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STAR striker Sergio Aguero is near to a Manchester City return, but will not be risked at home to Stoke City tomorrow. The Argentina international has been out of action since...
Date Published 21/02/2014
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 1.45 Hawkeyethenoo 2.15 Random Success 2.50 Grey Mirage...
A MAN deliberately targeted and tried to rape a teenage girl in the Spindles shopping centre, a court has been told. Mohammed Hassan (25) picked out the young woman - 19 at...
Date Published 20/02/2014
THE family of a dying mum-of-three are hoping to raise enough money to make her last few months bearable. Charlene Reynolds (33) was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour...
A POLICE investigation into the gangland feud that sparked Dale Cregan’s killing sprees has led to the jailing of 26 drug dealers. Operation Challenger, one of the...
OLDHAM has seen a rise in the number of people out of work in the town, despite the continuing fall in national unemployment levels. The total number of people out of work in...
SOUL fans from far and wide flocked to Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall last night for the star-studded Legends of Soul concert. The line-up starred greats of the genre -...
CHRONICLE business correspondent Martyn Torr reports on a visit to Bangladesh, which involves an arduous charity cycle ride Dateline: Mouvli Bazar, Bangladesh CYCLING...
TOMMY Wright is set to make a return to Athletic’s dug-out alongside manager Lee Johnson after a five-year absence. The Chronicle understands the Scot (48) spent last...
SCOTT Naylor has warned his Oldham RL players will have to scrap for places like they’ve never scrapped before. His 22-man squad is as big as last year’s, but Naylor wouldn’t...
Manchester City players put on a brave face as they assessed the damage inflicted by Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League tie. City's hopes of reaching the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 1.30 Tax Reform 2.00 Mahadee 2.30 Devon Drum 3.00...
CHILDREN from St Joseph’s RC Primary School are only one round away from making it to Wembley. The team will represent Athletic next month in Crewe, in the Northern...
A DELPH mum who had to endure cancer chemotherapy during pregnancy is now on a mission to raise awareness of the disease. Eva Royle (39) of Thurston Clough Road was 25 weeks...
Date Published 19/02/2014
OLDHAM Rugby League Club is celebrating its latest signing - Oldham College. The club is to provide professional training for students at the college’s rugby academy....
AN “overwhelming” number of people have volunteered to give a Shaw woman a life-saving kidney since the Chronicle ran the story last week. But Nicola King, 32 and...
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, Opera House, Manchester THIS musical has been around for a while but here comes up fresh and very funny in a revised version “for the UK...
OLDHAM East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams appeared on Newsnight to discuss sanctions on benefit claimants this week. The Labour MP used Oldham examples and stories of her...
Dateline: Hobigonj, Bangladesh DAY three of what is turning out to be a fascinating tour of Sylhet. We cyclists were bussed to Bishwanath for a 30-mile ride to Jagannathpur...
IT’S great to be back says Danny Whitmore of his return to Whitebank after a year away with Championship club Batley Bulldogs. He may be classed as a new Oldham signing,...
ATHLETIC’S reserves drew a blank in losing to Wigan, a game featuring first-team squad members JP Kissock, Kirk Millar and Jonson Clarke-Harris. Paul Murray’s side...
MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini could face disciplinary action from UEFA after accusing Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson of “lacking impartiality” during the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 5.30 Filament Of Gold 6.00 Kyle Of Bute 6.30 Wishformore...
BASKETBALL: SADDLEWORTH School is closing in on a clean sweep of local basketball titles. In the Year Eights Oldham Schools Basketball Cup at the Ball Hall, Saddleworth...
Date Published 18/02/2014
Boxing: FAILSWORTH’S Danny Wright has been handed the chance to impress England ABA coaches. With squad places still up for grabs for April’s World Youth...
INTENSIVE learn-to-swim classes will take place at Royton Sports Centre, Park Street, from Monday, February 17, until Friday, February 21, at 9am and 10am. The week-long...
THE family of a missing father is appealing for him to get in contact over a month after he vanished. Craig Wilcox (28), was last seen at the home of relatives on Norfolk...
MP Debbie Abrahams has led the first-ever parliamentary seminar on supporting families of murder victims who believe they have experienced an unjust acquittal. The seminar,...
Actress Sophie Mercer is getting ready to take Hollywood by storm after starring in a gritty new feature film. Sophie, from Lees, stars in “Lost Generation”, a...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RUFC 11 ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE 3 OLDHAM Rugby Union Club are set to appeal against the sending-off of Jordan McEwan in a fiery North Lancashire Division...
