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A father and son are aiming to drive more than 880 miles across the UK in 24 hours to raise money for the world’s last flying Vulcan aeroplane built in Chadderton. Steve...
Date Published 20/02/2009
A FORMER teacher and guides leader who devoted herself to helping children has lost her fight against cancer. Barbara Anderson, from Oldham, died at Springhill Hospice,...
THE ABSENCE of Rick Badby has dealt Oldham St Anne’s a blow ahead of their tough BARLA National Cup third round trip to Siddal tomorrow (2pm kick off). The experienced...
A DIRECTOR of Oldham’s oldest independent family business has died following a short illness. Bachelor Peter Law (77), who lived in Grasscroft, joined Manns Furnishers...
Manchester Phoenix face Basingstoke Bison in an Elite League double header this weekend. The matches will give Tony Hand’s fifth-placed team a respite from their cup...
LOCAL Cadets have done the borough proud with their determined efforts to raise money for good causes. Members of the Greater Manchester Army Cadets visited Bury Drill Hall to...
LOCAL golfer Rachel Connor, a full England women’s amateur international, will be in action tomorrow at Manchester Golf Club. Dad Brian, the Hopwood professional, is...
A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been convicted of armed robbery after paintings worth £1.7 million, including Lowry originals, were stolen from a Cheadle Hulme home. Casey Miller,...
ANOTHER great English sporting saga ensues with the once highly-respected sport of cricket tumbling into turmoil. Perhaps the ECB (England Cricket Board) should have gone for...
In the latest in a series of features, Dr Pauline Balac a senior biology lecturer in the Oldham campus’s School of Applied Sciences, reveals some of the latest research into...
IAN COX enjoyed a resounding win in the Chadderton Mill AC winter league as his waggler and maggot approach netted him an ide every cast from favoured peg six where he weighed in...
THEY might have clocked up a fair few years between them, but these residents at a Waterhead care home are showing no signs of slowing down, thanks to a special Age Concern...
FOOTBALL Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League, Gilgryst Cup: Royton Town v Stockport Georgians. Premier division: Hindsford v Breightmet United; Leigh...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 2.00 Mellow Mixture 2.30 Zalkani 3.05 Incomparable...
THE first event in Crompton and Royton Rotary Club’s five years of fundraising for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has been hailed a success. An enthusiastic audience enjoyed...
Coppelia, Opera House, Manchester THIS Ellen Kent production, featuring the Russian Classical Ballet Theatre, is light entertainment at its best. With a principal dancer...
MARK CROSSLEY maintains he can save Athletic money by doubling up and doing two jobs for the Boundary Park club. The 39-year-old, whose Athletic contract expires this summer,...
Date Published 19/02/2009
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson could hardly contain his delight after a thumping of Rochdale took his team to the top of Northern Rail Cup group one. After grinding the visitors...
Manchester City MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes is taking nothing for granted as his side prepare to face Copenhagen in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. The focus is on...
Oldham 54, Rochdale 4 THE MESSAGE put out by the Roughyeds camp following last week’s win over Widnes was simple: such eye-catching victories count for little unless they...
Manchester United 3, Fulham 0 IT was another predictable night at Old Trafford as Manchester United stretched their lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League to...
Manchester Phoenix will take a three-goal margin into the second leg of the Knockout Cup semi-final after a comprehensive 4-1 win in Newcastle. In a niggly game with both...
THRILLSEEKERS feared they were going to die when the safety bar on a hi-octane funfair ride failed. A 31-year-old woman was taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital by ambulance...
POLICE have named a man who uses a series of aliases in connection with a £250,000 sting at a bank in Yorkshire Street. In July 2007, a man went into Natwest in Oldham...
The battle to save terrace homes in Derker from demolition goes on after residents won the right take to their case to the Court of Appeal. A judge has granted Derker Action...
MINISTERS are right to tackle extremism at a younger age to stop the entrenchment of radical views, a Muslim leader has said. Chairman of Oldham PCT and former councillor Riaz...
CHADDERTONIANS suffered Lancashire FA Cup semi-final heartache when they lost to Preston Wanderers in a sudden-death penalty shoot-out. Goalless at the end of extra time,...
THREE children’s centres in Oldham could be axed under spending cuts announced by the Tories, it has been claimed. The Labour Party said a Tory commitment to slash...
FOUR organisations which provide vital services to some of the borough’s most vulnerable people have been thrown a funding lifeline. As reported in the Oldham Chronicle,...
Furious villagers have lashed the post office after the shock resignation of their postmistress. Pensioners could face a time consuming journey to collect their weekly...
