ðə wˈiːkli ᵻdˈɪʃən ænd ðɪ ˈoʊldæm ˈiːvnɪŋ kɹˈɑːnɪkəl wɜː pˈʌblɪʃt təɡˌɛðɚɹ ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, wˌɛn ðə pˈeɪdfɔːɹ ˈoʊldæm kɹˈɑːnɪkəl bɪkˌeɪm ðə fɹˈiː kɹˈɑːnɪkəl wˈiːkɛnd.
The weekly edition and the Oldham Evening Chronicle were published together until 1982, when the paid-for Oldham Chronicle became the free Chronicle Weekend.