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FOOTBALL: OLDHAM’S Craig Gorey is among five young football freestylers from the North West heading down to London tomorrow to compete in the Red Bull StreetStyle Final, the...
Date Published 20/11/2009
ANGLING: DEAN Pickering boasts a great canal-fishing record for the Tri-Cast Rochdale squad. And he is not too bad on still waters, either, as he showed in the Monarch AC...
OLDHAM’S financial chief has dismissed a call for her to resign over a bungled decision to charge Dr Kershaw’s Hospice business rates. Plans to charge the Royton...
OLDHAM Amateur Swimming Club (Seals) had one of its most successful years in 2009, winning a host of trophies and medals. They won the Central Lancashire Division 1...
A new weather warning has been issued for Oldham today — despite the borough escaping a predicted overnight gale-force tirade. A second storm system will move in through...
BOWLS: IT’S first v second in the ‘B’ Division of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s this weekend. Lees/Springhead and North Chadderton, both boasting...
FROM parachute jumps to custard pie throwing, Oldhamers have been doing their bit to raise money for Children in Need. At Victoria Brook Day Nursery, tots donned their safety...
BOWLS: CHADDERTON Bowling League lynchpin David Moore has been rewarded for over 25 years’ service. David has held every office in the league’s executive committee bar...
This man is being hunted by police after a double killing in a packed city pub. Marcus Rico Callaghan (25), from Manchester, is believed to have returned to the UK from Spain...
FOOTBALL Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League, premier division: Leigh Athletic v Hollinwood; Old Alts v Hindsford; Prestwich Heys v Manchester Gregorians; Rochdale...
The Friday Lecture: Dr CLIVE HUNT, senior lecturer in nutrition in the department of applied sciences at the University of Huddersfield, looks at the controversial issue of food...
OLDHAM Rugby Union have no first-team match this weekend but the club’s three other senior sides are all in action in the Raging Bull Cup competition. Oldham A Team v...
The Friday thing: Life and other bits SO, 64 years after the last shot was fired in anger to end the Second World War (have you ever wondered who was the last poor so-and-so to...
If out shopping recently in Oldham Town Centre, you are more than likely to come across balloons, face-painted children, and a white bus parked just outside Spindles. Do not be...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings:
The "Credit Crunch Roadshow" has been in Oldham for a whole week, promoting new skills that people can acquire, as well as providing help and advice with benefits and offering...
Oldham Council hosted a Credit Crunch Roadshow at Royton Market. Employees of the council ran a stall offering advice and help on dealing with the effects of the ongoing...
Every Thursday, come rain, wind or shine, Royton market attracts hundreds of clued-up bargain-hunters from all over the borough. Now, in the lead up to this years...
PAWEL ABBOTT returned to Athletic HQ today, with the club hopeful of making an assessment as to the timescale of his comeback. The 27-year-old went over to a renowned...
Date Published 19/11/2009
OLDHAM Council have told homeless Oldham Roughyeds they are happy to work together to try to find a long-term solution for the club within the borough. Talks were held earlier...
Marc has a soft spot for the club that gave him his break MARC Tierney is on a high ahead of his second appearance against the club at which he came through the ranks. The...
The National Football Museum is to move from its Preston base to Manchester. Museum trustees said the move to the Urbis centre would open up its prestigious collection to a...
BOXING: OLDHAM welterweight Ronnie Heffron will make his eagerly-awaited professional debut against Londoner Duncan Cottier in front of a sell-out crowd. One of British...
New commercial boss sets sights on boosting attendances GUY Walker hopes he can help put “bums on seats” in his capacity as Athletic's new sales and marketing...
A NASTY injury to exciting winger Kirk Millar put a dampener on a positive result for Athletic's youth team at Blackpool. Tony Philliskirk's side won the game 2-0, despite...
OLDHAM St Anne’s ‘A’ ran out comfortable winners against their counterparts from Wigan St Patricks, winning 34-5 in North-West Counties league division one....
Barbers Shop the clear pick for Hennessy at tasty 9-1 RACING: RAIN and more rain. That seems to have been the recurring theme for the current jumps season and the ground which...
RACING: HEAVY ground is sure to prevail should this weekend’s Northwest Masters survive the downpours which continue to hit the region. Don’t be surprised, then,...
GREATER Manchester’s handball squad has new recruits from Oldham and they will be hoping to catch the eye of England selectors when they represent the county at a tournament...
ROYTON Cons beat league leaders Tara Leisure 4-2 to go joint top of the Saw-Tech Shaw Snooker League. Despite being 2-1 down Royton came back and won the last two frames and...
