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Cricket: DELPH marched into the final of the Drakes Huddersfield League All Rounder Twenty20 competition last night thanks to a thrilling home victory over holders Scholes....
Date Published 17/07/2013
TRADITIONAL caps and gowns and brilliant weather came together at this year’s University Campus Oldham graduation ceremony yesterday. Friends and family turned out to...
IT was a proud UCO Graduation Day ceremony for Sir Ian Kershaw and Cyril Brandford who have received honorary doctorates. Oldhamer Sir Ian is a renowned historian and author...
MANCHESTER United were maintaining a dignified silence on Wayne Rooney today amid claims the striker wants to leave Old Trafford. Rooney is said to be furious at manager David...
A FORMER Chronicle journalist has described how he reported on the horror of the Moors Murders for a new three-part documentary series. Starting tonight on Channel 5,...
SPORTS BETTING: JUSTIN Rose is the most upwardly-mobile player in the golfing world. The US Open winner has been promoted to second-favourite by the bookies for the Open...
A FORMER refugee told a court he ditched a sofa in an Oldham street next to a 'No Fly-tipping' sign because he didn't realise it was illegal to dump waste on the street in the...
TUNE in to see if Oldhamers had any Bobby dazzlers gathering dust in their homes as the town’s episode of “Dickinson’s Real Deal” hits screens this week....
Date Published 16/07/2013
A TEENAGER aiming to be a top racing driver has already beaten F1 champion Lewis Hamilton. North Chadderton School pupil Tom Brown is only the second person ever to get 100...
LIB-DEM councillors will attempt to halt the spread of betting shops on Oldham’s high streets with aproposal to Oldham Council’s meeting next Wednesday. The party...
A £143,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund will help two well-established local health projects. Activate is a cycling programme which helps people to exercise more,...
Oldham Symphony Orchestra Hulme Grammar Schools MEMBERS of the Oldham Symphony Orchestra dedicated their concert in the Great Hall of the Hulme Grammar Schools to the memory...
HALLE ORCHESTRA (Bridgewater Hall, Manchester) PROMENADE concerts involving the magical musicians of the Halle Orchestra are always special. Throw in a glorious...
CRICKET: THERE was a run-fest in the sunshine at Medlock Road on Saturday as Woodhouses secured a memorable Lees Brewery Lancashire County League victory against Cheetham...
THE MACHINE (MIF, Campfield Market Hall, Manchester) NOT many people get excited about chess. Even more fail to get a thrill from computers. But back in 1997, when grandmaster...
CRICKET: FRIARMERE and Saddleworth will fight it out for the Moore Cup on Sunday, August 11. A two-wicket defeat of visitors Austerlands, who made 161, sealed...
RETIRED banker Steven Lowe is stepping down as chairman of governors at Oldham Sixth-Form College. Mr Lowe helped to set up the college in 1992 and was instrumental in the...
WITH Heyside succumbing to new leaders Bamford Fieldhouse, Glodwick are closing in on second place in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. Starting life without...
CRICKET: IN this mood, a sixth Saddleworth League title in seven years beckons for Bamford Fieldhouse. A resounding eight-wicket defeat of Heyside, who started the...
Housing boss on attack over unfair welfare reforms THE chief executive of First Choice Homes Oldham has slammed the controversial “bedroom tax”. Cath Green hit...
IT’S not often pupils can boast a visit from a world-class symphony orchestra and one of the nation’s most famous conductors. But children at North Chadderton...
CRICKET: WERNETH and Royton continued their charge towards promotion from the Lake Garage Central Lancashire League Championship on Saturday - but it was third-placed...
CARL Winchester will miss the start of the season with a knee injury. The midfield man (20), who recently signed a one-year contract extension, is expected to be out of action...
POLICE are battling anti-social behaviour in Shaw after numberous complaints from residents. Operation Panang aims to disperse large groups of youths causing disruption by...
TOO CLEVER BY HALF, Royal Exchange, Manchester The Exchange heads into the summer break with something light and frothy — not that you might pick that up from hearing that...
GYMNASTICS: TWELVE-year-old trampolining hope Alfie Astley suffered mixed emotions at the British National Championships in Birmingham. The Hulme Grammar School pupil made...
THAI BOXING: OLDHAM’S sibling superstars Breanna and Leyton Collymore have enjoyed more British title success. At the North Solihull Sports Centre in Birmingham,...
OLDHAM RL new boy Tom Whitehead could hardly have had a tougher start to his Whitebank career. Only 24 hours after signing for Roughyeds he was thrust into the under-20s side...
HOLLINWOOD residents can discuss community concerns at a police surgery tomorrow at School House Flats, Incline Road, Hollinwood, from 10am to noon. All welcome. THE...
FOOTBALL: AFTER a season and a half in charge of Mossley, Steve Halford simply felt the time was right to move to Ashton United once the opportunity arose. Halford, (32),...
