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OLDHAM unearthed some likely-looking lads in their inaugural Extended Scholarship game for under-18s against Workington Town at Whitebank on Saturday. The Roughyeds teenagers,...
Date Published 27/06/2011
CRICKET: IT was a case of just what the doctor ordered as Oldham bounced back to form with a surprise, but comprehensive victory over derby rivals Werneth at the Coppice....
FLY-HALF George Ford helped England's Under-20s push their New Zealand counterparts all the way before going down 33-22 in the IRB Junior World Championships in Padua. Ford,...
A SMILING Tony Benson celebrated a first away victory of the season at Gateshead by praising the opposition. Thunder have not won a game against professional opposition for 15...
Gateshead 16, Oldham 52 Ellison and Sutton put Gateshead to the sword after even start DAVE Ellison and Luke Sutton were the stars of the show as Oldham earned what was in...
SWIMMER Jessica Fullalove has been included on a list of competitors in with a chance of going to the London 2012 Olympics. Great Britain coaches have informed the 14-year-old...
CHARLTON Athletic are set to test Athletic's resolve with a bid for star midfielder Dale Stephens. The Addicks head a list of suitors for the 22-year-old, who appears to be on...
POLICE HUNT SEX-TEXT PEST SUNSHINE JOY FOR CARNIvAL - PICTURE SPECIAL SWIMMER JESS EYES OLYMPIC DREAM ...there's more (click story)
ADVERTISEMENT Being rejected for credit, whether for credit cards, loans or even a mobile phone contract, can be bad news. But, it is possible to take action - firstly through...
To celebrate 90 years of the Royal British Legion and 70 years of Air Cadets, a Poppy Party and Family Open Day is being held at the TA Centre, Oldham Road, Failsworth, from 1 to...
Date Published 24/06/2011
ENJOY a brew at the Diggle Diamonds coffee morning at the Hanging Gate from 10.30am tomorrow. Boasting a home-made cake stall, admission to the event is 50p. A BUMPER summer...
THE FRIDAY THING: HEAVEN, if there is such a place, help us all. The Government, not content with acrobatic U-turns in the manner of circus clowns, has flushed itself...
£1,000 fine for dumped waste THESE bags full of rubbish cost an Oldham businessman almost £1,000 after he dumped them in Werneth. An Environmental Health officer spotted...
TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known former head teacher following his sudden death. David Leach spent 44 years at Marland Fold special school in Fitton Hill and was...
A DIABETES sufferer is urging fellow victims of the disease to help turn their lives around by joining an Oldham support group. Barry Cassidy was a founder member of Diabetes...
A 26-year-old man was slapped with a 12-month community order yesterday after being caught with a silver shafted baton in Derker. Jonathan Jenkins (26), of Kipling Road, was...
IT WAS an emotional day for Dobcross Youth Band as they became the inaugural Alan Chamberlain trophy winners after a triumphant Whit Friday. The new award was given at the...
Just when you thought it was over... THERE’S no escaping diversions for drivers in Saddleworth as yet another set of road closures and restrictions are on their way. A...
A drug dealer escaped being sent directly to prison because a judge told him he wouldn’t spend enough time behind bars. Rahan Alam (26), of Park Road Oldham, was caught...
Only one choice for youngsters A NAME has been chosen for the new Roman Catholic primary school which brings together Our Lady’s Primary School, Moorside, and Sacred...
INTREPID sisters Fiona Southall and Rebekhae Lindsay have completed their gruelling 1hr 11min swim across Lake Windermere. The pair took on the greatest challenge of their...
ALMOST 10,000 pupils across Oldham do not speak English as their first language. According to Government figures, 6,146 primary school children do not have English as the...
Stage poised as carnival rolls into Alexandra Park CARNIVAL volunteers have been hard at work today to transform Alexandra Park into a mini-Glastonbury without the mud ahead of...
OVER half of children in Coldhurst and almost a third of children across Oldham are living in poverty. A new profile compiled by Oldham Council shows 58.5 per cent of children...
THE tenth anniversary Pride in Oldham Awards have received a welcome financial boost with the confirmation of two more sponsors — both of which have done a great deal to put...
Canal narrowboat left in a muddy bog A NARROW boat was left high and dry when a series of errors turned the Huddersfield canal into a muddy bog. This (see picture) was the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards CHESTER 2.05 Red Art 2.35 Swift Alhaarth (nap) 3.10 Musnad 3.45...
ATHLETICS: ROYTON Road Runner Stuart Carroll earned an impressive eighth-place finish in the Freckleton Half-Marathon — the oldest event of its kind in the UK....
ANGLING: MONARCH AC’s evening match on the club water saw Dave Ireland take top spot with a superb 30lb 4oz catch of skimmers, ide and chub, tempted by chopped worm and...
BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook’s Darren Griffiths, Andy Buckley, Gary Ellis, Jonathan Copeland and Colin Lane have strong claims for the £500 top prize in the Hopwood Unionist...
