenhill Academy, in Harmony Street, collected nearly 70 shoeboxes...
