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MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has stoked the derby fires ahead of next month's Community Shield clash by once again branding Manchester City the "noisy...
Date Published 26/07/2011
CRICKET: HEYSIDE professional Roelof Hugo is in line for a surprise return in time for Saturday’s home clash with Moorside in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and...
MATT Smith is a work in progress. That’s the view of Athletic manager Paul Dickov on his rookie striker, who hopes to get on the score sheet for the second game running when...
THAI BOXING: LOCAL youngster Joe Tomlin has won the World Ring Sport Association (WRSA) British Thai Boxing crown, adding to his ever-growing list of achievements. Joe (14),...
BIG prop Luke Sutton, who is emigrating with his family to Australia, will play his last home game for Oldham RL Club against Workington at Whitebank on Sunday. He will be...
Dickov hoping for more positive signs ATHLETIC bid to make it two npower Championship scalps in four days when Burnley visit Boundary Park tonight (7.45pm kick-off). Having...
TAKE a break at a coffee morning tomorrow at Roman Road Independent Methodist Church, Failsworth, 10am-noon. Stalls include home-bake, books, hand-crafted cards, new-to-you baby...
ORGANISERS of this year’s Oldham Pride are promising a day to remember as the event draws in bigger crowds and bigger names. Oldham’s seventh Lesbian, Gay,...
THE warm sun brought out record crowds for Lees Community Association Village Fair. Organisers were celebrating after the numbers through the doors doubled on previous years...
SUMMER is prom time and at Oldham Theatre Workshop the scene is no different. Young actors are putting the finishing touches to their production of Prom! The Musical before it...
DRIVERS in Delph are being warned about road closures after flood relief work on sewers recommenced yesterday. Denshaw Road will be closed from the junction with Delph Lane up...
Saddleworth Parish Council COUNCILLORS were outraged when they learned no-one from Oldham Council would be present at an important meeting over parking tonight. Time...
CUTS to local police forces have sparked a political row. The North West has 911 fewer police officers compared to Spring 2010. Greater Manchester Police axed 357 officers...
PUPILS at North Chadderton School are record breakers — thanks to a slice of Pi. The Chronicle revealed in March how a total of 314 students — the first three...
AN Oldham businessman met the Queen and was praised by a government minister after winning a prestigious award. David Benstead won the individual award for Enterprise...
A SON discovered his elderly father engulfed in flames after accidentally setting himself on fire. Francis Burns Jr tried in vain to save his dad’s life. His father,...
MORE than 7,000 people in Oldham are facing fear and anxiety over tests to see whether they are fit to work, a damning report today warns. The Commons Work and Pensions Select...
SADDLEWORTH is among the homes and businesses benefiting from BT’s latest roll-out of faster broadband. The villages are included in more than 8,600 more properties in...
A MAN accused of murdering a 21-year-old shop worker has protested his innocence. Naveed Shabir is one of three men accused of killing Junaid Khan, who was gunned down shortly...
AN Oldham lorry driver who caused a motorway pile-up when he failed to spot slowing traffic has had his prison sentence cut by appeal judges in London. Alan Jenkinson (50), of...
THEATRE fans could be enjoying a night out at the library if an idea to move Oldham Coliseum into the old library building on Union Street gets the go-ahead. The theatre...
ROYTON Assembly Hall’s owners are being taken to court in August. Whispers Developments Ltd, which purchased the building for £215,000 in 2002, failed to make the...
A MULTI-MILLION pound housing scheme for Oldham has won Government approval. A total of £113 million will be invested in the Gateway to Oldham housing scheme over the...
£113m HOUSING BOOST FOR OLDHAM COULD COLISEUM MOVE INTO LIBRARY? LATICS PREPARATIONS CONTINUE ... there's more (click story)
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Date Published 25/07/2011
CRICKET: HUMAYUN Farhat and Dave Oldfield shared 10 wickets and a vital ninth-wicket stand as visitors Austerlands ended Saddleworth’s 10-game winning streak in the...
CRICKET: WERNETH edged to a dramatic Lake Garage CLL victory over tough cookies Walsden at the Coppice on Saturday. The visitors batted first and Matt Dawson led the way with...
CRICKET: WOODHOUSES are through to the semi-finals of the Persimmon Village Cup after a superb performance at Stainsby Hall. Josh Tolley’s 77 pushed the visitors towards...
CRICKET; A TERRIFIC spell of bowling from Bromwell Godea sent Heyside hurtling towards an emphatic 112-run win over Glodwick and a repeat of the 2008 Tanner Cup final showdown...
Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Javier Hernandez to eclipse last season's 20–goal haul for Manchester United. The popular Mexican is due to link up with his team–mates in New...
