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FATHER and daughter team, Dave and Emily McKee, won the Devonshire Handicap Trophy at Dovestone Sailing Club. The Trophy was donated to celebrate the opening of the club by...
Date Published 09/04/2010
BOWLS: TONGE made a flying start to their Manchester Premier Bowls League campaign with a 12-4 (196-174) victory at Warrington side Pierpoints. Winners for Tonge were Jimmy...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON FC Juniors under-11s beat AFC Stanley 3-0 in the East Manchester League first division with goals from Harry Cooper (2) and Ryan Hamer-Flitcroft....
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
AND they’re off — the race is on to be first past the post in the May 6 local council elections. A total of 74 candidates will fight for a third of the council...
A BRAVE Oldham newsagent fought off a would-be robber who held a large pair of scissors to his throat. Adil Hussain was alone in his shop, EMC News on Yorkshire Street, when...
POLICE carried out drugs raids at three houses yesterday and found 3,390 cannabis plants worth £500,000. They first stormed a property in Rochdale Road, Royton, and...
Anger as council plans for disabled toilets at popular over-60s club go down the pan MEMBERS of an over-60s club have hit out after the council ditched proposals to install...
MORE than 11,000 families in Oldham could benefit from plans to force energy companies to offer social tariffs to the most needy. MPs pushed through the Energy Bill on the...
Opposition to plans to remove circuit judges from Oldham County Court are being supported by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas. Oldham Law Association —...
LIFTING the taboo on talking about death and dying is a difficult issue about to come under the spotlight at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. The Royton hospice will host the event...
A CONTROVERSIAL move to recruit volunteer bus spies to check on Oldham’s services has had a mixed reaction. TravelWatch North-West, the public transport watchdog, is...
A PIONEERING scheme is delivering a knockout punch to youth unemployment in Oldham. Boxing is NEET (not in education, employment, or training) is run by staff at Oldham Boxing...
DR PAUL HUMPHRIES a senior lecturer in microbiology in the schoool of applied sciences at the University of Huddersfield, looks at the growing problem of “escaped”...
THORP Primary School pupils were stars for the day when they officially opened Royton’s newest food store. They cut the red ribbon at the former Somerfield shop in...
CHRONICLE reader Patricia Wood was feeling blooming marvellous after winning flowers for a year. She answered a simple question to win a Chronicle competition prize, courtesy of...
LIFE AND OTHER BITS: FOR those who like elections, mostly politicians and media pundits with swingometers and books of voting patterns, the coming together of a general election...
JOE ROYLE believes giving youth its chance is the way forward for Athletic. Admitting he is concerned about the club’s current plight, the legendary ex-manager stressed...
Date Published 08/04/2010
OLDHAM RL boss Tony Benson will be in no hurry to announce his side as Roughyeds head for South Wales this weekend in pursuit of their sixth win in a row and their fifth out of...
Sir Alex Ferguson insists Wayne Rooney suffered no long–term damage as Manchester United bowed out of the Champions League on away goals last night. Ferguson took a...
LATICS ROUND UP: IT ISN'T what anybody at Athletic wanted or expected at the start of the season, but there is no denying the battle against relegation makes for some tense drama...
IN the second of a series of features commemorating the 20-year anniversary of Athletic’s run to the Littlewoods Cup final, the Chronicle’s MATTHEW CHAMBERS talks to...
LATICS ROUND UP: DANNY Whitaker is on fire in the 'hole'. The Athletic midfielder was handed a free role to roam with intent in between the opposition defence and midfield in...
LATICS ROUND UP: JOE Royle and Andy Ritchie are guest speakers at a charity sportsman’s dinner tomorrow night at Delph Club, Gartside Street, in aid of Heart UK. There...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY are keeping their fingers crossed that tomorrow’s UniBond League division one north fixture at home to AFC Fylde (kick-off 3pm) can defy the wet...
AMATEUR RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s held off on putting on a full-scale celebration following their 28-10 home win over Castleford Lock Lane which all-but secured promotion back...
RUGBY: SHAW Rhinos under-16s defied the odds to give home side Folly Lane a scare along the way to their 18-4 win. The game was scoreless at half-time and two of Folly's tries...
Bailiffs demand parking row cash THE wife of Councillor Ged Ball was forced to fork out £420 on the doorstep to stop bailiffs taking goods from their home. The...
RACING: ALBERTAS Run did this column a huge favour when winning the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. A ready winner from Poquelin that day, he will be fancied by many...
Family fears year-long trial THE trial of a British security contractor and former paratrooper accused of murdering two colleagues in Iraq has been adjourned for two months....
