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ATHLETIC’S youth team were left cursing defensive errors as they lost 3-2 at home to Bury. It was a game coach Tony Philliskirk felt his men could and should have won....
Date Published 09/09/2010
CRICKET: MISSION accomplished. That was reaction of captain Nigel Stock after Glodwick qualified for next season’s LCB Cup. The Warren Lane outfit just missed out last...
CRICKET: ROBERT Wilman played a captain’s innings of 33 as Milnrow under-17s defeated Friarmere by three wickets to lift the Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
THREE people have been given the chance of a new life thanks to head teacher Jackie Greenhalgh’s special legacy. Mrs Greenhalgh (57) died from a brain haemorrhage...
ONE in five homes in Oldham have no adults in paid employment. Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show 15,000 households across the borough have no one...
TRIBUTES have been paid to an Oldham teenager who died while on holiday in Crete. Adam Webb lost his life on August 23 following an accident on the Greek holiday island....
RAIDERS smashed their way into a Royton newsagents and scooped up 2,000 packets of cigarettes in a bedsheet. The burglary is the second time this year that Newsplus, in...
There will be trading on Tommyfield Market on Saturday — but numbers will be down. The reason is religious holidays — the Muslim festival of Eid and the Jewish New...
CHRISTMAS has come even earlier to Oldham this year - with one store setting out decorations a full 107 days before Christmas Day. Housing Units launched its 2010 Christmas...
AN OLDHAM coroner has emphasised the need for rigorous patient assessment in care homes after a multiple sclerosis sufferer choked to death on a sandwich. June Lynch (53) was...
OLDHAM’S council tenants have been reassured that they won’t be affected by the collapse of housing repairs giant Connaught. The group, which fixes council houses...
AN eagle-eyed local who spotted building waste being fly-tipped in Coppice has been thanked for his public-spirited action. The witness called Oldham Council’s...
POLICE are investigating a break-in at the Whitebank Stadium. Thieves broke into the new home of Oldham Rugby League Club in Limehurst Village last night. The intruders...
Town Centre news THE second phase of the Mumps Bridge demolition will take place in the new year as the arrival of Metrolink in Oldham moves a step closer. Crowds gathered...
Great-grandmother Mary Brown has 100 reasons to celebrate today. The independent centenarian will toast her milestone birthday at her Chadderton home where she has lived for...
A PASSIONATE chess player who has inspired countless Oldham youngsters to make their mark in the chess world has been nominated for a Pride in Oldham award. Steve Rigby (60),...
PAV’S PATCH: THE next time I have a week off I’m going to do something I haven’t done in more than 20 years — watch morning television. I have become very...
Jacobson battle cry for Latics JOE Jacobson says Athletic believe they can beat any opposition put in front of them at the moment. An unbeaten start in the first five...
Date Published 08/09/2010
OLDHAM Roughyeds are expected to stave off a winding-up petition today. In the latest in a line of such moves by HM Revenue and Customs against Oldham Rugby League Football...
ATHLETIC are crossing their fingers for a double awards boost this week. Player-manager Paul Dickov has been shortlisted for npower League One’s manager of the month...
ROUGHYEDS full-back Paul O’Connor was praised as a true professional by his coach Tony Benson, following his domination at the club’s annual presentation evening....
SOCCER: MIKE Fish scored a 69th-minute equaliser for Mossley, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Radcliffe Borough in Evo-Stik Division One North last night. Shaun Connor put Boro...
CYCLING: FOUR-TIME Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy and Olympic and world champion Victoria Pendleton have entered the British National Track Championships in Manchester....
CYCLIST Josh Penrice admitted he found things tough going at the Sainsbury’s UK School Games — but the Oldham teenager came through with flying colours to help clinch...
GOLF: ALAN Squires played his part as England retained the European Seniors Men’s Team Championship at Fairhaven. The prolific Oldham Golf Club member helped his...
GOLF: IF you can’t beat them, join them. That was exactly what mother and daughter, Beryl and Kay Orme, did after husband Jack and sons Martin and Mark joined...
GOLF: THREE Crompton and Royton golfers face an 18-hole play-off to decide the winner of the Zacharias Cup, one of the majors at the High Barn club. Liam Marshall...
ATHLETICS: VETERAN cyclist Phil Buckley will be joining two Oldham athletes competing for Great Britain at the World Championship Triathlon in Hungary. But unlike...
AN AMATEUR boxer killed a Hathershaw man with a devastating, unprovoked blow after boasting of his “killer punch.” Louis Veitch (22), was jailed for six-and-a-half...
