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YOUNG people are being urged to get vaccinated to head off a potential mumps epidemic. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) North West is advising unprotected teenagers and...
Date Published 22/12/2008
SHEFFIELD Steelers played almost the perfect on-the-road game to come from behind and beat Manchester Phoenix 3-1. The league leaders were more aggressive throughout and once...
YOUNG musicians performed a festive best of brass during an annual carol concert at the The Terence O’Grady Club. Brass band players from the Oldham Music Centre...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
STAFF proved they were game for a laugh when they took centre stage at Oldham Sixth Form College. Their end-of-term charity panto “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and...
The art of... being festive IT’S the most won-der-ful time . . . of the year! Jingle belling all the way, warming chestnuts slightly on a radiator and wearing a tinsel...
MANCHESTER City have an excellent chance of progressing further in the UEFA Cup after being paired with FC Copenhagen in the last 32. The first leg takes place in Denmark on...
Date Published 19/12/2008
JOHN SHERIDAN wants Athletic’s Coca-Cola League One home game against Leyton Orient tomorrow to be the launchpad for a renewed push for promotion over the festive period....
OLDHAM Roughyeds officials have admitted they were astonished to learn that Mohamed Tamghart, the brother of powerful prop forward Said, has been taken on trial by Leeds Rhinos....
SIR Alex Ferguson has vowed to ignore whatever noises come out of Real Madrid over the next few months. The Manchester United boss heard news that in a leaked conversation, a...
Offenders clock up 1,162 hours to refurbish club OFFENDERS carrying out community service have helped Mossley Football Club transform its facilities into a ground fit for...
ATHLETIC need to be on their guard against Leyton Orient, tomorrow’s visitors to Boundary Park. The O’s are one of a select group of teams in Coca-Cola League One...
A VICIOUS gang of robbers who forced their way into a home in Milnrow and stabbed their victim in the arm and leg after he refused to hand over his car keys have been jailed for a...
WAYNE Rooney has the guile and finishing power to become an out-and-out striker for Manchester United. The Reds star is viewed by many as a creator of goals rather than a...
WOOLIES stores in Oldham and Shaw will shut by January 5 — though no exact closing date has yet been given. Administrators Deloitte has confirmed that all 807 stores...
MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes is a man under pressure following a series of disappointing results in the Premier League which have seen his side plunge to fourth from...
LATICS star Chris Taylor provided some festive cheer for staff at Woolworths who will lose their jobs next month when the national retail outlet shuts. The 21-year-old winger...
IT’S showtime for young theatre fans! The Coliseum is to give away £30,000 worth of tickets to under-26s in a move to increase theatregoing among the young from...
CHADDERTON return to action tomorrow – weather permitting – after the frustration of three weeks without a game. The Broadway side travel to Irlam in the first...
A 24-hour strike planned by postal workers in five mail centres, which would have disrupted Christmas deliveries, has been called off. Members of the Communication Workers...
LANCASHIRE have been handed a tricky start to the new County Championship season, with new captain Glenn Chapple and his men travelling to face Sussex in a match which gets under...
CHRISTMAS revellers are being warned to drink responsibly and stay safe during the busiest weekend of the festive season. Operation Advent, a force-wide day of action today...
FATHER and son Peter and Chris Gill are jostling for prime position on the living room mantelpiece. The Greenfield pair won individual awards in the 2008 Armstrongs Office...
SIR Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho will renew rivalries after Manchester United were paired against Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League. The Reds will travel...
FESTIVE favourites rang out from Oldham Parish Church during the annual Oldham Evening Chronicle Festival of Carols. It was standing room only during the popular event as a...
A MAN who spent 34 years helping make Oldham a cleaner and safer place to live, has died in hospital — the day after his 89th birthday. Dennis Eckersley, who was Oldham’s...
A PLACE in the Standard Cup final is up for grabs at Waterhead Park tomorrow — with newcomers Rochdale Cobras aiming to pull off a major shock. The Cobras club was only...
A “MIRACLE” teacher who gave children with severe speech and learning difficulties renewed confidence and skills is retiring after 30 years in Oldham. Sue Higham,...
OLDHAM RUFC are on a revenge mission at Heaton Moor in North Lancs/Cumbria division (2.15pm) tomorrow. They lost 35-21 at Manor Park in the reverse fixture after conceding 17...
OLDHAMERS are being asked to ensure that elderly relatives are claiming their free TV licence. TV Licensing and Help the Aged are urging anyone spending time with older...
