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.
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.