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Labour vows action to take over ‘eyesore’ building OLDHAM’S new Labour administration has vowed to take its first steps to transform Royton Assembly Hall within seven days....
Date Published 12/05/2011
CRICKET: WITH his side flying high in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League, Glodwick captain Nigel Stock has saluted the influence of...
A DRIVER told how she watched in horror as motorists swerved around an Oldham man lying in a motorway with fatal injuries — and simply drove on. Laura Warmoth was...
CRICKET: OLDHAM skipper Chris McDonnell is feeling the benefits of being a batsman under pressure. McDonnell and his vice-captain Paul Thompson are Oldham’s most...
SAVE our school — that was the message from striking teachers at Crompton House this morning. Members of the NUT and NAUWT unions staged a one-day walk out against the...
BOXING: OLDHAM fighter John Newell blasted through to the junior ABA national final after a 15-10 triumph over Birmingham’s Sam Eggington. The 17-year-old won every...
POLICE are today questioning a woman after a phone call sparked a major search for an abandoned newborn baby on moorland above Rochdale. A 28-year-old woman has been arrested...
A WORRIED pub landlord fears for the future of his business as a road closure continues to drive customers away. Peter Shawcross, of the Bull’s Head in Ogden Lane,...
Looking back at a season which promised so much, but ended in frustration PAUL Dickov’s first season in charge of Athletic contained highs, lows and everything in between....
Micah Richards believes Manchester City have "shut people up" by reaching the Champions League qualifiers. City's phenomenal rise into Europe's elite has attracted...
MANCHESTER City kit manager Les Chapman thought he was destined to never reach a major Wembley cup final — until the takeover that stunned football in 2008. Delph...
DONCASTER chief executive Carl Hall has vowed to investigate after captain Shaun Leaf was accused of betting on the team to lose. A report in a newspaper alleges the...
RISING star Carl Winchester has been offered a two-year professional contract with Athletic. The talented 18-year-old, who can operate equally at full-back or in a central or...
ROAD CLOSURE PUTS PUB AT RISK LABOUR PLEDGE OVER ROYTON ASSEMBLY HALL OUR MATT'S REVIEW OF LATICS SEASON .... there's more (click story)
AN Oldham business enjoying success in the engineering field is a rarity these days, but that’s the tale of Transdrive Engineering Services Ltd. Founded 27 years ago in...
Date Published 11/05/2011
ACORN ANTIQUES — THE MUSICAL, Mossley AODS, George Lawton Hall VICTORIA Wood’s first musical comedy remains a peerless example of making the best of a very bad...
A PLANNING application has been submitted to install oak struts on the gates at lock 62 on the Rochdale Canal at Chadderton, to protect them from damage. Chadderton Floral...
YOUNG footballers are set to be cheered on by a unusual supporter — Chaddy the Griffin. He will be on the touchline cheering at matches at Chaddy Park FC which is...
THE Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital, has appointed Chris Mayer as a non-executive director. Mrs Mayer, from Heywood, will replace...
THE Saddleworth Festival of the Arts box office is now open for business. Backed by 54 years of history, the unique festival is back with a bang this year with a galaxy of...
TWO scouting stalwarts have been honoured for their sterling service. County treasurer and president of Crompton and Royton Scout District, Ossie Millar, was awarded the Bar...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
IT’S out with the old and in with the new for an Oldham vicar who is on a mission to discover the puzzling origins of his altar. The question has bugged The Rev Nick...
HANDBALL: NORTH East Manchester Hawks handball side have booked a trip to London for the under-18s National Cup final. Hawks, with several squad members from Oldham, gained...
AN air ambulance flew two injured men to hospital after they collided with each other while riding off-road bikes. The men, aged 18 and 22, were riding on waste land at the...
Rugby League: SADDLEWORTH Rangers clinched two of the four pieces of silverware up for grabs on the Oldham Evening Chronicle Cup Finals day. The eagerly-anticipated event,...
LOCAL NEWSPAPER WEEK TONIGHT for Local Newspaper Week we turn the spotlight on the staff who bring you a Oldham’s favourite newspaper – the Chronicle. 76 full...
CRICKET: ADAM Temple’s half-century put Shaw under-17s on course for a convincing win against Stayley in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. Temple and co....
Moving the criteria for obesity surgery to balance the books is shortsighted and will cost more in the long run, an Oldham MP has warned. Debbie Abrahams, who represents...
TESCO bosses have blamed a decision to stop a family’s campaign against the axing of Race For Life outside its store on a misunderstanding. Julie Smith and members of...
