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Oldham Council Cabinet meeting ONE of the sites acquired by Oldham Council in its bid to deliver regeneration benefits to Oldham Athletic Football Club could be turned into a...
Date Published 14/03/2012
Stevenage 1, Athletic 0 ONE slip, one goal, no points. This was another brutal lesson in elementary mathematics for Athletic. That the crucial strike came inside added time...
Potential investors impressed partners and potential investors consider Oldham’s plans for a new Civic Square and hotel exciting, positive, and a great showcase for...
A HERO springer spaniel and his Shaw trainer took the honours at Crufts, when the life-saving retired sniffer dog took the Friends for Life trophy. Nine-year-old Buster has...
OLDHAM might be asked to play their third-round Carnegie Challenge Cup-tie at Egremont Rangers a week on Friday night. Four West Cumbrian clubs went into the hat, and all four...
Oldham Council Cabinet meeting A DEVELOPMENT review set to turn Oldham’s leisure facilities into those fit for a “first-class borough” was given the go-ahead...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov felt that a third defeat in eight days for his men was a harsh judgement following a gutsy effort. Despite matching up physically to a strong...
AN Oldham man who broke into his girlfriend’s home and beat her up while their son was in the house, has been congratulated by a judge for becoming a “changed...
SPARKI the Basenji is enjoying celebrity status at his home in Diggle after winning Best of Breed at Crufts. The three year old — full name Champion Tokaji American...
TWO asylum seekers fighting to stay in Oldham are to take their campaign to the House of Commons next week. A vigorous campaign was organised by Oldham Unitarian Chapel to...
Bus company pays the price for late buses FIRST Manchester was fined £285,000 fine after failing to run reliable and punctual bus services. Bus compliance officers...
Thieves siphon away 2,000 litres of diesel Owners of a family-run service station have been left stunned after thieves siphoned 2,000 litres of diesel from underground tanks....
FUEL RAIDERS DRAIN GARAGE FIRST BUS FINED £285,000 DEFEAT HARD TO TAKE FOR DICKOV ... there's more (click story)
CHELTENHAM 1.30 Universal Soldier (nap) 2.05 Simonsig (nb) 2.40 First Lieutenant 3.20 Sizing Europe 4.00 Spirit River 4.40 Vendor 5.15 New Year’s...
Date Published 13/03/2012
DARTS: REIGNING champions and current league leaders Burnley pay a visit to Oldham on Sunday, in the latest round of the Lancashire GMC Eights Elite Super League competition....
BOWLS: GARY Ellis kicked off the new crown green bowling season as he ended the last by winning the Lostock Hall Conservative Club Invitation 32. Nimble Nook and Tonge...
HELP raise much-needed funds for Failsworth youngster Harley Hesford at a charity night on Saturday at the Gardners Rest, Hollins Road, Hollinwood, 7pm. Raffle prizes,...
RUGBY: OLDHAM RUFC enjoyed a Saturday to remember with all four of their teams in action, winning by an aggregate of 230-20! Oldham coach Guy Lovegreen was a happy man...
TABLE TENNIS: HONEYWELL ‘A’ dashed the hopes of their ‘B’ team to reach the Division One Handicap Cup final in the Oldham Table Tennis League. They...
OLDHAM youngsters took to the red carpet and received their own Oscars and framed certificates . The 17 girls, aged between 11 and 16, from Robin Hill Youth Centre, Coldhurst,...
TABLE tennis fans were treated to a feast of action at the Oldham Closed Championships, staged at Radclyffe School Sports Centre. Over 80 players were involved in the various...
A CONNOISSEUR of fine wine is not someone you would expect to find in Oldham. but Fitton Hill can lay claim one of the country’s foremost experts. Not only that: Phil...
YOUNGSTERS will be in fine voice this week for the 28th Oldham Choral Speaking Festival from tomorrow to Friday. Started by the Oldham Metro Rotary Club in 1985, this year’s...
RUGBY LEAGUE: EMERSON Jackman said his Saddleworth Rangers side are “getting there” as he prepared for tonight’s Standard Cup semi-final tie at home to...
A FLASH new website will drum up support for this year’s Yanks weekend as well as fondly charting the event’s history. The site — at...
CRICKET: AUSTERLANDS Cricket Club will stage a Roses match this season. The Nursery Fields outfit will host Lancashire under-15s against their Yorkshire counterparts on...
DRINKERS will soon be able to indulge in a commemorative pint to remember the scrapped Saddleworth Beer Walk. A special ale, appropriately called The Last Leg, has been brewed...
CRICKET: CHRIS McDonnell has ended speculation over his cricketing future by opting to play for Royton in this season’s Lake Garage CLL. Since the Chronicle revealed...
A FAILSWORTH man was warned by Manchester magistrates he could be jailed for punching and racially abusing an Asian taxi driver. Nathan Lear (19) was drunk when he made a...
Cheltenham Festival spotlight OF all the short-priced favourites set to run at this week’s Cheltenham Festival, Sizing Europe looks the most bombproof. Barring a...
