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OLDHAM Council’s commitment to tackling noise nuisance has been given a boost. Jack Lumb, of Whitfield Dairy Farm, Shaw, was successfully prosecuted for the racket...
Date Published 02/08/2011
A LECTURER from Mossley is in with a chance of winning the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction with a book that was almost never published. Jane Rogers, professor of...
THE memory stick stolen from an off-duty police officer’s home in Grotton is still missing. Police confirmed they are still searching for the red and orange USB device,...
ENFORCEMENT action against the owner of Royton Assembly Hall has been delayed. Oldham Council has been unable to service an injunction against Whispers Developments (UK) Ltd...
POLICE chiefs are reconsidering plans to close local police station inquiry desks. The possible U-turn comes after residents in Oldham voiced their concern about shutting...
BUDDING actors aged seven to 13 can enjoy fun drama workshops from tomorrow, Thursday and Friday at Failsworth Sports Centre, Brierley Avenue. Sessions are held 9.30am to 3.30pm,...
AFFORDABLE new homes have been officially unveiled in Hathershaw. Councillor David Hibbert, cabinet member for housing, transport and regeneration joined residential developer...
Students turn sleuth on CSI Day WOULD-BE criminologists cracked a murder case in Saddleworth and a mystery in Werneth. Young crime scene investigators from Saddleworth...
A FED-UP councillor points out “closed” roads when they are not even shut. Former council leader Howard Sykes claims signs are littered across the borough telling...
Latics and council on brink of £5m deal LATICS and Oldham Council are on the brink of striking a deal worth over £5 million which will secure the future of the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BATH 2.15 Mariners Lodge 2.45 Laverre (nap) 3.15 Watered Silk 3.45...
Date Published 01/08/2011
CRICKET: BILAL Khiljee was the stand-out performer as leaders Delph won at Shepley in the Drakes Huddersfield Premiership, to avenge their Twenty20 defeat. He took eight for...
CRICKET: BAMFORD Fieldhouse blasted 398 – the highest score in Division One of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League this season – before demolishing Moorside...
CRICKET: UPPERMILL king of spin Imran Aslam has become the first player in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League since 2001 to take 100 wickets in a season. The...
CRICKET: AGAINST all the odds – and perhaps even their own expectations – Crompton secured a stunning Lake Garage CLL victory over derby rivals Royton at Glebe Street...
CRICKET: ROYTON struck a psychological blow in the build-up to Sunday's Wood Cup final when they defeated Middleton by 45 runs at the Paddock on Saturday. In a dress rehearsal...
Manchester City's pre–season preparations continued in fine style as they beat Inter Milan 3–0 to win the Dublin Super Cup. Mario Balotelli, Edin Dzeko and Adam...
Manchester United chief executive David Gill believes FIFA must remember who supplies the players before they think about shoving more international dates into an already-cramped...
ATHLETIC new boy Zander Diamond has told his team-mates “it’s good to talk” ahead of Saturday’s npower League One opener. The no-nonsense centre-half,...
ATHLETIC midfielder Dean Furman has spoken of his pride at being handed the captain’s armband for the new npower League One campaign. Paul Dickov’s side entertain...
TONY Benson said Oldham’s 24-22 defeat by Workington Town at Whitebank yesterday left him with contrasting thoughts and emotions... bitter disappointment at the result but...
NOT for the first time in a long career with Barrow and Workington, Darren Holt put a kick in it at Whitebank to send Oldham reeling to their second home defeat of the year in...
ANOTHER promising display with a clean sheet thrown into the bargain capped a pleasing pre-season programme for Athletic manager Paul Dickov. Behind-closed-doors wins at...
Fleetwood 0, Athletic 1 ONE CHANCE was all Fleetwood got. Jamie Millgan whipped in a left-footed cross from the left wing and fellow substitute Richard Brodie failed to make...
THE injury jinx that has struck down Oldham RL Club’s front-row forwards in recent weeks claimed another victim when Luke Stenchion was ruled out of yesterday’s game...
WARREN Feeney could be about to end his miserable spell at Athletic by joining npower League Two side Plymouth Argyle. The 30-year-old trained with the Pilgrims this morning...
Picnic concert, Halle Orchestra, Tatton Park SUNSHINE, fine music and fireworks — Tatton Park had it all on Saturday in this year’s increasingly popular annual picnic concert...
HALLE ORCHESTRA, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ROUSING, inspiring, jaw-dropping in its excellence... the adjectives were as high as the crowd when the majestic Halle Orchestra...
Pride in Oldham 2011 A FLOURISHING club which provides a gateway of support for Oldhamers with learning difficulties has taken pride of place in the town for 45 years....
Martyn MEETS: Freda Millett, author and former keeper of Oldham’s local history CAPTIVATING is the adjective that springs to mind whenever I meet Freda Millett and after...
