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A rector has hailed a quick-thinking parishioner as a Good Samaritan for saving a Saddleworth church from a serious fire yesterday. Retired pharmacist Tony Littlewood fought...
Date Published 07/11/2014
STRIKER Dominic Poleon is Athletic’s answer to Mario Balotelli, according to manager Lee Johnson. The former Leeds man (21) could start in the FA Cup first-round tie...
ATHLETIC fans who trekked to the West Country for the Bristol City game were full of praise for their team. Loud and proud from start to finish, the 490 who managed to get...
A CRACKDOWN on counterfeit goods, illegal money lending and other organised crime has seen £5million worth of fake goods seized and 12 arrests made. Programme Challenger...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 12.10 Sacred Bond 12.40 Thahab 1.15 Harbour Patrol 1.50...
BIO-DEGRADABLE bags have helped Oldham council to save more than £282,000 in a year. The Dual Use Compostable Food Liner Project — the first of its kind in Britain...
Date Published 06/11/2014
A TERRIFIED knife victim left with a gash on his face after beng slashed by a thug is worried the “animal” responsible will never be found. The unprovoked attack...
THOUSANDS of Oldhamers braved the cold to help Oldham’s civic bonfire go off with a bang last night. Around 15,000 visitors at Oldham Edge enjoyed live music, dazzling...
Athletic have the best disciplinary record in League One — and chairman Simon Corney says director Barry Owen has had a large part to play. The FA’s ‘Fair Play’ table shows...
A major report into child sexual exploitation revealed it had become a “new social norm” in parts of Greater Manchester. Reporter Iram Ramzan spoke to the chief...
BARNUM (Palace, Manchester, to November 15) Cameron Mackintosh has picked up the twirling baton of this much-liked circus-based show and done a number on its touring...
ADAM Files has left the pain, anguish and frustration of the last eight months behind him to sign a new contract with Oldham Rugby League Club. He hopes 2015 will be as good as...
MANCHESTER City are on the brink of Champions League elimination after having two men sent off as they lost to CSKA Moscow. Fernandinho and Yaya Toure were both dismissed as...
LEYTON Orient’s players could be forgiven for cheering when they heard they were to play away from home in the first round of the FA Cup. There have been little home...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards FONTWELL 1.10 Kilgeel Hill 1.40 Carhue Princess 2.10 Alanjou...
SPARKS are flying over plans to build an electricity generating plant close to homes. UK Power Reserve Limited has submitted plans to Oldham Council proposing a generating...
Date Published 05/11/2014
TWO young girls were repeatedly sexually abused by Ibrahim Kara in secret over a period of many months, a court has been told. The sisters, aged six and eight at the time, were...
DEAN Holden has emerged as a strong contender to take on the role of first-team coach at Athletic, the Chronicle understands. Manager Lee Johnson is believed to be keen to...
A Heywood man has been sent to crown court for sentence after admitting three counts of arson against Oldham’s Meca bingo Walter Cohla (52) travelled to Oldham three...
LEWIS Palfrey says his move to Oldham two years ago was the best decision of his rugby league career. After signing a new contract to stay at Whitebank for a third year, the...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Royal Exchange, Manchester to Nov 29 IF you want an almost Jacobean lunge into family dirty laundry, few playwrights have managed to achieve such a level...
MANCHESTER City will have a capacity crowd cheering them on at the Etihad Stadium tonight when they play CSKA Moscow in a must-win Champions League Group ‘E’...
OLDHAM’S sporting heroes will go for glory at the Greater Manchester Sports Awards on Friday. Stuart Marshall, Jason Wallace, John Mellor, Jessica Fullalove, Michael...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 4.35 Nightlight 5.10 Treaty Of New York 5.40 The...
FORMER footballer Fabrice Muamba visited a Latics training session as he prepared to make his TV singing debut. Fabrice, who suffered a heart attack during a televised FA Cup...
Father Christmas and his team of reindeer will arrive in Oldham on Saturday, kick-starting an exciting programme of festive events. The annual Reindeer Parade will be based on...
Part two of MARTYN TORR’s conversation with Black Dyke Band’s PROF NICK CHILDS DIRECTOR of Music for the world’s best-known brass band is a job worth having...
Date Published 04/11/2014
TABLE TENNIS: IT was a case of roles reversed in Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League. After losing 10-0 in their previous top-flight clash,...
LYDGATE has honoured a promise to return its war dead to the community. Volunteers from the “Love Lydgate” group made a wall-hanging about the centenary of World...
Oldham 1sts 34, Garstang 1sts 0 CALLUM Megram passed 100 points for the season and North Lancashire Division One leaders Oldham maintained their unbeaten record during this...
