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Music legend Ray Lewis is coming to Royton. The former lead singer of The Drifters will be belting out the hits at the Blue Belle on October 30. World renowned star Ray...
Date Published 17/10/2014
RUGBY: MARK Flanagan and Jordan Turner weren’t the only Oldham winners at Old Trafford on Saturday. Saddleworth School teacher Gary Melling and experienced...
NEWMARKET 1.50 Majestic Manner 2.25 Strath Burn 2.55 Ivawood 3.25 Lucida 4.00 Estidhkaar 4.35 Thawaany 5.10 Air Pilot REDCAR 1.55...
Chronicle managing editor David Whaley unfortunately spoke a little too soon about his cancer’s demise... IT’S BACK. Or to be more accurate, it never actually went...
Debbie Abrahams is supporting the Evening Chronicle’s campaign to create 500 “Dementia Friends” in Oldham by Christmas. The campaign, run with Oldham Council,...
REDEVELOPMENT plans for Royton town centre have been given a boost following the precinct’s purchase by new owners. Tristan Capital Partners, in a joint venture with...
A 74-year-old petrol station owner from Lees has narrowly missed out on being named best forecourt assistant at a trade ceremony. Frank Pullen, who runs Lees Village Service...
AN Oldham dad was savagely bitten and headbutted trying to stop a fight at a music gig. Father-of-three Stuart Corry (47), from Failsworth, had to have eight stitches and...
HOCKEY: A flurry of late goals saw Oldham Women’s Hockey Club firsts crash to a 7-0 defeat against a youthful Alderley Edge side at Newman College. It was the...
GOLF: TWELVE handicapper Pete Sparks produced the round of his life to win a Werneth bogey competition with a remarkable 12 up matchplay score against the...
SHOWBIZ BETTING: THOSE two Saturday vote-a-thon TV shows, Strictly Come Dancing and the X Factor, are in full swing and already some strong favourites have emerged. I...
CRICKET: CHAMPIONS Glodwick have been handed a tough draw in next year’s LCB Cup. The Warren Lane oufit, who stormed to their first Saddleworth and District...
A TRIP to second-placed Academy in Middlesex held no fears for Oldham Netball Club as they registered an emphatic 63-35 victory. The reigning Premier League Division One...
Snooker: HAYLEY Hadaway aims to be queen of the green baize after becoming the first female to play in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League – despite expecting a...
RL star urges bosses to set the pace of a healthy lifestyle HEALTHY lifestyles in the workplace was the theme of a breakfast seminar hosted by the Oldham Business Leadership...
A COFFEE morning at Newman College, Broadway, raised £104 for Macmillan Cancer Support. PLANT a winter hanging basket or decorative container at a workshop at...
THE company that runs one of Oldham’s biggest nightclubs has won a top entertainment award. The Luminar Group, which operates Liquid in Retiro Street, won the Dusk Til...
OLDHAM Council is looking for suggestions on ways to improve the town during Local Democracy Week. Councillors and staff are taking part in several activities this week, and...
OLDHAM’S blooming marvellous floral displays have scooped the top prize at a national competition — despite vandals ripping up the town-centre showpiece days before...
PATIENTS with local hospital radiology appointments should attend appointments on Monday - despite a planned four-hour strike. The trust, which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital,...
ATHLETIC have plans in place if star performers depart in the January transfer window. Ahead of tomorrow’s big game at Chesterfield, Lee Johnson admitted the club has...
POLICE have released an e-fit image of the thug a mother fought off as he attempted to steal her car. The man struck when Deborah Smythe (52) left her car door open while she...
SHAW and Crompton Parish Council has recommended the market remains where it is, despite controversial plans to move it. Parish councillors would rather remove existing stalls,...
ATHLETIC’S impressive Wilson double act - the thou-shall-not-breach boys - have proven themselves to be of platinum standard. Centre-back James has been in eye-catching...
IN-form Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard can’t wait to lock horns with Tottenham tomorrow. Veteran Lampard scored eight goals against Spurs in his 13 years with...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY joint-boss Peter Band is relishing the prospect of going head-to-head with big-spending Warrington Town in the FA Trophy tomorrow. The Lilywhites...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 5.45 Qatar Princess 6.15 Milly’s Secret 6.45 Rock Of...
WORRIED residents have been told their new medical centre could remain closed until the new year - because British Telecom hasn’t connected vital telephone cables. The...
Date Published 16/10/2014
MEMBERS of a drug gang caught during the hunt for police-killer Dale Cregan have been ordered to repay almost £73,000 earned illegally. The eight members of the gang,...
MUSICIANS and mates are staging a benefit gig for iconic Oldham rocker Morgan Fletcher. Morgan, who has starred on the local pub and club circuit for 40 years, was forced to...
