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TRIBUTES have been flooding in for Oldham actress Dora Bryan who has died aged 91. The star, a former student at Hathershaw Council School, had been living in a nursing home in...
Date Published 24/07/2014
A SELF-sustaining eco home will be built into a Diggle hillside after innovative plans were approved by Oldham Planning Committee. The four-bedroom home is to be constructed of...
SOARING temperatures attracted bumper crowds to the first day of the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park. Around 80,000 people are expected to visit the five-day event which has a...
CARL Winchester is grasping his fresh chance to impress with both hands. The 21-year-old from Belfast was in danger of ending up on the scrapheap at SportsDirect.com Park at...
OLDHAM are continuing to follow up leads on loan players as they battle to overcome a long injury list ahead of Sunday's big game against Hunslet Hawks at Whitebank. Medical...
OLDHAM Evening Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are —
MANCHESTER United still want Grotton-based Paul Scholes at the club next year despite his public criticism of Wayne Rooney and Ed Woodward. Scholes was employed as a coach...
LOUIS van Gaal hailed his “fantastic” players as he began his reign as Manchester United manager with a 7–0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Wayne Rooney,...
THREE Manchester Thunder and Oldham netball stars are hoping to make their mark at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the competition gets under way in earnest today....
BOTH of these women endured gruelling chemotherapy while pregnant and went on to give birth to healthy babies . . . heartbreakingly, only one of the new mums survived. Eva...
Date Published 23/07/2014
A COPPICE woman has been found guilty of manslaughter after two children died as part of a revenge arson attack against her ex-boyfriend in Oxford 17 years ago. Oxford Crown...
HATHERSHAW residents have spoken out after their area became the focus of negative mass media attention. BBC TV reports suggested escalating tensions between the...
BELEAGUERED farmers have been advised to set up blockades to stop valuable vehicles being stolen off their land. The drastic measures have been mooted after a spate of 4x4...
PLANS to invest extra funding to support independent businesses in Shaw and Lees were given the go-ahead. As reported in the Chronicle last week, Oldham Council Cabinet members...
MIGUEL Llera will continue to take a full part in Athletic’s pre-season preparations, with Lee Johnson hopeful he will ultimately accept the contract offer on the table as a...
OLDHAM RL hope to bolster their injury-hit squad with at least one addition as they prepare for Sunday’s top-three clash with Hunslet Hawks at Whitebank (3pm). Mo Agoro...
Morecambe 2, Athletic 2 EVEN allowing for two slipshod moments in defence which twice allowed Morecambe to equalise in the second half, this pre-season exercise was a qualified...
JESSICA Fullalove is determined to cherish every moment of her first Commonwealth Games experience, which begins tonight with Glasgow 2014’s opening ceremony at Celtic...
LOUIS van Gaal thinks Manchester United are putting his chances of success in jeopardy by dragging the first–team squad across the United States on their pre–season...
Oldham Evening Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are —
KYLE Eastmond wants to keep the England international call-ups coming as excitement ahead of next year’s World Cup on home soil begins to build. The Oldham-born Bath...
Date Published 22/07/2014
MANCHESTER Thunder have announced the signing of Australian star Chelsea Pitman. Pitman (26) has penned a one-year contract with the reigning Superleague champions to become...
NEVER mind Woodpecker Cider, it seems magpie bitter is now further up the pecking order. This magpie lived up to its "thieving" reputation when it flew in to watch a game of...
OLDHAM groups who organise monthly tea parties for isolated elderly residents are struggling to find enough guests to attend. Organised by the national charity Contact the...
AFTER two decades of consistent reductions, crime has begun to rise in Greater Manchester. The 1 per cent increase was revealed by crime statistics, published by the Office for...
FOUR friends who all started working for Oldham Council on the same day have just celebrated 35 years in the job. Andrew Heap, John Hickman, Phil Brown and Dave Whitehead all...
A SADDLEWORTH village is to play host to a unique new “living museum” at the weekend. The Pennine 1940s Military Weekend is the newest military vehicle and...
A KNOCK on the door has changed lives forever thanks to an Oldham housing association. Aksa Homes’ Stepping into Work team has been visiting tenants to encourage them to...
MOST parents would be terrified by the thought of their 17-year-old daughter learning to drive in their cherished classic car. But fanatical car collectors David Dodd and Wendy...
REPORTER Marina Berry has written her last story after 25 years at the Oldham Evening Chronicle. Marina (54) joined the paper from the Rochdale Observer and has been health...
