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THE leader of Oldham Council went back to school to encourage more young people to get involved in their community. Councillor Jim McMahon has started a tour of the borough’s...
Date Published 16/11/2012
AFTER a four-game losing streak, the last thing Santos needed was a trip to Lancashire and Cheshire League Division One leaders Gorse Hill. The local outfit showed up well and...
FITTON Hill staged a great second-half comeback to register an emphatic victory over Oddies Athletic in the Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division at the...
OLDHAM Athletic has teamed up with McDonald’s to boost their programme of community activities. The fast-food chain, which has outlets in Broadway, Chadderton, Oldham...
THE family granted permission for a business and home for their disabled son in Greenfield’s green belt say they were surprised at the opposition. Campaigners were...
OLDHAM SUNDAY LEAGUE DOG and Duck caused an upset in the Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League Challenge Cup. The Division Three leaders caught Anglers, second in David...
A CHRONICLE photograph of the Queen has gone on display at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh following a hugely successful stint at Windsor Castle. The snap, taken by...
MANCHESTER LEAGUE NICK Fitzpatrick scored his first goal for Springhead AFC, who came from behind twice to record a seventh straight win in all competitions. The Ashfield...
A FARMER is battling to save his urban farm which opened in the green belt without planning permission. Ben Lancaster launched Lancaster Park and Animal Farm off Middleton...
RUGBY LEAGUE SCOTT Naylor, Oldham RL’s new coach, plans to visit every amateur club in the town over the next couple of months in a bid to promote closer ties between...
OLDHAM business AC Tyres has installed a Greenteam 8kWp Solar Photovoltaic Panel System on its Cross Street premises — helping reduce the pressure of rising electricity...
JOBSEEKERS are being encouraged to use the growing Metrolink network to widen their career prospects. The Career Guidance Service at Positive Steps Oldham runs a regular jobs...
FORMER world champion Shaun Murphy visited the Oldham Snooker Academy for an exhibition against local amateur players and youngsters. Murphy, who landed the world title at the...
SCHOOLS across Oldham will have to pay for their own lollipop men and women to save the council £187,000 per year. In a letter to all primary and secondary schools, Phil...
A HIGH-TECH machine will quickly repair Oldham’s potholes in a £2million drive to fix the borough’s blighted roads, say council chiefs. The high-powered...
PAUL Dickov has laid to rest whispers he and chairman Simon Corney are at each other's throats. Athletic's manager said the pair had a long meeting this week and remain close,...
LABOUR stormed to victory in last night’s by-election as the Lib-Dems crossed the line with an embarrassing 26 votes. The race for Failsworth West saw Labour’s...
THE Conservatives held Greenfield at yesterday’s Saddleworth Parish Council by-election, despite low voter turnout. Only 14.4 per cent of the electorate bothered to go...
JONATHAN Grounds is hopeful of staying on the suspension tightrope for at least one more game. Athletic's ever-present left-back has been performing a balancing act of four...
FUN for all the family is on offer in Oldham town centre on Sunday for the big Christmas lights switch on. TV star Rastamouse will be joined by Olympic bronze medallist Nicola...
RUGBY LEAGUE STUART McDonough, a founder member of the British Amateur Rugby League Association and a former player and committee man at OIdham RL, has died at the age of 82...
A fire started in a container full of cigarette lighters at the beleaguered Maple Mill, sparking fears of an explosion. A spark caused by a mechanical digger coming into...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s meetings are - Cheltenham 12.45 Vasco Du Ronceray (n.b.) 1.20 Sea Of Thunder...
TOP accordionist Karen Street is performing a concert in Oldham in memory of her late father who had dementia. She plays at Holy Trinity Church, Waterhead, next month as part...
Date Published 15/11/2012
DEFIANT members of a town centre club are pulling out all the stops to fend off closure. In September, the committee at 3Cs — the former Coldhurst Conservative Club — in...
A MOSQUE which illegally built an extension nearly 10ft too high has been told it can stay. A Government planning inspector has overruled Oldham councillors who refused...
ROBBIE Simpson expects to be passed fit to help solve his manager’s midfield selection poser at Bournemouth — despite hardly being able to walk just over a week ago....
LIFESAVING treatment for kidney patients could soon be on its way to Oldham — along with around 30 new jobs. Plans for a new dialysis unit at an NHS facility near to the Royal...
FORWARD THINKING - By ROBBIE SIMPSON IT ISN'T the first time that chairman Simon Corney has got his feelings off his chest about a performance. After the Bury game, it was...
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a business in the green belt which hopes to open up the countryside to disabled visitors have been passed. But the decision to allow the centre in...
