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A BRIDE-TO-BE has vowed her dream wedding will go ahead despite the return of skin cancer. Brave Joanne Smith (46) booked to marry her partner Thomas Wingate at Castello...
Date Published 24/01/2013
A supermarket manager quit as a special constable after attacking his ex-partner at a works party. Michael Holmes (28) head-butted Alexis Walker-Booth, who works with him at...
GCSE tables BLUE Coat School has one of the country’s top sixth forms. It is the 20th-best state school for the average point score achieved by A-levels pupils in today’s...
TWO Oldham sports clubs are celebrating after landing bumper grants. Higginshaw Amateur Rugby Club and Oldham Boxing and Personal Development centre are both in the money to...
OLDHAM kept pace with the national trend by seeing joblessness fall by 156 people in December. The number of people out of work is 7,576 — a drop attributed to temporary...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov has called on his young band of players to give it absolutely everything against Liverpool. After the considerable coup of securing Jose Baxter to...
OLDHAM RL fans will get their first look at Scott Naylor’s new squad in a warm-up match against a strong Salford City Reds side at Whitebank on Sunday, February 10 (3pm kick...
DEAN Furman was named man-of-the-match as South Africa kickstarted their African Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-0 victory over Angola. Athletic’s skipper missed his...
Athletic’s inflatable pitch dome is finally up and running to make sure Sunday’s FA Cup, fourth-round tie against Liverpool will go ahead despite the weather. The...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are - WOLVERHAMPTON 4.30 Young Jackie 5.00 One Way Or Another 5.30...
OLDHAM Council is set to increase council tax by 3.5 per cent with council chiefs warning residents they face a stark choice between paying more or libraries and children’s...
Date Published 23/01/2013
A Religious Education teacher from Oldham has been banned from teaching for five years after telling pupils that sex is good – and advocating not getting married so they could...
POLICE have warned residents not to keep large sums of money at home after a pensioner was robbed of £55,000. The 69-year-old victim was unhurt but distressed after the...
TWO men aged 33 and 34 have been arrested in connection with the distribution of drugs that may have led to two deaths and several hospitalisations. The pair have been...
UNDER-FIRE Athletic boss Paul Dickov felt his team’s first-half no-show at Notts County last night was down partly to thoughts of the forthcoming Liverpool FA Cup tie....
HEAD coach Scott Naylor and newly-appointed club captain Lewis Palfrey will represent Oldham RL when the 2013 season is officially launched in Sheffield tomorrow. All 23 clubs...
Notts C 1 Athletic 0 ON A night when League Two’s Bradford showed football’s capacity to induce moments of magic, this seventh defeat in eight games for Athletic...
Manchester United have defended their ticket prices ahead of this weekend's FA Cup fourth–round tie against Fulham at home. The London club complained to the Football...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are - KEMPTON 4.00 Cape Crossing 4.35 South Cape 5.05 Teen Ager 5.35...
THE ACCRINGTON PALS (Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester) PETER Whelan’s drama of the “Pals” - Accrington having been the smallest town to raise a full...
Date Published 22/01/2013
BOOK worms can bond over literature at Failsworth Library’s Chat and Choose session on Thursday from 1 to 2pm. GET help to ditch cigarettes with the Stop Smoking...
POLICE have reassured residents that chemicals found in the search of a Failsworth flay pose no danger to the public. Officers found the chemicals at Ben Brierley Wharf,...
SAVVY students put local MP Debbie Abrahams on the spot when they subjected her to a “Question Time” style grilling. Pupils doing courses in law, finance and...
A TEENAGER admitted taking a car without consent and crashing it into a house — sparking major fears of a gas leak. The 17 year old, from Shaw,crashed the Fiat Punto...
A CHILDREN’S medical charity received a huge boost as VINCI Construction presented MedEquip4Kids with a cheque for more than £51,000 at the Royal Oldham Hospital....
FOOTBALL: THE winter weather put paid to the local non-league schedule at the weekend. In Evo-Stik League Division One North, a frozen playing surface ruled out action at...
MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could find himself in hot water with the Football Association following his blast at assistant referee Simon Beck following his...
REIGNING champions Manchester City continued their league pursuit of rivals Manchester United by easing to a fourth successive win, at the expense of Fulham. David Silva...
Halle Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester IF the only attraction was to get away from the wintry weather and be transported to sunny Spain, the Halle’s...
“I COULDN’T help myself — seconds before kick-off I was singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ in my head and it was the best moment of my...
