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THE athletics community is in mourning following the shock death of Joe Ashcroft MBE, president and long-standing member of Oldham and Royton Harriers. Mr Ashcroft, from...
Date Published 12/01/2012
Come and discover for yourself why Steve Holbrook is regarded by many as Britains most gifted clairaudient medium. His 2011 nationwide tour will take him to towns and cities...
A LOCAL actor is starring in a film to mark the birth of the Co-operative movement more than 150 years ago. John Henshaw has teamed up with Royton-raised director Adam Lee...
Date Published 11/01/2012
OLDHAM College students are being encouraged to arrive on time — with the promise of free tea and toast. A campaign has been launched to encourage 100 per cent...
HERE are the first pictures of a Metrolink test tram arriving at the new Freehold stop. The picture was submitted by Evening Chronicle reader Stuart Potter, from Chadderton,...
ANXIOUS fire-fighters from Oldham say lives could be in danger if proposed service cuts go ahead. Fire-fighter Dave German has hit out what he sees as a potentially dangerous...
COUNCIL chiefs are proposing new rules for cabbies to be tested on their ability to speak English. Oldham Council is seeking views from users of private hire and Hackney...
Archivists at Manchester’s Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) want to find out more about the mystery worker who is in a series photographs taken by the former...
NEW owners at the Bower Hotel in Chadderton are transforming the business and creating a whole new atmosphere around the 74-bedroom former Swallow Group property. For several...
OLDHAM Council has been nominated for two prestigious awards. The authority has been shortlisted in the Most Improved Council of the Year and Children’s Services...
FANS from across the country have given their support to Latics player Tom Adeyemi. The 20-year-old defender was left in tears after allegedly being the victim of racist abuse...
A LANDLORD who rebelled against a council licensing scheme will have to fork out thousands of pounds for renting out a sub-standard house. Tenants at the Villa Road property...
FORGOTTEN man Reuben Reid finally returns to the fray tonight in Athletic reserves’ Lancashire Senior Cup quarter-final at Accrington Stanley (7pm kick-off). The striker...
Date Published 10/01/2012
THE FA Cup, third-round Manchester derby was a fantastic match, especially for the neutrals, but there is no getting away from the fact that Vincent Kompany’s red card...
OLDHAM 7, GARSTANG 29 OLDHAM looked more like relegation candidates than the North Lancashire Division One promotion certainties many had believed at the start of the season....
Comment by MATTHEW CHAMBERS TOM Adeyemi was a badly shaken-up young man at Anfield. His every on-pitch move betrayed shock and distress. Even after the game had finished,...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov admitted it was beyond his men to replicate their stunning effort in the opening third of the FA Cup defeat at Liverpool. On top from the off,...
A DOZEN new boys from all over rugby league’s heartland have accepted invitations to join Oldham RL Club’s Extended Scholarship squad in the coming season. They...
THE searing heat of the world’s largest desert beckoned for adventurous teacher Steve Hill. Truly looking the part, the daring deputy head of St Joseph’s Primary...
A MASTER craftsman in Mossley has delivered a piece of handmade furniture to a £140m mansion in Henley-on-Thames — one of the most expensive properties in the country....
OLDHAM actor and “Coronation Street” star Michael Le Vell has told how he was delighted to have been “completely exonerated” after he was cleared of child...
PUBLIC enquiry desks at three of our neighbourhood police stations are to close in April, it has been confirmed. Greater Manchester Police Authority agreed plans to close 33...
AN ANONYMOUS metal merchant has come to the rescue of a heartbroken family after thieves swiped memorial plaques from a grave. Mum-of-two Angela Warburton was stunned to find...
A LACK of routine harms school grades and well-being across the North-West, warns a charity. Its report says young people growing up in the region without structure, such as...
CAPTAIN Bootsie’s beard is ready to be consigned to the history books! Former labourer Stephen Booth, or Bootsie as he is known to many, is preparing to say goodbye to...
AN OLDHAM man who became addicted to pornography, was found to have a staggering three million images stored on his computer, a court was told. Kris Hardman (37) had so many...
AN application for eight controversial signs to go back up at Royton’s Cash Generator store has been recommended for refusal. In October, 2011, the company, based at the...
PAUL Scholes kept fit for his sensational return to the Manchester United fold by plundering goals for Chadderton Park Legends. In one match he hit the target 12 times in a...
POLITICIANS have called for an inquiry into racism in football, after Oldham defender Tom Adeyemi was apparently subjected to racist abuse from a supporter during an FA Cup match...
POLICE investigating the rape of a 75-year-old woman in her own home have described the attack as “appalling” and “despicable”. The elderly woman was...
