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Manchester City’s roving website reporter and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport I THINK the result was a fair one in the Manchester derby on...
Date Published 04/11/2014
DOES an urn in Westminster Abbey contain the bones of the sons of King Edward IV? Find out more at the Failsworth Historical Society meeting tomorrow at Broadbent Luncheon...
MICHAEL Carrick is happy to solve Manchester United’s injury crisis by playing at centre–back in the coming weeks. Carrick made his first appearance of the season...
ALMOST 200 Oldhamers have become homeowners as a result of Help to Buy schemes created or endorsed by the Government. Around eight out of 10 sales under Help to Buy schemes...
PABLO Zabaleta has no doubt City should be regarded as the top club in Manchester following their derby win on Sunday. After playing second fiddle to United for decades, City...
A WOMEN’S rights activist has pleaded for Muslim women to contact her with stories of sexual abuse within their families. Shaista Gohir, chair of the Muslim Women’s...
A PIONEERING housing scheme that has lifted more than 1,000 Oldham people out of fuel poverty has won a prestigious national award. Warm Homes Oldham has won the Partnership of...
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a five-month-old baby from a car in Chadderton yesterday. The incident happened on Bowling Green Close at around 1.30pm after officers received reports of...
AN Oldham company whose mobile phone app tells shoppers about the latest offers has been named Innovation Business of the Year. OfferMoments, run by Abdul Alim and Shahzad...
THE team transforming the former Oldham Town Hall into an 800-seat, seven-screen cinema says the building will be finished by May 2016. The massive reconstruction of the...
UNDISPUTED Queen of Jazz Ella Fitzgerald was the inspiration for Saturday’s Bridgewater Hall concert, which saw the Halle join a big band and rhythm section to create a full...
IT was standing room only at Oldham Crematorium for the funeral service of former Oldham RL and Oldham RU prop forward Lyn Morgan. In his earlier life, Welshman Lyn (74) was...
BUTCHER Bill Harrison has got some special sausage secrets to baffle a pub’s customers this week. Bill will be offering seven different sausages to tickle the taste buds...
SADDLEWORTH Male Voice Choir will hold its annual Concert of Remembrance at Uppermill Civic Hall on Saturday. The choir will sing a selection from its repertoire followed by a...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: A DISASTROUS start proved costly for Mossley as they were dumped out of the FA Trophy at the first qualifying round stage. In action against New...
CRICKET: CLUBS have shown their support to a revamp of the Tanner and Moore Cups in 2015. A proposal to prevent first and second round ties being completed midweek in...
THE final piece of a frustrating jigsaw ended months of uncertainty over a new Saddleworth health centre. Workman connected vital IT and telephone links to the new Delph...
OLDHAMERS wait 10 days longer than other residents to find out if they will get housing benefit. Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher says the delays are unacceptable and...
“We are getting a Mayor – like it, or not,” says council leader Jim McMahon following news that Greater Manchester is to have an elected figurehead....
A DECISION on the site of the new Saddleworth School could be reached before Christmas, the Chronicle can reveal. This week independent Saddleworth councillors will deliver a...
FORMER Oldham Labour MP Joel Barnett has died, aged 91. Awarded a life peerage in 1983, Lord Barnett, MP for Heywood and Royton from 1964-83, died on Saturday. Labour Lords...
LIAM Kelly is targeting an immediate return to winning ways as Athletic bid to start swelling club coffers with FA Cup cash. The reward for beating Leyton Orient on Saturday is...
PHIL Joy’s assessment of his form last season didn't make pleasant reading for a man who isn't used to being second best. Whether head down in the front row or head down...
Boxing: RONNIE Heffron is counting down his return to the ring — and is determined to storm his way back up the British rankings. The 24-year-old Oldham...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NOTTINGHAM 12.20 Snow Cloud 12.50 Fibre Optic 1.20 Bank Of...
RAIDERS caused £20,000 worth of damage to an Oldham business after setting it on fire when they couldn’t find anything to steal. Police are investigating the...
Date Published 03/11/2014
FOUR people have been charged after drugs worth £1.5 million were seized by police in Mossley. Officers from the Tameside Organised Crime Team swooped on addresses in...
A PAEDIATRIC doctor who lived a Jekyll and Hyde life and advertised for “slaves” on the internet faces jail after admitting a catalogue of child sex offences. Dr...
ATHLETIC have been challenged to pick up the pieces after an unfortunate defeat at Bristol City and get another positive run going. The 1-0 loss at Ashton Gate leaves Lee...
AFTER 10 years of campaigning, Age UK Oldham has breathed new life into the George Street Methodist Chapel. The Grade II-listed, two-storey chapel, built in 1815, opened its...
