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A FORMER chart topper was the star guest at a Gallery Oldham event that welcomed youngsters into the world of music and digital arts. So Solid Crew member Lisa Maffia...
Date Published 25/05/2011
SWIMMING: CROMPTON House were riding the crest of a wave at the Oldham Schools Swimming Championships. The boys and girls teams dominated the competition and claimed the...
WHO in their right mind would attempt to scale Europe’s tallest rockface without modern equipment? The formidable north face of Trollryggen in Norway is a sheer vertical...
IT’S 10 years since Oldham hit national headlines with three days of rioting that shook the borough. In the third of a five-part series, Richard Hooton looks at the...
A MAN who drunkenly smashed windows with a hammer at Tesco in Greenfield has been remanded in custody as he awaits sentencing. Callum Nield (21), of Queensway, Greenfield, has...
A COMMUNITY activist who took action to help cut crime in his neighbourhood has been acknowledged at an awards ceremony. Nanu Miah, an Oldham-based school educator, has worked...
DEFEATED Liberal Democrats on Oldham Council have unveiled their Shadow Cabinet. And there’s a familiar look as most are councillors who ran the authority before being...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD under-11s produced a superb performance to beat Wigan St Patrick’s 12-10. Mason Edmondson beat three challenges to score near the posts, with Jack...
VINTAGE clothes may be the latest look, but when it comes to the forefront of fashion, Oldham’s Oxfam has always led the way. Forty years ago, in June 1971, the charity opened...
GOLF: WERNETH’S mixed foursomes team pulled off a fine 5-2 win at High Legh in the Archie Preston Trophy. Captain Quentin Cartwright led from the front when he and lady...
GOLF CROMPTON and Royton member Lynn Truelove is in the Lancashire veterans side (over-50s) to face their Yorkshire counterparts next month. The eight-handicapper and former...
GOLF: REIGNING champions Dukinfield ‘A’ have made a flying start to the defence of their Oldham and District League title. They have won their three games so far,...
A CHADDERTON father is taking on the drive of his life to remember his much-loved mother. Nick Draper, of Crescent Road, is joining forces with five of his closest friends to...
GOLF: A SIX-way play-off early next month will determine the winner of the Seven Cup, a major at Crompton and Royton. The players involved each carded net 68s and will play in...
SPORTS BETTING: MANCHESTER United, hopelessly outclassed when beaten 2-0 by Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final, must find a way to exorcise those demons in this...
NETBALL: OLDHAM’S Karen Greig has decided to call it day for this season — but is aiming for a comeback next term. The 31-year-old captain of Northern Thunder...
NETBALL: NORTHERN Thunder prepared for this weekend’s play-off clash against Hertfordshire Mavericks with a comfortable 56-32 win over Glasgow Wildcats in the final game of...
SCHOOL REVAMP IS UNDER THREAT McGLADDERY ADMITS BENEFIT FRAUD SEARCH STARS FOR COMMUNITY SPORT STARS ...read these stories and more in tonight's Chronicle
TONIGHT: Dirty Vegas — Night and Day; Brother — Academy 3; Villagers — Sound Control; Abigail Washburn — Band on the Wall; Holy Ghost — Ruby Lounge;...
Date Published 24/05/2011
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards AYR 2.10 Letsgoroundagain (nap) 2.40 Prince Titus 3.15 Duchess Dora...
Soulful songstress Sade celebrates her 30-year career with a stunning greatest hits tour which comes to Manchester Arena on Friday. The 52-year-old is the most successful...
BOWLS: STEWART Bentley (North Chadderton) had a ding-dong battle with Bob Nisbet (Nimble Nook) on his way to landing the Oldham Veterans League’s Farrow Cup....
JAMIE WOON’S debut album Mirrorwriting has been three years in the making and a lifetime in the writing. Critics have deemed the 28-year-old’s effort...
Take That’s forthcoming tour is a big deal. Actually that doesn’t do justice to Progress Live. The quintet’s 27–show trip around the UK is a stupendous...
ICE HOCKEY: MANCHESTER Phoenix have re-signed captain Luke Boothroyd and Ladislav Harabin for next season. The pair had attracted the attentions of rival teams....
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, Royal Exchange, Manchester ARTHUR Miller does it every time: mixes power, intensity, charm and deep emotional turmoil like few other playwrights before...
DARTS: AN amateur darts player from Oldham will swap his garage board for a game on the world’s biggest stage, after beating hundreds of competitors to qualify for one...
FAILSWORTH Townswomens Guild are holding an event including organ music and a drama production tonight at Failsworth Library and Lifelong Learning Centre, Oldham Road, from...
Slow bowlers backed to star for Lancs FORMER captain John Abrahams says the spinners can play a vital role in Lancashire’s quest for a first County Championship title...
MANCHESTER United beat Sheffield United 4-1 in the FA Youth Cup final second leg, to clinch a 6-3 aggregate win. The Red Devils became the first club to win this competition...
