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PLANNING permission has been granted for a terrace of five three-storey houses with gardens on land at the former Oak Works in Moor Street, Shaw. FRIENDS of Dunwood...
Date Published 08/06/2012
THE man who drove the last tram from Manchester to Oldham in the 1940s says he would love a ride when they return to the borough. At 96, Richard Hyde can still remember the...
Trams were running every six minutes to Mumps yesterday along the temporary section of the Oldham-Rochdale line. And with all the tracks and overhead lines in place, it seems...
TWO men were arrested after police uncovered a haul of cannabis worth £148,000. Operation Caminada officers searched industrial buildings in Hargreaves Street, Westwood...
CRICKET: THE Saddleworth and District Cricket League Twenty20 Cup, sponsored this season by Perfit Windows, gets under way tomorrow with five first-round matches. Saddleworth,...
CRICKET: Friarmere wicketkeeper Andy Walker had to think long and hard when asked about his previous century. “I think it was before my children were born —...
RUGBY: AN Oldham St Anne’s player is to take his career to the next level after being selected to represent Scotland in the Student Rugby League Four Nations tournament this...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD ‘A’ entertain neighbours Saddleworth Rangers ‘A’ tomorrow night in North-West Men’s League Division Four. For the visitors, it...
RUGBY: FORMER Waterhead junior Josh Johnson has been named in England Academy coach Dave Elliott’s squad to face France on June 15. Johnson, from Diggle, who signed...
Chronicle sports writer Matt joins Oldham Athletic Community Trust’s 25th anniversary trip to Kenya. CRUNCH! The unmistakable sound of car nose hitting car bumper...
STUNNING oriental designs from an Oldham fashion fanatic will be modelled at a top catwalk show. Hannah Voong (22) will see her very own creations take centre stage on the...
ST Herbert’s Learning Centre, Edward Street, has a range of activities for people of all ages this summer term. They include netball for adults, a choir, basic sign...
OFFICIAL Olympics poet Lemn Sissay helped inspire Oldhamers to put pen to paper. In a coup for the Scribble Festival, the world-renowned writer — whose work adorns...
FASHIONISTAS who want to make an impact should take a leaf out of Catherine Duffy’s book. The art and design student from Oldham College has created a stunning ballgown...
CRICKET: HEYSIDE play host to Netherfield, from the Northern League, in round three of the LCB Cup on Sunday (1.45pm). Skipper Nick Campbell will be hoping for the same level of...
CRICKET: ROYTON and Oldham face a Friday night shoot-out to decide which will book a place in the quarter-finals of the Lees Bitter Twenty20 Competition. Oldham kept alive...
Angling: GIDEON Orr is making a name for himself in the Diggle AC evening matches on Tanners Dam and he won the latest event with two carp weighing 8lb 1oz. DAVE Ireland...
Bowls: DARREN Griffiths, beaten finalist in last year’s Oldham Evening Chronicle Bowling Handicap, begins his quest to go one better at North Chadderton Social and Bowling...
BOOKMAKING giants Ladbrokes and the Oldham Evening Chronicle have joined forces to raise money for local charities. With Euro 2012 starting today, Ladbrokes presented the...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD put their unbeaten home record on the line tomorrow against National Conference League Division Two high-flyers East Leeds (kick-off 2.30pm). The visitors to...
CRICKET: THE pick of tomorrow’s Saddleworth League action sees Shaw, who pushed Farnworth Social Circle close in the LCB Cup on Monday, entertain leaders Uppermill....
CRICKET: DELPH captain Grant Jones knows his side face the toughest test of the Drakes Huddersfield Premiership season when they head to leaders Elland tomorrow. The hosts are...
CRICKET: PLAYERS will put rivalry to one side when they join forces on Sunday in the Readers Inter-League Competition. The Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s...
CRICKET: CROMPTON have bucked a worrying local trend by posting their intentions in the race for a place in next season’s Lake Garage CLL Premier Division. While...
LEAVERS from Saddleworth School will go out in style when they put on their gladrags for their summer prom. They’ll celebrate at Hotel Smokies Park on Thursday, June 28....
THE FRIDAY THING: WITH millions squeezed into The Mall and hordes pressed up tight against the railings around Buckingham Palace, oozing respect and adoration for Queen Elizabeth...
THRILLS and spills will be twice as nice at this year’s Saddleworth Show, which for the first time occupies the whole weekend. With the closure of Churchill Playing...
NINETEEN homes in Hathershaw were left without electricity for almost two days. They lost all power at 8.20pm on Monday and the supply didn’t come back on for at least...
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Michael Meacher is to speak out about the dangers of corporate lobbying. The issue of lobbying’s influence on public policy is a hot topic...
The first Metrolink tram will leave Victoria for Mumps at 5.24am on Wednesday The first tram to Mumps will call at all eight stops along the new line: Monsall, Central Park,...
