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WHILE the big freeze has been a complete nightmare for motorists, local youngsters have been making the most of the Arctic conditions. Heavy snow teamed with freezing...
Date Published 07/01/2010
PARK LIFE: THE FREEZING conditions which have hit Athletic’s fixture programme so hard over recent weeks may rekindle older fans’ memories of a particularly harsh...
THE internet, Facebook and computer games. Young people have a wealth of leisure activities that were not around when their parents were growing up. But one activity still has...
OLDHAM Schools under-15s have been handed a plum home draw against Manchester in the preliminary round of the North West Alder-Owen Trophy. The town team should be strong...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 4.10 Erebus 4.40 Tartatartufata 5.10 Realta 5.40...
PAV’S PATCH: I SPENT a lot of last month in post office queues, as you do in the run-up to Christmas, and it suddenly struck me how much post offices have changed. I still...
Athletic's home game with Leyton Orient on Saturday has been called off. The decision was made early in conjunction with the Football League in order to prevent the London club...
ATHLETIC are facing the unwanted prospect of up to SEVEN WEEKS between matches at Boundary Park. The recent heavy snowfall, coupled with forecast freezing temperatures for the...
Date Published 06/01/2010
MIKE PRIEST is the latest name to sign for Oldham Roughyeds. The 21-year-old centre or wing, who has a similar background in the game to fellow former Wigan warriors capture...
Manchester City have reported mammoth annual losses of £92.6million. The eye–watering figure represents the biggest annual loss in English football history and...
Michael Carrick knows Manchester United need to hit the winning trail again once they manage to restart their campaign. After successive wins against Hull and Wigan...
HEYSIDE Cricket Club secretary Dave Firth, who won three Saddleworth League titles and two Tanner Cups, has died, aged 50. Taken ill over Christmas, he passed away on New...
More snow heading our way OLDHAM is bracing itself for another big freeze with more snow expected to hit the borough as temperatures plunge to -6C. Strong winds have also...
GOLFER Rachel Connor has great expectations. In fact, she wants to be the very best. That’s some statement from the 19-year-old former Our Lady’s pupil, who heads...
FRIEZLAND School in Greenfield was one of only four schools across Oldham to open yesterday. Dedicated staff walked to school from all over Saddleworth and joined forces with...
TREADMILLS and cross-trainers are playing a crucial part in Rachel Connor’s preparations for her rookie year on the Duramed Futures Tour. The former England amateur...
Pictures by: VINCENT BROWN, DARREN ROBINSON and CHRIS SUNDERLAND OLDHAM is battling its worst ever weather conditions — and there is no end in sight to the snow and ice....
A FIRE engine was unable to reach a blazing car in Moordale Avenue, Waterhead, last night. The crew was forced leave their vehicle at the bottom of a hill and walk to the...
FREEZING weather conditions across Oldham have led to thousands of elderly and vulnerable people across the borough being handed extra cash to help them cover their heating bills....
A dramatic shift in the UK weather pattern this winter has brought an unusually prolonged freezing spell, according to forecasters. Britain’s prevailing wind generally...
Life or death calls only K bosses declared the snow a major incident and turned out only to life-threatening cases. Yesterday’s treacherous blizzards meant...
MANY unwanted Christmas presents can be returned without too much hassle providing you have a receipt. But spare a thought for the poor pets who were bought as gifts and then...
A PRIVATE-HIRE company which lost its three-star rating will not be used to carry vulnerable children to local schools. Red Cars, of Crossbank Street, Oldham, achieved three...
FORMER Counthill Grammar School pupil John Whittaker has been awarded the CBE. The Latics fan who launched his civil service career in Oldham has been honoured for his work as...
Lightning may not strike twice in the same place, but shopkeeper Mohammed Zaffar is counting the cost of two break-ins by rooftop burglars. He lost thousands of pounds on...
Former Mayor of Oldham Alwyn Bywater McConnell has died aged 88. Mr McConnell, who died in Avonleigh Gardens care home, Watersheddings, on New Year’s Day, was a...
HOME player Sajid Zamurd displayed his talents on the green baize to win the pro-am tournament at the Oldham Snooker Academy. Zamurd, the highest ranking player in the...
Saddleworth commuters are still knee-deep in the stuff — but, despite horrendous conditions, one form of transport cuts a serene path through the winter chaos. Boatman...
A STAGGERING £2.5 million bill was run up on hire cars by Greater Manchester police in only five years. It works out at a cost of more than £1,300 a day —...
Families have been deliberately packing their homes to claim overcrowding and get a bigger council house, forcing waiting-list rules to be changed to combat abuse of the system....
