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A FORMER head teacher whose son followed in his footsteps at the same school has died aged 81. Well-known Ernest Dickinson led St Joseph’s Primary School, Shaw, from...
Date Published 14/09/2010
A WELL-KNOWN former dance teacher who taught thousands of Oldham youngsters during 55 years of performing has died. Patricia Dyson, from Denbigh Drive, Shaw, was a dancer,...
Events to raise money for charities THERE is something for everyone in Mayor of Oldham David Jones’s list of charity events. The list includes a half marathon, the...
A GROUP that has reclaimed a park for the community and staged dazzling events there has been nominated for an award. Nigel Newton was so impressed with the sterling efforts...
Doctor Faustus, Royal Exchange, Manchester IT could have been powerful and extraordinary but, just as for the last play of the summer season, this first outing of the...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: We’ve just had the last BBQ of the year. I can tell you this with impunity because there were a few things dissapearing which are pretty essential to...
BEATS: Barenaked Ladies, Manchester Apollo, Saturday Canadian multi-platinum pop-rockers Barenaked Ladies are renowned for their ability to put on an amazing live show....
BEATS: LOCAL lads The 99s are hitting the road as they drum up support for the release of their debut album. The Saddleworth trio — James Loughlin, Adam Quigley and...
TONIGHT: Breed 77 — Moho Live; Rachael Sage — Jabez Clegg; The Moody Blues — Apollo; The Black Twig Pickers, Charlie Parr — Band on the Wall TOMORROW:...
ATHLETIC players admitted to individual mistakes in the aftermath of the 5-2 defeat at Peterborough. Post-game talks between the team both in the dressing rooms and out on the...
RIO Ferdinand will find out tonight whether he is to become Manchester United's next captain. It had always been assumed when Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs finally ended their...
GOLF: ALAN Squires, who helped England win the Senior European Team Championship at Fairhaven, was beginning his quest for more honours today. The Oldham Golf Club member was...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY continue their quest for a first Evo-Stik League Division One North victory of the season tonight when they travel to AFC Fylde (7.45pm kick-off)....
LEWIS Alessandra embarks on his playing comeback tonight as Athletic’s reserves take on Bury at Stalybridge (7pm kick-off). A calf tear stalled what had been a highly...
OLDHAM Rugby League Club will be running official club coaches for fans to the Co-operative Championship One Grand Final at Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday,...
A DAZZLING black tie dinner and dance was held during celebrations to mark 80 years of Saddleworth Rangers Amateur Rugby League Football Club. A total of 300 guests joined in...
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE: A HAT-TRICK of tries from man-of-the-match Garry Rafferty wasn’t enough to help Oldham St Anne’s to an opening-day win in National Conference...
MANCHESTER City kit manager and former Latics star player Les Chapman writes for Chron Sport. JOE Hart and Kolo Toure suffered a lapse in concentration against Blackburn,...
CRICKET: DELPH’S final game of the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership season succumbed to the rain, with no action possible at Elland. Grant Jones’ men...
BOWLS: RISING star Jonathan Copeland produced a gallant effort before going out of the Waterloo Handicap in Blackpool. Despite being pitched against green specialist Darren...
TABLE TENNIS: THE Oldham and District Table Tennis League has started with a total of 257 players in 56 teams competing in the four divisions. There are 23 different clubs...
RUGBY UNION: THERE was honour in defeat for Oldham, who lost 18-0 at Upper Eden in North Lancs and Cumbria Division One. Coach Guy Lovegreen was forced into several changes...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
NEVER-SAY-DIE Oldham’s spirit has been saluted by chairman Chris Hamilton, after the club nailed down a Co-operative Championship One play-off final spot in two weeks’...
Date Published 13/09/2010
AFTER the unbeaten run was shattered by Peterborough’s five-goal fightback, Athletic manager Paul Dickov won’t allow his players any time to feel sorry for themselves....
Oldham 41, York 32 GREGG McNally’s right foot produced a real moment of magic to finish off gallant York’s chances. The on-loan Huddersfield Giants scrum-half...
Peterborough 5, Athletic 2 IT IS as painful to type this as it is to hear it uttered by managers in post-match interviews But as it turns out, the evidence at London Road...
MIDFIELDER Darren Fletcher accepts Manchester United have lessons to learn about their away performances so far this season if they are to avoid serious damage to their Barclays...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini refused to blame goalkeeper Joe Hart for his side's disappointing 1-1 draw with Blackburn Rovers. A frustrating afternoon at Eastlands...
Bottles were thrown at police and eight thugs were arrested when far right English Defence League supporters ran riot through Oldham on Saturday. Police were warned at 8.45am...
