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TALENTED Sophie Bamber has topped off dance floor success with A-level success. The Oldham Sixth Form College student will study primary school education at Manchester...
Date Published 14/08/2014
ELEANOR Prince has returned from a 12-day guides project in Armenia — and is now off to Cambridge. The Blue Coat School pupil will study psychological and behavioural...
A-level success has added up to a place at university for a student who has overcome the difficulties associated with Asperger’s syndrome. Sam Wade (18) was nervous,...
IT may seem like everyone is celebrating their A-levels results today. But what do you do if you failed to get the grades you need for university? “Don’t...
Racing selections to follow . .
Date Published 13/08/2014
OLDHAM Boro turned on the style in the second half to beat Ashton Town 3-1 in Division One of the North-West Counties League last night. Tony Mills’ side led through a...
DEFENSIVE mistakes cost Rochdale dear as they crashed out of the Capital One Cup at home to Preston. Dale dominated the opening 43 minutes of the match, but conceded a soft...
WAYNE Rooney expressed his pride at being named Manchester United captain by manager Louis van Gaal. The Barclays Premier League club announced after the 2–1...
Oldham Athletic 0, Middlesbrough 3 ATHLETIC were expelled from the Capital One Cup at its earliest stage as Middlesbrough handed out a hard lesson in every facet of the...
SCOTT Naylor admits he is fighting the clock in a bid to fill his one remaining loan spot before Friday’s Championship One deadline. With little more than 48 hours to go,...
LEE Johnson accepted that Athletic were comprehensively outplayed by Middlesbrough last night and wants his men to start matches better. The Championship side eased to a 3-0...
A field scarred by wheel tracks and scrap building materials and rubbish piled high . . . this is the legacy of the travellers who occupied Oldham Edge over the weekend, a legacy...
THE Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and three other officers are facing a criminal investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Sir...
A MAN who hid a stolen sawn-off shotgun in the attic of his Oldham home has been jailed for five years. Gary Moore (42) claimed to have stumbled across the Remington...
A DAD-OF-FOUR died in Limeside under “mysterious circumstances” an inquest heard. Christopher Kieron Pilling, from Radcliffe, was 36 when he passed away at a house...
AN uninsured driver who was high on drugs, led police on a late-night chase through the streets of Oldham a court was told. Patrol officers followed 20-year old Amaan Hassan...
Win Doolan always has a smile on her face — and it is sure to be there today as she celebrates her 100th birthday with a party. Born and bred in Kentish Town, London, Win...
CARBON monoxide poisoning contributed to the death of a Shaw grandad, an inquest heard. Harold Scholes (79), of Smallbrook Road, died on September 12, 2012, following...
THE head of national car dealership with a showroom in Oldham has been voted chief executive of the year by the UK motor industry. Mark Robinson is managing director and...
Date Published 12/08/2014
WHEN elderly residents at Aster House have a problem, they know Carole-Anne Lawton is always there to help. And Carole-Anne’s efforts to go the extra mile have earned her...
A LARGE crowd at Peach Road were treated to a fine afternoon’s entertainment as visitors Oldham St Anne’s defeated Waterhead 30-12. The victory enhanced...
AN Oldham netball sensation was selected for the England national team at the age of 17. Alice Travis (now 18) was recently selected for the full England netball squad after...
PLANS to redevelop a football pitch will bring intolerable noise pollution and vandalism back to the area, say Limeside residents. Last month, Oldham Council revealed plans to...
CHAPMAN’S CORNER WELCOME back to my weekly Chronicle column. I hope everyone has enjoyed their summer so far. I’ve had a hectic one. My daughter Suzy got...
OLDHAM College student Eric Bishyika has been rewarded for his entrepreneurial efforts. The 17-year-old, from Hollinwood, was presented with a Jamaica Society Young...
MOTORCYCLING A WEEK after recording his best result so far in the 2014 National Superstock Championship of 19th, Moorside’s Ashley Beech headed to Oulton Park for round...
THE Greater Manchester Commissioning Support Unit, which offers a range of professional services to the NHS, is due to merge with Cheshire and Merseyside later this year. The...
BOWLS ROUND-UP GARY Ellis is £2,000 better off and has booked his place in the Champion of Champions event in Blackpool next month. The Nimble Nook and Tonge star...
SOCIAL action campaigns are set to hit the streets of Oldham on Friday. Sixty youngsters took part in the Dragons’ Den challenge at Oasis Academy, run by NCS (National...
AN OLDHAM man is well on his way to completing 14 gruelling challenges for The Christie. Andy Eastwood, an NHS project and bid manager with the Greater Manchester Commissioning...
