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WORLD CUP: WAYNE Rooney has vowed to prove himself on football's biggest stage and the England striker is feeling "sharp and hungry" ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Algeria in...
Date Published 17/06/2010
CRICKET: THE Kenyans are coming! Saddleworth and District Cricket League outfit Bamford Fieldhouse will be the base for their national team’s preparations for an ICC...
CRICKET: TWO wins in as many matches have lifted the gloom which threatened to engulf Werneth. After a bright start to the Lake Garage CLL season in which they beat reigning...
CRICKET: ROYTON and Oldham have booked their place in the CLL’s John Willie Lees Twenty20 Competition quarter-finals following victories in their opening two matches in...
CRICKET: DELPH eased to victory at Broad Oak in the Drakes Huddersfield League premiership. Bilal Khiljee took four for 15 as they dismissed the hosts for 59. And...
FOOTBALL: Duncan McKenzie, the former Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Everton striker, was the guest speaker at Shaw Cricket Club’s annual dinner at Uppermill Civic...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-15s put on the style to defeat Catalans Dragons under-15s scholarship side 40-8 during a seven-day trip to the south of France. Lewis...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards ROYAL ASCOT 2.30 Memory 3.05 Green Moon 3.50 Lady Of The Desert...
Academy turbine plans set in motion ONE of Oldham’s new academies plans to have two 50ft wind turbines to help with its energy costs. The giant turbines would be...
A disgraced Greenfield policeman has resigned from the force days before he was due to face a review by his bosses. Daniel Thomas Adams (21), a response officer formerly based...
A 25-YEAR-OLD Royton driver involved in a fatal crash which claimed the life of a West Yorkshire student more than three years ago has admitted perverting the course of justice....
ROBBERS used claw hammers to smash cabinets and steal a large number of rings from a Werneth jewellers. One of the offenders, rang the bell at the shop in Werneth Hall Road...
Oldham Cabinet reports Moorside parents and teachers from Our Lady’s RC School were left in tears as councillors voted to close the school and merge it with Sacred Heart...
OLDHAM’s jobless total fell by 450 last month — the biggest drop since October, 2007. The figures, which show that 6,736 people are out of work in the borough...
ESSENTIAL repairs to retaining walls in Oldham Road, Lydgate, will get under way on Monday. The work, which is set to last 18 weeks, will involve the reconstruction of the...
WORLD CUP FEVER: OLDHAMERS are painting the town red - and white - to show their support as England takes on Algeria tomorrow (Fri). England’s World Cup hopes are...
Lancaster tour is highlight of holiday A HOLIDAY trip to Lincolnshire reunited a Royton man with a historic aircraft he played a vital link in keeping in the air. Doug...
A review of tranquilliser and prescription drug use will continue with the new Government, local campaigners have been relieved to hear. The review is being carried out for...
Chronicle Cup Prediction League How good are YOU at predicting the result of each game? If you think you’re god enough enter the Chronicle’s World Cup Prediction League....
LOCAL youngsters played their part in setting a new world record by attempting to put the brakes on speeding drivers. Pupils from Clarksfield Primary and Yew Tree Community...
IF you fancy a spot of lunch in a tranquil garden, make a date at the Christie radiotherapy centre. The new unit at the Royal Oldham Hospital is throwing open its courtyard...
Drivers on the M62 will get help to escape long queues after serious incidents with a new motorway gate between the three-mile Milnrow and Saddleworth stretch. The Highways...
FIREFIGHTERS spent most of the night at the derelict Belgrave Mill after a blaze raged through the ground floor at 4.15am. Emergency crews were still at the Honeywell Lane...
Oldham Youth Mayor Mohammed Adil has handed over his chain to his successor. Taking up the reigns is Liam Turner (17), an Oldham Sixth Form College student from Hollins, who...
£10,000 prize on offer in online competition LOCAL band The Kinetic are urging Oldhamers to get behind their battle to win a £10,000 recording session. The...
PAV’S PATCH: JUST when you think you’ve come to terms with the latest innovation in customer service — having to listen to about a dozen lists before you can get through to...
ATHLETIC have been handed a tough trip to Scunthorpe in the Carling Cup first round. The Iron, who sealed Championship survival at the end of a season which saw them beat...
Date Published 16/06/2010
GOLF: ALAN Squires admitted to being “very emotional’ after finally clinching English Seniors’ Amateur Championship glory. The 61-year-old has carried all...
ROYAL ASCOT PREVIEW: AIDAN O’Brien saddled Yeats to win the last four Gold Cups at Royal Ascot, but with the great horse enjoying a well-earned retirement this year’s...
