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A UNION is predicting that an Oldham factory that employs disabled people could close. The GMB has warned that if the Government accepts the findings of an independent report...
Date Published 13/07/2011
New fears that super-speed system faces Werneth halt OLDHAM’S town centre redevelopment plans could be jeopardised by delays to high-speed broadband, a councillor has...
A PUBLIC meeting will be held in Uppermill later this month to address local residents’ concerns about parking in the village. Arranged by the Saddleworth Parish...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
CRUEL thieves took advantage of a power cut to break in to shops including a charity store in Royton. The Red Cross shop, Greggs, and Royton Barbers in the precinct were all...
CRICKET: GREENFIELD under-15s eased into the final of the Saddleworth and District League Leicester Shield after an eight-wicket victory over Royton. Ryan Kent top scored for...
LOCAL actor John Henshaw is urging people to do something special for someone who has brought colour into their lives. He issued an appeal as he made his own special...
RUGBY: LYNDHURST Primary proved they are on the ball by clinching victory in the tag rugby cluster tournament at Hathershaw Technology and Sports College. They edged out...
OLDHAM moleman Peter Brown has travelled to Brussels to tell politicians he has lost his business because of EU rules. Peter, from Shaw, flew to Belgium yesterday to attend...
Fraudster had a string of jobs A PRE-OPERATIVE transsexual who admitted cheating almost £12,000 from the benefits system has been given a community order. Janet...
THE number of pupils persistently skipping school could soar to more than 2,000 in Oldham — the equivalent of missing a month of education. Government is changing the...
RAIDERS broke into Oldham Rugby League Club’s Whitebank Stadium late on Monday night — for the fifth time in three months — and ransacked a storage hut....
Praise showered on super new bathrooms HOUSING bosses have hit the ground running with their massive £149 million investment. First Choice Homes Oldham confirmed...
TWO men have been arrested following Tuesday’s drugs raid at a Shaw industrial estate, now thought to be valued at around £1 million. Officers swooped to land one...
CRICKET: HEYSIDE remain on course for a hat-trick of Saddleworth and District Cricket League Twenty20 titles after defeating Glodwick by 76 runs last night. Despite superb...
SNOOKER: IT was business as usual for the Moss Inn snooker team against Droylsden Catholic Club as they won 4-2 at home to keep an unbeaten start to the Manchester Three-man...
GOLF: LINDA Hall won the Lady President’s Competition at Oldham with 40 Stableford points. First sweep prize went to Julia Wild (39), while second sweep honours were...
GOLF: AS a golfer, you know you must be doing something right when you can shoot your age. And that’s exactly what Oldham’s evergreen stalwart Alan Squires...
GOLF: BROOKDALE made a decisive move from the pack in the chase for a top-two play-off place in the ‘A’ League’s West Division. With leaders North Manchester...
SPORTS BETTING: BOOKMAKERS are out to get Rory McIlroy in the Open Championship which gets under way at Sandwich tomorrow. A week ago, the Northern Ireland sensation was as...
BOXING: JOHN Newell has been called up to the England squad to face Ireland, Sweden and Lithuania in an international in Dublin later this month. The 17-year-old Oldham...
PAUL Dickov was happy to see his Athletic side earn their first win of pre-season after a 1-0 triumph over Mossley at Seel Park. The visitors played the role of party-poopers...
ATHLETIC recovered from their lacklustre 2-0 loss at Barrow to defeat Mossley 1-0 at Seel Park last night. One of seven unnamed trialists notched the only goal of a scrappy...
OLDHAM RL Club have given their Co-operative Championship One play-off ambitions a double tonic by extending the loan deal of Leeds Rhinos duo Callum Casey and Danny Bravo until...
SCOTTISH centre-half Alexander Diamond has emerged as an Athletic transfer target — and he could make the switch to Boundary Park today. The 26-year-old is a free agent after...
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ATHLETIC boss Paul Dickov will shuffle his pack again tonight when he takes his side to Mossley for the second pre-season game of the summer (7.45pm kick-off). The Scot is...
Date Published 12/07/2011
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SANDOWN 6.15 Hannibal Hayes 6.50 Manoori 7.20 Enjoying 7.55 Stage...
POOL: AN amateur pool team from Shaw could possess the strangest claim to fame – they could very well be the oldest pub side in Great Britain. It’s not often you...
BOWLS: GREATER Manchester juniors have reached the semi-finals of the County Championship for the first time in 12 years after defeating North Lancs and Fylde 435-388 on Sunday....
