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MAGNET by name, magnet by nature —the international headliner pulled in the crowds. Platinum award winning singer/songwriter, Magnet Man, wowed the thousands of people...
Date Published 29/06/2009
A SEVEN-year-old boy described as a little miracle has been testing out new children’s furniture at The Royal Oldham Hospital. Danyal Kausar, of Oldham, was born 11...
Oldham Chronicle supports the Oldham Christes Appeal A MOTHER who battled through extreme tiredness to make a daily journey to the Christie Hospital for radiotherapy treatment...
A CANCER charity wants more help for people living with the long-term effects of the disease. Macmillan Cancer Support says many of the two million people affected are...
THE Shaw manager of a doctors’ surgery stole £222,000 to fund his gambling addiction. The six GPs found out about Stuart Ellison’s thefts when bailiffs...
OLDHAMERS are being urged to look after themselves as temperatures soar during what looks set to be the hottest week of the year so far. Britain is set to sizzle in a heatwave...
BUDDING Steven Spielbergs from Oldham scooped two of the three awards awards up for grabs at the Greater Manchester Schools Film Festival. Pupils from Alexandra Park won the...
THE DREAM of travelling from Oldham to London in well under two hours is poised to become reality after Virgin’s train drivers claim there are stretches of the West Coast...
A Chadderton conservation area around the restored town hall is under threat from empty buildings, according to an English Heritage survey. Plans to vacate the Carnegie...
YOUNG entrepreneurs swapped uniforms for power suits to transform Knowsley Junior School, in Springhead, into a hive of business activity. It became Knowsley Inc for a week as...
And Penney eyes more summer moves ATHLETIC were today hoping to complete a sixth summer signing on the day their players reported back for the start of pre-season training....
“BUSINESS as usual” is the message being put out by Oldham chief executive Chris Hamilton as preparations begin for an away trip to Workington this weekend. The...
HELPING the environment and people into jobs are two of the main aims of charity Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale. And it managed to fulfil both when helping people find work...
CLL Saturday NEW Werneth professional Humayun Farhat made an instant impact, but was unable to prevent the Coppice outfit from suffering a 25-runs defeat at the hands of...
Residents from near and far gather for milestone gala Garden Suburb residents will travel far and wide to get back to their roots for the centenary Rose Queen Gala on August 1....
SHAW and Crompton residents are gearing up for a host of entertainment during the upcoming Family Weekend. The parish council event takes place on the Market Place car park on...
CLL Sunday OLDHAM recorded their third - and arguably most welcome - victory of the season when they completed a successful run chase against derby rivals Royton at the...
THE circus came to town for children at St Mary’s Primary School, High Crompton. The youngsters learned all manner of amazing feats including juggling and plate...
Chronicle readers have a long tradition of sending in fabulous pictures Now we are looking for more of the same — with prizes for the best. And it doesn’t...
Cricket GLODWICK Cricket Club are becoming accustomed to tied matches in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. The Warren Lane outfit have now had three this season...
Teenagers’ weekends are no longer boring in Failsworth after the local sports centre opened its doors exclusively to young people on Saturdays. Now more people can find...
The Wonderful World of Sondheim, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, by Marina Berry SATURDAY’S concert might have been more aptly named the “wacky”,...
The art of . . . building THE concept of building is a fairly simple one. You start off with something and keep adding bits until it’s bigger and better. A good...
Cricket CAPTAIN Jonathan Ainley claimed his second career hat-trick as Greenfield held Bamford Fieldhouse to a draw in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League at Hollin...
Cricket Dean’s effort in vain as Farooq engineers Shaw’s downfall DOUGIE, Bryn and Peter talked about a wide variety of subjects on Saturday afternoon, from Glastonbury...
Cricket DELPH suffered a double setback in their quest for Drakes Huddersfield League premiership one title glory. They crashed to just 88 all out in reply to...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: BRIGHTON 2.30 Itsher 3.00 Rocky’s Pride 3.30 Lancaster Lad...
ATHLETIC boosted their strikeforce today by signing Pawel Abbott on a two-year contract. Speculation had been rife for weeks that the 27-year-old striker was a prime target...
Date Published 26/06/2009
Late try ruled out in defeat York 20, Oldham 18 WAS it or wasn’t it? They say the camera never lies, but doubts remained over Tommy Goulden’s late disallowed effort...
Klaas Jan Huntelaar is the latest big–name striker to be linked with a move to Manchester United. Given the number of big–money signings at Real Madrid this...
