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AMBITIOUS plans for a state-of-the-art youth centre, to be called Mahdlo, have been unveiled by creative teenagers. Members of the Oldham Youth Zone development group have...
Date Published 04/08/2009
YOUNG members of Moorside Cricket Club are celebrating the delivery of their latest piece of equipment. A grant from the East Oldham Area Committee enabled the club to buy a...
EVERY August Scotland’s capital doubles in size and as actors, performers and the downright bizarre descend on the world’s biggest arts festival. Karen Doherty...
ATHLETIC’S injury problems could force Dave Penney into the transfer market. The Athletic manager is considering a couple of short-term deals in the event of full-backs...
ROUGHYEDS chief executive Chris Hamilton has asked the people of the town to back the charitable set-up at Thursday’s home game with London Skolars (7.30pm kick off)....
Park Ji–sung is putting club before country in a bid to cement his place at Manchester United. The South Korean has been promised a new contract by Sir Alex Ferguson...
I AM not a hypochondriac. I hardly ever go to the doctors, in fact I’m the opposite of a hypochondriac. I’m a hypochondriasis. I never think I’m ill, even...
ATHLETIC have sought to allay some of the concerns arising from the decision to relocate from Boundary Park by pointing to examples of similar moves by other clubs - in particular...
THE economics are clear for all to see and explain why Athletic are so keen on a move - possibly to the Lancaster Club site. In the year up to May 31, 2009, Athletic spent...
STRIKER Tom Eaves is on a red-hot streak after scoring in every pre-season game so far for Athletic’s youth team. The talented teenager, who is already attracting...
The View from Row Z STICK on a pair of rose-tinted spectacles, lie back in the sun and think back to England’s Ashes series of 2005. As the music to William...
OLDHAM Theatre Workshop graduate Laura Mac is eagerly awaiting the release of a CD that could turn her life around. The Failsworth singer, who joined OTW when she was seven,...
IT’S all happening at Manchester night spot Pure as revellers gear up to celebrate the club’s third birthday. The 2,500 capacity venue is the club of choice for...
YORKSHIRE’S Jacques Rudolph and Andrew Gale hit centuries to deny Lancashire victory in the LV County Championship at Old Trafford. Faced with the potential of a tough...
FANS of up and coming bands have a treat in store thanks to another stellar line up at Manchester’s Roadhouse venue. Tonight, Stoke band Friends of Ken will stop off at...
NIMBLE Nook’s Matt Gillies has reached the finals of the £3,000 Moorside Classic. Gillies defeated Ray Broadfield 21-17, Vince Senior 21-18 and Allan Thompson 21-11. The...
HAUNTS are never ones to shy away from the darker side of life. Their self-titled debut album is packed with stylish stomp and swagger and manages to deliver darkness in an...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: PONTEFRACT 2.10 Safebreaker 2.40 Nizaa 3.10 Play It Sam 3.40 Resplendent Light...
The Clash covers band will be storming the stage at the Castle, Union Street, Oldham, on Friday. The band will belt out tracks such as “London Calling” and...
TONIGHT: Friends Of Ken, Pencil In, San Sebastian and The Rearrangements — Roadhouse TOMORROW: The Ataris — Roadhouse; Jo Rose and The Minnikins — Ruby...
Brave Lynne, 64, jumps from bridge to save elderly river-plunge woman An heroic pensioner carried out a daring rescue when she jumped from a bridge into a torrent of freezing...
Date Published 03/08/2009
POLICE have unveiled their latest weapon in the fight against crime that will soon be heading for Oldham — a Burglary Battle Bus. The custom-fitted and branded vehicle...
OLDHAM’S schools excluded the second highest number of students in Greater Manchester last year. A total of 90 children were permanently excluded from the...
Britain in Bloom judges descend on Oldham OLDHAM’S flora and fauna were the subject of intense scrutiny as judges inspected the borough’s entry into Britain in...
BEMUSED residents say a set of electronic gates at the entrance to the former Fletcher’s paper mill are adding to the secrecy surrounding the site’s future. The...
ELVIS fans will be all shook up when Royton lad Chris Connor takes to the stage at the Manchester Apollo. Chris (30), of Sandringham Way, beat 29 other hopefuls to be crowned...
STAFF at Tesco’s new superstore in Huddersfield Road have pledged support to a novel idea to support their chosen charity. Workers have agreed to hunt in their wardrobes...
DERKER folk were singing in the rain as they refused to let a downpour spoil their fun day. Residents braved the bad weather to enjoy a Party in the Park, organised by The...
AN OLDHAM man has been prosecuted following the maltreatment of animals he kept on his Alt farm. Philip Stuart Andrews (44), of Alders Farm, admitted causing unnecessary...
DISABLED people in Oldham are more likely to get social care help than others living in different parts of the country. Leonard Cheshire Disability said each year thousands of...
