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WIGAN firm Interserve Projects Services has been appointed to build the £15 million new Saddleworth Secondary School. The school is one of seven projects in Oldham,...
Date Published 01/11/2013
Sport Betting: ENGLAND are out to 8-1 (from 7-1) to win the Rugby League World Cup after their defeat to Australia on Saturday. England led 10-0 before Australia came...
GYMNASTICS: HARD graft has paid off for nine-year-old gymnast Molly McGowan who is setting her sights on the national age group finals in Surrey. The St Anne’s,...
JAVIER Hernandez struck twice as Manchester United eased into the quarter–finals of the Capital One Cup with a convincing 4–0 win over Norwich City last night....
ENVIRONMENT charity Groundwork has celebrated three decades of spadework with a special event looking forward to the next 30 years. The Mayor, Councillor John Hudson, visited...
A leading local businessman is backing Oldham Council’s “big target” pledge of 2,015 employment opportunities for Oldham residents by 2015 — and has put...
OLDHAM Council has strengthened its support for military families by signing the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Local communities will now be able to apply for grants from a...
SUPERFAN Rachel Fish was over the moon when her superstar idol Gloria Estefan praised her paintings. The Greenfield mum has been a fan of the pop popstar since studying art at...
LEE Johnson is determined to set sentiment aside tomorrow as Athletic attempt to show they haven’t been spooked by the Notts County horror show. The squad convened for a...
PAUL Scholes has gone one better than attending Athletic’s matches — by showing up at a training session yesterday. The former Manchester United midfielder (38)...
A LAZY fly-tipper dumped a van load of household rubbish on private land — only yards from a recycling tip. Rami Elakkas (26), of Lacrosse Avenue, Werneth, emptied the...
THE family of a woman killed by a car at a Shaw zebra crossing are taking legal action against the late driver’s insurers. Coroner Simon Nelson concluded that bright sunshine,...
IN EXAMINING his own performance as Athletic manager this season, Lee Johnson admits he has so far come up “short of a pass mark”. Tomorrow’s clash with...
FORMER Oldham Athletic goalkeeper Alex Cisak has dropped a six-figure damages claim against the surgeon who operated on him. Cisak was a 19-year-old Leicester City youth...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWMARKET 12.10 Angelic Air 12.40 Eastern Belle 1.10 Hartnell...
PLANS have been submitted to build a two-storey extension at Bare Trees Primary School, Holly Grove, Chadderton. GREATER Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony...
grandad Paul Smeeton has clocked up 837 miles and raised £7,500 in memory of baby Rory Stott, who lost his fight for life at 129 days old. The 55-year-old motorcycle fan...
Oldham Choral Society Royal Northern College of Music OLDHAM Choral Society’s performance of the Verdi Requiem at the Royal Northern College of Music on Sunday was a...
BETRAYAL Oldham Coliseum, to Saturday HAROLD Pinter’s celebrated semi-autobiographical work in some ways reveals the man behind all those plays, awards and...
A YOUNG mother who gave up a career with the Crown Prosecution Service to start her own business was a finalist in the Mumpreneur Awards. Becky Nowell (36), from Lees, runs...
A driver who killed a pensioner and left her husband severely injured may have been dazzled by the sun. Lynn Steele was hit at a zebra crossing on Crompton Way, Shaw in...
Date Published 31/10/2013
Oldham Planning Committee A CONTROVERSIAL bid to avoid affordable housing subsidy payments by developers of the Royal George Mills site in Greenfield was granted last night —...
USING the absence of James Tarkowski as an excuse for Athletic’s problems doesn’t wash with captain Korey Smith. The 22-year-old skipper was one of the brighter...
Oldham Planning Committee A CONTROVERSIAL application to build homes on protected land at Stoneswood Farm, in Delph, has been rejected by planners. Agent Alan Chorlton said...
A PLAYER who left Oldham RL Club two years ago “under a cloud” has been reunited at Whitebank with his former Salford coaches Scott Naylor and Lee Spencer. Tony...
WATCH out, Athletic: Bristol City appear to be back in business. After achieving a first win in 22 games at Carlisle, Sean O’Driscoll’s side has the scent of blood...
ATHLETIC 2, SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 (Sheffield win 4-3 on penalties) TONY Philliskirk was a proud man despite Athletic slipping to a shoot-out defeat in the first round of the FA...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 4.25 Miss Atomic Bomb 4.55 Bouyrin 5.25 Twin Appeal...
NEIGHBOURS are furious over plans to build houses on protected land at Stoneswood farm in Delph. Oldham Planning Committee will tonight consider the application, which...
Date Published 30/10/2013
Parish council backs residents’ opposition to Diggle move SADDLEWORTH Parish Council has pledged to back locals campaigning against plans to build a new £15 million...
