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OLDHAM’S Peter Connolly was man-of-the-match for Lancashire Greater Manchester County ‘A’ team as they took on Cambridgeshire in the Inter Counties Premier...
Date Published 08/12/2009
TONIGHT: Phantom Limb — Ruby Lounge; XFM’s Winter Wonderland — Academy; Status Quo — Apollo; The Oysterband — Band on the Wall; Frankmusik —...
INBEV BOWLS: WATERLOO and Taunton closed the gap on Inbev Winter Bowling League ‘A’ Division leaders Springbank to five points following a 10-1 demolition of New...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings: LINGFIELD 12.30 Decider 1.00 Inside Track 1.30 Trimblestown...
Penney determined to kick-start Latics’ season ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney (pictured) is targeting a points pick-me-up in what is a crucial period of the season....
Date Published 07/12/2009
ROUGHYEDS have added to their squad for next season by sealing a deal for utility forward Valu Bentley. A France-based New Zealander who has lived across the Channel for 16...
Norwich City 2, Athletic 0 AT least the fans who had made the arduous trek to Norfolk retained their humour during another dispiriting defeat for Athletic, which plunges the...
PARENTS have launched a campaign to save Moorside’s only Catholic school. They say that losing Our Lady’s Primary would leave a “massive hole” in the...
This little girl was only three when she had a date with royalty, but look how she’s grown! Laura Edwards was a pony-tailed toddler when she presented flowers to Princess...
A special railway hit squad is to be called in to improve life for fed-up passengers in Oldham. Since the loop line closure, travel has become chaotic with delays and...
FROM clean shaven to splendidly hirsute, these men have come up with a hair-raising boost for charity. The PE staff at Oldham Sixth Form College grew moustaches for the whole...
West Ham 0, Man United 4 Sir Alex Ferguson joked that he had to play the “smallest centre half in the world” after Manchester United shrugged aside an injury...
TALKS to save Lythgoe Motors Ltd and 21 jobs at its Oldham site broke down on Friday. More than 40 jobs have now gone following the announcement by administrators Zolfo Cooper...
A SCHOOL which was ordered to improve by inspectors is making good progress. The education watchdog Ofsted has praised rising standards and attendance at Counthill —...
SADDLEWORTH School has smashed all previous records for GCSE success. A total of 86 per cent gained five or more A*-C passes, 67 per cent included English and maths, 98 per...
Man City 2, Chelsea 1 Manchester City have mastered the art of dealing with the Premier League’s big fish – now Mark Hughes must turn his attention to the smaller...
Former Kaskenmoor pupil Stacey Docherty is nearer to her goal of working in child care after a confidence boosting meeting with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson....
LIB-Dem plans to bring in tax cuts for the low paid have sparked a war of words among local politicians. The party’s candidate for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Elwyn...
Battlelines have been drawn over a controversial plan to switch Uppermill’s Whit Friday brass band contest to another site. The Uppermill contest organisers have...
Relief as Delph piece of history is left to locals PUB landlord Michael Fancy is celebrating a successful campaign to save a red telephone box in a Saddleworth beauty spot....
OLDHAM shoppers looking for perfect Christmas presents can buy family or friends a unique gift — a place in the first ever Shine event for Cancer Research UK. Shine is...
FLEDGLING boxing professional Ronnie Heffron hit the ground running in Newcastle — and is already looking forward to 2010. The Oldham welterweight’s first taste of...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL; NICK ALEXANDER scored twice as Oldham Boro came from behind to draw 2-2 at Eccleshall in division one of the Vodkat North-West Counties League. It was a...
Villages sparkle in festive shows THE streets of Saddleworth came to life as Christmas lights in Diggle, Uppermill, Delph and Greenfield were switched on. In Delph, retired...
HOLLINWOOD says no to anti-social behaviour — that’s the message from police as they get new powers to tackle troublesome teens. A dispersal order launched at St...
Gallery Oldham set to mark 100 years of guiding Be prepared for an exhibition to mark 100 years of girl guiding which will open at Gallery Oldham in 2010. Old pictures,...
MORE than £1.5 million will be handed to education bosses in Oldham to provide one-to-one tuition for students struggling with English and maths. Under plans announced...
AMATEUR RUGBY LEAGUE; SADDLEWORTH Rangers stay top of National Conference League division one thanks to a 10-4 win at Stanningley. In the BARLA National Cup, Waterhead exited...
A POPULAR village vicar who retired earlier this year has dedicated the building of a lychgate to the memory of his parents and a younger brother. Parishioners at Christ...
EAT your heart out Stephen Fry and Sarah Brown. The actor and the prime minister’s wife may have more followers, but Oldham’s bus ticket sellers have taken the...
