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RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RU face a must-win game at home to Burnley tomorrow (2.15) in the North Lancs/Cumbria division. Third-from-bottom Oldham face the team immediately below...
Date Published 04/12/2009
CROSS COUNTRY: OLDHAM and Royton Harrier Adam Howard produced a superb display to finish second in the under-15s race in the UK Cross-Country trials at Sefton Park, Liverpool....
FOOTBALL: KAYLEIGH Larkin’s four-goal salvo was in vain as Heyside Angels Blues under-14s were beaten 6-4 by Uppermill in the North Manchester Girls League. And Beth...
ANGLING: TEENAGER Aiden Bordiek (Tight Lines) is putting the adults to shame in the Chadderton Mill AC winter series by consistently picking up placings and money. Winner of...
A GROUP of feisty females will be fundraising for injured soldiers every month of the year thanks to a sexy calendar filled with Oldham’s finest. Moorside singer Louise...
INBEV BOWLS: MATCHES in the Inbev Winter Bowling League at Chadderton Cot this weekend are: Tomorrow (‘A’ Division) - Hopwood v Chadderton Cot at 9.45am; Waterloo...
A fire in an acetylene welding cylinder caused a major evacuation at the Moss Lane Industrial Estate, Royton. The fire started in a control valve as the equipment was being...
A MOORSIDE mother-of-two claims her car has been left in pieces at Lythgoe Motors in Oldham for three weeks after the dealership went into administration. Sharon Street (36)...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings:
TALKS have been held to tackle overcrowded trains which are badly affecting Oldham’s commuters. The closure of Oldham’s loop line, to be replaced by trams over the...
THE benefits of Christmas shopping in Oldham will hit our TV screens tonight with an advert shown between two top soaps. The 30-second advert will air for the first time in...
A DUPED man is warning people to be wary after being conned in a phone scam. The 59-year-old was tricked out of £300 after giving the details of three credit cards to a...
MULTI-million pound bids to make Greater Manchester buses more eco-friendly have been approved by the Government. The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has made...
Greater Manchester Police will be allowed to name and shame criminals on the internet — but only for a month, under new guidance from the Ministry of Justice. The force...
RESIDENTS have been warned not to leave windows and doors open — even when there’s someone in the house — after an intruder demanded cash after sneaking into a...
The new £17 million Chadderton Well-being Centre is celebrating its first week of business by hosting an Open Weekend for residents. The free event — which started...
A LEES landmark has been given a touch of the exotic thanks to the addition of a colourful parrot. The Fox and Owl sculpture at Leesbrook Nature Park was wrecked last month...
PARISHIONERS came together in worship and song for a carol service to mark Advent Sunday. Hey St John Church hosted the interdenominational Lees and district Churches Together...
A LONG-established Oldham church has had its first stained glass window installed — thanks to a news item in the Chronicle. The Unitarian Church, in King Street, was...
GRAHAM WILLIAMS, a lecturer in forensic science at the University of Huddersfield, takes a festive look at the work of Crime Scene Investigators As we enter the month of...
THE public is being urged to help improve their local GP practice by sending back completed survey forms. The final National Patient Experience poll for 2009 was sent out in...
The Friday Thing: Life and other bits... A LOT of MPs and ex-MPs fancy themselves as authors and we have political thrillers, travel books and the odd bonk buster (Edwina...
ATHLETIC midfielder Danny Whitaker says that getting something out of the Norwich game this weekend would provide a much-needed injection of belief. The Canaries are flying...
Date Published 03/12/2009
BEN MELLOR has become the second brand new signing to join up with the Roughyeds ahead of the 2010 season. The 20-year-old prop forward has arrived on a one-year deal from...
Mark Hughes cannot wait to go toe–to–toe with Sir Alex Ferguson in their Carling Cup Manchester derby showdown. After booking their first last-four berth since...
BOXING: “LADIES and gentlemen, in the blue corner, from Oldham, it’s Ronnie ‘The Razor’ Heffron.” Rising boxing star Ronnie Heffron has got...
Missing players leave manager little room for manoeuvre EXCUSES, excuses. The dog ate it, the cheque is in the post, the taxi will be coming round your corner anytime now....
UNBEATEN in six matches in Coca-Cola League One, Norwich will provide daunting opposition for Athletic when they make the long trip to East Anglia on Saturday. The teams do...
ATHLETIC officials are urging as many fans as possible to attend next week's consultation meeting over proposals for a new ground at Broadway, Failsworth. The club is to...
ATHLETIC have provided fans with a pre-Christmas tonic by heavily reducing admission for the forthcoming home match against Exeter City. The club hopes that memories of recent...
