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CRICKET: BATSMEN Matt Hawley, Lee Dale and Atif Bajwa showed no mercy as the Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s hopes of raising the Readers Lancashire Inter-League...
Date Published 11/07/2011
CRICKET: TRUE to the unpredictable nature of their season, Werneth upset the odds to inflict derby-day misery on Royton in the Lake Garage CLL. Leading up to Saturday's game...
ATHLETIC went down to a 2-0 loss at Barrow in their first pre-season friendly. Former Latic Mike Pearson was on target from close range, and a David Mellor own goal sealed...
OLDHAM Roughyeds coach Tony Benson slammed the shambolic organisation that marred his side’s preparations in the losing cause against London Skolars — though he...
Skolars 36, Oldham 34 A GAME which began in farce ended in agony for Oldham as they suffered a first-ever defeat to the capital’s semi-professional side. The...
ATHLETIC boss Paul Dickov was left nonplussed by the efforts of his trialists in the 2-0 defeat at Barrow on Saturday. Three new faces featured in the first period and four...
Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester THE Halle’s music director Mark Elder entertained his audience in a different guise when he settled himself into a seat at the side...
CANDI STATON, Manchester International Festival A HOT and sweaty soul revival happened inside the Pavilion Theatre at Manchester’s Albert Square as American soul and...
Martyn meets Marjorie Stephinson, in the second half of Martyn’s chat with the famous broadcasting couple. HAD Marjorie Helen Lofthouse had her own way — and it is...
VINTAGE car enthusiasts got a treat yesterday, when motoring enthusiasts turned up in force in Oldham town centre. Tame Valley Vintage and Classic Car Club members arrived in...
IT was a case of high spirits and down the hatch across High Crompton on Saturday when 150 walkers spread across 24 teams joined in the annual Beer Walk. Organisers estimate...
Food and music proves a hit with crowds THIRTY thousand revellers flocked into Alexandra Park over the weekend for a star-studded event which is rapidly becoming one of the...
AROUND 30 jobs are to be created by Saddleworth translation and interpretation business Applied Language Solutions. The boost comes after the Delph-based company was awarded a...
THE number of cancer research nurses working at the Pennine Acute Trust have been boosted following an increase in patients recruited to clinical cancer trials. In the last...
A DANCE troupe has been given a new lease of life thanks to a plea in the Chronicle. The New Generation Dance Troupe faced the axe as they couldn’t stump up the funds to...
A MOTHER was outraged when she was forced to leave a council building to breastfeed her baby. Emma Mitchell (32) had gone to Oldham’s Civic Centre to get some...
RESIDENTS in two Oldham care homes run by troubled Southern Cross are being reassured they will continue to get care after today’s bombshell news that the company will...
CANNABIS with an estimated street value in excess of £37,000 was seized when police stopped a car in Chadderton. Offers from Manchester Proactive Team acted when they spotted...
RAIDERS have ransacked the club shop and offices at Oldham Athletic. Cash registers and CCTV were damaged in the break-in at Boundary Park early yesterday morning — just...
Shoheb reunited with PC who rescued him 22 years ago in house-fumes tragedy Shoheb Ahmed has had an emotional reunion with the heroic policeman who saved his life 22 years...
OLDHAM police have warned would-be thieves not to dice with death following a £100,000 explosion in an underground water tank. Officers fear a person may have been badly...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE LATICS OFFICES RANSACKED DANCE TROUPE FUNDING BOOST NEW SOUTHERN CROSS CRISIS OLDHAM MELA PICTURE SPECIAL plus much more in tonight's...
FRIEZLAND Primary School hosts a fun-filled summer fair tomorrow, from 11am to 3pm, complete with circus workshops, balloon modelling stilt walkers and a performance by the school...
Date Published 08/07/2011
I THINK I can safely say that the Oldham Chronicle is not into phone hacking; not least because we don’t know how to do it. Some of us have a hard enough time texting....
AN ENERGETIC mum will be biking for the brownies after ditching the car and saddling up. Mum-of-three Louise Roscoe from Uppermill decided to leave the car on the drive and...
MOTORING enthusiasts are invited to rally around for a vintage show. The annual car rally returns to Oldham town centre for a sixth year. Organisers have not taken their...
OLDHAM is blooming as “Past, Present and Future” gardens merge together in a blaze of colour. Gardens of yesteryear, today and tomorrow provided the inspiration...
THIS is the face of the future as Oldham leads Greater Manchester into a new electric car era. The artist’s impression, obtained exclusively by the Chronicle, shows the Pod...
YOBS have gone on a wrecking spree at a camp site in Shaw, destroying a caravan and causing gas canisters to explode. Vandals left a trail of destruction during an...
