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AN Oldham musician is celebrating after his band landed a recording contract. James Borland (28) was working as an electrician with collegue Adam Redmond, from Wigan, when...
Date Published 22/11/2013
OLDHAM DJ Clint Boon will make his 700th appearance at Manchester nightclub South on Saturday as the venue celebrates its 18th birthday. Clint, who plays keyboards with the...
THE 50th anniversary episode of “Dr Who” is broadcast tomorrow, but did you know that his deadly foe the Daleks are from Oldham? At least Roy Skelton — who...
FUMING pensioners in sheltered accommodation are up in arms over new maintenance costs on top of their rent. At the moment, a service charge is included in the rent paid by...
THE boss of a £3million gang of fraudsters, who hijacked the corporate identities of Greggs and McDonalds among others, has been told by top judges that his...
A 39-YEAR-OLD Oldham man was arrested yesterday after a woman was raped by an intruder in her own home. The victim, in her 30s, disturbed a burglar at the house in Hollins...
LEE Johnson never felt anything but comfortable amid the recent take-over talk at Athletic — though he isn’t about to dig out the pipe and slippers yet....
A SHOCKED shopkeeper was left devastated yesterday when he opened up to find 4,000 cigarettes and £200 cash had been swiped from his store. Sam’s News, on...
DESPITE a tough year financially, Oldham RL Club have pegged 2014 admission prices at last season’s levels. Match-day and season ticket prices remain the same, both...
ATHLETIC’S defenders may have to adopt lumberjack roles to be ‘ok’ against another of the game’s strong men tomorrow. After facing up to man-mountain...
ATHLETIC striker Charlie MacDonald writes exclusively for the Chronicle. Tonight, he reflects on Latics’ great result in the FA Cup at Molineux. WHAT a great week...
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PENSIONERS in sheltered accommodation are angry after learning they must pay new service charges on top of their rent.
ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson hopes to rid the club of its curse at Gillingham. Despite excellent form in knock-out competitions this season, Athletic have won only twice in...
Date Published 21/11/2013
DANNY Philliskirk’s purple patch may be keeping him out of Athletic’s starting XI — but Adam Rooney accepts that such competition for places within the squad is helping to keep...
Pressing Matters . . . SIMON Corney can hardly be blamed for firmly pushing Dr Marwan Koukash’s interest in Athletic into the past tense. It is more than half a year since...
‘QUALITY’ is the buzz word as Oldham RL Club set their sights on going one better than last season and finally winning promotion in 2014. With pre-season training...
“OVER the moon” may be a phrase often uttered by managers — but it is rare to find a boss on the wrong end of an FA Cup upset praising his team to the skies....
Norman Stoller presents grants and loans to boost up-and-coming trio THREE young business entrepreneurs involved in photography, clothing and digital technology have been...
PRIME Minister David Cameron has been forced to apologise after accusing an Oldham MP of taking “mind-altering” substances. Mr Cameron made the claim, which he...
THE Liberal Democrat group on Oldham Council has come out in favour of a move to Diggle for Saddleworth School. Opinion is divided over whether the best place for a brand new...
ERIC Bishyika (16) is behind the Something Worthy fashion firm which makes T-shirts, shorts, hoodies, tops and accessories. He has a range of 40 lines and has sold over 650...
HASSAN Iqbal (16) has a technology firm called Creative Pixels and also studies at the Peter Jones Academy in Oldham. He received a £2,200 grant from the Oldham...
RYAN Davies (22) runs a photography business named after himself which was previously called Monocolour Photography. He received a £5,000 loan from the Oldham Enterprise...
AN old people’s home has been ordered to make improvements after it failed in four out of five areas during an unannounced visit by the Care Quality Commission....
Date Published 20/11/2013
METROLINK chiefs have apologised after freezing weather halted services between Oldham and Rochdale yesterday. Trams were suspended when overhead power lines froze during the...
LEE Johnson was left purring over his squad options after in-form Athletic dumped Wolves out of the FA Cup in emphatic style. Though a last-minute Leigh Griffiths goal made...
MOUSE droppings, filthy work surfaces and greasy walls greeted environmental health officers when they visited bakeries in Royton and Shaw. Inspections were carried out at...
Wolves 1, Athletic 2 THE FA Cup continues to bring out the best in Athletic. Last season it was Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Everton and this time, Wolves fell victim...
CATH Green walked for hours on end along narrow ridges in sweltering heat, but her mammoth effort was well worth it as she raised nearly £9,300 for charity. The First...
