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SPORT BETTING:I CAN’T make up my mind which is irritating me most at the moment . . . England’s World Cup woes; the incessant noise from the stands which makes it seem...
Date Published 16/06/2010
GOLF: DENTON ‘A’ are poised to strike as the Oldham and District Golf League reaches its halfway point. Lee Merson’s men beat Brookdale 6-2 to move within a...
OLDHAM Athletic’s dreams of building a £20million 12,000-seater stadium in Failsworth are a step closer after the Charity Commission gave a land swap deal the thumbs...
GOLF: JONATHAN Wilde claimed his first major win at WERNETH when he took the Vice-Captain’s prize by two shots. The 20-year-old was one off the pace after a first round...
‘Help’ message scrawled in screen condensation SOCIAL services have visited the family home of two children aged 10 and three who scrawled a “help”...
GOLF: EILEEN Moores shot 183-38-145 to win Saddleworth’s Lady-Captain’s Trophy. Runner-up was Ann Head (175-28-147), while the first-day prize was won by Kay Orme...
Parents waging an 11th-hour battle to save their Moorside Catholic school face defeat tonight. They have failed to convince Oldham Council to save Our Lady’s Primary...
GOLF: IGNORANCE was bliss for Brookdale captain Derek Miller and the club’s lady vice-captain Sue Boothby in their Archie Preston match at Sale. Neither player knew that...
SWIMMING: OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club’s splashing start to the season continued with a hard fought victory over hosts Royton in the Central Lancashire Intermediate League....
Greater Manchester Police spent £2.4 million calling out doctors to prisoners in a year, it has been revealed. A Freedom of Information request shows the cash was paid...
CRICKET: DELPH skipper Grant Jones is a very proud man - and not just because his side are making a good impression in the Drakes Huddersfield League premiership. His son...
CRICKET: SADDLEWORTH and District Cricket League under-15s battled it out in the quarter-finals of the Leicester Shield. Austerlands overcame Moorside after recording 93 for...
A CRACKDOWN on unauthorised travellers’ camps around Hollinwood resulted in those responsible being driven from the borough. Council officers worked round-the-clock to...
AN Oldham school has made it to the final of a House of Commons competition searching for the most effective school council projects. Mills Hill Primary in Chadderton is one...
NETBALL: THE netball team at Oldham Sixth Form College have proved themselves to be the queens of the court. They beat Aquinas, Stockport, in the British Colleges...
POLICE are hunting a prolific burglar with connections to Oldham who is wanted on recall to prison. Peter Edge (19) is wanted after breaching the terms of his licence after...
Young entrepreneur uses profits to buy fish supper for old folk YOUNG entrepreneurs at The Radclyffe School showed both business savvy and community concern when they took...
WORLD CUP FEVER: Brewery hits target with Fabio’s Gold A real ale brewery is on to a winner after launching a barnstorming bitter to co-incide with the World Cup....
RUGBY: IT was a big day for amateur rugby league club Higginshaw at the Whitebank Stadium when they were presented with the prestigious Clubmark accreditation by Oldham chairman...
WORLD CUP FEVER: PATRIOTIC football fans can now pave their way to World Cup glory with these decorative flags. Staff at WJ Lewis Builders Merchants, Chadderton, have...
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...
RUGBY LEAGUE: OLDHAM’S second team are beginning to look serious play-off contenders after they took their aggregate points in their last three games to 150 with a 44-16 win...
Awards success for buildings BUILDING projects from around Oldham have been recognised for their excellence. Seven projects within the borough were among the schemes...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards ROYAL ASCOT 2.30 Zebedee 3.05 Gertrude Bell 3.50 Age Of Aquarius (nb)...
A TRIP to Buckingham Palace for tea with the Queen is on the cards for a Failsworth Luncheon Club which scooped a prestigious national volunteering award. Broadbent Luncheon...
Plans for this year’s South Pennine Walk and Ride Festival are starting to take shape with 16 events due to take place across the borough. Organisers hope this...
Even bigger and better — that is the pledge from Oldham’s Carnival organisers as the countdown begins to August’s two-day event. Dubbed The People’s...
Mature students find smart way to success A PAIR of mature students who faced their fears against the odds have been shortlisted for an award to celebrate their success....
YOU can forget Glastonbury, T in the Park and V Festival — the music event of the summer is being held right here in Oldham. Smudfest will take place at the Bowling...
REGULARS at the Halfway House in Royton put their brains in gear to raise money for a good cause. The Rochdale Road pub holds a quiz night every Thursday and the money raised...
