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The Watersheddings couple who scooped £1 million on the Lottery — and almost lost it in a shop worker fraud — will spend the cash treating their family. Fred...
Date Published 03/08/2012
Druggie parasite snuffed out a life for sake of a fix Drug addict Mark Royle has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of beloved Shaw pensioner Nellie...
The Radclyffe School raises the aspirations of all students as soon as they walk through our doors to achieve outstanding progress. Provision for the Gifted and Talented (G&T)...
‘This was a campaign of rapes - judge A PREDATOR who abused an Asian girl in a “campaign of rape” has been jailed for 22 years. Shabir Ahmed (59),...
A 17-MONTH-OLD boy fractured his skull when he fell from a first-floor window in Royton. Paramedics and police were called to St Phillips Drive at 2pm yesterday. The toddler...
WHILE Paul Dickov’s efforts to nail down at least one new striker have not been rewarded, Athletic’s manager has stopped short of admitting the chase for Leon Clarke...
OLDHAM RL boss Tony Benson has challenged his players to show what they’re made of at Barrow on Sunday. The table-topping Raiders have won promotion and are now gunning...
ATHLETIC have released a tantalising glimpse of the new North Stand at Boundary Park. The proposed 3,000-seat stand is showcased in an artist’s impression distributed to...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 1.40 Infinite Hope 2.15 Blue Nova 2.50 Trust Fund Babe...
...and a night to forget for Joe FORMER Hulme Grammar School pupil Nicola White retains high hopes of winning a medal after the Great Britain women’s hockey team edged...
A GREAT-GRAN from Watersheddings says she feels sorry for a shop worker — nicknamed Lucky — who tried to cheat her out of £1 million in Lottery winnings....
Date Published 02/08/2012
AN inquest heard the harrowing account of an off-duty police motorcyclist’s son who watched helplessly as his dad lost his life after a split-second lapse of concentration....
AN “inspirational” teenager who used his disability to help thousands of others died yesterday at just 18. Lifelong Latics fan Alex Williams, who was also a member...
Royton residents have been left reeling again after yet more airgun attacks on windows of houses, cars and bus shelters. There have been 27 incidents since June 24, the first...
The ringleader of a gang of Asian men who groomed young white girls for sex will be sentenced today over the separate sexual abuse of an Asian girl. Shabir Ahmed (59),...
JAMES Tarkowski had to learn how to combat a different style of play against Manchester City. While npower League One's scrappier contests see possession given up easily, with...
WINGER Callum Mulkeen and centre Joe Mulhearn are back from international duty with Ireland for the Oldham RL reserve team's important clash with Championship side Halifax at the...
HOCKEY: NICOLA White and her teammates are back in London 2012 action tonight for Great Britain women’s hockey team. They will attempt to extend their winning run...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards GOODWOOD 2.00 Gatewood (nb) 2.35 Stipulate 3.10 Sir Reginald (nap)...
AN Oldham manufacturing company formed more than 60 years ago is continuing to make a huge impact in international markets. Lock Inspections Systems Ltd, based in Neville...
Date Published 01/08/2012
Millions of people and businesses have things they hardly ever use but don’t necessarily want to sell. What if they could make money by simply hiring them out? That...
AN electrical contracting firm which relocated to Oldham earlier this year is celebrating 40 years in business — and a boost in work. BS Entwistle Electrical...
THE number of homeless Oldhamers is increasing in recent years as people struggle with tough economic times. But the rate is slower than in other areas. A ne report shows the...
Infrastructure firm Mouchel, which provides Oldham Council services via the Unity Partnership, was pulled back from the brink today. A syndicate of banks agreed to wipe out a...
OLDHAM Council has new powers to take action against organisations whose roadworks are unecessarily disruptive. Any organisations must now apply for a permit to carry out work...
A CHURCH warden is asking Lees people to help catch a vandal who has caused thousands of pounds of damage to his church. The congregation at St Thomas’s is in despair...
A TEACHER has been found guilty of professional misconduct after arguing with staff at Knowsley Junior School. But Nargs Bibi was cleared of allegations that she disciplined...
CAN you give one of these friendly felines a purrrfect new home? The Bury and Oldham RSPCA branch has hit crisis point: with over 40 unwanted cats and kittens. The animals...
OLDHAM was given a huge boost this morning when British Home Stores agreed to move into town. The retail giant signed a 15-year lease at Spindles after announcing it will open...
A CHADDERTON mum has been jailed for five years after selling a schoolgirl prostitute for sex. Leanne Gilder (26), of Radcliffe Street, took £60 from kerb-crawler...
