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A great-great grandmother who loves nothing more than a read of her favourite newspaper - the Chron - celebrates her 106th birthday this weekend. Ena Astin, who lived in...
Date Published 20/04/2012
STATE-of-the-art facilities and stylish decor are proving a big hit at Fitton Hill’s £2million neighbourhood centre. Modern furniture and relaxing surroundings are...
Oldham Boxing and Personal Development Centre in Derker has been given almost £4,000 by First Choice Homes. The money will provide boxing sessions and other activities every...
IT IS hard to believe Edward Ackroyd isn’t a perfectly healthy eight year old. But the lively Saddleworth youngster has an incurable muscle wasting disease. He will...
PUPILS in Oldham have been making faces - as part of a world-record attempt for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Pupils from three Oldham schools had seen their faces...
THE Crompton House Swing Band, Brass Ensemble and the Oldham Music Centre Swing Band will perform at St Thomas Leesfield Church in Lees tonight in the Changing Lives Concert, at...
THE FRIDAY THING The jack-booted march of the health police is coming to a chippy near you. If you thought, following the triumphant wiping out of the British boozer and...
Moorside 6, Crowchester United 1 FOOTBALL: MOORSIDE’S Connor Grimsley bagged four goals as his side romped to an emphatic victory over Crowchester United at New Barn...
CRICKET: CROMPTON, impressive opening-day winners over Clifton in the Lake Garage CLL, will look to follow up at Middleton on Sunday. Skipper Carl Taylor would have been...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts bring down the curtain on their North Lancashire Division One campaign with a trip to Bury tomorrow. The Manor Park men will look to sign off in...
RUGBY: RIDING high in Division Two of the National Conference League, in-form Waterhead head to Elland tomorrow (2.30pm). A record of five wins out of six has lifted the Peach...
Angling: SIMON Walton (Maver NW) took first place in an open match on the Lorry park length of the Rochdale Canal. His end peg draw paid off with 17 small perch taken on bits...
FOOTBALL: CHADDY End lifted the Manchester County FA Amateur Sunday Cup, beating Langley Rangers 2-0. Harry Odell volleyed home after half-an-hour and turned provider for Paul...
The Chronicle counts down to the 20th anniversary of Oldham Sixth Form College It was once dubbed “a complete waste of money” that would struggle to attract...
THE countdown to the London 2012 Olympics is on . . . and youngsters in Oldham are bursting with pride! With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony, local children have...
MORE than 1,600 long-term unemployed across Oldham should be handed a job in local government or the voluntary sector on minimum wage — or have benefits cut, a report today...
Rare disease has ‘taken away so much of my life’ ERIC Armitage is at the mercy of a cruel and ruthless illness which has robbed him of his independence and will...
Dancing on Ice, Manchester Arena THE “Dancing on Ice” tour proved that it is a red hot hit when it arrived in Manchester. It was packed with daredevil lifts,...
ST GEORGE’S Day celebrations in Stoneleigh Park will be the launch event for a new community reporting group. Members of NEON — Networking in East Oldham...
CRICKET: DELPH skipper Grant Jones hailed a ‘buy one, get one free’ deal following the arrival of Zimbabwean duo Kevin Hook and Matt Norvall. Left-handed top...
CRICKET: ROYTON laid down a marker for the 2012 Lake Garage CLL season with an emphatic win at Littleborough. The hosts, usually tough to beat on their home turf, were...
OLDHAM is getting ready for a June jam-packed with town centre events. They start with the 12th Festival Oldham from noon to 4pm on June 2 and 3 with shows, music and street...
Boxing: Bruno chat gives Stubbs extra belief for ring return A CHANCE encounter with former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno buoyed a rejuvenated Tommy Stubbs, who flies...
More than 7,000 people will carry the iconic Olympic torch in the run up to the July games. Here’s another of our local champions. MOST babies aged 11 months old are...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW visit Cadishead Rhinos in a Division Three clash on the opening day of the new North-West Men’s Open Summer League this weekend. The...
traffic was reduced to a crawl in Shaw yesterday when resurfacing work added to existing lane closures brought chaos. The town suffered a double whammy as both Manchester Road...
Ambitious winger reckons manager has what it takes EVEN without his own sprightly presence on the flank, Chris Taylor believes Athletic can haul themselves to success under the...
Oldham Council meeeting LONG-AWAITED plans to build new homes in Derker could be realised as early as September, it has been revealed. The landmark scheme could see the...
OLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has criticised Government plans to force mesothelioma sufferers to pay their legal costs out of damages. She said it was unjust...
Oldham Council meeeting CROSS-PARTY support was pledged to the Northern Hub scheme that will see £500million invested into rail services in the North of England. The...
