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LOCAL lad Liam Bland, the former Waterhead junior, made his debut for Oldham RL Club reserves in their 26-18 win against Keighley Cougars at Whitebank on Saturday. Centre...
Date Published 28/03/2011
JASON Lowe has big shoes to fill at Athletic. The Blackburn Rovers midfielder makes his debut against Tranmere tonight (7.45pm kick-off), the first in a series of eight battles...
TONY Benson attributed his side's drubbing by Swinton to two major factors – a shortage of experience in the Roughyeds' ranks and the Lions' high-quality performance....
OLDHAM 24, SWINTON LIONS 68 Weakened Roughyeds find pacesetters too hot to handle WITH the Lions already comfortably in front, Karl Ashall took it upon himself to bark out...
PAUL Dickov wants Athletic to showcase their real qualities against Tranmere Rovers in the televised clash at Boundary Park tonight (7.45pm kick-off). On a run of six defeats...
OLDHAM RL chief Chris Hamilton and head coach Tony Benson have promised that Roughyeds will hit back from the wreckage of a 68-24 mauling by Swinton Lions at the Whitebank...
Hardy plays down reports of unrest after latest wages hold-up ATHLETIC chief executive Alan Hardy says that the latest non-payment of wages to club employees is a result of...
STUDENTS PAVE THE WAY SAHIL KIDNAPPER'S SENTENCE 'JUST' TWEETERS TO THE RESCUE MOVIE MAN'S CHARITY QUEST MUM'S BATTLE FOR HER BABY There's more if you click! ...
The Friday Thing WAS Jim McMahon’s Hathershaw Address, with its shades of Abe Lincoln’s words at Gettysburg (“government of the people, by the people, and...
Date Published 25/03/2011
TERMINUS, Lowry, Salford IT starts with the approaching, deafening sound of the beating of a demon’s wings, and an hour and 40 interval-free minutes later it ends with the...
NATURE-LOVERS in Saddleworth and leaping to the rescue of a species in danger with their annual toad patrol. Locals are donning fluorescent jackets and carrying out a rescue...
Old Trafford slide in memory of twin brother A FAMILY who have raised more than £15,000 for the Christie Hospital are gearing up for a daredevil fundraiser on Sunday....
Film-maker charts F1’s killer years A DOCUMENTARY by a Saddleworth filmmaker charting the deadly past of Grand Prix motor racing gets its TV premiere on Sunday....
PUPILS at St Joseph’s School, Shaw, sent up a big cheer to celebrate raising a massive £6,200 in just 10 months for their favourite charities. The Year Six...
AN MP has accused the coalition Government of betraying pensioners after it emerged it is cutting the winter fuel allowance despite rising energy prices. Chancellor George...
OLDHAM PLANNING COMMITTEE OLDHAM Roughyeds secured approval for six temporary cabins at their Whitebank Stadium home in Limeside. Councillors gave the thumbs-up for one...
THE seasonal flu jab campaign in Oldham has helped even more people stay protected over winter. Nearly three quarters of people aged over 65 in Oldham protected themselves...
GPs to have a say on NHS cash OLDHAM doctors are being asked to decide how they want the borough’s new GP Commissioning Consortium (GPCC) to operate. The new...
AN Oldham woman has been jailed for two years after a bogus insurance claims company conned solicitors out of almost £150,000. Vahida Iqbal (32), of Bamford Street,...
EMERGENCY patients from outside the borough will be diverted to the Royal Oldham Hospital for treatment after Rochdale Infirmary’s accident and emergency department closes...
REHEARSALS for the latest Coliseum productions will move across town to the Old Library, to allow essential maintenance work in the theatre. The council has offered staff at...
Tension resurfaces on the road of despair IF at first you don’t succeed try again. And again. And again. A 300-yard stretch of Lees Road in Clarksfield is being...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 2.00 Fratellino 2.35 Oceanway 3.10 Dansili Dancer 3.40...
Bowls: THERE is a brand new look to this year’s Oldham Evening Chronicle Bowling Handicap. For the first time since the competition was reduced to a field of 64,...
Angling: THE excellent Chadderton Mill AC Winter League reaches its climax on Sunday. It is anyone’s guess who will win the title as just a few points separate top...
ATHLETICS: NIAMH Nugent, a Year Five pupil from St Anne’s Primary School, is going for glory this weekend. She is competing in the schools biathlon national finals at...
RUNNING: ADAM Howard, of Oldham and Royton Harriers, crossed the line in fourth place at the English Schools’ Cross-Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham....
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RU firsts are hoping tomorrow’s visit of title-chasing Aspatria will have a galvanising effect in their bid to beat the drop in the North Lancs and...
RUGBY LEAGUE: OLDHAM St Anne’s are counting down to a vital encounter in Division One of the National Conference League. Mick Cashin’s men visit Castleford...
FOOTBALL: DIGGLE’S Huddersfield and District League Division One game at Berry Brow was abandoned after 75 minutes when striker Jeff Whitaker suffered a broken leg....
