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ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson admits he will find it difficult on a personal level to pile more pressure on his dad by seeing off Yeovil. Gary Johnson’s struggling side...
Date Published 10/12/2014
Chronicle Managing Editor DAVID WHALEY continues his “Keep Smiling” throat cancer journey YOU can liken being on a cancer journey to sitting on a rollercoaster as...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has accused a major UK food manufacturer of “bullying tactics”. Mrs Abrahams spoke out after hearing that Premier Foods is demanding...
Date Published 09/12/2014
187 OLDHAM RD - SPRINGHEAD OLDHAM - OL4 4QJ Wednesday 28th January 2015 £20.00 per person The Dog & Partridge is fast becoming one of the best places to eat in the area....
NETBALL by BEN REESE NETBALL In The Community are providing an invaluable service to young people across the borough. In light of threats to Oldham Council-run youth...
A GROUP of friends have proved to be model mates after rallying to support a Lees woman. Beverley Heap, a prolific cancer fundraiser and owner of Unique dress agency, in...
WHERE Oldham leads, Rochdale follows...albeit two years later. Rochdale will introduce three hours free parking in all town centre car parks from next April, an initiative...
GET OLDHAM WORKING A FOOD manufacturer has hailed the appetite for support and advice witnessed first hand as part of his application to a local investment fund. Mumtaz...
A LAW firm has joined the campaign to create a Dementia Friendly Oldham and is now learning more about the disease. Pearson Solicitors, based in Queen Street in Oldham town...
A proud couple have created a unique first — by planting an oak tree in a new celebration wood to mark the birth of their son. The wood, the first of its kind for the...
Evening Chronicle online readers spoke out in support of schools, with 86 per cent saying teachers are under too much pressure. This followed a story in the Chronicle that...
WORLD-RENOWNED Oldham physicist Professor Brian Cox has welcomed news that Manchester has been named European City of Science. The launch marks the start of a two-year...
LIVING with dementia will be thrust into the spotlight this week as young members of Oldham Theatre Workshop perform a powerful and emotional play to raise awareness of the...
MORE than a third of pupils in their final year of primary school in Oldham are classed as overweight or obese, according to new figures. Statistics from the Health and Social...
CHRISTMAS during the First World War was brought to life for visitors to George Street Chapel. The Home for Christmas event on Sunday featured poems, songs and small...
OLDHAM Council's cabinet member for finance and human resources fears people will think the council is being contradictory by making 122 workers unemployed and insists its aim...
THE Queen Elizabeth Hall will stay open for two years longer than expected following delays in the arrival of Hotel Future. Plans to build the UK’s first hospitality...
FORMER Hulme Grammar School pupil Doug Paulley has lost a battle to require bus companies to have a policy to force parents with buggies to make way for wheelchair users. The...
“OLDHAM is facing the biggest fight it has ever had on its hands” according to Council leader Jim McMahon as next year’s cost-cutting budget plans were approved last...
A DOG which attacked a man and woman during a fight between two couples has been spared from being destroyed. But magistrates warned its owner that it will be put down if it is...
A FORMER Rochdale man has been jailed for 43 months for grooming and having sex with an underage girl. Ansar Sadiq (28), now of Alumwell Road West, Walsall, was also made the...
GREATER Manchester was allocated £141 million for 2014-2015 to improve its roads — more than any other region in England. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM)...
SIMON Corney has described Athletic’s second cup exit in 12 days as a waking nightmare. The chairman wasn’t present to watch as Doncaster sunk the club in the...
LEE Johnson has hit out at Hartlepool’s decision to fire manager Paul Murray, branding it a “joke”. A 2-1 home defeat to non-league outfit Blyth Spartans in...
OLDHAM Rugby League Club have paid tribute to the loyalty and long service of Jason Boults, who has been released after eight seasons with the Roughyeds. Prop-forward Boults...
THE tragic death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes underlined the dangers facing batsmen. Admittedly, it was a freak occurrence which cost the life of the 25-year-old, but...
LAKE Garage CLL delegates have been briefed over the possible future direction of their clubs. A meeting at Unsworth CC on Saturday morning saw 14 of the 18 league clubs attend...
CHRONICLE horse racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are — HEXHAM 12.50 Major Ridge 1.20 Chavoy 1.50 Big Frank...
A BRAVE Oldham-based nurse has swapped her Christmas jumper for a protective suit and mask to join the front-line fighting Ebola in West Africa. Cath Nixon, a health visitor...
Date Published 08/12/2014
AN armada of gritters thwarted the first snows of winter. Oldham Council mobilised their emergency fleet yesterday afternoon, the borough-wide battle plan being masterminded by...
