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FURIOUS residents say a council operation to clear trees to improve Crompton Moor is massacring wildlife and woodland. But Oldham Council has dismissed concerns, saying the...
Date Published 20/04/2009
OLDHAMERS are being invited to a rally in the heart of the borough’s Asian community aimed at stopping the BNP winning seats at the North-West Euro elections in June....
THE man who helped lead Oldham into the congestion charge referendum is quitting just four months after the resounding no vote. David Leather, interim chief executive of...
YOUNG musicians have scooped a £5,000 grant to help them scale the heights of success. Dobcross Youth Band received the money from the Community Foundation which helps...
Sport: Everton 0, Man United 0 (aet) (Everton win 4-2 on penalties) FORMER Manchester United keeper Tim Howard ended his old team’s bid to win an unprecedented five...
HAVING a disability isn’t easy . . . but for anyone who might feel isolated or unable to fit in, there is light at the end of the tunnel. First4Disabilities, based at...
A double dose of Brazilian magic pushed West Brom closer to the Coca–Cola Championship at Eastlands. Elano converted a penalty after Robinho had opened the scoring with...
Horseboating enthusiasts and followers are being urged to join a springtime adventure travelling the longest, deepest and highest waterway tunnel in the UK. Staged by the...
A NATIONAL malnutrition scandal which revealed 240 hospital patients starve to death every year, does not involve Oldham, according to health bosses. The shocking statistic...
THE two Indian villages were just a few miles apart, but they could have been in separate countries. In one, the children dream of becoming teachers, in the other they dream...
MOSSLEY were beaten 2–1 by Wakefield in their final home game of the season in UniBond League division one north. The Lilywhites finished their Seel Park campaign on a...
AN AWAY defeat to West Bowling confirmed the inevitable for Oldham St Anne’s, who are relegated to National Conference League division two. The 58-12 defeat ensures that...
DOWN and virtually out less than a fortnight ago, Oldham are celebrating a maximum-points victory in their opening Lake Garage CLL fixture of the season. Oldham’s...
Over £1,000 was raised when supporters and volunteers turned out for the official opening of the Pennine Pen animal rescue centre in Oldham. The group has taken over the...
KYLE Hogg took three for 21 from eight overs to lead Lancashire to an 80-run success over Glamorgan at Old Trafford. The Red Rose county made 241 for six in the Friends...
OLDHAM RUFC secured a long overdue first win in the Lake District in their final game of the season in North Lancs/Cumbria division. After returning empty-handed from all...
TONGE produced a top-class performance to win the British Team Bowls Championship at Irlam Steel yesterday. They survived a scare in their quarter-final against Woodfield BC...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
THE heady days of pirate radio have been captured for the big screen by “The Boat That Rocked”, director Richard Curtis’s evocation of a period in the 1960s when...
Linda’s love affair with belly dancing A TRIP to Turkey led to the fulfilment of a lifelong love affair with belly dancing for Linda Revill. She was so impressed with the...
POM poms, a healthy dose of attitude and some funky moves were the order of the day as energetic Oldham girls sampled the latest dance to come out of America. Girls aged from...
New book chronicles 200 years SOME 200 years of history has been squeezed into a fascinating new book which tells the story of a famous church. “The Ebenezer...
Oldham’s Children’s Centres are expanding into Saddleworth, Failsworth, Royton and Crompton. The borough already has 14 centres, many attached to schools, some...
BEING comfortable is much like hugging your grandma. It’s about feeling relaxed, well cushioned, settled and safe. You’re ready to hear a good story or put your feet up and watch...
Quartet, Oldham Coliseum Lots of good jokes, a strong sense of bonhomie, four reasonably eccentric characters and even a karaoke finale. If the play was a bit better this...
Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester SATURDAY’S “Pomp and Circumstance” concert was just as advertised — all pomp and circumstance — and certainly blew the cobwebs...
MARK ALLOTT is mulling over a new deal to remain at Boundary Park for another season. The Athletic midfielder, who is closing in on 100 appearances in his second stint at the...
Date Published 17/04/2009
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson says his side are fully aware of the importance of the Dewsbury game this Sunday – yet can’t wait to get stuck into it. Oldham face the...
I’m fed up of not winning, admits boss ATHLETIC boss Joe Royle is looking to finish the Coca-Cola League One season on a high note. Athletic have three games to go,...
PAUL HIGHTON is confident that a fully-firing Oldham can storm Co-operative Championship One. The former Salford City Reds prop forward admits Sunday’s home game against...
