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FOOTBALL: OLDHAM under-15s have to overcome a big obstacle to reach the Greater Manchester Schools League Woodhead Cup final. They face league leaders Bolton in the...
Date Published 13/04/2011
SNOOKER: DEAF ‘A’ were in a devasting form in the Pet Au Purrs Oldham Amateur Snooker League. Blue Club ‘B’ were the unfortunate victims as they...
NETBALL: A SEQUENCE of seven straight victories helped Oldham under-16s progress to the national netball finals in Sheffield as North-West champions. Taking an unblemished...
GOLF: BROOKDALE swept aside neighbours Werneth in the first round of the Dunham Forest Trophy. There were home wins for Gary Lever (4 and 3), Matt Hampson (7 and 6),...
GOLF: FOOTBALLER, pool ace, Athletic fanatic and dedicated golfer — new Werneth captain Quentin Cartwright has certainly packed more than most into his 55 years. The...
SWIMMING: TALENTED young members of Royton Swimming Club were a splashing success at the Central Lancashire Preliminary Gala. They exeeded expectations by claiming a host of...
HAVING competed in five London marathons, new Oldham Golf Club captain Martin Lewis should certainly have the stamina for his year’s captaincy at Oldham. A former member...
EVERYBODY loves that big shaggy dog from the Dulux paint adverts. And now that playful pooch is six-year-old Old English sheepdog, Don, from Royton! While Don was in the...
A PROGRAMME to help people make a step change in their confidence and life is celebrating its latest graduates. The group from Sholver received their certificates after...
OLDHAM’S director of public health is urging people to take care in the sun and avoid using sunbeds after a rise in skin cancer. Alan Higgins spoke out after new figures...
OLDHAM has lost its only Green councillor after Failsworth West councillor Ian Barker resigned from the party. He said he felt uncomfortable with the party’s recent stands on...
LOCAL Labour candidates were joined on the campaign trail by the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Caroline Flint, MP for Don Valley since 1997,...
Parents have been proving they are no dummies when it comes to caring for their children. They have been working with speech and language therapist Lynsey Micklewright, from...
A NEW project is helping cancer patients return to or remain in work. Shaw Trust, The Christie and Macmillan Cancer Support have teamed up to help people who want to continue...
GHOST, Opera House, Manchester MANCHESTER gets the world premiere but it won’t be long before everyone is talking about this terrific, romantic and mightily technically...
after a relatively robust start to 2011, the latest business indicators suggest that growth is starting to stall in Greater Manchester. Coupled with rising global oil prices,...
Manchester Airport has been named as one of the first four Enterprise Zones, with Airport City at the core of the Coalition Government’s new strategy for business....
FORMED less than 12 months ago, the Dovestones networking breakfast club is on a fast track to success. The members have set themselves a business target of £1 million...
A NEW chief executive is to take over at NHS North-West. Current head Mike Farrar is leaving the region’s strategic health authority to join the NHS Confederation as its...
AGE Concern has received a £51,800 boost in its bid to bring George Street Methodist Chapel — one of Oldham’s most historic buildings — back to life....
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 14-year-old boy was punched in the face. Cameron Rawley had been with a friend at the Jade Garden chip shop on Roundthorn Road,...
THIEVES have raided Oldham Rugby League Club’s home base three times in the past month. Last week they smashed their way into the bar and clubhouse at the Whitebank...
CRIME and anti-social behaviour continues to fall in Oldham, according to latest figures. End-of-year statistics for 2010-2011 show overall crime has continued its downward...
Hunt for owner who fled park THE parents of a teenage girl who was savaged by a bull terrier in Alexandra Park are urging the dog’s owner to come forward. Lauren...
OWNER FLEES DOG-ATTACK SCENE FORBER'S DELIGHT AT LATEST CRIME STATISTICS CHARITY'S PLAN GETS LOTTERY BOOST ..there's more (click story)
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 6.00 Noah Jameel 6.30 Straboe 7.00 Filun 7.30 Lady Elsie...
Date Published 12/04/2011
FUNKSTERS Jamiroquai are hitting the road for their first Uk tour in over five years. The band shot to fame during the acid jazz movement of the 1990s, fronted by hat-wearing...
TABLE TENNIS: ST SAVIOURS ‘A’ finally clinched the Oldham Table Tennis League Division Three crown with a tough 7-3 defeat of spirited Unison ‘C’....
SNOOKER: OLDHAM Academy ‘C’ clinched the Manchester Snooker League Division Two title with a 5-2 win over nearest rivals Great Moor Cons. On the mark were MT...
FUNKSTERS Jamiroquai are hitting the road for their first UK tour in over five years. The band shot to fame during the acid jazz movement of the 1990s, fronted by hat-wearing...
