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Puttin’ on your Top Hat: a Tribute to Fred Astaire, Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall. AN iconic dancer, a composer’s singer, a man of style and a revered film star. Fred...
Date Published 01/05/2012
Accidental death verdict at inquest A CRUCIAL witness helped end the mystery surrounding the death of an Oldham man. An inquest into the death of 33-year-old David Allen...
HOSPITAL procedures have been criticised after clinicians signed a consent form for a procedure which resulted in the death of a 72-year-old woman – without asking her...
FOUR people have been arrested and drugs recovered after a raid on a drugs factory in Oldham. Officers from the Tactical Aid Unit, with support from divisional officers,...
POLICE and Post Office officials have worked together to bring about the arrest of a 49-year-old man linked to electoral fraud in Coldhurst. It is understood a postman...
AN elderly woman is fearing for her safety as the next-door terrace house crumbles around her. Joan Diggle (78), who has lived in her beloved Derker property almost all her...
RAIDERS have ransacked the house of a woman only days after her death. They got into the house in Oldham Road, Grasscroft, sometime between 5.30pm on Saturday and 5.30pm on...
A judge has begun summing up in the trial of 11 men from Oldham and Rochdale accused of being part of a child sexual exploitation ring. Outlining the facts to the jury of...
ATHLETIC are already hunting TWO new defenders for next year, with the news that Zander Diamond has left the club by mutual consent. The former Aberdeen defender (27) was...
PROP Luke Stenchion, out since he broke a thumb at Whitehaven in pre-season, may be back in action this week to give injury-hit Oldham a boost ahead of Sunday's game against North...
ROBERTO Mancini and Sir Alex Ferguson went face–to–face as their teams went toe–to–toe tonight, and it was Manchester City who prevailed on a night of...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini believes his players would be making a “big mistake” if they believed the Barclays Premier League title race were over....
DANNY Welbeck sparked an England Euro 2012 worry after leaving the Etihad Stadium wearing a protective boot on his ankle following Manchester United's 1–0 defeat....
CARLISLE United could fetch with them a huge army of fans to Boundary Park on Saturday. The number making the trip from Cumbria — the fifth-most ‘local’ away...
Tipster Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s racing: PONTEFRACT 2.20 Steer By The Stars 2.55 Kashgar (nap) 3.30 Wiseman’s Diamond 4.05 Cala...
BOWLS: ENTRIES continue to be accepted for this year’s Oldham Evening Chronicle Bowling Handicap. Heats in the competition on June 1 and 8 will have a start time of...
Date Published 30/04/2012
CRICKET: FOR the second straight weekend, rain washed away any hopes of play in the Lake Garage CLL. With anticipation high following the introduction of promotion and...
CHADDERTON signed off the season with a 3-0 home victory over Atherton Collieries which cemented sixth position in the Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One table....
SHORTLY before 1pm on Friday, teacher Neil Carr was acquitted of all charges of sexually touching young boys at his school, marking the end of a six-week Crown Court trial that...
TWELVE jurors returned on Friday morning to deliver their majority verdicts on the final four charges — finding Neil Carr not guilty on all 20 counts of sexual assault....
Trial timeline MARCH 19 “Mr Carr is gay” — a chance remark by boys overheard by a school supervisor was what started the investigations. Further...
FEROCIOUS winds wreaked havoc across Oldham yesterday as falling trees smashed cars, chimney stacks rocked and roof tiles flew off in fierce gusts. Amazingly, emergency...
Lewis Jones - runner number 6057 “Why?” — that’s the question most people are asking as they hit the 19th mile. Some people shout it out loud as a...
OLDHAM coach Tony Benson was thankful for the excellent turn-out at St Helens, which is set to provide the club with a welcome cash boost. The Carnegie Challenge Cup...
Latics loan star has taste for first-team action REECE Brown followed up his classy performance in the goalless draw at Bury by hinting that he would like to return to...
Oldham 0, St Helens 76 OUT-MUSCLED and thoroughly out-scored but never, ever, outfought, Oldham can hold their collective heads high despite exiting the Carnegie Challenge Cup...
Bury 0, Athletic 0 Bore draw rounds off Latics’ away campaign THE fact that Athletic supporters' fancy dress outfits were the most eye-catching feature at Gigg Lane tells...
PRIDE was the over-riding emotion as Oldham fell to defeat against in-form St Helens. Fresh from walloping Widnes 62-0 at their superb Langtree Park home the previous week in...
ATHLETIC boss Paul Dickov felt his side were better than derby-day opponents Bury in the 0-0 draw at Gigg Lane. Dickov said: "I am never happy with one point, but I am...
Michael Carrick does not believe tonight's Manchester derby can be billed as a title decider. Even Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled the encounter between City and United at the...
