Hot Off the Press
150 Years of the Oldham Evening Chronicle
8 – 22 May 2004

Hot Off the Press invites you to go behind the headlines and discover how the Oldham Chronicle started, survived and has flourished from 1854 to 2004.

The exhibition looks at how news reporting and press photography have changed over time, and features some of the biggest stories ever reported by the paper.

As the Oldham Chronicle celebrates its 150 th birthday, find out how this local independent business has embraced sweeping technological change from the 19 th to the 21st centuries.

Hot Off the Press also includes artwork by local primary school children celebrating the paper’s 150th birthday.