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Council could step in after funding is axed OLDHAM is battling to save a successful scheme which helps pupils who might otherwise miss out on university. The council has...
Date Published 06/07/2011
THE father of Oldham’s July 7 terror attack victim David Foulkes has spoken of his anguish that his phone may have been hacked as he frantically tried to get news of his...
CELEBRATE Chadderton Day in Foxdenton Park from noon to 4pm on Saturday. Attractions include football, rugby, a fire engine, hedgehogs, a gardening stall and children’s...
EIGHT jobs have come to the borough with the merger of an Oldham autorepair workshop with a former rival in Tameside. The owners of Adamsons Vehicle Care Centre and Wimpole...
AS YOU LIKE IT, Royal Exchange, Manchester BACK when he was a thrusting young director, Greg Hersov might have chopped up Shakespeare’s most confusing comedy and given...
ONE man’s oasis is another man’s dump it seems as council officers have come down hard on a Greenfield landscaper. Steve Quilter (63), of Warlow Crest, Gladstone...
A CHANCE to run cafes at four council-owned properties across the borough is up for grabs. The local authority has advertised leases in the Oldham Chronicle for the ground...
CRIME has dropped by almost half in Greater Manchester during the past 10 years, according to the latest figures. Statistics show that between 2002 and 2012 total crime...
CRICKET: SADDLEWORTH and District Cricket League’s under-18s side are back in action on Sunday, against Bolton Association at Austerlands (1.30pm). Their quest for...
SWIMMING: OLDHAM Aquatics star Mikey Thompson has been selected to represent England at the Sainsbury’s UK Schools Games in Sheffield. The 16-year-old, who has dwarfism,...
SNOOKER: MOSS Inn's winning run in the Manchester Three-Man Summer League came to an end with a 3-3 draw away at Crucible 'C', despite an 89 break from Michael Wild. After...
CRICKET: NICK Jeffrey claimed a hat-trick for Uppermill under-15s in their Saddleworth and District League victory at home to Heyside. His return of five for nine ensured the...
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne's kick off their winter National Conference League season with a home clash against neighbours Waterhead on Saturday, August 13 (2.30pm kick-off)....
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM’S Junior Soccer League (JSL) is going into partnership with Heyside FC with the aim of creating new and exciting opportunities for youngsters interested in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Wait is over as Dickov lands ’keeper Cisak ALEX Cisak is finally an Athletic player . . . and manager Paul Dickov is delighted to have landed his man. The...
SPORTS BETTING: WILL Andy Murray win a Grand Slam tennis tournament? Or will he go the same way as another top British sportsman, golfer Colin Montgomerie, who could never...
Carlos Tevez's desire to leave has shown little sign of disrupting proceedings for Manchester City, with players returning for the first day of pre–season training and...
OLDHAM RL Club’s injured forwards Chris Clarke and Dave Ellison could return before the end of the season. Clarke’s latest hospital examination has revealed that,...
NETBALL: OLDHAM Netball Club under-15s clinched victory at the Brean Sands tournament in Somerset and the under-14s claimed a runners-up spot after a tight final defeat. The...
GOLF: FORMER Athletic striker Steve Taylor won the Eddie Hopkinson Memorial Trophy in a competiton at Royton and Crompton. Steve received the trophy from Paul Hopkinson and...
GOLF: A PAR three birdie blitz set Kris Sutcliffe on the road to success in the District Championship at Saddleworth. The 39 year old registered five twos over the 36 holes to...
GOLF: IT was a case of captains first in the President’s Salver, a major competition at Crompton and Royton. Gordon Lamb and Audrey Whittaker teamed up to win the open...
GOLF: FIONA Dooley, the lady vice-captain, claimed top honours in Werneth’s lady captain’s day competition. Played over 36 holes, she recorded rounds of 78-5-73...
MOTORSPORT: OLDHAM’S Alex Walker sent a clear message to his InterSteps Championship rivals with two wins at Rockingham. It was something of a false start for the...
GOLF: A REPEAT of the 2010 Knock-out Cup final is still possible after holders Crompton and Royton ‘A’ and finalists Werneth ‘A’ were kept apart in the...
ANGER AT 7/7 PHONE HACKING CLAIMS £200,000 BID TO SAVE 'JU' PROJECT LATICS CLINCH 'KEEPER DEAL ...there's more (click story)
DEAN Furman is Athletic’s new captain. Manager Paul Dickov cited the 23-year-old’s leadership qualities in handing him the skipper’s armband, following the...
Date Published 05/07/2011
THE SEARCH is on... to unearth the next Filipe Morais. Athletic manager Paul Dickov is currently running the rule over a number of trialists behind closed doors in training in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BATH 2.10 Lisselton Cross 2.40 Hidden Passion 3.10 Yasmeena 3.40...
