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OLDHAM Sixth Form College is set to get a new extension in the latest boost for the borough’s students. A two-storey triangular extension to the Duncan Lawton Building...
Date Published 26/11/2013
TRIBUTES have been paid to former Oldham Mayor Ann Wingate who has died suddenly, aged 70. The Lib-Dem councillor represented Crompton for 17 years and was Mayor of Oldham in...
THE location of a new multi-million-pound secondary school for Saddleworth is the most hotly-debated topic in the area. Here KEN BENNETT reveals the sites Oldham Council rejected....
MEMBERS of a Failsworth church are celebrating after receiving a £120,000 funding boost to help restore the ailing church clock. St John’s in Manchester Road will...
LEE Johnson is wary of upsetting his squad’s equilibrium by fetching in a new pair of players before the loan window closes on Thursday. Athletic’s manager ideally...
OLDHAM RL Club have made their fifth new signing of the close season with the capture of local boy Jake Shoel, a young centre from Huddersfield Giants. The 19 year old is the...
JAMES Wesolowski is happy to work under a manager willing o change his ideas as the season progresses. Out of the first-team picture at the start of the season through injury,...
YAYA Toure is targeting Chelsea’s record Premier League goals haul of 103 - and has revealed that Manchester City's 6–0 thrashing of Tottenham on Sunday was inspired...
MANCHESTER United are expected to wear black armbands against Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow as a mark of respect to Bill Foulkes, who died yesterday aged 81. Foulkes was captain...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 12.00 Billy Blue 12.30 Epic Voyage 1.00 Four Winds 1.30...
Kusunga was superb before his dismissal in the 86th minute of a stormy contest at the Priestfield Stadium, won by Oldham thanks to a debut goal by Mike Petrasso. But Angolan...
Date Published 25/11/2013
JONATHAN Grounds has warned his team-mates not to expect an easy ride at Shrewsbury tomorrow as Athletic hunt down a fourth straight victory. Restored to the team at...
A trickster conned a vulnerable man out of more than £30,000 of his savings. Steven Hughes, of Chew Vale, Greenfield, knew his victim had just lost his job and received a...
A MOTHER and her three children are still waiting to return home - six weeks after being driven out by an arson attack. Clare Robinson’s home in Nelson Way, Chadderton, was...
Gillingham 0, Oldham 1 TEN men of Athletic stood firm against a baying crowd and the ultra-direct tactics of a primitive home side to claim three vital league points. But...
A PILOT has been jailed for nine months after admitting being over the legal alcohol limit to fly. Irfan Faiz, who gave his address as Oxford Street, Oldham, was arrested in...
A 39-YEAR-OLD Oldham man arrested after a woman was raped by a home intruder has been bailed until December 20 as police investigations continue. The victim, in her 30s,...
A MAN is fighting for his life after falling from a bridge over the motorway. He fell on the anti-clockwise carriageway of the M60, near junction 23 for Oldham, at 10pm on...
CONCENTRATION was key as Athletic recorded a first away-day victory in Sky Bet League One since the opening day at Stevenage. Rather than repeating that seven-goal thriller,...
A MOSSLEY-born clergyman will be the new Bishop of Manchester. The Rt Rev David Walker (56), who has been the Bishop of Dudley for 13 years, will take leadership of the...
Hockey: OLDHAM’S London 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist Nicola White will hope to take her excellent domestic form to the international stage this weekend. White (25)...
MIDFIELDER Samir Nasri believes Manchester City are proving what they are capable of after a rout of Barclays Premier League rivals Tottenham. City made a mockery of...
DAVID Moyes defended Wayne Rooney after the England striker was fortunate to avoid a red card in Manchester United’s 2–2 draw at Cardiff. Rooney clashed with...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards Lingfield 12.30 Down Ace 1.00 Pendra 1.30 Morestead (nb) 2.00 Jean...
A GREENFIELD con-man who tricked a vulnerable 'friend' out of more than #30,000 has been jailed. click story for more
HOT prospect Niall Sultan was again in devastating form as he struck seven goals in Failsworth Athletic’s latest Midas Plumbing and Heating Supplies Oldham Sunday League...
Date Published 22/11/2013
ANNE-MARIE Lord marked her 100th park run with victory in the women’s race. The Oldham and Royton Harrier (pictured) crossed the line in 21:38 in Alexandra Park. It...
VICTIMS of domestic abuse will share their experiences at a forum designed to help bring more offenders to justice. Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd...
UP to two of Oldham’s new multi-million pound academies could be under threat if a controversial free school opens, says Oldham Council. It has raised the concerns with...
THERE were smiles all round as the winners of the Chronicle’s Top Tots competition collected their prizes. Little Callum Gledhill won the 12-36 months section,...
