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Defiant winger vows to make amends BOUNDARY PARK LIFE: ATHLETIC winger Chris Taylor admits he couldn't quite believe he didn't equalise against Brighton. Chasing down a...
Date Published 25/03/2010
BOUNDARY PARK LIFE: THE quest for goals continues for Athletic, but captain Sean Gregan has warned of the dangers of concentrating too much on finishing in training. The team...
BOUNDARY PARK LIFE: TWELVE more points — that is what history suggests will be needed by Athletic to be sure of staying up. Only twice in the past decade has a side had...
BOUNDARY PARK LIFE: SAHIL Saeed may visit Boundary Park to watch Athletic. That is the hope of club officials who extended an invitation to the kidnapped youngster – now...
BOUNDARY PARK LIFE: PREPARATIONS for the Celebration Dinner marking the 20-year anniversary of Athletic's famous "pinch me" season continue apace. Under Joe Royle,...
Up The Ante ... AT THE Grand National: ONLY 16 days remain before the latest renewal of the world’s greatest steeplechase. The John Smith’s Grand National at...
AMATEUR RUGBY: MUDDY marvels Higginshaw consolidated third place in North-West Counties League division four with a 26-12 win at home to Cadishead. Battling terrible...
A HOODED thug who stabbed a Failsworth shopkeeper in broad daylight was caught after he spat on the ground. Mohammed Sarwar, who owns family business S&A Newsagents, in...
AMATEUR RUGBY: IT never rains but it pours for Hollinwood, who lost 30-0 at Drighlington ‘A’ in Pennine League division four. They arrived at the ground only to be...
CHADDERTON twins Brett and Jordan Francis are facing life in prison after being convicted of murdering a father-of-two. The pair gunned down Amran Khan in a drive-by shooting...
AMATEUR RUGBY: SHEVINGTON Sharks completed a double over St Anne’s ‘A’ by recording a 24-20 away win in North-West Counties League division one, but they were...
A once-successful businesswoman jailed for starting fires in her home has failed to persuade top judges that her three-and-a-half-year sentence was too tough. Diane Patricia...
AMATEUR RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s have strengthened their grip on the 2009/10 Rugby Oldham Challenge. Mick Cashin’s side, who require one win from their remaining...
Council chooses Oldham firm Oldham Council has chosen Willmott Dixon, one of the country’s largest privately-owned construction companies, to build three academies....
AMATEUR CRICKET: CLUB officials from the Saddleworth and District Cricket League, including first and second XIs captains and vice-captains, are urged to attend a special meeting...
OLDHAM town centre is set to become a Wi-Fi hotspot thanks to a pilot scheme to provide free wireless internet access. The council will launch the wireless project next month...
YOUTH CRICKET: GLODWICK One produced the shock of the season as they overcame previously-unbeaten Shaw in the Oldham Cricket Development Group under-11s Indoor League. It...
FIRST-time buyers struggling to get on to the property ladder in Oldham were offered a lifeline after Government axed stamp duty on homes under £250,000 paid for by taxing...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Residents in 24 flats at Littlemoor House were without water for more than 27-hours after a valve failed. The tower block at the junction of Huddersfield Road and Ripponden...
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Phil Woolas continues to push for more carriages to ease overcrowding for local rail commuters. Mr Woolas met other Greater Manchester MPs and...
THIS is a police e-fit of an opportunist thief who stole a £50,000 Range Rover Sport while the owner was cleaning it on Saturday morning. At about 11.30am, the...
IT’s a message Oldham has been pushing since the race riots of 2001 and it was summed up perfectly in a simple poster designed by school children . . . No to Racism. The...
FROM a small shop to an £80 million turnover — entrepreneur Nick Glynne shared the secret of his success at University Campus Oldham. The managing director of...
YOUNGSTERS from schools across the borough will be shaking their pom poms in a bid to be crowned Oldham Street Cheer champions. Pupils at St Mary’s Primary in...
Saddleworth Parish Council is set to get a 21st century facelift with a new website. Lees-based marketing company Cornerstone has been asked to create a new site parish...
A DROP-IN service to help prevent young people with diabetes develop complications in later life has been heralded a great success. Based in the diabetes centre at the Royal...
PAV’S Patch: THERE’S a wonderful woman at Hyde United called Elsie. At least once a month, when I arrive for a game, I’ll find a tin with my name on it and inside will be...
Fitting departure for an amazing character COLOURFUL character Njal Parker went out in style . . . in a motorcycle hearse. Bikers brought Uppermill to a standstill as they...
Date Published 24/03/2010
Woman repaid couple’s kindness by stealing A SHAW family left bewildered by money vanishing from their home installed CCTV cameras — and were shocked to catch...