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STUDENTS have transformed a dumping ground into a work of art they hope will inspire others to be creative. Seven pupils from Royton’s Our Lady’s RC High School...
Date Published 13/07/2010
Young athletes enjoyed their moment in the spotlight as Oldham hosted the Greater Manchester Mini Games. Each of the 10 Greater Manchester authorities take turns to host the...
INTREPID youngsters from St Joseph’s Primary School, Shaw, had a splashing time in the Lake District. Year 6 pupils enjoyed an adventure weekend kayaking, climbing,...
Kaskenmoor School closes for good next Wednesday — but memories will linger on. The Hollinwood building on Roman Road was Oldham’s first comprehensive school when...
ALL the fun of the fair was had during the Hollinwood Together Festival. Crowds gathered to enjoy the fourth annual event which had the theme Nations of the World....
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: Kathryn Blundell certainly stepped into the limelight this month. As deputy editor of Mother and Baby magazine, she made her feelings quite clear when she...
BEATS: FORMER Marillion frontman Fish is hitting the road following a 12-month sabbatical. The 52-year-old took a break from the world of music after doctors discovered a...
BEATS: PENNSYLVANIAN quintet Circa Survive have come a long way since they released their debut album “Juturna” in 2004. The lads are heading out on tour to...
BEATS: Don’t miss Exit Calm, The Castle, Union Street, Saturday The South Yorkshire quartet — Nicky Smith (vocals), Rob Marshall (guitars), Simon Lindley (bass)...
BEATS: All Manchester, unless stated TONIGHT: Nevermind — Moho Live; Bombay Bicycle Club — St Philip’s Church, Salford; Taylor Hawkins and The Coattail...
ATHLETIC have been linked with a move for former Stockport striker Warren Feeney. The Belfast-born 29-year-old is currently without a club following his release by npower...
Date Published 12/07/2010
Barrow 0, Athletic 2 PAUL DICKOV was a happy man after Athletic eased to a comfortable 2-0 pre-season win at Barrow. On-trial winger Scott McLaughlin lashed in the opening...
SPANISH captain Iker Casillas lifted the World Cup to the African night sky as all of Spain celebrated the first World Cup triumph in their history. And justice was done at...
CRICKET: AFTER several weeks of frustration and negative headlines, Crompton and Oldham had much to celebrate on Saturday night. Both recorded morale-boosting Lake Garage CLL...
BOWLS: GARRY Coverdale secured the biggest prize of his bowling career and struck a blow for league bowlers when winning the Oldham Evening Chronicle Handicap at North Chadderton...
CRICKET: UPPERMILL’S hopes of a place in the last four of the LCB Cup were ruined by Littleborough at Leefields yesterday. But Alex Griffiths’ side, who were...
CRICKET: HOLDERS Heyside and last year’s beaten finalists Uppermill are through to the semi-finals of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s Twenty20 Cup....
A TERRIFIC first-wicket stand of 223 between Irfan Zahoor and Bruce Cruse set Delph, from the Drakes Huddersfield League, on their way to the Romida Sykes Cup final. Grant...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BRIGHTON 2.10 Best One 2.40 Mandhooma 3.10 High On The Hog 3.40...
Agard’s multi-million compensation payout A FORMER Waterhead rugby league star left blind and acutely disabled after he was hit by a motorbike while crossing the road has...
Devastated father’s plea to youth of Oldham THE devastated father of gunned down Junaid Khan has appealed to the youth of Oldham not to settle grievances with weapons,...
NIMBLE Terence Read shows off his fancy footwork for the Oldham Chronicle. But at the time the dapper 1940s fan had been claiming benefits for crippling arthritis which, he...
A 65-year-old man from Oldham was airlifted to hospital on Saturday after he slipped and plunged 200 metres (650ft) down a Lake District mountain. The unnamed man was walking...
THIRTY firefighters battled a blaze at a Chadderton transport yard which threatened to engulf a multi-million-pound MRI scanner which was being stored in a building on the site....
OLDHAM Council bosses have returned hopeful after a meeting with Government chiefs as they battle to salvage the borough’s multi-million pound academies scheme. Council...
A profile of Oldham paints a damning picture of health with the borough fairing worst than the national average in almost all aspects of lifestyle. The Department of Health...
AN Oldham MP has revealed his innermost thoughts in a personal diary kept in the run-up to the election. Phil Woolas kept the diary from January 1 to May 9 in the final four...
A SADDLEWORTH man who led a team of 41 cyclists on a coast-to-coast charity challenge has helped raise more than £22,000 for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Warren Flaherty...
A DATE has been set for the first procedural hearing between defeated general election candidate Elwyn Watkins and Oldham MP Phil Woolas. Both parties will be heading to the...
Norah in training for Great Wall walk A MARIE Curie nurse will pull on her walking boots on the far side of the globe to raise money for the cancer charity. Norah...
