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LEARN WITH KEV: At this time of year running along a street is almost as popular as running up debts and you know how much we enjoy doing that. For months people have been...
Date Published 17/05/2010
Ex-England star’s sights on vacant managerial post NICKY BUTT has emerged as a shock contender for the Athletic job. The Champions League-winning former Manchester...
Date Published 14/05/2010
PAUL Black has signed a new one-year contract for Athletic. The full-back broke into the first team in the second half of the season and scored his first goal for the team in...
Benson promises Roughyeds response OLDHAM coach Tony Benson is pledging an instant response from his team this weekend. London Skolars visit on Sunday (3pm kick-off) as...
ROUGHYEDS prop Wayne Kerr, sent off against York City Knights at Whitebank last Sunday, has been charged with a reckless high tackle. His case will go before the RFL...
BOXING: TRAINER Jack Doughty reckons Shinny Bayaar’s experience could make the difference when he defends his British flyweight title in Dagenham tonight. The...
CLL CRICKET: WERNETH are setting the pace for local bragging rights in the Lake Garage CLL. After six matches, Andy Walker’s men are in sixth place on 16 points —...
FOOTBALL: AWESOME Avro held their nerve to beat Leigh Athletic on the last day of the season and, in doing so, lifted the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League premier...
FOOTBALL: AFC Oldham 2005 finished in a respectable third place in the Lancashire and Cheshire League division one despite losing 4-3 at Old Stoconians. The visitors opened...
Cancer victim puts her nine-year fight into words A WOMAN’S poetry describing her nine-year battle with cancer is being published as an inspiration to others. Such...
FOOTBALL: GOLDEN Buck claimed their second trophy in the space of a week after defeating Charlestown 3-0 in the Ashton Sunday League Vic Marsden Trophy at Curzon Ashton. Buck,...
PHIL Woolas will be supporting favourite David Miliband in the race to become the next leader of the Labour party. The former Foreign Secretary was the first to declare he...
A CHAMPIONSHIP winning amateur football team could be looking for a temporary home to defend its title after Oldham Athletic’s £20million stadium plans took a step...
CRICKET: REJUVENATED Delph travel to Slaithwaite tomorrow before hosting Golcar on Sunday on a busy weekend in the Drakes Huddersfield League premiership. Skipper Grant Jones...
A LUNCHTIME trip to the butty shop took a dramatic turn for Oldham’s police chief after a man stole a knife from behind the counter. Chief Supt Tim Forber was in the...
CRICKET: SHAW will have to be on their guard when they go to Droylsden in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League tomorrow. Steve...
Amy told no goggles — despite chlorine allergy A DISTRESSED schoolgirl must choose between embarrassment and agony when she sits a swimming exam next week. Amy...
ICE HOCKEY: TONY Hand has continued his Manchester Phoenix summer recruitment with the signing of Ben Morgan from Sheffield. The 22-year-old has averaged nearly a point a game...
RUGBY UNION: EIGHT teams of veterans take part in the Stuart Woodhead Trophy at Manor Park tomorrow (1pm to 4.30pm). Ashton, Dukinfield, Sedgley Park, Littleborough RUFC,...
TWENTY years after watching his beloved Oldham Athletic take on Nottingham Forest in the League Cup final at Wembley, Royton flight sergeant John Flynn will be stepping out on to...
PLANS to merge Hodge Clough infant and junior schools in Moorside are a step closer. An official public notice has been published to close the two on December 31. They will be...
EX-PAT PRO: G’DAY again! It has been a tough month for the Wests Tigers on the field. Three defeats in a row have been really disappointing considering the start we had...
POLICE with a nose for trouble swooped on a three-storey house in Shaw which was being used as a cannabis farm. The officers from the Shaw and Royton Neighbourhood Team were...
CYCLING: CHADDERTON professional cyclist Chris Newton claimed the biggest win of his season so far when he raced to glory in the prestigious Lincoln Grand Prix, part of the...
Crumbling Lake View former residential home has bitten the dust after Oldham Council stepped into demolish it. The eyesore building opposite Alexandra Park on Kings Road has...
CRICKET: Greengate hosted a Twenty20 game against Heyside thirds and scored an impressive 205 for two thanks to a partnership between A Simpson, who scored 91, and V Clark, who...
SIX new Labour councillors began or resurrected their political careers last night after they were sworn in by the Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Jim McArdle. For some —...
NHS Oldham reports A multi-million pound primary care centre for Werneth has been given the green light. Work will start shortly on the 14-month project which will see...
teams Royton 1sts: L Procter, M Ward, S Brierley, G Lees, D Wilson, J Lovell, R Mayes, A Morris, L Mason, A Westphal, M Hodson. Scorer: B Lovell. Meet 12.15pm. 2nds: A...
WOMEN are wanted to take part in a midnight half marathon walk to raise vital funds for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. The circular walk takes place on Saturday, June 5, and...
