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Sterling work by Oldham Cancer Support Centre in aiding a teacher who had breast cancer has earned it a Pride in Oldham nomination. Trainee teacher Martin Godfrey was saddened...
Date Published 09/07/2008
ATHLETIC are involved in a race against time to get their Boundary Park pitch in pristine condition for the new campaign.
Date Published 08/07/2008
STEVE DEAKIN admits he has his “fingers crossed” over the fitness of a number of key men ahead of the big Barrow test.
LOCAL golfer Nick Deme yesterday blew his chances of qualifying for next week’s Open Championship.
CRISIS club Chadderton’s reprieve may be brief as they have landed tough draws in the FA Cup and FA Vase.
LAKE Garage CLL clubs have been advised to check the visas of their professional cricketers.
LOCAL teenage tennis star Daniel Smethurst has vowed to take his punishment and bounce back a better player after a late night out marred his playing achievements at Wimbledon.
STAN BOSTON (Crompton) won the Oldham Veterans’ League’s Coronation Cup when he defeated John Lord (Delph) 15-11 in the final.
ANDREW LOFTHOUSE, from the Cherry Leaf Ju-Jitsu club at the Siam Camp, Fitton Hill, won the Nai-Khanomton World Belt and gold medal at the championships held in Ayutthaya,...
MANCHESTER Phoenix head coach Tony Hand MBE believes his side are capable of winning the Elite Ice Hockey League this season.
HOLLINWOOD FC are on the look-out for under-19 and under-21 players.
WHAT a spectacle it was at Wimbledon. Even accounting for Maria Sharapova — whose new clothing range generated more copy than her on-court exploits — the men’s final was just...
TOMORROW’s selections from Chronicle tipster Keith McHugh
FED-UP families claim they are being forced out of their own neighbourhood by unruly yobs. Fitton Hill residents have slammed the police and social landlords Villages Housing...
MORE than £33 million is paid out each year to residents in Oldham claiming incapacity benefit.
THE Shaw man serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed more than 30 years ago will appear in court later this month to challenge his conviction and sentence.
THE future of transport in Greater Manchester is up for debate as a massive public consultation gets under way.
THE buildings which will surround the new Tesco development at Frenches Wharf will remain a mystery for the time being.
Homes will be coming down shortly at Primrose Bank after a contract was awarded to an Oldham demolition firm.
A FORMER Oldham footballer has denied blackmailing a top Premier League player.
A FORMER environment minister and Oldham MP is set to fit his house with air-heat pumps and a woodchip burner as the price of oil continues to rise.
HORNERS Motor Group, the Mitsubishi and Skoda dealership with strong connections to Oldham Athletic, is in administration.
PLANS to build the first new homes under the Housing Market Renewal initiative in Werneth could be hit by the credit crunch.
SHOPPERS in Oldham were given a rare racing treat when a Formula One car roared into pole position at Spindles Town Square shopping centre.
OLDHAM youngsters will not have any trouble filling their spare time over the summer holidays, now that the borough has benefited from a £234,000 jackpot to extend out-of-school...
IT’S a tough job, but someone’s got to do it — beer-tasters are urgently needed to choose a Latics ale.
SOARING petrol prices are affecting us all — but some businesses are suffering more than most. Hauliers in Oldham who are struggling to survive are planning a protest while taxi...
A LOCAL man has been awarded a place in the Dunlop Race Academy 2008 — taking him one step closer to his dream of becoming a professional racing driver.
A ROYTON man has scooped £1,000 in a monthly prize draw organised by bus operator First . . . only days before heading off on a round-the-world backpacking trip.
DINERS at the Royal Oldham Hospital took a culinary trip down memory lane to celebrate the 60th birthday of the NHS.