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SADDLEWORTH residents are being urged to make final submissions ahead of the selection of the site for the new £19million secondary school. Last month the Education...
Date Published 26/02/2015
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 2.20 Toast Of Newbury 2.50 Lupo D’Oro 3.25 Symphony Of...
OLDHAM firefighters joined their counterparts from across the country yesterday in a 24-hour walkout over “unworkable” pension and retirement age proposals. The...
OLDHAM actress Suranne Jones is to play the title role in upcoming BBC One drama “Doctor Foster”. The five-part series, created by award-winning writer Mike...
OLDHAM’S teen pregnancy rate has continued to fall - though it remains one of the highest in Greater Manchester. In 2013, 141 Oldham under-18s fell pregnant - a rate of 30.6...
A BOXER who allegedly attacked his dad with an ornamental samurai sword on Valentine’s Day has pleaded not guilty at Oldham Magistrates’ Court. Mark Heffron (23), is said to...
A FORMER Oldhamer who spent 62 years in the town will celebrate her 100th birthday with a special family gathering on Saturday. Edith Hargreaves grew up in Clarksfield before...
BARNSLEY have unveiled Lee Johnson as their new head coach, after agreeing a compensation deal with Athletic. Johnson has signed a three-year contract at Oakwell, where he is...
Date Published 25/02/2015
FURIOUS villagers have slammed callous fly-tippers for turning a local beauty spot into a dump. Nearly 20 refrigerators have been strewn over Saddleworth moorland just a few...
A FATHER-OF-TWO who went online and offered a £1,000 reward for the beheading of a man who burgled a Werneth mosque has avoided prison. Mohammed Bashir (26), of Monmouth...
A MENTALLY unstable man who threatened to “behead all Asians in Oldham” in racist letters sent to police, doctors and social workers, was jailed yesterday. Gerard...
A landlord who allowed a group of worlers to sleep in squalid conditions on the floor of his former pub has been ordered to pay £4,800 in fines and costs by Oldham...
LEE Johnson appears set to be confirmed as the new manager of Barnsley FC. The 33-year-old manager, who was at Glanford Park last night to watch the Tykes win 1-0 against...
A FULL-BLOWN injury crisis has enveloped Athletic. George Elokobi and Joseph Mills are out for six weeks with pulled hamstrings sustained in the weekend defeat at Leyton...
ONE half of Oldham’s oldest couple has died at the age of 100. Sarah “Sally” Littlewood (nee Burton) died peacefully in her sleep at Bickerton Court in...
OLDHAM RL Club has decided to jettison its second team. The club was one of only two third-tier clubs with a team in last season’s Championships under-20s league, but...
Chronicle managing editor Dave Whaley continues the story of his fight against throat cancer AS I turned the corner our eyes met. There was that split second of surprise, that...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY produced a clinical display as they defeated Radcliffe Borough 4-1 at Seel Park last night. The Lilywhites are now unbeaten in nine Evo-Stik...
MANUEL Pellegrini had no regrets about his team selection even though Manchester City were completely outplayed by Barcelona in the home half of their Champions League...
SNOOKER: MOORSIDE’S Michael Wild will play local rising star Josh Cooper in the Manchester Open tonight (8pm). The best-of-seven frames match will be held...
THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, Oldham Coliseum, to February 28 RICHARD Harris’s credentials as a stage and TV writer have been displayed countless times over the years, in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards CHELMSFORD 5.35 Legal Art 6.10 Black Iceman 6.40 First Dream 7.10...
THE public can have their say on plans for a 20-acre park between Broadway and Foxdenton Lane as part of the Foxdenton housing and business development. A consultation event...
Non-league football: MOSSLEY achieved a hugely-impressive 2-2 draw at big-spending Spennymoor Town in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. Lilywhites extended their...
Date Published 24/02/2015
TRINITY Methodist Church, Radcliffe Street, Royton, is celebrating Fairtrade fortnight by selling Fairtrade goods and groceries during a coffee morning on Thursday, February 26,...
OLDHAMERS are being asked to provide loving homes to a record number of foster children this year. The Fostering Network says the region has the highest demand in the country...
FIRST bus in Manchester has announced increases to saver ticket prices from Sunday. A day ticket will increase by 20p, the weekly saver by 50p and the monthly saver by £2. All...
Local people are being encouraged to offer ideas to help create a new linear park as a part of the controversial Foxdenton development. The 20-acre will provide a green link...
RUGBY UNION: Oldham 19, Didsbury Toc H 20 A LATE drop-goal condemned brave Oldham to a 20-19 defeat as they hosted Didsbury Toc H in North Lancashire Division...
RAINBOWS, brownies and girl guides are looking for volunteers to help out. An open evening takes place tonight at Failsworth School, on Brierley Avenue, from 6.30pm. DONATE...
