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ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov will have to make do without the services of his captain Reuben Hazell for the game against Carlisle tomorrow. The centre-back picked up his 10th...
Date Published 14/02/2011
TRADERS OBJECT TO DISTRICT PARKING CHANGES SCOUT LEADER FERRON JAILED BATTLING LATICS DESERVE THEIR POINT ...there's more (click story)
LAST WORD ON THE WEEK: DOES Oldham really need 60 councillors? Cutting the number of councillors in each ward from three to two would save more than £280,000 a year,...
Date Published 11/02/2011
CHADDERTON pupils are eagerly waiting to see if they are record-breakers. Stanley Road Community School took part in a national record-breaking attempt to have the most...
A SPRIGHTLY great-great-grandmother who celebrated her 102nd birthday yesterday is proof that an active mind and body is the key to long life. Lily Lamb, from Chadderton,...
IT’S party time this weekend for proud Oldhamer Edith Milne, who celebrates her 104th birthday on Sunday. Helping her mark the major milestone is best friend Irene...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
TOM Fitzpatrick, who fought long and hard both for his country and the rights of ex-servicemen and women, and the disabled, has died. He was 86. A Second World War veteran,...
OLDHAM Mountain Rescue Team could soon be getting a VAT refund from the Government for cash paid out on life-saving equipment. The 60-strong rescue team has had to pay VAT on...
UP to 30 fire-fighters tackled a blaze which ripped through a riding stables in Dobcross last night. Stables and a hayloft at Husteads Riding School, in Streetbridge Lane,...
A SPECIAL needs playgroup under threat of closure has been handed a lifeline. Saddleworth special needs playgroup needs to find an alternative base after the NHS decided to...
Angling: TODMORDEN Angling Society’s trophy match on Croft Fishery was a tight affair, with the top four all posting double-figure weights. Pete Fitton led the way with...
MASKED raiders threatened terrified staff at a Failsworth shop with a machete before fleeing with cash, cigarettes and booze. The pair stormed into the Raja off licence in...
AMATEUR FOTBALL: THE trio of football fanatics writing a book about former players from Oldham’s various leagues have spoken to more than 100 stalwarts. David Ball,...
RUGBY UNION: AFTER holding title-chasing Heaton Moor to a 10-10 draw, Oldham face another tough test in the North Lancs and Cumbria Division tomorrow. Guy Lovegreen’s...
AMATEUR FOOTBALL: AFC OLDHAM are running a football academy on the astroturf at Greenhill School on Monday nights. The club are aiming to attract new boys and girls to join....
AS Latics fans are left worrying about the future of the club, the board of directors and council chiefs are struggling to find a way forward. The Charity Commission refused...
CRIMEBUSTING residents have helped police make almost 450 arrests in 10 months — including four people on suspicion of murder — across Greater Manchester. Drugs...
A HATHERSHAW man has been convicted of the murder of an innocent shop worker — but two of his Oldham gang members remain on the run. Arfan Rafiq (26) of Villa Road, was...
Heyside 5, Savile Town 3 IN-FORM Heyside moved up to second place in Division Three of the Huddersfield and District League after victory over fellow promotion contenders Savile...
AMATEUR RUGBY: AFTER snow and ice wiped out fixtures in December, it was rain which decimated last weekend’s National Conference League programme. Local club officials...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY start life without Ben Richardson tomorrow when they go to Witton Albion in the Evo-Stik League Division One North. The utility player, who was...
A MANCHESTER United-mad mascot is about to take centre stage in his own theatre of dreams. Eight-year-old Hayden Smith, who attends Rushcroft Primary School, will stroll out...
POWERFUL props Tom Wood-Hulme and Michael Cadd each scored two tries as Roughyeds’ reserves defeated Dewsbury Rams 36-12 at the Whitebank Stadium last night in the first of...
ANDERS Lindegaard will never forget how relaxed Sir Alex Ferguson made him feel when he was first introduced to the legendary Manchester United manager. Lindegaard is hoping...
DEFENCE is the best form of attack for Oldham Roughyeds at Halifax on Sunday (3pm kick-off). That is according to coach Tony Benson, who is plotting a second Championship...
ANDY Todd has seen it, done it and bought the T-shirt when it comes to professional football on these shores. The experienced 36-year-old was brought in by Athletic manager...
Latics’ assistant manager writes for Chron Sport every Friday CONFIDENCE is not in short supply as we make the short trip over the Pennines to take on Huddersfield Town...
HOOKER Danny Whitmore, prop Liam Gilchrist and half-back Matty Ashe are in line to step back into the Roughyeds’ limelight at Halifax on Sunday. All three failed to make...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov is looking for his team to put their best foot forward again in the big derby clash with Huddersfield tomorrow. A performance full of pace, power...
