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A special Chronicle history to mark the 160th birthday of your favourite local newspaper HOW ironic it is that the Oldham Chronicle celebrates its 160th birthday as tensions...
Date Published 16/05/2014
A GREEN-FINGERED First Choice Homes resident who spent hundreds of pounds on improving her garden gets a sinking feeling after heavy rain. Heavy downpours have left the back...
AN Oldham school has turned a pupil’s artwork into a large road safety banner with help from a local firm. Buckstones Primary School held a contest for youngsters to...
RUGBY: THIRD-TIER clubs such as Oldham are debating the format of an enlarged Kingstone Press Championship One in 2015. Super League and the Championship will each be...
CRICKET: THE sun usually shines on the island of St Lucia in the West Indies, home of Crompton overseas amateur Denis Louis. So the 23 year old could be forgiven for...
SNOOKER star Ken Doherty is in town next Tuesday. The 1997 world champion will be at Oldham Snooker Academy to take on 10 players from the Chadderton, Oldham Amateur and...
CONTRACT talks with Paul Rachubka have reached an impasse, prompting Athletic to explore an alternative number one for next season. Rachubka played a major role in the...
SCOTT Naylor admits he will be doing a lot of soul searching before he names his Oldham side for the big game with York City Knights. The 17 players who put 48 points on...
JASON Boults and Danny Whitmore have more reasons than most for wanting to see York well beaten at Whitebank on Sunday. Rewind four years and the three strongest teams in what...
CRICKET: GREENFIELD surged into the last eight of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s Tanner Cup competition with a resounding 242-run win at Micklehurst last...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 5.25 Star Of Namibia 5.55 Haxby 6.25 Royal Connoisseur 7.00 Man...
A DRIVER who clocked up to 48 points on his driving licence has been fined more than £1,300 by Oldham magisrates for making false statements to obtain insurance. Abdul...
AN OLDHAM manufacturer is set to be prosecuted following the death of an employee, hit by a three-tonne piece of steel being lifted by an overhead crane. Michael Wickstead...
A BUDGET Oldham hotel is hoping to add another 20 rooms. The Premier Inn chain’s hotel on Chadderton Way has submitted a planning application for a two-storey extension,...
THIS dramatic picture captures one of Uppermill’s main streets under inches of water yesterday. Water blew off a grid cover, flooding parts of Court Street and High...
A SELFLESS mum and dad have won a prestigious award from Prime Minister David Cameron after growing membership of a carers forum from 50 to 650 in four years. Andrew Robinson...
Date Published 15/05/2014
POLICE have released more details about an Oldham bank robbery last Thursday. Armed raiders fled with tens of thousands of pounds from the NatWest bank in Middleton Road at...
THE number of people out of work in Oldham has fallen for the third successive month and now stands at 4,422 - the lowest since July 2008. The downward trend mirrors the...
COMMUTERS from Saddleworth’s only railway station are being treated like “sardines in a can”, MP Debbie Abrahams claimed when she questioned Transport minister...
A £10 MILLION green scheme will see 2,400 residents in central Oldham benefit from energy-efficient home improvements. The “B Green” project, a partnership...
ATHLETIC are starting to plan for life after James Wesolowski, since all the signs are pointing to the reigning player of the season leaving Boundary Park. According to...
ATHLETIC will play a second home pre-season friendly, with near-neighbours Huddersfield Town, on August 2. The Terriers, managed by Chadderton-raised Mark Robins, finished...
CRICKET: FIRST it rained for three days at Warren Lane - and then it was too bright. The Glodwick v Droylsden Tanner Cup tie was held up by the setting sun last night....
No play was possible in six of the eight Tanner Cup ties and seven Moore Cup games last Sunday - which forced players and officials to race through tea-time traffic this week to...
SAMIR Nasri has threatened to quit international football after being overlooked for a second successive World Cup by France. The Manchester City playmaker was controversially...
RUGBY: THE four-strong Oldham League Executive Committee members have threatened to quit their voluntary posts. Disappointment among the quartet – Bill Herron, Phil...
THE DECISION to turn down Premier League overtures and instead join Athletic proved to be a positive one for Jonson Clarke-Harris. The Leicester-born striker opted for...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards NEWMARKET 2.25 Dutch Party 2.55 Like A Prayer 3.25 Four Seasons 4.00 Gone...
RUGBY: FORMER Saddleworth Rangers ace Jack Johnson has been named in the 20-man England Academy squad which will face France in a test match in Castleford tomorrow (6.30pm...
TONIGHT the Chronicle produces a special edition to mark the 160th anniversary of the business. And what better place to herald one of the newspaper’s biggest successes...
Date Published 14/05/2014
