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A CRICKET tournament with a difference will act as a touching tribute to two mums from Royton. Local lads will don hilarious fancy dress for the charity challenge at Royton...
Date Published 14/09/2011
Firm is confident it is not source of problems THE Environment Agency is to monitor air quality around a firm suspected by an environmental group to be the cause of mysterious...
A CHADDERTON man has written a book about his 13 months of hell in a Spanish jail following the death of his baby son. Paul Henderson (formerly Lees), was held in Malaga...
A GRANDMOTHER is holding a family fun day to thank the hospital which is providing 24-hour care for her poorly granddaughter. Victoria Shaw (43) from Mossley, hopes to raise...
VISITS to China have been scrapped by Oldham Council after the cost to taxpayers was revealed. Council leader Jim McMahon has swiped future trips off the agenda in a...
A VISION of community involvement was unveiled by council leader Jim McMahon last night at a residents’ meeting in Saddleworth. He went into depth about plans for a...
ROCKING rollerskate action comes to Oldham on Saturday — when the Rainy City Roller Derby League opens the doors to its new home. The North-West’s original...
NURSES at the Royal Oldham Hospital are angry over proposed shift changes which could see them forced to work on their days off. The Pennine Acute Trust is planning to...
GOLF: STEVE Rae shot 73 to beat Gary McDonald (75) in a play-off for the Albert Warren Memorial Medal at Oldham. Chris Bramhall and John Coleman won a card play-off...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-16s got their North-West Counties Premier Division season up and running with a hard-fought 12-10 win at Wigan St Judes. Jo Harrison-Brown...
SNOOKER: Springbank ‘A’ continued their impressive start to the Pet Au Purrs Oldham Amateur Snooker League season with an emphatic 5-1 victory at North Chadd....
SPORTS BETTING: MANCHESTERS United and City enter the Champions League fray tonight and, judged on their early-season Premier League exploits, look sure to make an impact....
ROUNDERS: A ROUNDERS marathon lasting 12 hours has raised more than £2,800 for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. The roundathon was held at Crompton Cricket Club and...
NETBALL: OLDHAM get their Premier League campaign under way against reigning champions Academy at Hathershaw Sports Centre (1pm). Debbie Hallas has taken control of the side...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: STRIKER Cameron Darkwah’s 28th-minute strike was enough to earn Mossley a 1-0 win at Garforth Town in the Evo-Stik League Division One North last...
OLDHAM RL reserves were given a half-time tongue-lashing by coach John Hough and his assistant Paul Ashton when trailing 16-14 at Widnes in their Reserves Under-23s Championship...
FULL-BACK Danny Peet celebrated his 18th birthday by picking up two of the three major awards at the end-of-season presentation evening for Oldham RL Club's Extended Scholarship...
SIR Alex Ferguson is backing Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez to each hit the 25–goal mark this season. The pair have contributed 10 between them in Manchester United's...
Walsall 0, Athletic 1 Latics stay solid amid injury crisis OPTIMISM is a precious commodity in football. It can be cruelly snatched away by a series of results,...
PAUL Brearley, Oldham RL reserve team’s 6ft 7in centre, will miss his side’s quest for silverware in the Reserves Championship play-off final at the Whitebank....
IT’S THERE! Chris Taylor scores the only goal of the game. Injured stars face fight to get back in, says Latics manager ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov says the club’s injured...
ROYAL NURSES UP IN ARMS GRAN'S TRIBUTE TO CARING ANGELS DICKOV DELIGHT AT AWAY VICTORY ....there's more (clck story)
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards YARMOUTH 2.10 Electrician 2.45 Katy’s Secret 3.20 Principal Role...
Date Published 13/09/2011
BOWLS: ANDREW Buckley (Chadderton) and Lee Lawton (Failsworth), this area’s last hopes in the Waterloo Bowls Handicap in Blackpool, went out at the last-32 stage...
RUGBY: OLDHAM RU went down to a 34-7 defeat at Trafford MV in North Lancashire Division One. After an excellent victory over Bury in the previous game, Oldham hoped to add...
Rugby League: SADDLEWORTH Rangers picked up their first victory of the National Conference Interim League campaign, seeing off Ovenden 40-34 at Shaw Hall Bank Road....
THE RSPCA mobile clinic holds a drop-in session tomorrow outside the Avenues and Hollins Community Hall, First Avenue, Limeside, from 8.30am-1.30pm, for vaccinations, flea...
“EDWARD II” Royal Exchange, Manchester CHRISTOPHER Marlowe’s drama of the king who wanted it all and eventually got it where he didn’t like it, as it were, has been...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro suffered a 3-2 reverse at Atherton Collieries in Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One last night. The home side went ahead after six...
Shaw Parish Council meeting A WELL-BEING service is appealing to Shaw residents and businesses to support it in the community. The Laurel Bank Day Centre in Kershaw Street...
