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PATRICE Evra has claimed Manchester United paid the price for over–confidence in their Champions League final defeat to Barcelona two years ago. Saturday’s Wembley...
Date Published 26/05/2011
OLDHAM Roughyeds, who go into the Lions' den tomorrow night as rank outsiders, are sweating on the fitness of two senior backs – winger John Gillam and centre Marcus St...
ATHLETIC are looking to face Barclays Premier League opposition in the build-up to the new season. A friendly against Blackpool at Boundary Park on July 23 was arranged before...
Hogg is destroyer for Lancs GREENFIELD’S Kyle Hogg stepped up to the plate on his seasonal debut to record career-best figures for Lancashire in their LV= County...
£180K FINE OVER WORK DEATH COUNCIL VOTE ON SHARED SERVICES MAYORAL CEREMONY - FULL REPORT ...there's more (click story)
Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams will today be among the select crowd listening to President Barack Obama as he addresses both Houses of Parliament during his state visit to the UK....
Date Published 25/05/2011
DEBBIE Abrahams has warned that the Government’s determination to drive through its “disastrous cuts” programme will erode community cohesion. The Oldham...
THE new Mayor of Oldham has pledged to be a “good news ambassador” for the borough. One-time Oldham Lib-Dem council leader Richard Knowles took over the chain of...
AN investigation is to be carried out into SAT tests at Chadderton Hall Junior School. The school did not want to comment on the announcement which has been made by Michael...
A FATHER who confessed to downloading child porn has been given a suspended prison sentence. Michael Hayhurst (43), of Firwood Park, Chadderton, admitted 15 charges of making...
A WOMAN who reported a politician to a benefits hotline has admitted fraudulently claiming benefits. Rebecca McGladdery, of Galland Street, Greenacres, pleaded guilty to three...
A PAIR of would-be robbers fled empty-handed following an attempted raid at a Failsworth takeaway. The masked men, one armed with a machete, tried to take money from the till...
TROUBLED Derker has been dealt another blow with the future of Stoneleigh Primary School in doubt. Three recent visits to the site of the £1.1 million building programme...
BIG prop Michael Cadd has been released by Oldham RL Club in reserve team coach John Hough's mid-season shake-up of his under-23s squad. Hooker Austen Barrowclough and utility...
...but Latics are willing to revisit non-league transfer market ATHLETIC are not afraid to return to the non-league transfer market this summer following the arrival of Solihull...
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he will find it tough to tell five unlucky title winners they will not be involved in Manchester United's Champions League final with Barcelona....
THE search is on for the best local talent from the voluntary sport community. Oldham Sports Awards recognise the time and effort people dedicate to the cause — and YOU...
KNOCKING ABOUT: MY love of Holland’s pies is well chronicled in these pages, so you can imagine my shock when I was charged £3.50 for a meat and potato pie. I was...
CHRIS Fallows has joined Oldham solicitors Gruber Garratt. The 27-year-old is among a growing team in the firm’s Criminal Law Department at King Street and is already an...
AN Oldham man has become one of only 16 people in the country to be certified with a diploma in clinical ear care. Stephen Grundy, a hearing aid audiologist, has a business in...
Groundwork Oldham, in partnership with Oldham Community Leisure and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, is hosting a corporate triathlon competition at Chadderton Wellbeing Centre...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
OLDHAM-based travel agent Heather Rigby has enjoyed an exclusive evening at the award-winning Rosso Restaurant in Manchester, owned by United and England footballer Rio Ferdinand....
Oldham’s manufacturers can continue to lead the way by entering the EEF Manufacturing Future Awards. In last year’s national final, The Climate Change Opportunity...
NORTH Chadderton Churches Together holds its annual fun day in Chadderton Hall Park from noon to 4pm on Saturday, June 11. Attractions include inflatables, Chadderton Hall Junior...
CHADDERTON dancer Yazmin Hanley has hot-footed her way to double victory at a prestigious competition. The 12-year-old (pictured with dance partner Christopher Tighe) won both...
CRICKET: AUSTERLANDS under-15s climbed to the top of the Saddleworth and District League Group One after a last ball victory at Droylsden. The hosts stuttered to 77 for seven...
CRICKET: CHADDERTON teenager Olivia McCusker has been invited for trials with Lancashire after bowling over scouts. The 15-year-old, who plays for Middleton and Rochdale &...
CONCERNS have been voiced about the effects of off-road biking at Lark Hill Quarry in Delph. Locals are arguing that an increase in the use of the site by four-wheel drives...
FOOTBALL: CHAMPIONS Springhead under-11s completed their North Bury League campaign on a high with a 4-2 win against Middleton. Captain Will Dickinson, who bagged a brace, was...
