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THE dedication of Oldham’s Mountain Rescue Team was put to the test as it took part in four dramatic incidents in three days. The spate of emergencies began when the...
Date Published 23/03/2012
AVRO Football Club _ which has played on the Lancaster Club site since the Second World War, has revealed an ununcertain future following the announcement of redevelopment plans....
A STASH of drugs and weapons were recovered during a police raid in Hollinwood. Class-A drugs worth £2,000, cannabis and equipment were seized during the raid in Byron...
SQUASH: WITH just two games to go in the North-West Counties Squash League, Tame Valley’s first team cemented their place in the Division Three North-East play-off...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM schools’ district football could be resurrected in time for next season thanks to a positive response from around the borough to manage at least one of...
FOOTBALL: HEYSIDE Angels under-12s won the North Manchester Girls’ League after other results went their way and left the team unassailable. The under-16s Angels...
RUGBY: OLDHAM RL Club and the local community game joined forces at Whitebank to promote a new Oldham and Tameside Service Area touch rugby competition, starting on April 18...
NETBALL: OLDHAM went down to a 56-36 defeat at Trafford in the Northern League. The away outfit started brightly and looked like keeping pace with their rivals, but were...
NETBALL: OLDHAM duo Alice Travis and Kathryn Turner have been named in the England under-21s training squad ahead of the next year’s World Youth Championships at...
SPORTS BETTING: ENGLAND’S Test batsman have some wrongs to put right in the next few weeks. Players who totally dominated against weak Australian and Indian attacks...
NORTHERN Thunder enjoyed a 59-27 win at Hertfordshire Mavericks in the FIAT Netball Superleague. The visitors made a strong start as a defence of Kerry Almond, Emma Dovey and...
A FORMER barrister made redundant by Greater Manchester Police last year has set up in business - selling coffee. Jocelyn Robinson, who lived in Greenfield for 20 years before...
Dovestone reservoir will form a backdrop to a fund-raiser for this weekend’s Sport Relief event. Organisers of the Saddleworth Village Olympics are staging a Sport...
CHADDERTON will be part of one of the UK’s biggest community archaeological projects. A two-week dig on the site of the former Chadderton Hall will delve into a site that...
A SADDLEWORTH councillor is calling on NHS Oldham to reconsider a decision to scrap diabetic eye checks. Saddleworth Parish Councillor Brian Lord is to ask the primary care...
POLICE are investigating allegedly racist comments left on the social network site of a top Oldham snooker player. The player has been seen by officers and cleared of...
FOUR new primary schools are needed across Oldham before the election to deal with a baby boom Labour claimed last night — despite the borough having more than 2,000 empty...
A WAVE of support has stunned the owners of a family-run service station after their business was targeted by thieves. The Chronicle reported last week how 2,000 litres of...
JOBSEEKERS in Oldham are less likely to find employment than in most other areas. More than 12 people are chasing each vacancy — the 25th-highest ratio across the...
RUGBY: FITTON Hill Bulldogs are up to third place in Division Four of the North-West Counties League. Mick Whaley’s improving side made it three wins on the bounce...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW boast one of the youngest coaching teams in local rugby league after the appointment of Chris Tomlin and Ryan O’Donnell. O’Donnell is a year...
UP THE ANTE: SYNCHRONISED has been declared a probable runner in the John Smith’s Grand National on April 14. And, following his Gold Cup-winning display at...
BOXING: OLDHAM boxer Craig Watson says he is enjoying a “new lease of life” after opting against hanging up his gloves. Successive British welterweight title...
ROBBIE Simpson is still in pole position to claim the 'Chronicle Star Man' award for the season — but a group of players is primed for a late assault on the prize....
STRENGTH sapped and will exhausted, Athletic's players were at last able to exchange smiles and jokes as they left the field following the warm-down at Hartlepool. In defeats...
A ROYTON actress may feel a cold shudder during her next role. Julie Brown, who appeared in the 2009 Ken Loach film “Looking for Eric”, has agreed to have beans...
CATHOLIC parishes and schools in the region will be trekking around Hollingworth Lake to raise money for Catholic aid agency CAFOD’s Lenten appeal. Thousands of CAFOD...
A PETITION urging the Government to scrap new health reforms was handed to the Department of Health by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams. She joined forces with...
Former “Coronation Street” favourite Bill Tarmey and his wife Alma celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Smokies in Bardsley — raising money on behalf...
Young Oldham musicians are being given extra encouragement this week by Manchester’s Camerata orchestra. The ensemble has played to 12 Oldham secondary and primary...
