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Martyn Meets... Jan Needle, author extraordinaire (Part 1 of 2) NERVES do not play any part in my life but I must confess to a slight sense of apprehension as my fingers...
Date Published 29/05/2012
A dramatic fire in Littleborough could be seen by people in High Crompton yesterday. Firefighters battled an inferno at the Stansfield Mill in Calderbrook Road from around...
FORGET Cannes and Venice: Oldham Film Festival is the place to be this summer. Film fans can look forward to a drive-in movie night and the world’s smallest solar...
SPECIAL REPORT: the Chronicle was allowed exclusive access to Oldham police’s operation to clean up local prostitution. Reporter Andrew Rudkin spent a night on patrol with...
A HARD-HITTING internet campaign has been launched by Samantha Roberts, the Oldham girl raped at the age of 12. Samantha, now 18, was raped and attacked at a house in...
JAMES Wesolowski is set to become the first close-season piece in manager Paul Dickov’s jigsaw, giving Athletic a major boost in the process. The Chronicle understands a...
OLDHAM’S OL postcode is receiving some of the best quality postal services from Royal Mail in the UK, it is claimed. New research says the OL area beat the annual first...
OLDHAM RL chairman Chris Hamilton has assured fans the club is totally committed to getting out of Championship One. On the back of coach Tony Benson’s plea to...
AFTER a short career with enough turmoil to last a whole squad a lifetime, David Mellor’s past season is one that must be viewed in context. Rattling in an excellent...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards AYR 2.10 Bapak Besar 2.40 Selinda 3.10 Bosun Breese 3.40 Celtic...
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THE future of Saddleworth’s famous Whit Friday Band Contests hangs in the balance as organisers reach breaking point amid legal action and increasing red tape. Several...
Date Published 28/05/2012
Oldham attacker goes 200 miles to Bath to hand himself in AN Oldham thug who punched a man in Bath during a night out, travelled almost 200 miles to hand himself to police...
A KNIFEMAN has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing his Oldham victim so viciously that he had to have his eye removed. Victim Sulman Ali (25) was sitting in his Audi in a...
FOUR men have been jailed for supplying Class A drugs in Oldham. The men, who all pleaded guilty to the charge at an earlier hearing, were sentenced at Manchester’s...
SADDLEWORTH School is celebrating a windfall under a rebuilding programme – but is yet to find out how much money it will get. As reported in Friday’s...
Oldham can still go up, Benson tells fans A DEFIANT Tony Benson has told Oldham RL fans not to give up on promotion. Half way through the season, Roughyeds are in fifth...
CHRIS Taylor has yet to complete his one-year deal with Millwall. The Chronicle understands terms had been agreed between the player and the Championship club and that the...
Oldham 30, Scorpions 35 WHAT is it about the Welsh and their Oldham-born imports? On the first Sunday in May the Wrexham Crusaders were assisted to a 36-32 win at Whitebank...
OLDHAM boss Tony Benson blamed individual mistakes for the 35-30 defeat by South Wales Scorpions — the Roughyeds’ fourth Championship One defeat in the last four...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards CHEPSTOW 2.00 Al Emirati 2.30 Lady Bayside 3.00 New Decade...
A review of Oldham Council members’ allowances has made recommendations to increase council leader Jim McMahon’s amount by £5,370. The Independent...
Date Published 25/05/2012
LOCALS will have something to smile about for the next month thanks to a new campaign to boost oral health. As part of National Smile Month, which runs until June 20,...
A TRAUMA supercentre is set to open at the Royal Oldham Hospital in a county-wide drive to save the lives of the most seriously injured people. Major trauma centres will be...
DOG owners could face a fine of up to £1,000 if they let their pets off the leash in six of Oldham’s parks. Oldham Council plans to implement a dog control Order...
A GANG involved in stealing high-value cars during burglaries across Greater Manchester has been smashed. Nine men have been sentenced for their roles after a Greater...
A FAMILY left devastated when a football shirt placed on a relative's grave was stolen are relieved to have had the tribute returned. The Chronicle revealed on Monday how...
ONE of Oldham's leading jewellery houses has landed two new designer brands and is expecting to stock another within days. And, to handle the increasing number of online...
THE founder of Housing Units has offered Oldhamers a fascinating insight into his life with the publication of his autobiography. "The Edge of Time" by John Pellowe...
