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TWO motorcyclists died after crashing head on into each other in a freak accident in Saddleworth. One of the riders in the horrific crash on the A6052 Delph Road on Saturday...
Date Published 23/08/2010
A SUSPECTED arson attack at Boundary Park has put the dampners on the League One club’s flying start to the season. A hospitality box at the Latics ground was destroyed...
AGE-row asylum seeker Rabar Hamad has been detained after going missing and is now set to be deported. The Home Office says it will seek the Iraqi student’s removal from...
A FORMER Chadderton man who went on the run to escape a blackmail charge has been sentenced to more time in prison. Gareth Edward Robins (32), of no fixed address, admitting...
Addicks boss accused over sending-off JASON Jarrett's red card at Charlton left Athletic players, management and club officials fuming. The centre-back will serve an...
LEWIS Alessandra will be out of action for between three and five weeks after sustaining a tear in a calf muscle. The 21-year-old suffered the injury in training on the eve of...
OLDHAM Roughyeds will face York City Knights at home in a Co-operative Championship One qualifying play-off on Sunday, September 12 (3pm kick-off). Hornets RL were the only...
Rushcart Festival’s a sunshine dazzler! SADDLEWORTH’S legendary Rushcart Festival was declared a success after glorious sunshine put a spring in the steps of the...
OLDHAM MEP Chris Davies has topped a league table comparing the performance of representatives at the European Parliament. The Liberal Democrat has spoken more often, tabled...
A FAMILY of five fled a raging fire in their home sparked by a candle. They were lucky to escape the blaze at Hale Lane, Failsworth, at 3.50am today, which started in a...
Charlton 1, Athletic 1 Midfield ace hits cracker to earn point WHAT does Chris Taylor do for an encore? Back in the side at Charlton, the winger sported a dramatic...
SUMMER activities are keeping children out of trouble and helping to drive down anti-social behaviour. Figures show the number of recorded incidents dropped by 34 per cent in...
MORE than 1,800 people successfully quit smoking in Oldham in just one year after setting a date to kick the habit. According to the NHS Information Centre between April 2009...
OLDHAM Council is cracking down on fly-posters that become a blight across the borough. The authority had issued an £80 fixed-penalty notice, reduced to £50 if...
CRICKET: UPPERMILL edged a tense affair to clinch a four-wicket home victory over Greenfield in the replayed Tanner Cup semi-final. The match had to be repeated after...
Crime Lake tea room plan ‘dead in the water’ AN historic Daisy Nook cottage which was vandalised and left to rot is being handed back to the National Trust. In...
A loophole in vehicle licensing rules is being closed after a campaign by Oldham MEP Chris Davies. Mr Davies campaigned against cowboy scrap dealers who exploit the loophole...
SIR Alex Ferguson was frustrated at Manchester United's inability to kill off Fulham at Craven Cottage and felt Ryan Giggs should have taken the critical penalty. United were...
ENGLAND’S chief dental officer visited Oldham to officially open a brand new practice that will provide care for thousands of patients. Dr Barry Cockroft opened the...
JAMES Milner is set to make his Manchester City debut tonight against Liverpool. Milner is Mancini's sixth summer signing after his protracted move from Aston Villa was sealed...
Oldham’s pharmacies will be getting their own health checks over the next few months to make sure they meet local needs. NHS Oldham will be looking at community-based...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY suffered a stuttering start to their Evo-Stik League Division One season with a 1-0 home defeat to Bamber Bridge. Visiting skipper Michael White...
With a splash of colour and a dash of drama, the Saddleworth Group of Artists is taking over the gallery in Uppermill. With atmospheric oil paintings of sweeping landscapes...
The Art of Waving: For such a small movement, the wave can convey a whole range of message and emotion. As non-verbal communications go, it’s right up there with...
OLDHAM Roughyeds' second team's admirable season in a Reserves Division dominated by Championship sides ended at Widnes on Saturday with a 40-24 play-off defeat. After...
CRICKET: WERNETH and Royton suffered Sunday heartbreak in the Lake Garage CLL as both came within a whisker of victory only to have it snatched away from them. Werneth were...
CRICKET: LEADERS Bamford Fieldhouse were a team going places in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League on Saturday. Paddy McKeown’s...
CRICKET: DELPH eased to a home victory over Broad Oak in the Drakes Huddersfield League premiership. The visitors were bowled out for 98, with Warren Jones claiming seven for...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
WARREN FEENEY’S return to fitness has provided his manager Paul Dickov with the biggest selection dilemma of his Athletic career so far. The striker missed last...
Date Published 20/08/2010
