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TALENTED midfielder Katie Zelem is part of an 18-strong England under-15s squad picked for a tour of Holland. The Blue Coat pupil and her team-mates fly out to Zwolle,...
Date Published 03/03/2010
GOLF: MARK GILL improved his chances of winning Blackley Golf Club’s Pro Winter League when he scored 46 Stableford points to win the latest round. Steve Murray (44 pts)...
SPORTS BETTING: A MILLION words have been written about John Terry and I have no doubt that, like me, you are bored with the whole affair (oops, an unfortunate choice of noun...
TENNIS: FORMER Wimbledon champion Pat Cash has urged Great Britain’s Davis Cup captain John Lloyd to take a punt on rising Failsworth tennis ace Dan Smethurst in the not too...
SQUASH: Tame Valley improved their promotion prospects in Division 3 North-East by winning a thrilling encounter with close rivals Lancs Health 2nd in the North West Counties...
SNOOKER: YORKSHIRE Ward 1 moved 11 points clear at the top of the Saddleworth Snooker League after thumping their nearest rivals Austerlands 1 by 5-1. Ward 2 also recorded a...
YOUTH FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON Juniors FC under-16s are hoping to atone for last season’s disappointment when they tackle Denton Phoenix in the Tameside and District Junior...
Requiring a point against their under-16s side, they did what they had to do by securing a 2-2 draw. Shona Ninian and Lauren Steel scored for the under-15s, while Amy Ginty...
YOUTH RUGBY: Saddleworth Rangers under-15s pushed Latchford Albion all the way before falling to a heartbreaking 16-12 away defeat in the semi-finals of the North-West Counties...
CRICKET: AUSTERLANDS bowlers were on top in their Oldham Cricket Development Group under-11s Indoor League game against Saddleworth One. The Thorpe Lane outfit amassed 266 for...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 5.20 Cookie Galore 5.50 Obe Gold 6.20 Perpetually 6.50...
A FATHER-OF-TWO who “packed everything into his life” had traces of cannabis in his system when his aircraft crashed on Saddleworth Moor. Niall Gover (41) died...
THREE people had a lucky escape when they fled a blazing farmhouse in Bardsley early this morning. Alerted by a smoke alarm as a fierce blaze ripped through the living room...
AN Uppermill couple are appealing to motorists to think twice before following their sat-nav along narrow Saddleworth roads. They have been sending drivers on a short-cut...
Top cops are at the double POLICE in Oldham are celebrating a double win at the Chief Constable’s Excellence Awards. Sergeant Craig Johnson and PC Kat Murray picked...
Oldham councillors met Latics chiefs yesterday to thrash out the way forward after the Charity Commission’s set back to the Failsworth stadium plan. The commission...
Health and safety inspectors are cracking down on dangerous practices on Oldham building sites. There were 37 serious injuries on sites in the borough last year, and the...
Oldham is preparing to hand over many of its powers so that Greater Manchester can become as powerful as Boris Johnston’s Transport for London. The executive board of...
ANOTHER piece of Oldham’s rail history could live on . . . in Bury. The East Lancs Railway has already struck a deal to buy the Victorian canopy from Mumps railway...
New flashing warning signs will be going up across Oldham’s roads to slow speeders or warn of dangers. Work on installing the signs, costing £80,000, will begin...
OLDHAMERS are urged to paint the town yellow to show their support for a vital cancer charity. Marie Curie Cancer Care fund-raisers have launched their annual Great Daffodil...
The Government is finally to break the link between its Transport Innovation Fund and congestion charging which cost Oldham £3bn of public transport improvements....
Girls as young as eight are being pressured into wearing skimpy clothes, make-up, padded bras and thongs, according to newspaper and TV reports. A Home Office report by...
An Oldham office worker swapped his desk for the world’s highest mountain to raise money for charity. Ian Taylor, who works for Capita Software Services, raised...
VITAL repair work has been carried out on 117 empty homes in a bid to ease the council house waiting list. Properties in Roundthorn, Clarksfield and Glodwick are the latest to...
BUDDING politicians are invited to share their future visions for the borough and win the chance to become the decision-makers of tomorrow. Anyone aged 11-21 who lives, works...
CHADDERTON brickie Paul Lee left school with only one GCSE and very few future prospects. Fast forward 22 years and the former Our Lady’s RC High pupil is studying...
ENERGETIC street dancers created a spectacle outside Oldham Sixth Form College yesterday. The girls had a spring in their step as they welcomed the first Healthy College Week,...
CANCER Research is hoping Oldham families will give a Mothers’ Day treat with a difference — a three-mile walk or run to raise funds to fight the disease. Mums will be opening...
OLDHAM-based Interface Contracts has won a near-£600,000 deal to supply specialist electrical design and installation services for the Greater Manchester Waste plant....
