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A COUPLE caught having sex in a car at lunchtime in Oldham town centre yesterday have been released without charge. A 41-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were arrested...
Date Published 18/03/2014
A PSYCHIATRIST at the trial of a man who killed his wife told the court the defendant was suffering from severe depression at the time. Dr Seena Falzer told Manchester Crown...
GREATER Manchester Police has received over 2,000 alerts and tip-offs about child sexual exploitation in 10 months - including more than 200 from Oldham, the third-highest number...
BARRY Owen is backing Athletic to get out of danger — and wants fans to play their part in the crunch clash with Crawley. Trust Oldham’s chairman - the...
ONE in five Oldham schools are “outstanding” - but a similar proportion need improvement, says a new Ofsted report. In Oldham, of 100 schools inspected, 20 were...
OLDHAM are no strangers to the fourth round of the Tetley Challenge Cup - the draw for which was being made today. Since the reformed club entered the competition in 1998,...
Athletic have taken the step of shutting the large section of the Verlin Stand at the Rochdale Road end of Boundary Park for the Crawley game. Visitors will be housed in the small...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s National Hunt cards are —
RICHARD Landon is half the man he used to be after shedding over 14st to keep his Morris Men dream alive for a second time. The 47 year old of Shaw Hall Bank Road, Greenfield,...
Date Published 17/03/2014
A council worker was trapped when the street sweeper he was driving overturned. The 43 year old was cut free by firefighters after two crews from Oldham and a specialist unit...
A PENALTY shoot-out kicked-off second birthday celebrations at Oldham’s £5 million Mahdlo youth zone. Families and guests took part in an afternoon of activities...
KOREY Smith will be missing for two to six weeks with a knee injury — leaving Athletic short in their time of need. The captain is suffering from the same problem that...
Oldham loose-forward Liam Thompson will undergo surgery this week to repair three fractures near his eye socket and upper cheekbone. The club’s medical staff expect...
Crewe 1, Oldham 1 ATHLETIC’S only remaining ambition this season is to cling to Sky Bet League One status. So this result must be regarded as a marginal failure....
EGREMONT 24, OLDHAM 42 “This is our Wembley,” mused Egremont chairman Sam Bailey. And while it required more than a smattering of imagination to temporarily...
ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson declared himself proud of his side despite the denial of victory by a last-gasp Crewe equaliser. Gary Harkins’ second-half strike had seemed...
SCOTT Naylor experienced a few different emotions during a hard-fought Challenge Cup tie in Cumbria - including what he described in his post-match briefing as “a nervous 10...
MANUEL Pellegrini and Steve Bruce sought to play down a second–half spat between Joe Hart and Hull substitute George Boyd after 10–man Manchester City boosted their...
DAVID Moyes admits being Manchester United manager is harder than he ever imagined. His dismal debut season sank to a new low yesterday when Liverpool won 3–0 at Old...
ATHLETIC today made a double loan swoop on the eve of their crunch clash at fellow relegation battlers Crewe.Boss Lee Johnson has brought in defender Adel Gafaiti from Premier...
Date Published 14/03/2014
FOOTBALL: RYAN Hobin was among the goals again for Rifle Range ‘A’ in their Midas Plumbing and Heating Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division Shield clash...
Avro 3, Springhead 1 FOOTBALL: THREE goals in the opening 15 minutes set Avro on the road to victory against Springhead in the Premier Division of the FBT Manchester League at...
Angling: MAGGOT and groundbait helped Pete Johnson clinch the Old Hough open on Upper Benbo Lake. Fishing down the track and tight across at 14 metres, he tempted 40lb 15oz....
COUNCIL chiefs have assured residents they are working to solve Oldham’s pothole menace. Failsworth resident Eric Smith says he has been sending continuous inquiries to...
OLDHAM Council missed out on prizes at the Local Government Chronicle awards last night. But local authority chiefs were pleased to be highly commended in the running for...
FIRMS at a business park hampered by slow internet connections are to meet Oldham Council’s deputy leader to discuss who will pay for a better link. Companies at Salmon...
FIND out more about prostate and renal disease at South Chadderton Methodist Church, Thompson Lane, Chadderton, tomorrow from 6.30pm. Speakers include Roger McMinn from...
Shaw marks 150 years since historic occasion ONE hundred and fifty years of local government in Shaw and Crompton has been marked with a special event. The District...
WORK is underway on a £2.2million extension at Blue Coat school. Funded by Oldham Council and the school’s academy, the new building will house 14 classrooms and...
