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ONE in five North-West firms back zero hours contracts despite widespread controversy surrounding them, a survey has shown. The figures are taken from the Close Brothers...
Date Published 08/08/2014
A WOMAN who refuses to allow her disability to get in the way of living life to the full has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Bharti Raza (41), who is profoundly...
RUGBY LEAGUE SADDLEWORTH Rangers ‘A’ secured a precious 56-26 victory against St Helens Wild Boars in the North-West Men’s League Division One. The third...
CLL CRICKET FACING Lake Garage CLL Premier Division leaders and title favourites Norden this weekend holds no fears for Werneth skipper Matt Taylor. The Coppice outfit are...
MEMORIES came flooding back for Mumpers who flocked to a reunion of residents. Joan Hague, landlady at the Whitehouse Inn, Henshaw Street, arranged for 70 residents who used to...
TWO Oldham lads are reaping the benefits of a drive to Get Oldham Working after securing a job at catering specialists Safeguard through Mahdlo’s Get a Job...
MORE than 850 exhibitors — including enthusiasts from Oldham — attended the annual Hebden Bridge Vintage Weekend. The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Hebden...
ATHLETE Diane Modahl is setting the pace in a drive to get more young people in the North-West eating healthy school meals. Diane runs charity The Diane Modahl Sports...
RUNNERS will turn Manchester Airport red during a unique chance to fundraise for two charities. Take off will be on Sunday, September 21, when participants will follow a four...
Throbbing aircraft engines will stir wartime memories at a stars-and-stripes spectacular this weekend. And organisers of the Yanks Are Back In Saddleworth are promising the...
WITH her long, blonde hair and cherub-like features, it was only a matter of time before little Imogen Lamb would be highly sought after for modelling work. Rising star Imogen...
INSPIRATIONAL Emma Hall, who was diagnosed with a growth-halting brain tumour three years ago, has refused to let her condition get in the way of her education. And Emma (15),...
THE Indian community of Oldham held prayers for the soldiers who lost their lives during the First World War. In an address made to the congregation, Bharat Sisodia, president...
ANGLING TOWNHOUSE fished well for the Todmorden AS members-only match, with three weights over 50lb and just four ounces separating the top three. Top of the tree was Danny...
SHAW councillors donned their trainers and joined in with the first of a series of football kickarounds at High Crompton Park. Oldham Athletic Community Trust (OACT) is running...
A GRANDAD has penned a poignant poem to commemorate the First World War. Dennis Travis, from Greenfield, who is 84 next month, has had his writing published in the past and is...
Staff’s commitment evident as national targets are met AROUND £1.5 million a day is spent on healthcare services by The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, according...
UP to 39,000 newly-unemployed North-West residents — including 1,394 in Oldham — are facing a five-week wait for financial support because of controversial new welfare...
SHANE Clegg was bowled over when he caught a glimpse of some familiar faces playing cricket in the old photograph at the Whitehouse Inn. He spotted the black and white snap on...
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson admits that he is experiencing mixed emotions as he bids to get off to a winning start at Colchester tomorrow. The Essex outfit have won three of...
TRAVELLERS who were moved on from a town-centre car park yesterday shifted their camp to Oldham Edge. As the Chronicle reported yesterday, the group of around 35 caravans...
JONSON Clarke-Harris has looked a million dollars in pre-season, to the extent that his manager says every club in Sky Bet League One covets his talents. Lee Johnson even...
AFTER marking his manager’s card with a goal this week at Blackburn, Athletic’s Danny Philliskirk is ready to hit the ground running in 2014-15. The...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League by KEVIN RICHARDSON CAN Glodwick take another significant step towards a first title or can Saddleworth show they possess the right...
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE TWO priceless home points is the focus of Chris Hough’s Waterhead side tomorrow. Standing in their way are Oldham St Anne’s in a local derby...
Stories by MATTHEW CHAMBERS RICHARD Taylor is determined to fulfil what had threatened to become a lost vision of a fully-functioning home for Athletic. Nine years ago, as a...
PAUL Rachubka is anything but comfortable in his role as Athletic’s number one goalkeeper. The 33-year-old was one of the unexpected stars of last season, thrust into the...
CHADDERTON will be desperate to shake off the acute disappointment of midweek when they host Wigan Robin Park tomorrow in the North-West Counties League First Division...
DELPH secured a morale-boosting win against Golcar in their most recent Drakes Huddersfield League outing and will be confident of building on that result tomorrow. The...
Lake Garage CLL by SIMON SMEDLEY PROMOTION-chasing Crompton are in terrific form at present in the Lake Garage CLL Championship — but their credentials are sure to be...
