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OLDHAM’S Lib-Dem group is calling for Oldham to have a community bank to support local business. Shaw councillor Howard Sykes, the council opposition leader and Liberal...
Date Published 03/03/2015
OLDHAM health chiefs have welcomed the move to put Greater Manchester councillors and doctors in charge of the area’s health budget from April. The devolution agreement...
NETBALL: MANCHESTER Thunder won a pulsating clash against Loughborough Lightning 68-52 to make it six on the bounce in Superleague. It wasn’t the prettiest...
HOLLINWOOD Hub is starting up an indoor market, thanks to funding from Contour Homes. The market will take place on the last Sunday of every month starting March 29 at Oasis...
Hockey: WITH eyes on a top-three finish, Oldham Women’s Hockey Club received a helping hand with a special visit from an Olympic medallist. Oldham-born Nicola...
Alisha Khan, the missing 19 year old from Oldham, has been found safe and well in the Farnworth area of Bolton. Alisha was missing for three days after leaving the Royal...
Former Netherlands international Winston Bogarde is believed to have applied for the vacant Athletic manager's job. The 44-year-old, who once won a Champions League title with...
CARL Winchester has handed Athletic a major boost by signing a new contract up to the summer of 2017. The 21-year-old midfield man has been a breakthrough talent this season,...
THE FUTURE of crucial players remains in doubt, but the uncertainty isn’t harming Port Vale’s results. Star striker Tom Pope, quicksilver winger Mark Marshall and canny...
AN E-FIT of one of the thugs who tied up a 13-year-old girl and threatened to cut off her fingers has been released by police. Last Wednesday evening the terrified 13-year-old...
A POSITIVE mindset is key for Athletic’s dual-role defender Adam Lockwood. The 33 year old returned from his injury-imposed exile for the first time this season as a late...
IRRESPONSIBLE parents and unruly pupils are making life hell for desperate residents living near Chadderton’s Radclyffe School One family last week witnessed serious...
Oldham bosses are delighted at the way the link is developing between Roughyeds and Super League club Huddersfield Giants. Oliver Roberts and Oldham-born Josh Johnson, two...
FOOTBALL: JOINT-boss Peter Band has saluted a collective effort after Mossley won the Evo-Stik League Division One North February club of the month award. The...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.45 The Bay Bandit 6.15 Kristal Hart 6.45 Beach Bar 7.15...
A GRIEVING family yesterday discovered a doctor lied to his bosses about visiting their home to see their sick baby, who later died of meningitis. The inquest for five month...
Five men will appear in court later today charged with child sex offences in Rochdale. The accused were among 10 men arrested following a continuing police investigation into...
A FAILSWORTH GP has appeared in court charged with possessing, making and distributing indecent images. David McMaster (50), a doctor at Quayside Medical Practices, Ashton Road...
READERS will know Ampika Pickston as the glamorous star of ITV’s “The Real Housewives of Cheshire”. But Ampika grew up in humbler Shaw. The 33-year-old...
THE Bishop of Manchester has suggested Saddleworth’s ancient churches could become centres for arts and community-based events. The Rt Rev Dr David Walker was speaking at the...
AN overjoyed farmer has settled a planning wrangle that threatened his long-standing family home and business. Nigel Hadfield is “overwhelmed with relief” now the Planning...
Date Published 02/03/2015
A RETIRED nurse from Clarksfield came face-to-face with a knife-wielding burglar in her home. Great-grandmother Velma Mckenzie was alone in Ronald Street last Thursday evening...
POLICE are appealing for help to find a missing pregnant woman from Oldham. Alisha Khan (19) was last seen at around 12.20am on Saturday at the Royal Manchester...
GREATER Manchester’s £6bn NHS budget devolution has been hailed as a major step forward by Oldham Council leader Jim McMahon. The Failsworth East councillor appeared on the...
OLDHAMERS curious about the new Prince’s Gate development at Mumps found out more about the project over the weekend. A council team showed residents the plans on Friday...
THE Rotary Club of Crompton and Royton will be hosting an evening of songs and entertainment from well-known musicals at St Anne’s Church, Royton, on Friday, from 7.30pm, with...
ATHLETIC chairman Simon Corney says he will continue to take his time over selecting the right man to be the club’s new manager, while stating that he had little choice but...
DEAN Holden wanted to add a large injection of leadership to Athletic’s ailing back-line by bringing in Adam Lockwood against Preston — but was told the...
OLDHAM 42 - COVENTRY BEARS 6 LEWIS Palfrey made a superb comeback in Oldham’s 42-6 defeat of new boys Coventry. Whitebank isn’t the most hospitable of...
Updated match report, with more pictures by Matthew Chambers Oldham 0, Preston 4 AS MISMATCHES go, this was up there with the time a Southampton side featuring Adam...
