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CRICKET: ROYTON were the only one of the four local Lake Garage CLL clubs to win a league fixture on Saturday. And they had to do so without a batting contribution from...
Date Published 04/07/2011
CRICKET: LEADERS Uppermill avenged last week’s Tanner Cup defeat by Glodwick — but they were made to fight every step of the way in the Armstrongs Office Furniture...
CRICKET; LEADING from the front, captain Mudassar Butt has done much to lift the fortunes of Hollinwood in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League....
MICHAEL Ward spoke of his “magic moment” after scoring an opportunist try in the dying seconds that gave Roughyeds reserves a 28-22 win at Widnes to stretch the...
CRICKET: ANDREA Agathangelou was in a class apart as Uppermill’s LCB Cup crusade was ended by CLL outfit Heywood at a packed Leefields yesterday. The Lancashire CC...
CRICKET: JAMIE How earned every penny of his match fee as stand-in pro for Royton as the Paddock outfit booked a place in the final of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup. Sadly,...
INSPIRATIONAL individual contributions right across the park helped Oldham to end Whitehaven’s eight-game unbeaten run, said delighted coach Tony Benson in the...
NOW you’ve got to believe it, Oldham ARE on the way back. Whitehaven came to Whitebank boasting the longest unbeaten run in the pro game — eight matches — and left deflated...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov has set his sights elsewhere on a new striker after Clayton Donaldson’s switch to Brentford. The 29-year-old striker, who was being chased...
OLDHAM prop Dave Ellison may have played his last game of the season after severely dislocating an elbow in yesterday’s superb 40-20 Co-operative Championship One win...
Farmfoods boss is left homeless after being wrongly accused of theft THE assistant manager of an Oldham supermarket claims he was left homeless and destitute after he was...
Dr Dee – Manchester International Festival – Palace Theatre. DAMON Albarn’s newest artistic creation ‘Dr Dee’ is described as a very English...
STUDENTS from an Oldham dance academy have bagged a hat-trick of prizes in a North-West contest. The dancers won the Under-9s, Under-14s and Under-18s team events at the...
THE history of how immigration and settlement has created a diverse Oldham is told in a new resource for schools. The Oldham Story: Lessons in Identity, History and Conflict...
A HOUSE-to-house collection by Shaw and Crompton Voluntary Committee for Macmillan Cancer Support has bought a “good day” for eight local people with cancer. The...
ROTARY clubs will get by with a little help from the Oldham Evening Chronicle thanks to a bonanza charity donation. Thrilled members of the Rotary Club of Saddleworth and...
Training opportunities in Oldham came under the spotlight when Employment Minister Chris Grayling visited the town. He was looking at how around 167,000 unemployed people are...
OLDHAM’S former Conservative Club building on Union Street failed to sell at auction. The building, constructed in 1911, attracted interest at the auction hosted by...
A patriotic purchase has tripled special production at a Chadderton upholstery business. Fitton Upholstery, established over 90 years, has been commissioned to create three...
THOUSANDS of revellers are expected to descend on Alexandra Park as Oldham plays host to one of Pakistan’s brightest stars. Attaullah Khan, one of the country’s...
YOUNGSTERS’ plans for a booze-fuelled trip to Tandle Hill Park were halted after Oldham police heard of their plans. An invite was sent to over 1,600 facebook users to the...
Martyn Meets...Ken Stephinson The first in a two-part feature on an unlikely broadcasting pioneer SITTING by the side of the Trans-Pennine rail line in the beautiful...
ART-LOVERS can now browse the borough’s masterpieces from the comfort of their own home. Works from Gallery Oldham and the Saddleworth Museum are now available on a new...
AN inspirational sportsman who was paralysed from the neck down after a freak accident is taking on another mountainous challenge. Andy Walker (33), from Shaw, has already...
OVER 1,000 visitors enjoyed a feast of talent at Hulme Grammar School’s party in the park on Saturday. The event was organised to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the...
MURDER victim Junaid Khan may have been shot dead with a rare converted gun, a court has heard. The 21-year-old shopworker, of Cotton Mill Crescent, Oldham, was shot 16 times...
CHEERS! Brian Hurst toasted his time as appeals manager at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice at a garden party held in his honour. His final farewell came on Saturday under scorching sun,...
A COMPANY director from Shaw has been charged after an employee fell through a roof and died in Hyde. Kevin Palliser (59) of Rishworth Rise, was charged with manslaughter by...
RUN-DOWN Alexandra Retail Park could be given a new lease of life. The shopping site has been bought by Sale-based Brookhouse Properties which plans a...
A FORMER Manchester United star has admitted handling stolen cars. Ronnie Wallwork (33), of Mather Street, Failsworth, pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to three charges...
