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Established in 1919, family-run timber merchant George Hill is celebrating its 95th year of successful trading. The company, in Scottfield Road, Oldham, employs 45 staff and is...
Date Published 29/05/2014
ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson will continue to go for gold in the transfer market – despite a last-gasp knock-back this week. One player had been set to arrive at the club...
A 76-year-old Oldham dementia sufferer was tied up as her home was robbed. In a crime that has shocked police officers, the vulnerable pensioner was tied up by two men before...
Oldham can boast three of the top five players in Championship One, says the RFL. Coach Scott Naylor has described as 'phenomenal' the way his young second-row pair, Josh...
HOCKEY: NICOLA White is geared up for what she believes will be an ‘emotional’ world cup tournament in The Hague from Saturday. Jason Lee’s 18-strong...
FLY-TIPPING and littering has blighted land in Oldham town centre for more than a decade - despite being yards away from a warning sign. Martin Pawley, whose house in Wimpole...
A restraining order has been slapped on a creepy sex pest who groped a woman in his car then followed her into a night club and sexually assaulted her again. Mohammed Jamil...
MANCHESTER United have extended their condolences to the family of US businessman and club owneer Malcolm Glazer, who died yesterday aged 85. Glazer controversially took over...
BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES, Royal Exchange, Manchester, to June 7 AFTER an overlong, slightly-worthy trawl through the nether regions of Greece and Troy in “The Last Days...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards NEWCASTLE 2.10 Sandgate 2.40 Saranta 3.15 Kalahari 3.50 Sir Frank Morgan...
A FATHER of two disabled sons is spearheading a local campaign to prevent the Government ditching the Independent Living Allowance. Shaun Nuttall is a member of a group of...
Date Published 28/05/2014
LEE Johnson is prepared to give youth its head in the hunt for goals — at least for the time being. Athletic’s boss says an experienced striker isn’t his main...
A BBC programme claims that security firm G4S was aware of crucial screening failures months before an armed guard murdered two colleagues in Iraq. Danny Fitzsimons, a former...
MO Agoro is making a habit of scoring tries on Oldham's right wing. "I'm on a roll and I like it," he said after touching down with a spectacular dive in the corner...
OUSTED MEP Chris Davies is determined he won’t sink into obscurity after losing his seat in the European Parliament after 15 years. “One thing I don’t want to...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards HAYDOCK 2.20 Min Alemarat 2.50 Abbey Angel 3.20 Red Icon 3.50 Lord...
A JUNIOR doctor working in paediatrics has been charged with two counts of engaging in sexually activity with a child and possessing indecent images of children. Raza Laskar...
SPORTS BETTING: THE World Cup finals will soon be upon us and, with the best footballers on the planet to entertain us, I can hardly wait. But there is an intriguing...
AVENUE Q, Palace, Manchester, to Saturday REVIVED and now in the early stage of a UK tour, this new production of Avenue Q will pose little threat to the pleasure of those who...
SWIMMERS at Crompton Pool are waiting for news ab out the pool’s reopening. The pool, run by Oldham Community Leisure (OCL), was closed on May 6 after a fault was found...
Date Published 27/05/2014
A FUND-RAISING farmer is joining nine others on a mammoth 157-mile vintage tractor marathon to raise money charity When You Wish Upon a Star. Farmer and milkman Philip Day...
KANGAROOS swopped the Outback for Oldham on Saturday as festivalgoers refused to be deterred from the town’s annual arts extravaganza by wash-out weather. Fancy dress...
One of a gang of burglars failed for a break-in at an Oldham business centre has had his jail term cut on appeal. Bernard Ward, who committed the raid as part of a range of...
A man has been ordered to pay more than £1,200 compensation after causing damage at three pubs in two months. Christian Haslam (22), of Milnrow Road, Shaw, pleaded...
JON ‘2 Smokes’ Kays has assured his fans that he will bounce back from Saturday’s stunning 10th-round defeat in his British super-featherweight title clash...
RUGBY: THERE was acute disappointment for Saddleworth Rangers as their home Kingstone Press National Conference League Division One clash against Eccles was abandoned at half-time...
Boxing: ANTHONY Crolla has begun his homework as he gears up for a potential world lightweight title shot. Chadderton-based Crolla (27) thrust himself right into the world...
CRICKET: THERE was no action in the Lake Garage CLL at the weekend as the constant downpours rendered grounds unplayable. League secretary Alan Wright said: “The two...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers missed out on a potentially priceless victory when their home Kingstone Press National Conference League Division One clash against Eccles was abandoned at...
ANYONE with complex needs and their carers can visit Roman Road IM Church WOW Prospects group tomorrow from 1.30pm. FOR just £1 you can enjoy a game of cards and bingo...
