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THIRTEEN people have been charged and have appeared in court following drug raids in Oldham. The raids, just after 6am on Wednesday and involving more than 100 officers in the...
Date Published 01/04/2011
DRIVERS faced rush-hour chaos this morning after a man is believed to have fallen from a bridge on the M60. He was found dead shortly before 6.30am close to junction 18...
UP to 40 people were evacuated from their homes as fire ripped through Oldham’s historic Drill Hall in Rifle Street. The blaze took hold at 8pm last night and at one...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
BOWLS: CHADDERTON Cot brings down the curtain on its highly-successful winter season on Sunday. The artificial surface hosts finals day, starting at 10am when Inbev League...
Angling: A CRACKING final match in the Chadderton Mill AC winter series on the club water saw the top three putting more than 50lb on the scales. Winner and league champion...
FOOTBALL: RIFLE Range Royal Blues earned a credible 1-1 draw against Royton FC in the D & J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League’s Challenge Cup...
FOOTBALL: UPPERMILL moved into the quarter-finals of the Huddersfield and District League’s Barlow Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 home victory at the expense of Hepworth United....
Royton Town 2, Wythenshawe Amateurs 1 FOOTBALL: TWO goals from Wayne Dean ensured Royton Town’s passage to the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Gilgryst Cup...
FOOTBALL: FRED Hardicre has vowed to stay on as manager of Hollinwood, despite the fact they are almost certain to be relegated from the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester...
ATHLETICS: OLDHAM and Royton Harriers’ member Adam Howard helped England clinch the team prize at the Aviva Schools International Cross-Country Championships in Antrim,...
RUGBY LEAGUE: WITH four games to go, Saddleworth Rangers still have plenty to play for in the National Conference League Premier Division. Keith Brennan’s side, who are...
ATHLETIC'S under-18s face Darlington tomorrow in the northern final of the Football League Youth Alliance Cup (noon kick-off at Chapel Road). The winners of the tie will go on...
Latics’ assistant manager writes every week for Chron Sport A LOT has been said about how many points will be needed to avoid relegation from npower League One this...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON’S John Rogers faces a race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s home game against Wigan Robin Park in the Vodkat North-West Counties...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini has ordered striker Mario Balotelli to cut out his mistakes or risk ruining his English soccer career. Balotelli's first season in the...
Wayne Rooney says it would be "brilliant" if Manchester United won a record 19th title. Sir Alex Ferguson's side are on course to achieve that feat as they face West...
CRICKET: LOCAL stars Luke Procter and Kyle Hogg have been challenged to cement their places in Lancashire’s first team this season. With money tight at Old Trafford, the...
“WORSE than awful” is how Gerry Taggart describes the state of Notts County’s Meadow Lane pitch. Athletic’s assistant boss reckons the bumpy playing...
INJURY-HIT Oldham RL Club are running out of time in a bid to bolster the squad for Sunday’s Co-operative Championship One game at Keighley (3pm). Coach Tony Benson has...
GOLF: RACHEL Connor is celebrating a breakthrough first win on American soil. The Royton golfer clinched a two-shot victory at the Mission Inn Resort El Campeon in Orlando...
OLDHAM RL coach Tony Benson continues to battle against a mounting injury crisis in the build-up to Sunday’s game at Keighley Cougars. Four players are definitely ruled...
EXPERTISE in rocket science isn’t what Athletic need to get to the root of their no-goals problem. Though recent home performances against Brighton and Tranmere have...
DRAMATIC TOWN CENTRE BLAZE DOUBLE-DEATH TRAGEDY OF SHAW COUPLE GOLFER RACHEL'S VICTORY IN USA ...there's more (click story)
FAMILY Learning Champions at Werneth Park Lifelong Learning Centre are proud of their achievements. Learners have done the Early Years Foundation Stage Course, achieving Literacy...
Everyone is special here at Werneth Park, but a few learners have gone the extra mile and taken part in a number of courses giving them the opportunity to be one of the first...
IT’S thumbs up from residents who went fishing for fun at the final Moston Brook Environmental Events Team day in Failsworth. More than 50 people of all ages attended...
Date Published 31/03/2011
A TRIO of paintings by Lees-born artist Helen Bradley sold for £34,500 at auction. The previously unseen watercolours fetched £10,500, £11,500 and...
She’s gone a long way — from Crompton House to Cambodia! FEASTING on crickets, holidaying on uninhabited islands and making friends with monks . . . former Crompton...
Saul’s distant relative awarded VC A PUPIL made a rewarding discovery when he went off to do his history homework. Children at St Joseph’s RC School, Shaw, had...
