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A HEARTFELT surprise was in store for a teen cystic-fibrosis sufferer from Oldham as more than 400 family members and friends turned out to show how much they care. Sophie...
Date Published 21/10/2010
POLICE and youth workers have averted a full scale battle involving youths from three Oldham secondary schools. A row began between two pupils from Hathershaw School, which...
MOBILE phones and iPods have become the biggest threat to pedestrian safety in Oldham. Statistics show that almost 90 pedestrians were killed or seriously injured on...
A STUNNING school garden has been reduced to tatters after heartless vandals slashed through the greenhouse and trashed the crops. The well-tended garden, brimming with...
Oldham Town Centre partnership PUBS and clubs are set to prove that they are the Best Bar None in a bid to shake off the town centre’s “Wild West” tag. The...
THE Coliseum Theatre . . . set to shut for six months from January, 2012 David Martin: “Business as usual.” THE show will go on for thespians and audiences at...
FUNDING for a multi-million pound upgrade of Oldham’s street lights has been given the go-ahead by Government. In a day of otherwise bad news for public spending Oldham...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards AYR 1.55 Patriotic 2.25 Prophet In A Dream 2.55 Charles Parnell...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers ‘A’ thumped Bamber Bridge 42-0 in the Kukri North-West Counties League Division Four. The emphatic victory takes Rangers to third in the table, four points...
RUGBY LEAGUE: JOHN Hough is combining his duties as coach of the Oldham Roughyeds’ reserve team with those of head coach of the Oldham Service Area under-18s, which also...
Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher fears people will take to the streets in protest when the severity of the cuts are realised. He said: "These cuts are being done...
RUGBY LEAGUE: HOLLINWOOD sauntered to a 52-10 victory over Stainland Stags in the Pennine League Division Five. Andy Gorey got the scoring under way for the local outfit,...
LOCAL Labour leaders have blasted the Government’s spending review saying Oldham will become divided by rich and poor. Chancellor George Osborne announced council cuts...
RICK Holden's autobiography "It's a Minging Life" (DB Publishing, £16.99) is a refreshingly honest account of the former Athletic winger's career. Recounting the...
Councils will have to make cuts of more than a quarter in the next four years as part of the biggest cuts announced by a Government since the Second World War. Chancellor...
Probe after woman offers sweets to schoolgirl Warnings have gone out to all Saddleworth schools after a woman attempted to abduct a Diggle schoolgirl from the playground by...
CONSTRUCTION work on Oldham’s landmark £44 million Women and Children’s Super Centre, which includes a brand new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, begins on November...
Oldham Town Centre partnership reports Ban on pole dancing and strip show venues A BAN is set to be slapped on lap and pole dancing bars in Oldham town centre. A...
CHADDERTON professor and former Hulme Grammar School pupil Brian Cox swapped his lab coat for a morning suit as he received his OBE for services to science from the Queen at...
A ROBBERY victim turned into a have-a-go hero when she rugby-tackled a thug who snatched her bag. The brave 25-year-old sprinted after her stocky 5ft 8in attacker who targeted...
ATHLETIC hope to boost attendance for the home game against Plymouth — by inviting Manchester City fans. The fixture, at Boundary Park on Saturday, October 30, has been...
NIGEL Adkins faces Athletic for the second time this season on Saturday, as Southampton bid to get back on track once again. The former manager of Championship side Scunthorpe...
AS FAR as available experiences in League One go, Athletic have been there, done it all and bought the T-Shirt. Except, of course, when it comes to ending up in either an...
SIR Alex Ferguson insists the future is bright for Manchester United — even if Wayne Rooney does not agree with him. Though the majority of United fans have been left...
WAYNE Rooney was set to find out later today what price he must pay for his forthright attack on Manchester United’s recruitment policy. On yet another staggering day at...
ROUGHYEDS rookie Chris Clarke, who enjoyed a superb first season at senior level, is banking on more of the same in an Oldham jersey next year. His initial two-year contract...
Dickov can call on fully-fit squad for Saints test ATHLETIC travel to the south coast tomorrow free of injury worries and seeking to extend a four-match unbeaten run when taking...
RUGBY LEAGUE: FAILSWORTH ticked all the boxes as they won the Oldham Schools’ Year Eight rugby competition. They came out on top in a nail-biting final at Manor Park,...
Date Published 20/10/2010
Chris Bolton opened the scoring after a 30-yard run, and Ben White converted. A fine Rangers move was capped by Danny Lomax. White added extras. Scott Booth added a...
FOOTBALL: BRADLEY Armitage was the star of the show for 3D Dynamos under-14s after he saved three penalties in a shoot-out against Seedfield Poly in the North Bury League Cup....
