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OLDHAM RL could go top of Kingstone Press League One on Sunday if they win comfortably in South Wales. Scorpions, who prop up the table after conceding 66 points in two games,...
Date Published 15/04/2015
PROTESTERS gathered at Oldham Civic Centre yesterday after three Somali children were removed from their parents by social services. The children were removed in March after...
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 60-year-old woman who has been missing since Thursday. Marylyn Taylor, of The Square, Dobcross, was last seen at home on April...
Teacher Steve Hill has returned from a freezing trip to the North Pole... and has immediately started planning his next challenge. The deputy head of St Joseph’s Primary...
CONCERNS were raised about the decision over the admission of a resident with aggressive behaviour into a Failsworth care home after he assaulted a fellow resident who later...
Before he retires, our business editor Martyn Torr makes himself the subject of his final Martin Meets interview - part three RETURNING to Oldham in 1987 was quite emotional...
LATICS have welcomed a new member of the board of directors. Anna Kocerhan, former vice chairman at non-league club Cirencester Town FC, has been working as a development...
Coventry 1, Athletic 1 ATHLETIC were left cursing the strange, unfathomable whims of match officials as a brave effort ended in the reward of only a point at the Ricoh...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik League Division One North play-offs are over following last night’s 2-2 home draw against Harrogate Railway...
A TOURING exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death has opened at OIdham library. The display, opened by Mayor of Oldham Councillor Fida...
CRICKET: FOURTEEN clubs go to post in the 2015 SWB Commercials Saddleworth and District Cricket League. With plans afoot to form a Greater Manchester pyramid system,...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWMARKET 1.45 Sense Of Fun 2.20 Markstein 2.55 Rocky Rider 3.30...
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Date Published 14/04/2015
A FITNESS fanatic will be running the Manchester Marathon at the weekend to raise money for The Royal Oldham Hospital - to thank them for taking care of his baby...
A TALK entitled “A Search for a Victorian Fidler Across the Seas”, by John Fidler, will take place at Royton Local History Society, Downey House, Church Street, today....
ASIDE from being the Chronicle’s Business Editor, Martyn Torr has interviewed many of Oldham’s most famous people for his popular Martyn Meets page. On the eve of his...
A zany group of charity fundraisers with a tongue-twisting name are celebrating their 20th anniversary. The Saddleworth and District Ferret Breeders and Turnip Growers...
A BID to shake off a crippling anxiety condition has thrust biology student Ellie Darlington under the microscope. Last week Ellie (21), from Shaw, told the Chronicle how she...
TABLE TENNIS: STANLEY Square, armed with a 26-points start, faced Hyde YMCA ‘B’ in the Oldham Table Tennis League Division Two handicap final. The...
BOXING: PUNCHING pair Jack Rafferty and Danny Wright will be flying the Oldham flag into the senior ABA quarter-finals which take place at the Echo Arena in Liverpool...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD Warriors ran out of steam as they were denied a first win of the season in Division Three of the Kingstone Press National Conference League. At home...
Cricket: HARD work in the nets and a successful winter stint playing Sydney grade cricket means Arron Lilley is brimming with confidence as Lancashire begin the 2015...
CHARLIE Adam provided the inspiration needed for one of Athletic’s best goals of the season. The Stoke midfield man’s audacious 66-yard hit in a recent Premier...
MUSIC EXTRA: LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Graham Parker is heading to town with his Rumours band-mate Brinsley Schwarz. The hugely-popular London duo will be at Uppermill Civic...
RUGBY UNION: A SUCCESSFUL production line of young, talented players has been the cornerstone of Oldham RUFC’s stellar season in North Lancashire Division...
Martyn meets Martyn, part two WORKING as a cub reporter at Oldham Press Agency in the mid 1960s was certainly not one of the highlights of Martyn Torr’s less-than-stellar...
FAILSWORTH Children’s Centre will be closed due to building work until Monday, April 20. All classes except antenatal and the play and weigh sessions are cancelled....
SHOPS in Shaw are being revitalised with Oldham Council business improvement grants. The first independent traders in Shaw have benefited from the £100,000 investment to...
A BEST-selling author will share the secrets of her success during the forthcoming Oldham Bookmark Festival. Successful self-published author Sheila Rodgers, who writes under...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S hopes of reaching the Evo-Stik League Division One North play-offs are hanging by a thread following a damaging 3-1 defeat at...
