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Angling: BILLY Brierley started and finished the bank holiday weekend with a bang, netting first place in both the Saturday and Monday Medlock Bridge AC matches on the...
Date Published 30/05/2014
OLDHAM’S future is bright according to council leader Jim McMahon, who has announced a new cabinet line-up following the local elections. The Labour party now has 45 out...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers coach Shane Tupaea will continue to trust in youth as he bids to guide his in-form men through to the second round of the Kingstone Press...
OLDHAM Council is hot favourite again to be the first English local authority to publish its final accounts. The council’s audit committee agreed the final accounts on...
DELPH will head to rock-bottom Holmfirth with confidence tomorrow as they bid to make further progress up the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership table. Grant Jones’s...
CRICKET: UPPERMILL face a stern test of their credentials on Sunday as they make their first genuine defence of the Tanner Cup at Stayley. Dave Roberts’ cup...
MORE children can experience the benefits of a stable family life and permanent homes thanks to a new Oldham approach combining fostering and adoption. Leading adoption...
CRICKET: CROMPTON will be gunning for revenge when they go to Unsworth for tomorrow’s Lake Garage CLL Championship fixture. It’s less than a fortnight...
THE first phase of a major sewer upgrade in Saddleworth begins on Monday. The £1m project by United Utilities will initially bring temporary traffic signals in Uppermill...
England captain Steven Gerrard has hit out at Paul Scholes for suggesting that Wayne Rooney may be past his best. Scholes claimed his former Manchester United and England...
A £2.7 MILLION project to boost the power supply to 24,000 Oldham homes is underway. Engineers are to rebuild six miles of ageing overhead power lines and replace a...
TAKE part in a free family fun-day in Chadderton Hall Park, Chadderton Hall Road, from 1 to 3pm on Friday. Activities include arts and crafts, circus skills and games. The...
CHADDERTON firm City Response has scooped a prestigious health and safety award. The repairs and maintenance contractor has been awarded the Silver Award for Occupational...
BOWLS: GARY Ellis continued his fine start to the bowling season with victory in the Fred Hulme Memorial Trophy at Houldsworth WMC. The Nimble Nook and Tonge...
Chronicle Managing Editor David Whaley has been diagnosed with throat cancer and is sharing his experiences with the readers. Part THREE: Our first visit to Christie and the...
GOLF: A GROUP of local golfers enjoyed a fabulous trip to the Algarve – and produced hole-in-one fireworks. They split into two groups of 12 players and on the...
GOLF: CROMPTON and Royton ‘A’ have emerged as the early pacesetters in the Oldham Golf League’s East Division. Andy Bottomley’s side...
A skatepark costing almost £160,000 will be built at Coalshaw Green park. Oldham Council has been given money by the Landfill Communities Fund to undertake the...
RUGBY: MANOR Park was the stage for the Oldham Schools’ Cup finals, with spectators enjoying plenty of tough, competitive rugby league action. Saddleworth...
A KOSOVAN refugee yesterday kept his annual promise to pay his respects to the generosity of Oldhamers on the anniversary of his arrival. Osman Caka, who now lives in Clayton,...
A LUCKY Oldham man has won £2.67 million on the National Lottery. The 42 year old, who understandably is remaining anonymous, lives with his wife on an Oldham council...
Johnson backs ‘B’ teams plan ATHLETIC has cautiously welcomed compromise proposals that could see top clubs entering the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. A plan for 16 B teams to...
OLDHAM again has the services of dual-registered Jon Ford for Sunday afternoon’s clash with London Skolars at Whitebank. The 20-year-old Salford centre made his first...
THOUSANDS of caterpillars have after invaded homes and gardens in Shaw, leaving residents bewildered. The creepy creatures have taken over a tree on Assheton Road, High...
LEE Johnson has spoken of his desire to keep hold of captain Korey Smith as long as possible. Athletic has fielded plenty of enquiries about the midfield man, though there have...
OLDHAM is a step closer to appointing its first female chief executive. A selection committee has recommended that Carolyn Wilkins - interim chief executive since January...
SCOTT Naylor is adamant that Kingstone Press Championship One has improved greatly since Hemel Stags, Oxford and Gloucester All Golds entered the competition last season. Each...
THESE are exciting times for the Gramotones, and if the buzz surrounding this laidback but driven four-piece from Oldham and Bury persists, their potential will surely be...
NETBALL: OLDHAM Netball under-16s won their third national title in a row thanks to a commanding win 37-28 in the final over Weston Park Blades. After seeing off...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards HAYDOCK 1.30 Extraterrestrial 2.05 Astonishing 2.40 Garswood (nb) 3.15 Eton...
