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A DELPH couple accused of a £55,000 fraud have been sent to Crown Court for trial. Carol and Gary Stevenson of Denshaw Road are alleged to have intended to cause significant...
Date Published 21/11/2014
AN Oldham man has lost his appeal against a jail sentence for drug dealing. Jamie Knox (27), of Oakworth Croft, was jailed for nine years and four months in May for his role in...
NETBALL: GUILTY of slow starts in some matches this season, Oldham Netball Club quickly put the pedal to the metal in their latest National Premier League match against...
SHAW and Crompton’s Christmas lights switch-on takes place on Friday, November 28, with “Frozen” stars Anna and Elsa from 6.30pm in the town centre. There...
A CHARITY is reporting a surge of interest after a Hollinwood-based family support worker featured on the BBC’s Children in Need appeal. The Rainbow Trust, which provides...
TWO-WHEEL stars Lee Hebb and Aaron Heywood are taking the British BMX scene by storm. The duo showed their rivals how it’s done by winning top honours at the UK Park and...
AN active lifestyle has helped Mary Lazenbury reach her 100th birthday. Mrs Lazenbury, nee Hanley, of St George’s Square, celebrated her birthday at Moston Conservative...
CHILDREN at Crompton Primary School have a new playground, courtesy of a £9,900 grant from the Big Lottery Fund. The money meant the school could transform its...
FAILSWORTH School’s Rebecca Thomson admitted her hard work had been worth it when her effort was rewarded by Olympic gold medallist Tim Baillie. Rebecca was one of the...
CHRISTMAS came early for youth zone Mahdlo when its annual winter ball raised a staggering £34,000 in donations. The Egerton Street centre was transformed into a winter...
OLDHAM physicist Brian Cox has teamed up with the special-effects team behind an Oscar-winning film to tell the story of the universe for next year’s Manchester...
DEAN Holden could hardly have been better prepared for his new life with Athletic. The 35 year old finally landed at SportsDirect.com Park late last week as the club’s...
RUGBY UNION: GEORGE Ford has revealed he used to do Owen Farrell’s French homework when the school friends were growing up in Harpenden - so they could spend more...
STAR striker Jonathan Forte has been backed to end his mini-drought against the club it all started at for him. Athletic’s 11-goal hit man has endured a run of three...
SHEFFIELD United has retracted its offer to let former player and convicted rapist Ched Evans train with the club. The club admitted underestimating the weight of public...
OLDHAM Youth Council is on the move to a new home in the borough’s corridors of power. The group will relocate from Rock Street Resource Centre to a dedicated office in...
Oldham Youth Council began its new two-year term of office in April. Within each term of office OYC identifies key aims that it will achieve within the two years. These include...
ATHLETIC fans who still worship their former hero Jose Baxter have been asked to hold their tongues tomorrow. Last season at Bramall Lane, Jonson Clarke-Harris’s opening...
Whether it is low voter turnout, absence from democratic processes or the lack of knowledge to make informed decisions, young people have been identified as the one demographic...
OLDHAM Rugby League Club will play a pre-season friendly at Barrow on Sunday, February 15 (kick-off 2pm). This will be the last of three warm-up games for the Roughyeds, who...
Oldham’s Youth Council was established in 2006 and each year has gone from strength to strength. Its relationship with Oldham council has developed constantly - indeed in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 11.50 La Favorita 12.20 Hurricane Alert 12.55 Super Kid 1.25...
A FATHER OF FOUR who had only just come out of prison is back behind bars after ramming two police cars during a chase through Oldham. In October Craig Jones (39) sped through...
CONOR Wilkinson tops the list of targets as Athletic bid to strengthen the squad before the transfer deadline a week from now. The teenage striker (19) from Bolton has already...
Date Published 20/11/2014
LIAM Thompson, defined as a "real grafter" by coach Scott Naylor, is hoping his luck will change in his third season at Whitebank. Still only 22, the former England...
SHEFFIELD United’s progress on the field has been overshadowed by events off it — but Blades manager Nigel Clough insists things are moving smoothly. The furore...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 4.10 Synonym 4.40 Blue Bounty 5.15 Topaling 5.50 Cape Cay 6.20...
Mouse droppings in the chiller, on equipment, on shelving and on the shop floor helped serve up an £8,000 fine for the owners of a “shocking and horrifying” food...
Conmen stole cash from a pensioner after claiming they needed to check the water pressure. Two thieves knocked at the door of an 83-year-old man in Carr Lane, Greenfield, and...
SEVEN doctor’s surgeries in Oldham have been listed in the highest priority band for inspections by the Care Quality Commission. Another is listed in the second-highest priority...
