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BOWLS: TONGE continued their charge towards the Manchester Premier League title with an emphatic 12-4 win at Lower Hopton. They boasted six winners in moving 23 points clear...
Date Published 22/07/2011
FOOTBALL: Chadderton FC have released their pre-season friendly fixtures: Tomorrow: Runcorn Town (H, 3pm); Tuesday, July 26: Ashton United (H, 7.45pm); Saturday, July 30:...
MOTOR SPORT: OLDHAM’S Alex Walker earned two more podium finishes when the InterSteps Championship made its way to Donington Park. The 16-year-old Fortec Motorsport...
Award-winner Janice retires JANICE Barker made the headlines one last time yesterday: by saying goodbye after 35 years at the Oldham Chronicle. The deputy news editor...
CRICKET: ONE of the most eagerly-anticipated games of the season takes place tomorrow when Woodhouses travel to leaders Prestwich in the Lees Brewery Lancashire County League...
CRICKET: “THIS is quite possibly the biggest game in the club’s history.” That’s how captain Nigel Stock has described Sunday’s Tanner Cup...
CRICKET: BASEMENT boys Crompton know climbing the table will not be easy when they face high-flying Middleton tomorrow in the Lake Garage Central Lancashire League. Having...
Saddleworth artist John Thompson, famed for his distinctive paintings of figures in raincoats and flat caps, has died at the age of 87. Mr Thompson, born in Salem, Oldham, was...
EXPECT a fierce battle for supremacy when Keighley Cougars visit the Whitebank on Sunday (3pm kick-off). Oldham coach Tony Benson, frustrated last time out in a narrow defeat...
GREATER Manchester Police says it is prepared for the financial challenges it faces over the next few years. A new report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary...
HEALTH minister Lord Howe came to Oldham yesterday to put the spotlight on a pioneering way of helping patients take charge of their own health. He met staff and patients from...
MANCHESTER City boss Roberto Mancini believes he needs to sign three new players regardless of whether Carlos Tevez stays or goes. The 27–year–old saw his hopes of...
MIDFIELDER Park Ji–sung is confident his Manchester United performances will improve after quit ting international football. Sir Alex Ferguson revealed last night Park...
TOP try scorer Mark Brocklehurst has recovered from a foot injury and was last night cleared to play in Oldham’s tasty clash with title-chasing Keighley Cougars at the...
OLDHAM is set to benefit from new community sports facilities as a lasting Olympic legacy. One Future, a project to ensure London 2012 makes a positive difference to Oldham,...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov will field his strongest line-up against Blackpool tomorrow as he pits his wits against a “proper football man”. Ian Holloway brings...
POLICE have charged 13 men with drugs offences following yesterday’s early-morning drug raids across Oldham. More than 100 officers were involved, including officers...
OLDHAM MPs claimed almost £300,000 in expenses between them during the last parliamentary year. New figures released by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority...
Union: one in five have no qualifications ONE in five of Oldham West and Royton adults have no academic qualifications, according to shocking figures released today. The...
OLDHAMERS FAILING TO MAKE THE GRADE HOPING FOR AN OLYMPIC LEGACY 13 ARRESTS AFTER DRUGS RAIDS MPs EXPENSES CLAIMS HOME TEST FOR LATICS plus much more. Click to view
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards YORK 6.00 Yojimbo 6.30 Zip Lock 7.00 Gulf Of Alaska 7.30 Sajjhaa...
Date Published 21/07/2011
CRICKET: FAILSWORTH Macedonia suffered defeat at the hands of Westleigh Meths in the Site Electrical North Manchester League Division One. They were restricted to 165 for...
CRICKET: Bowler puts the skids under Stayley FRIARMERE’S Abbass Ali smashed the Stayley batting line-up with scintillating figures nine for 19 — and it was the...
ROYTON Ability Youth Club for young people with additional needs, is setting up games and activity sessions at Royton Youth Centre, Chapel Street, from 4- 6pm next Thursday....
CRICKET: ROYTON skipper Alan Durose takes a step into the unknown on Sunday when his side battle it out in the Twenty20 finals at Middleton. Durose’s men face the...
MP Debbie Abrahams will open the annual Lees Community Association Village Fair on Sunday. Lees Brass Band will be performing at 11.45am and Debbie, the MP for Oldham East and...
Almost 700 TV licence dodgers in Oldham were caught watching the box without paying up in the first six months of this year. New figures from TV Licensing show that 670 homes...
Cycling: JACOB SCOTT’S wardrobe is already jam-packed with Great Britain kit, but the Oldham-born cyclist insists he couldn’t be happier to give it a competitive...
DISCUSSIONS are under way with four local authority arms-length trusts over the future of Limecroft Care Home in Limeside. The home had closed under the previous...
SWIMMING: OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club stormed to victory at the Central Lancashire Championships in Bury. They were awarded the Top Team trophy after their swimmers...
