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OLDHAM Council is planning to put statues of famous Oldhamers along Union Street. CHANTAL KITTO looks at another candidate to be cast in bronze for residents and visitors to...
Date Published 19/02/2013
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY lost further ground in the Evo-Stik League Division One North title race following a 2-2 draw at home to Wakefield. The Lilywhites were left to rue...
Royton hospice Dr kershaw’s is to launch two new “supporters clubs”. The clubs, for children and young adults up to the age of 21, will begin next week, and...
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini hopes his side's latest FA Cup victory can spark a late–season charge. City put aside their recent Barclays Premier League...
POLICE supremo Tony Lloyd has promised to recruit more than 200 police officers and staff in the coming year. Greater Manchester Police will also increase the number of its...
OLDHAM has won another victory in its battle to stop pizza, burger, kebab and curry shops blighting its town centres. A government planning inspector has backed Oldham...
“MONEY — that’s what I want” sang the Beatles — and The Threetles have raked it in for charity. Fans of the Fab Four packed out the former...
TRIBUTES have been paid to Councillor Dilys Fletcher who died on Friday. The mother-of-five and grandmother-of-six, believed to be in her late seventies, was awarded the MBE...
A TOWER block was partially evacuated when a basement armchair was set alight. Smoke from the blaze rose through the 16-storey Rowan Tree House in Manchester Street, Werneth,...
A MAN was injured when an armed robber attacked a shop in Shaw. The masked raider who had a hammer smashed a glass counter at Major Value, Market Street, shortly before 8.10am...
New-found fame will bring tougher marking MATT Smith is in line to start at Stevenage a marked man tonight. The 23 year old has gained a world fan following with his scoring...
Axed Remploy staff in line for factory boost DISABLED workers who fell victim to the closure of Remploy could be handed a jobs lifeline. A factory run by 4D Enterprises is...
"I'M NOT complaining, but it's becoming a real juggling act at the moment." You could say that, Tony Philliskirk. As well as keeping three balls in the air...
NANI has given Sir Alex Ferguson food for thought after firing Manchester United to the latest victory in their treble quest. The Portugal winger looks set to leave Old...
THE Government failed to give Oldham Council financial support after the Shaw gas explosion — despite having a scheme that helps with the costs of disaster relief....
FORMER Athletic boss Paul Dickov plans to change his approach to the media when he returns to management. The Scot, who stepped down from his post following the 3-1 npower...
POLICE have stepped up their search for a teenage mum last seen boarding a tram to Oldham two months ago. Catalina Covaci (15) and her seven-month-old son Ricardo went missing...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are - KEMPTON 5.30 Danziger 6.00 Whitby Jet 6.30 Masai Moon 7.00 Spirit...
OLDHAM Council leader Jim McMahon revealed the alternative to not increasing council tax in April would have been far worse. The council is set raise council tax by 3.5 per...
AN Oldham child star is within pirouetting distance of being crowned the country’s best dancer. Rhys Yeomans (14) has stormed through early rounds of Sky1’s Got to...
Latics’ fifth-round FA Cup replay against Everton at Goodison Park will be played next Tuesday (7.45pm). The game will be screened live on ITV1
Caretaker manager Tony Philliskirk admits the club will have the scent of Wembley in its nostrils should his side beat Everton in the forthcoming fifth-round replay. Following...
Date Published 18/02/2013
LATICS cup hero Matt Smith is getting used to being BIG news. The 6ft 6in striker — pictured with a giant print of the Chronicle’s Digital First 12-page special on...
A NOTICE pinned to the home dressing room door at cash-strapped Athletic asked players not to give away their shirts at the end of the Everton match. But 14-year-old Lewis...
Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell has pledge to fight child sex offences. He has said in a statement he is innocent of all charges and will “fight them...
A SOLICITOR who helped to cheat Oldham Sixth Form College out of £730,000 has been sent to jail for two-and-a-half years. Andrew Wormstone’s Leeds firm received...
Athletic 2, Everton 2 MATT Smith might end up with a club fine — despite his heroics in this latest staggering chapter of Athletic's FA Cup adventure. The super-sub...
Rochdale Hornets 20, Oldham 22 OLDHAM unveiled another handy-looking youngster in retaining the Law Cup at Spotland. Richard Lepori, a 21-year-old full-back on his debut,...
Chronicle Reporter and lifelong season ticket holder IT’S not often I’m stuck for words. But when my new hero Matt Smith equalised with the very last kick of the...
SIR Alex Ferguson has urged his Manchester United players to step on the gas in their quest for the treble. Twelve points clear in the Premier League and back home from Madrid...
