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YEARS of fund-raising which have netted more then £43,000 for local charities, earned Delph grandmother Gill Bussey a Pride in Oldham nomination. Gill broke into the...
Date Published 20/10/2010
What started as a pilot project six years ago has blossomed into a community-wide scheme to bring the joy of music to Oldhamers. Now St Hugh’s Primary School, Holts, has...
CONMEN ROB 87-YEAR-OLD COUPLE POLICE LAUNCH OPERATION TREACLE GREGAN ON HIS WAY OUT OF BOUNDARY PARK .. there's more (click story)
BEATS: IT’S party time — Oldham’s longest running house night is celebrating its 16th birthday. Rude started out in Reflection’s Nightclub in Union...
Date Published 19/10/2010
BEATS: HEART throbs McFly have unleashed a new sound and are ready to take on the pop world once again. The lads, who’ve enjoyed seven number one singles, five top 10...
BEATS: BADLY Drawn Boy is heading out on tour for the first time in three years. The 41-year-old (aka Damon Gough) is celebrating the release of his new album, “Part 1...
CHILDREN from two primary schools have been swopping the classroom for the great outdoors. Activities such as den-building and knot-tying have been on the timetable for the...
The true grit of Oldham’s highways heroes has earned them a nomination for a Pride in Oldham award. The team of 30 including 24 drivers, loaders and mechanics, worked round...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.50 Glitter Bug 6.20 Misscomplacent 6.50 Duke Of Rainford 7.20...
A PROJECT that brings together teenagers from Oldham’s different communities has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. The Shared Futures Project was established...
GOLFER Rachel Connor is making waves on the other side of the Atlantic. The 20-year-old, from Royton, is enjoying her first full season on the Duramed Futures Tour, which...
MATTHEW Sidaway is proving a major hit on the squash court. It has proved a watershed year for the Oldham Sixth Form College student, who landed his first British title in...
The Lady from the Sea, Royal Exchange, Manchester Claustrophobic small-town life is a common subject for playwrights, but Henrik Ibsen also added the confines of a fjord in...
RUGBY UNION: FLEETWOOD 34, OLDHAM 7 OLDHAM went down to a heavy defeat at Fleetwood in the North Lancs and Cumbria League Division One. The hosts scored four tries...
BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook and Tonge teammates Gary Ellis and Jonathan Copeland fought out the final of the Oceanico Bowls Masters in Portugal. And it was the former, winner of...
TABLE TENNIS: ROSEHILL experienced mixed fortunes in Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League. They recorded an excellent 8-2 win over a young...
Kiss Me Kate, George Lawton Hall, Mossley A SHOW within a show, this Cole Porter classic is a mammoth challenge for an amateur group, but Dukinfield Amateur Operatic and...
DARTS: IT was a case of third time unlucky for Oldham in the Lancashire GMC Super Eights Elite League. Unbeaten in their first two fixtures of the season, the town team...
MANCHESTER City kit manager and former Latics Les Chapman writes every week for Chronicle Sport MALCOLM Allison’s death was very sad news for me and everyone involved...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: So the half-century birthday of my husband is continuing on into its fourth week. I have organised two trips up to the Lake District, with two different...
RUGBY LEAGUE: MINOR tweaks are all that Saddleworth Rangers need to turn narrow defeats into victories, according to their coach Keith Brennan. The Greenfield club lost...
SAVVY teenagers descended on the council chambers to quiz Oldham’s top political figures on key issues. Members of Oldham Youth Council got the chance to put their views...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S silverware exploits continue tonight when they host neighbours Curzon Ashton in the first round of the Manchester Premier Cup (kick-off...
MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was preparing to face a media grilling about his relationship with Wayne Rooney today amid growing speculation the England forward...
CHADDERTON-based semiconductor manufacturer Diodes Zetex has been shortlisted in the North-West Business Environment Awards. The company is in the running for the Best...
ANDREW Crompton scored twice as Athletic eased into the second round of the FA Youth Cup with a 5-2 win at Bury. A shaky start to the game at Gigg Lane saw Tony...
FOR the first time in its 14-year history, Oldham RLFC (1997) Ltd has announced match-day and season-ticket prices knowing that every home game in 2011 will be played on the...
Student Hannah Morrow has hired a DJ with a difference for a fund-raising bash in aid of the Help for Heroes charity. While most 15-year-olds would choose dance, indie or R&B,...
ATHLETIC expect to trim their squad size further by the end of this week. Rodrigue Dikaba’s enforced departure left manager Paul Dickov with 33 professionals available...
High-flyer swindled £13,000 A DISGRUNTLED high-flyer who tried to steal more than £13,000 from an employment agency has been jailed for six months. Mother-of-one...
