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“THE decisions you make and the things you do while you’re at school will affect you for your whole life.” Wise words from former “X Factor” star...
Date Published 01/10/2013
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher joined hundreds of protesters in London at the weekend calling for the Atos work capability assessments to be scrapped. Mr Meacher has been an avid...
MANCHESTER City captain Vincent Kompany expects his side’s shock loss at Aston Villa to provide the spur for a renewed charge. City were expected to win with ease at...
DEFENDER Alexander Buttner insists there is no crisis at Manchester United. A troublesome start to David Moyes’ tenure took a sharp downturn on Saturday as West Brom...
Non-league football: MOSSLEY’S resurgence under new joint-bosses Peter Band and Lloyd Morrison continued on Saturday. The Lilywhites won 2-0 at Harrogate Railway...
DARTS: OLDHAM made it two wins out of two in the Lancashire GMC Super Eights Elite League with a 6-4 victory over Bury. Mark McGeeney got the town team off to the perfect...
WRESTLING: OLDHAM teenager Daniel Panczyszyn breathed a huge sigh of relief when wrestling was reinstated to the Olympic programme. He believes the scare will take the...
RUGBY: COACH Shane Tupaea insists Saddleworth Rangers won’t get too puffed up after beating Waterhead 18-0 in a National Conference League Division One relegation scrap....
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport I THINK the events of the weekend give weight to the theory that five or six teams have a chance of...
DAVID Moyes will intensify his search for reinforcements after being assured he will be given the funds required to strengthen his Manchester United squad. The Red Devils flew...
Martyn meets... local acting legend Judith Barker CLARKSFIELD was a quite brilliant school in the 1960s - a fact I am now able to acknowledge, having discovered the astonishing...
PEOPLE with complex needs are invited to come along tomorrow with their carers at sessions being organised by the Roman Road IM Church. Activities such as crafts and dance are...
A BRACE of new housing estates provides not only much-needed housing but an artistic sensibility to the borough too. The 116 new homes at Primrose Bank - bounded by Chamber...
FINISHING second in this year’s Formula Sidecar Racing Association F350 Championship has been a mightily impressive achievement for Chadderton’s Alan Longshaw and...
A WATERHEAD great grandma is the first patient treated at The Christie’s new radiotherapy unit. Pauline McKinlay (74) had a 12-hour session at the £3.8 million...
OLDHAM Council has agreed a contract extension with service provider Unity Partnership. The partnership - a joint venture with Mouchel - has been delivering a range of council...
A ROYTON takeaway was badly damaged when a blaze broke out in ducting from a chip range last night. Three members of staff at Royton Pizza, Oldham Road escaped unharmed. Two...
OLDHAM Council has defended hiring a former environmental services boss as a temporary consultant — after granting him voluntary redundancy amid other countryside job cuts...
OLDHAM RL club has been given a 21-day breathing space by the High Court to pay a £10,000 tax bill. If it doesn’t, bosses were warned, the club could be wound up....
Oldham Coliseum supporters have helped to raise £80,000 in two months, to help the theatre mount bigger and better shows like the current smash-hit “Chicago”....
FREEZING energy prices for two years will benefit Oldhamers and tackle years of corporate power, Oldham MP Michael Meacher says. The Oldham West and Royton MP said Labour...
MANAGER Lee Johnson is working hard to groom wins out of his Athletic players after a disappointing start to the season. Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Crawley – during...
SCOTT Naylor has brought Danny Whitmore home to Whitebank - this time as a fully-fledged Oldham player on a one-year contract. Oldham-born Whitmore (24) hasn't played since he...
Non-league football: CHADDERTON went down 3-1 at in-form Atherton Collieries last night. The hosts – who hoisted themselves into top spot in the North-West Counties...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWCASTLE 2.10 Raven Ridge 2.40 Nabeel 3.10 Fanoos 3.45 Rufoof...
POLICE fear burglars are targeting vulnerable elderly residents after a spate of overnight break-ins. Many Clarksfield residents report feeling scared in their own homesl, and...
Date Published 30/09/2013
AN alcoholic who choked his former best man to death used “extreme violence that was much worse than a drunken punch”, a judge said in sentencing. David Warren...
A thoughtless pet owner has been condemned after six kittens were dumped in a child’s toy box on the canal bank. The kittens, three black and three tabby, had been...
YET again there was play-off grand final agony for brave Oldham yesterday as the Roughyeds missed out on promotion to the second tier of rugby league. Scott Naylor’s...
CAPTAIN Lewis Palfrey struggled to hide his devastation following Oldham’s Kingstone Press Championship One play-off Grand Final defeat to Rochdale. The Roughyeds went...
