ˌɔn sˈɪks mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, ðə fˈɜːst ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldæm kɹˈɑːnɪkəl æz ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli nˈoʊn wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ɐ bˈʊksɛlɚ ænd pɹˈɪntɚ dˈænjəl ˈɛvənz ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɚt tə pɹəvˈaɪd ðə ðˈɛn θɹˈaɪvɪŋ kˈɑːʔn̩ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ tˈaʊn ʌv ˈoʊldæm wɪð ɪts ˈoʊn lˈoʊkəli pɹədˈuːst nˈuːzpeɪpɚ.
On 6 May 1854, the first edition of the Oldham Chronicle (as it was originally known) was published by a bookseller and printer Daniel Evans in an effort to provide the then thriving cotton manufacturing town of Oldham with its own locally produced newspaper.