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A SENIOR councillor has apologised after a multi-million-pound swimming pool was closed down less than a year after it was opened. Saddleworth Pool has been closed since last...
Date Published 15/12/2009
A MAN was jailed for six weeks after breaching a five-year order banning him from keeping pets. Raja Hussain (28), of Mansfield Road, Abbeyhills, was banned last May after...
“HOLLYOAKS” heartthrob Nico Mirallegro has stripped off to raise awareness of testicular and prostate cancer. The Oldham actor, who plays Newt in the Channel 4...
Walkies time! CHRISTMAS has come early for abandoned pooches at the Rhodes Bank RSPCA centre. Mayor of Oldham councillor Jim McArdle opened a new £20,000 exercise...
ROCHDALE boss Keith Hill has urged his club directors to do everything they can to hold on to on–loan Athletic striker Chris O’Grady. O’Grady has scored nine...
A SHAW woman is toasting her new job — helping a family baker teach children about healthy eating. Louise Pearson (24) has been appointed by Warburtons as its new school...
TOUGH-AS-TEAK prop Dave Ellison has joined Oldham on a one-year deal and becomes the fourth specialist front-rower to sign for the club as preparations continue for 2010. And...
MOSSLEY manager Chris Willcock has challenged his players to carry on the good work at Salford City in UniBond League division one north tonight (kick-off 7.45pm). The...
BLITHE SPIRIT, Royal Exchange, Manchester MANCHESTER’S Royal Exchange as usual does Christmas a little differently than the rest. We get not panto, not seasonal...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: Well, you’ll be pleased to hear that I haven’t done anything remotely Christmas-like this week. We were going to head off to the Ramsbottom...
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE: DETERMINED Milford Marlins forced Saddleworth Rangers to roll up their sleeves and dig in for another vital victory at Shaw Hall Bank Road. Keith...
RUGBY LEAGUE: TWO local youngsters are celebrating after being named in the initial 2010 England Academy rugby league squad. Kristian Bell and Danny Bridge, the 16-year-old...
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher bring their Tour of the Universe to the Manchester Arena on Friday. The UK leg of the tour follows a 23-date stint in North America...
OLDHAM A team avenged an early-season defeat by Bowden by beating them 15-5, despite the usual pre-match panic about raising a team. They had to call on the services of...
LOVE them or hate them, Madness have given us a host of hits to remember. From “Baggy Trousers” to “House of Fun”, Suggs and co certainly know how to...
Manchester Phoenix star Robert Lachowicz scored and added two assists as Great Britain's under-20s beat Korea 7-1. The 19-year-old forward grabbed the crucial equalising goal...
TABLE TENNIS: GLODWICK won the battle of the top two sides in the first division of the Oldham Table Tennis League, winning 7-3 against Werneth A despite Darryl Meredith winning...
THE local lads play a hometown gig at Manchester Central on Friday. Brothers Andy and Jez Williams met Jimi Goodwin at The Hacienda and it wasn’t long before they were...
BOWLS: SPRINGBANK strengthened their grip at the top of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division thanks to a 9-2 defeat of New Street. Second-placed...
FORMER Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown will give his loyal hometown fans an early Christmas present when he storms the stage at the Manchester Arena on Saturday. The winter...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings: LINGFIELD 12.00 Only A Game 12.30 Elation 1.00 Licence To Kill...
TONIGHT: Madness — Apollo; Matt Berry — Moho Live; Ray Davies — Bridgewater Hall TOMORROW: Paramore — Arena; Here Come The Girls: Lulu, Anastasia,...
The coaches are lining Yorkshire Street again as children and grown-ups head for Oldham Coliseum and its traditional pantomime . . . .
Date Published 14/12/2009
ATHLETIC are in line for a festive boost with the return of Pawel Abbott, Chris Taylor and Reuben Hazell. Dave Penney revealed after the morale-boosting 2-0 home defeat of...
ROUGHYEDS will travel to Leigh Centurions on the opening day of the 2010 season, having been handed a difficult set of Northern Rail Cup fixtures. The game, to be played on...
AS the delighted Deane Smalley wheeled away after stylishly putting Athletic ahead, the mood instantly lifted at Boundary Park. It had been a while — five hours and 23...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: LEADING scorer Matty Kay got the only goal as Mossley ended a run of five games without a win against nine-man Bamber Bridge in UniBond League division one...
THE loss of an impressive 26–year unbeaten home record over Aston Villa confirmed what Manchester United already knew – the Premier League is more even this year...
LEADING referee Mark Clattenburg has found himself under fire from all sides after his decision to send off Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy at the Reebok Stadium....
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE: SADDLEWORTH Rangers kept hold of top position in National Conference League division one with a 30-6 home victory over Milford Marlins. In division...
