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TERRIFIED staff were subjected to a bank robbery in Oldham town centre during Monday lunchtime. The raider burst into the Co-operative Bank on Market Place at around 12.35pm...
Date Published 30/10/2013
PRIME Minister David Cameron’s admission to Parliament that addiction to prescribed drugs was “a terrible affliction” has been heralded a major success by a local campaigner....
FURIOUS Lee Johnson couldn’t bear to talk to his players at the end of a “terrible” performance at Notts County - for fear he might blow his top. Even with...
FAR from being disheartened by his limited first-team opportunities last season, utility back Steve Nield has vowed to continue his pursuit of a more regular place in the...
Notts County 3, Athletic 2 CEMENT boots and leaden heads were the order of the night for Athletic, who produced one of the most abject first-half displays in memory in a sixth...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SEDGEFIELD 1.00 Dispour 1.30 El Toreros 2.00 Night In Milan 2.30...
MANCHESTER City travel to Newcastle United tonight looking to rediscover their winning touch and claim a place in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals. City’s hopes of...
Martyn Meets...the amazing woman who followed her Olympic dream NORMALLY when I arrange these interviews I allocate 90 minutes and on occasion my little chats run over......
Date Published 29/10/2013
FAILSWORTH Soccer Centre is hosting fun activities for those aged eight-13 to enjoy from 10am to 3pm every day this week especially for the half-term holidays. A girls only...
A DOBCROSS woman who got to grips with the Olympic torch on her 102nd birthday has died aged 103. Amy Barrell died at the Millfield Residential Home in Waterhead on Wednesday....
POLICE chiefs have pledged to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Greater Manchester Police is supporting a national campaign to raise awareness about the blight of ASB, the...
LIBERAL Democrats are calling for more help with council-tax support for the borough’s poorest residents. Party leaders have written to the borough treasurer about...
JACK Campbell-Smith knows every line of every Dr Who episode, his bedroom is full of Dr Who posters and his shelves are heaving with Dr Who figures. So when the 13-year-old...
UNASSUMING Ernie Knox has proved himself a hard act to follow at a Saddleworth primary school. In 30 years the smiling centre manager at St Chad’s CE school, Uppermill,...
A FAILSWORTH man who staged a protest after being left without gas for nine days has finally been reconnected. Chris Lappin of Oldham Road blasted delays in switching on his...
A FEUD over an affair was the background for violence between two groups of gardeners, a court heard. One man was knocked unconscious and suffered fractures to his cheekbones...
Boxing: BOARSHAW ABC’s latest annual boxing tournament at the Middleton Arena proved to be a big hit. The bouts had mixed results for Boarshaw’s popular head...
NON-LEAGUE FOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro have agreed a link-up with Evo-Stik Premier Division side Ashton United as their search continues for a route back to more familiar territory....
TEENS looking to keep fit over half-term can visit Royton Glogym tomorrow and Thursday for special sessions. Classes run from 3.30pm and 4.30pm at the Park Street gym. To book...
CHILDREN are being urged to learn a lifesaving skill this half-term to follow in the footsteps of a brave 10 year old. Caoimhe Preshur, from Saddleworth, was on a family...
POLICE uncovered heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis worth more than £100,000 during a series of raids. Operation Challenger saw officers across Greater Manchester target...
A SEMI-DETACHED Oldham house could become bedsit/flats for 11 people if new plans are approved. Oldham Council’s planning committee has received an application for...
TABLE TENNIS: THE race to reach Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League looks the most exciting for many years. An early contender for one of the two...
RUGBY UNION: Didsbury Toc H 1st XV 26, Oldham RUFC 1st XV 36 THE final score doesn’t reflect the dominance of an in-form Oldham side who ran in six tries before easing...
SQUASH: MATTHEW Sidaway exited the AJ Bell World Squash Championships at the first qualifying stage — but was delighted with the way he performed. The 19 year old,...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport AFTER securing a vital result in Moscow, it was very disappointing to slip up at Chelsea on Sunday....
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to stop developers at Royal George Mill avoiding £450,000 in affordable housing subsidies have been threatened with legal proceedings. Greenfield...
OLDHAM firefighters will join crews from across England and Wales to stage two more strikes in the run-up to bonfire night. The move is the latest in a row over pensions,...
A TEENAGER caught with porn pictures and videos on his computer escaped jail on his 19th birthday - because a judge decided to give him a chance. Christopher Charlton was...
A TEENAGER who suffered serious head injuries when he was hit by a car in Hathershaw is recovering well in hospital. The 16-year-old boy was in a collision with a Subaru at...
