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POLICE are urging residents to stay alert after burglaries in Hindle Drive and Varney Road on the weekend of Aug 31-Sep 1. In both incidents offenders entered the homes, took...
Date Published 10/09/2013
AN 86-year-old woman and a taxi-driver in his 60s were taken to the Royal Oldham Hospital yesterday following a three-car collision. The crash happened in Chadderton Hall Road...
CRICKETERS in Saddleworth had an unexpected interruption to their final game of the season when an air ambulance landed on the outfield yesterday. Players at Uppermill Cricket...
THE sun shone on the inaugural Sadd Fest 13 in Greenfield on Saturday. Visitors of all ages descended on Saddleworth Rangers rugby ground to enjoy music, food and drink in the...
AN inspirational young Oldhamer has won a second award for his basketball coaching skills. Lewis Scott, who coaches at Oldham Titans and Oldham Central, picked up the Young...
ATHLETIC were again cast as unlucky losers at Preston — and it is a label the manager is desperate to shake off. Despite spending extended periods of last night’s...
DANNY Langtree has underpinned his commitment to Oldham RL Club in play-off week by signing a ontract for next year. Like prop Phil Joy, the 22-year-old former St Helens...
THE Government will controversially attempt to sneak a further £5 million in cuts from Oldham Council’s finance settlement. The move will reduce the settlement by...
The eight women and four men on the jury of Coronation Street’s Michael Le Vell have been told they must decide if the alleged victim is truthful or set out to “quite literally...
A 27-YEAR-OLD man arrested on suspicion of seriously injuring a milkman by dangerous driving has been bailed until November 14. Milkman Steve Shore (55) suffered fractures to...
Preston 2, Oldham 1 Statistics tell the story of a night of frustration HARD to swallow and even tougher to digest, this defeat was enough to make anyone of an...
A BRONZE plaque will be placed on a bench in Dunwood Park in memory of toddler Jamie Heaton, Shaw Parish Council has decided. Jamie died in the horrific gas explosion that...
NORMAL admission prices will be charged at Sunday’s Oldham v Rochdale Hornets play-off game at Whitebank (3pm kick off) — £11 adults, £9 concessions,...
WORK will begin on building a new Saddleworth School next Easter, say council chiefs. The site for the school is still to be confirmed, though the Chronicle understands it...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 2.00 Captaiin Bob 2.30 Expert 3.00 Tangerine Trees 3.35...
A new series of Martyn Meets begins with shamed former Oldham MP Phil Woolas A CENTRAL London pub — a proper pub, with a proper name — seemed the most natural...
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson can’t wait to show off his talented team on TV tonight. It’s Sky Bet League One Lancashire derby-day as Athletic head to Preston for an...
Date Published 09/09/2013
OLDHAM will head into Sunday’s mouth-watering play-off clash with derby rivals Rochdale Hornets at Whitebank (3pm) boasting the longest unbeaten run in professional rugby...
ATHLETIC’S flying Dutchman Sidney Schmeltz thrives on pressure - so he is desperate to get the call from manager Lee Johnson to play at Preston tonight. Schmeltz (24)...
HAVING a squad of fit, eager players is a scenario which is starting to give Athletic manager Lee Johnson nightmares. Johnson has recruited shrewdly, adding undoubted quality...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Police killer Dale Cregan has been admitted to maximum–security Ashworth Hospital because of his behaviour. Cregan (30) has been moved from Strangeways in Manchester to...
A DEVELOPMENT of 160 “micro-apartments” — some as small as 18 square metres — could be created in Oldham town centre Cardinal Court’s...
Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell told a jury that his “little dark secrets” were a string of one–night stands - not the sexual abuse of a young girl. The soap actor’s...
IT’S not only celebrities who can enjoy a relaxing massage — now the babies of Oldham can be treated to the luxurious therapy. Sarah Limbs set up the baby massage...
Date Published 06/09/2013
A LOVE of the game of bowls and a commitment to teach it to a new generation has helped one resident earn a Pride in Oldham nomination. Ian Fitton (67) has been teaching bowls...
SADDLEWORTH villagers are being urged to attend a key meeting to hear plans which will have a massive impact on travelling across the community for eight months. United...
One in every six hospital admissions for dog bites or attacks occurs in the North-West, according to new figures. While the overall number of hospital admissions relating to...
DISNEY was a dream come true for a Royton boy with a rare genetic condition. Nine-year-old Joseph Breslin had his dearest wish to visit Disneyland Paris granted by Starlight...
ENERGETIC Jade Bradbury shows off her fancy footwork not just on the dance floor, but also in the boxing ring. One week she is glamorous in her makeup and glitz, and the next...
