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Boxing: TOMMY Stubbs put in a professional performance on his professional debut. The Chadderton youngster earned a points decision over Kuwaiti-born bantamweight Anwar...
Date Published 27/09/2011
SADDLEWORTH PARISH COUNCIL: A COMMUNITY-wide effort to rid Saddleworth of its snow stresses could be in place as early as this winter. Farmers could be asked to help plough...
A TRIP to Old Trafford will be just champion for a young team of Shaw footballers. The Year 6 pupils from St Joseph’s Primary School will wave the flag for Shaw when...
FORMER Widnes, Halifax and Swinton prop Danny Heaton is to kick-start his career with Oldham. Aged 30, he plans to weigh in at 17 stones by the time he starts playing for the...
Police today appealed for anyone with information about a man falling from a moving car to come forward. As the Chronicle reported yesterday, a 32-year-old man was seriously...
Smith out to boost Latics’ attacking options MATT Smith aimed to get back in the scoring groove by having a run-out for Athletic's reserves today. The tall striker...
COUNCIL chiefs have launched a public consultation to get residents’ views on how to find £24 million in savings. The Evening Chronicle revealed two weeks ago that 400 jobs...
A MAN who posed on-line as a teenage boy and girl to get youngsters to send him sexual pictures of themselves has been jailed. Craig Stockbridge groomed his victims, who...
FRONT desk counters at 33 police stations in Greater Manchester are set to close after police chiefs ruled they weren’t worth saving after all. A U-turn on shutting the...
Single mum’s primary concern A DISGUSTED mum-of-three claims she has been forced to quit college because her children must attend schools miles apart from each other....
MOTHER'S ANGER AT SCHOOL PLACE SYKES' BLAST AT LEISURE REVAMP BOXER STUBBS WINS PRO DEBUT ...there's more (click story)
A CHADDERTON woman who has helped put smiles on the faces of hundreds of children has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Lizz Cassin (35) supports youngsters with...
Date Published 26/09/2011
MEMBERS of Road Wizards Bike Club have proved they are rebels with a cause. Visitors to Saddleworth Rangers ARLFC were certainly given a taste of the fast lane as more than...
WEEKS of sporting success channelling the Olympic spirit came to an end yesterday with the closing ceremony of the 26th Saddleworth Village Olympics. And Olympic committee...
VOLUNTEERS who are organising a public event at Jubilee Nature Reserve in Shaw have faced an unpleasant challenge — tackling the fly-tipping and dog fouling that is taking...
AN empty farmhouse in Scouthead went up in flames on Saturday night in what fire-fighters believe was an arson attack. Crews from Oldham were called to Gayley Hall Farm, Green...
POLICE are investigating two separate incidents in Greenacres which left two men in hospital. On Thursday night, police were called to Greenacres Road, near Huddersfield Road,...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
HISTORY-MAKER Harriet Gill has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award in the sports performer category. The 15-year-old became the first Hulme Grammar pupil to enter the...
FOOTBALL: TWO long-range strikes from Andy Smith inspired Oldham Boro to a 3-2 win at home to Wigan Robin Park in the second qualifying round of the FA Carlsberg Vase. The...
Man City 2, Everton 0 Roberto Mancini believes Mario Balotelli has all the attributes required to become one of the world's top strikers – if he can just keep his mind...
STOKE CITY 1, MAN UTD 1 Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson expects Wayne Rooney to be out of action for more than a week after the England striker missed Saturday’s...
OLDHAM’S historic buildings are being left to ruin, according to Saddleworth councillor Mike Buckley who has quit as the borough’s heritage champion. He launched a...
Gales, lashing rain and 1,030 miles in the saddle...Dave’s epic charity ride WITH 1,030 miles of tough cycling under his belt, Dave Southworth still had the strength to...
A POLICE operation to tackle scrap-metal thefts across Oldham and other parts of Greater Manchester on Friday resulted in 12 arrests. Operation Alloy involved 200 Greater...
POLICE are investigating after shots were fired in the early hours of Friday in Oldham town centre. Shortly after 4am, police were called to Horsedge Street following reports...
TROPHY-WINNING coach John Hough deflected the attention off himself and, as the celebrations began, put the post-match spotlight firmly on his players and his assistant coach Paul...
A TRUSTED vicar who stole £10,000 from an Oldham church has been jailed for 10 months. Vaughan Leonard (60) began pocketing cash from funerals and weddings only a week...
AN Oldham man and 10 others from Rochdale denied child-sex charges at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday. Kabeer Hassan (25), from Lacrosse Avenue, Werneth, is accused of conspiracy...
A REVAMPED Oldham Sports Centre and a new pool and gym in Royton are planned as part of a major shake-up of leisure provision. The new Royton facility will replace Crompton...
