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The Chron’s managing editor continues the story of his battle with throat cancer I HAVE always maintained along this cancer journey that I have been lucky. Lucky that...
Date Published 06/02/2015
A VAUXHALL Corsa was stolen from a driveway in Avis Street, Shaw, between 10pm on Tuesday, January 27, and 8.15am the next morning. A LADIES night will take place at Shaw...
A 10-year-old girl is preparing to travel to America for radical proton beam therapy to treat a brain tumour. Katie McGann was diagnosed with an inoperable tumour over a year...
A MOORSIDE couple are turning heartbreak into hope following the death of their son. James Cook and Gemma Littley, of Heys Farm, were devastated when Dexter died less than a...
GOLF: A LOCAL golf organisation has benefited to the tune of £4,444 thanks to the generosity of lady members at Crompton and Royton. The Scroungers Golf Society has...
SPORTS BETTING: RUGBY Union’s Six Nations championship gets under way on Friday night with a crackerjack contest at Cardiff between Wales and England. Show an England RU...
NETBALL: LEADERS Oldham Netball Club produced a huge effort in the final quarter to beat second-placed Academy 49-46 in the National Premier League. The hosts made a decent...
CIRCUS skills, arts and crafts and games are just some of the free activities taking place for children in Chadderton Hall Park during half-term. They have been funded by...
NORTHPLANET is the latest business attracted to Oldham town centre’s burgeoning Independent Quarter. The web-based design and digital design business, which has also...
THE closure of Lees Community Association has been greeted with surprise and sadness. KEN BENNETT examines the vital role played by volunteer organisations. AT 75, Derek...
OLDHAMERS can find out more about a new £7.5 million primary school at a consultation event. Last year, Oldham Council agreed plans to build a new school for 630 pupils...
DANNY Philliskirk is a major injury doubt for Athletic as the club gears up for tomorrow’s crucial clash at Scunthorpe United. Attacking midfielder Philliskirk (23) was crudely...
Current League One standings don't highlight how tough tomorrow's task at Scunthorpe United will be, says Latics boss Lee Johnson. The Iron are 17th in the table and close to...
ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson says his dad Gary will bounce back after being sacked by Yeovil Town on Tuesday A local legend at Huish Park after guiding the Glovers from the...
OLDHAM RL head coach Scott Naylor is concerned only with his own team’s preparations for Sunday’s daunting game at Leigh. The Centurions stormed to the Kingstone Press...
MANCHESTER United’s hopes of securing a top-four finish and a Champions League place for next season are likely to be given a stern challenge on Sunday. The Reds travel to West...
MANCHESTER City go into tomorrow’s home league game against struggling Hull City in high spirits following last weekend’s 1-1 draw at leaders Chelsea. David Silva’s equaliser...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 1.30 Third Strike 2.00 Soft Love 2.35 Come On Dave 3.10 Razor...
A FATHER-OF-TWO has admitted offering a £1,000 reward online for the BEHEADING of a man who burgled a Werneth mosque. Mohammed Bashir (26), of Monmouth Street, Oldham, uploaded...
A LOCAL rugby player with the world at his feet has lost his battle with cancer aged 25 — only three weeks after the birth of his son. Tom Thornton, who lived on the border of...
Community radio host Dave McGealy admitted being “honoured and humbled” by the presentation of an Oldham Civic Appreciation Award in recognition of his service to the...
LOCAL children showed true grit when they were asked to give Oldham’s gritting lorries names. The council launched a competition asking youngsters to come up with a name...
PENNINE Care spends more on agency nurses than all but one other trusts in the region. The Royal College of Nursing revealed the spiralling cost of agency nurses: the Pennine...
Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall Manchester Xuefei Yang put her own stamp on one of the world’s most popular concerti with the Halle Orchestra last night. The...
TRACEY Holmes has taken her love for Eighties electro-pop pioneer Gary Numan to ink-redible heights... by getting his face tattooed on her shoulder. The Chronicle tele-ads...
A GRIEVING bus driver on sickness leave since his daughter died in childbirth seven months ago has lost his job - for failing to give bosses a date for his return. Robert...
Date Published 05/02/2015
Oldham Council reports by Karen Doherty and Iram Ramzan PROTESTERS shouted “shame on you” and “lemmings” as councillors rejected demands for the new...
Armed raiders robbed a Springhead shop and threatened staff with a 4ft sword, a crowbar and a hammer. The drama unfolded on the evening of January 30 when three masked men...
CALLOUS thieves have targeted a terrified Oldham pensioner three times in only two weeks. On the third time the 72 year old heard a knock at the front door early on Monday...
TWO women remain in police custody following the discovery of a man’s body in a Littlemoor flat yesterday. Police were called to a block of flats in Littlemoor Lane at 1am...
