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THIEVES stole more than £21,000 worth of gardening gear from the newly-refurbished Churchill Playing Fields only days before its grand reopening. Oldham Council had to...
Date Published 22/10/2013
The new, £2 million Lees Medical Practice opens its doors on Thursday. Refreshments will be served at the official opening of the practice, which includes a pharmacy,...
“SNOW angels” are being sought to help Oldham’s housebound and elderly this winter. AT Oldham Council on Wednesday, Lib-Dem councillors Val Sedgwick and Alan...
COUNCIL chiefs have defended their decision to locate the new Oldham District town hall away from East Oldham. The newly-formed Oldham District Executive is vacating East...
BOXING: FRESH from his successful trip to Poland with five of his Boarshaw Gym stablemates, Jack Kilgannon has won the North-West Regional Boys’ boxing title....
BOXING: MARK Heffron stretched his unbeaten professional record to seven wins from seven bouts as he knocked out home favourite Julio Acosta at a show in La Farga, Barcelona....
Non-league football: Dougie Carroll was on target twice for Mossley as they eased past Lancaster City 3-2 in the FA Trophy first round. A superb first-half performance...
MICAH Richards has watched over half a billion pounds’ worth of signings come through the doors at Manchester City – and the defender believes none of them compare to...
MANAGER David Moyes has admitted Manchester United need to rediscover their killer instinct if they are to become a Premier League force again. United wasted a host of chances...
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Lowry, to Saturday ANTHONY Burgess started the modern debate about freedom and control: what kind of society tries to condition its citizens so they...
Martyn Meets - Oldham TV and theatre writer Ian Kershaw ONE of the joys of this job is that I get to meet some wonderful people. Even when they don’t live in Oldham any...
THE religious band CJM, which has performed for the Pope, is in concert at St Margaret’s Church, Hollinwood, on Saturday at 7pm. Doors open from 6.30. Tickets are...
IT was a case of sweet and sour for Oldham motor cycle ace Ashley Beech in round 12 of the National Superstock 1000 Championship at Brands Hatch. Beech used the qualifying...
A Sholver nursery could soon be a block of apartments. Domalo Nurseries Ltd has applied to convert the 10-year-old Hillside Nursery into four homes - and wants permission to...
RUGBY: AFTER victory in their final match of the season, Saddleworth Rangers face a waiting game to see if they have side-stepped relegation from National Conference League...
THIEVES stole cigarettes from an off-licence in Oldham after smashing through the window using a cast-iron grid. The burglary happened at the Bargain Booze store on Ripponden...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport MANCHESTER City's first away win of the campaign came at West Ham and did everyone's confidence the...
GOLF: FORMER Brookdale assistant professional Grant Hamerton has finally got his hands on the PGA Lancashire Matchplay Championship trophy. Hamerton, now the pro at Pike...
A stand-off between two drivers halted traffic for five minutes and sparked a new call for better signage on Delph’s narrow river bridge. Parish councillor Nicola...
Non-league football: PROLIFIC striker Sam Madeley’s on-off relationship with Mossley now looks to be finally off. Madeley was the Lilywhites’ top scorer last...
BECOMING a “co-operative” council is benefiting residents, say Oldham’s civic leaders. Oldham Council is at the forefront of the Co-operative Council...
GOVERNMENT proposals to ban static and car-mounted CCTV parking cameras have been fiercely criticised by Oldham councillors. Plans were announced in September to ban councils...
WOLVES striker Kevin Doyle reportedly earns more in a year than Lee Johnson’s ENTIRE playing budget - but Athletic’s manager heads to Molineux tonight without fear of...
Inspiring words and a shiny gold medal helped former Olympic champion Denise Lewis OBE to impress children at St Thomas’s Primary, Werneth — and boost their passion...
ROUGHYEDS legend Neil Roden has been granted a 12-month testimonial by the RFL. It will run from January 1, and will give the 33-year-old former club captain a calendar year...
OLDHAM RL has warded off the latest move by the taxman to have the club wound up. A winding-up petition sought by HMRC was dismissed at London’s High Court yesterday,...
OLDHAM Athletic has handed CCTV footage of Carlisle United supporters to Cumbria police after visiting fans were ejected during problems at Boundary Park at the weekend. A...
Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has accused the Government of treating Saddleworth “disgracefully” following the announcement of a new £15 million school to be...
ATHLETIC’S head of coaching at academy level, Mick Priest, has left the club to take up an exciting opportunity abroad. Priest is set to link up again with ex-Manchester...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has branded as “dynamite” revelations that police may have provided information that left thousands of workers blacklisted and unable to find...