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PLANS for a co-operative council will be unveiled by Oldham Council leader Jim McMahon at a community meeting next week. The Labour chief is set to meet with the Greenfield...
Date Published 09/09/2011
Good news: Mumps to fully reopen Bad news: King Street shut 6 weeks TRAFFIC frustration could ease for motorists when Mumps roundabout fully reopens on Monday. But there...
CRICKET: ROYTON captain Alan Durose has called for one last push as the Paddock outfit look to end a successful season in the top-five of the Lake Garage CLL. There has rarely...
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s go in search of a third straight win in the National Conference League interim competition tomorrow. Chris Deakin’s side, who are third in...
FOOTBALL: LIMESIDE enjoyed a 5-1 triumph over Chaddy End in the D & J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division. W Ware scored a...
Church offers a home after plea in Chronicle Chadderton Brass Band will play on — but is moving out of the town after more than a century. It has a new home in...
FOOTBALL: UPPERMILL earned derby bragging rights after beating Diggle 3-0 at Churchill Playing Fields in the Huddersfield and District League Division One. Diggle, who forced...
Swimming: JESSICA Lloyd clinched a bronze medal at the World Youth Swimming Championships, earning a place in the Great Britain training squad ahead of the 2012 Olympics. The...
AN OLDHAM construction site manager has been fined after a worker was left with permanent damage to his arm after being told to use a heavy-duty core drill by hand. The...
A staggering 11,000 children in Oldham are being raised by parents or guardians where no-one in the house is in employment. The Office of National Statistics figures also...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: HIGH-FLYING Oldham Boro are sweating on the fitness of Jerome Bryson ahead of tomorrow’s home clash with Daisy Hill in the FA Vase first qualifying...
CORRIE favourite Ken Barlow swapped the cobbles of Weatherfield for Failsworth Library during the launch of a literary event yesterday. Actor William Roach met with 115 fans...
Chris Smalling wants to stay at Manchester United for the rest of his career. Smalling enjoyed a stellar first season at Old Trafford following his arrival from Fulham,...
BIG Bruce Johnson, sidelined for nearly three months with a serious finger injury, returns to action in the Roughyeds’ reserves top-two play-off game against Widnes Vikings...
A MARKET trader has been stabbed after a masked man raided his stall in Oldham town centre. The victim was seen clutching his blood-soaked stomach as he was taken to hospital...
Latics’ assistant manager writes every week for Chron Sport WE CONCEDED another goal from a set-piece against Huddersfield and that is the main disappointing factor I take...
BRAVE Maisie Whitworth stepped up to the crease at the home of cricket yesterday with Sir Ian Botham to launch his 200-mile Great British Walk. The Royton leukaemia sufferer...
Hornets target Roden in Spotland showdown IT is now or never for Oldham Roughyeds as they face their most important clash of the season. Old foes Rochdale Hornets stand in...
Oldham ‘not immune to budget challenges’ A TOTAL of 400 jobs could be lost at Oldham Council in a bid to cut £24 million. The bombshell was confirmed to...
Latics boss wants his side to stay solid PAUL DICKOV is under no illusions about the size of task his side faces when taking on Stevenage at Boundary Park tomorrow. Up...
CENTRE Mark McCully (knee) and scrum-half Carl Forber (groin), who both missed last week’s win at Workington, have recovered from injury and are included in a 20-man Oldham...
OPTIONS aplenty greet Paul Dickov when it comes to selecting a team for tomorrow’s home clash with Stevenage (3pm kick-off). The one problem position at left-back seems...
COUNCIL TO SHED 400 JOBS OLDHAM MARKET TRADER STABBED MANAGER FINED OVER WORKER'S INJURY METRO WORK TO SHUT KING STREET plus much more. Click for details
THE restoration and development committee of St Paul’s Church, Royton, is holding a quiz night from 7.30pm tomorrow in the parish centre. Tickets are £3.50....
Date Published 08/09/2011
A DEDICATED youth worker who helps all sections of the community has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Saeed Ahmed (49) has been a senior youth worker at the Fitton...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 1.25 Requinto 1.55 Eternal Heart 2.25 Opinion Poll (nb)...
CRICKET: FRIENDS lifted the Ashton and Oldham Alliance Phoenix Trophy after victory over Newtonhurst at Droylsden CC. After winning the toss and electing to bat first,...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW scored five tries as they saw off Hindpool 30-26 at Oldham Edge in the North-West Counties League Division Two. After going behind early on to a...
CRICKET: CEC Wright, 77 years young, and Jim Bradbury, a mere 64, played for the last Uppermill team crowned as Saddleworth and District Cricket League champions — and...
