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SCORES of Oldham commuters were left stranded on platforms before being told to catch the bus this morning after a points failure halted Metrolink services. A technical fault...
Date Published 19/05/2014
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MITCHELL AND KENYON, Oldham Coliseum AS plays based on historical fact go, this one is intriguing and frustrating in equal measure. Intriguing because...
The Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall Manchester LEONARD Bernstein’s “Wonderful Town” overture was an exceptional start to last night’s concert, which...
A POLICE officer with short-term memory loss who went missing from his Salford home two days ago has been found safe and well in Oldham. Jon Percival (43), of Greenleaf Close,...
ANGLING: THE Medlock Bridge AC open match fished on the Park Lake saw in-form Mick Tighe win with his 16lb net including some decent bream to 2lb 8oz. Some chub and plenty...
Date Published 16/05/2014
BOWLS: DAVE Watters produced a match-winning 21-2 performance as Tonge won 9-6 at reigning Manchester Premier League champions St Joseph’s of Chorley. Watters’ display...
RUGBY UNION: WILL Mellor was named the Oldham RUFC player of the year at the club’s annual awards dinner. Players’ player of the year was Phil Conroy, while the...
FOOTBALL: JOLLY Carter upset the form book last night as they beat Rifle Range ‘A’ 1-0 in the Midas Plumbing and Heating Oldham Sunday League President’s Trophy...
Oldham Tigers 9, White Hart 2 FOOTBALL: RYAN Higginson scored a record seven goals as Oldham Tigers overwhelmed White Hart in the final of the Midas Plumbing and Heating...
CRICKET: GLODWICK are gearing up for a key spell in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. Runners-up last season, the lads from Warren Lane are striving to go one...
CRICKET: WOODHOUSES face a double-date as they bid to get some action in following last weekend’s wash-out. Tomorrow’s Greene King Lancashire County League...
CRICKET: OLDHAM have a golden opportunity to kick-start their season on Sunday. Rashid Hussain’s men have lost all four of their fixtures in the Championship, including...
MANCHESTER United chiefs have promised major investments on new transfers to ensure a return to the Champions League. United executive vice–chairman Ed Woodward also...
ENJOY an evening of musical entertainment hosted by the Friends of Diggle School at Kilngreen Church tonight, at 7.30pm, with Diggle B Band, and Diggle School choir and band....
DELPH-BASED Includive Technology has won a prestigious software award. The company has won the 2014 SIIA Education CODiE Award for ChooseIt! Maker 3 (CM3), a versatile program...
DISGRUNTLED divers desperate to secure a deep-water pool in Royton were set to continue their fight today. Members of the Sub Aqua Diving Club will be joined by water polo...
THE FRIDAY THING: AT least Dick Turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask before he robbed rich and poor alike. Not so the Inland Revenue and its latest ruse. We used...
Chronicle managing editor David Whaley has just been diagnosed with throat cancer. In the first in a series, David presents his treatment diary. WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014, is...
POLICE are warning residents to be vigilant after burglars stole an Audi A3 from a driveway on Hawksmore Drive, Shaw, on Saturday between 4.40 and 4.55am. They also stole a...
TWO new community centres are set to be completed in Oldham within the next two months in a multi-million pound scheme. The project is part of the wider £113m Gateway to...
ELDERLY residents in Royton are in the dark - because a replacement programme has left them with only ONE lamp post for the entire street. Residents in sheltered accommodation...
Residents are rallying to save a post office and sorting depot that serves several Saddleworth villages. Dobcross Post Office in Woods Lane includes the village’s only...
GOLF: WERNETH produced a winning treble in the Manchester Alliance knock-out competitions, beating Flixton’s Acre Gate 7-0 in the flagship Dunham Forest Trophy. But...
GOLF: Ashton’s John Dawber took up his duties earlier than any of this year’s local golf captains. John was installed last November so has already served more...
JONSON Clarke-Harris was a virtual unknown when he signed for Athletic last summer. But in the space of only 10 months, the 19 year old from the East Midlands has become a...
Sports Betting: THE dust has barely settled on another football season but the bookies have already given odds on next year. Athletic finished their League One season with...
DEPARTING Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admits “everyone lost belief in the team” during a dismal season. But he insists sacked manager David Moyes...
THE LAST DAYS OF TROY (Royal Exchange, Manchester, to June 7) POET and playwright (and one-time Oldham probation officer) Simon Armitage is the latest man to have a go at...
OLDHAM Council leader Jim McMahon and interim chief executive Carolyn Wilkins will speak at the next strategic breakfast on June 4. Aimed at the Oldham business community, the...
Buckley’s Yard is a small new “Third Wave” coffee bar in Uppermill — one of only 10 in the UK. Owner Brian Hockenhull (58), sells almost 40 types of...
