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FOOTBALL: CLUB honour was at stake when two teams representing ROCS locked horns in the North Manchester Girls League. And it was the under-15s who came out on top 3-1 thanks...
Date Published 18/11/2009
WITH their closest rivals without fixtures, Chaddy Hoppers under-13s Red stormed into a six-point lead in the North Bury Junior League. Matty Goulding bagged a brace twice,...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Schools under-15s visit Salford in the Greater Manchester Schools’ League on Saturday (kick-off 10.30am). The town team are in good heart after recent...
‘This has given me my life back’ GOLF fanatic Harry Green thought his life was over when an accident at work left him paralysed from the waist down. But the...
MP Phil Woolas has demanded answers from Oldham Council chief executive Charlie Parker in the wake of an error which threatened to hit Dr Kershaw’s Hospice with an...
More to come, warn weather forecasters OLDHAM awoke to strong winds and heavy rain this morning — and the bad news is, there’s more on the way. The North-West...
SPORTS AND SHOWBIZ BETTING: RORY McIlroy is a young man in a hurry. The most promising golfer to emerge since Tiger Woods, the Northern Ireland phenomenon has one hand on the...
AN angry father claims that children’s ward staff at the Royal Oldham Hospital refused to treat his three-year-old son. Jason Walker-Lloyd phoned the NHS helpline when...
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after police found a number of cannabis plants at his Chadderton home. Officers from the Chadderton Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out...
TOOTHACHE developed into a deadly infection for a father-of-five who refused to see a doctor. Ian Derkin (42) had been in reasonable health until the dental problem in March,...
K people will be able to debate if enough is being done for relatives with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The Patients’ Council has organised a debate next...
POLICE are getting tough against metal thieves and issuing advice to residents. A significant upturn in the global demand for non-ferrous metals such as copper and lead has...
Police may use body cameras to curb anti-social behaviour in Greenfield. The village has become a hot-spot for problems with gangs of marauding youths throwing stones at...
A DELAPIDATED old mill in Dobcross is set to be given a complete renovation which will transform the building into eight modern apartments. A public consultation, which takes...
The Oldham council manager suspended after Nazi memorabilia was offered for sale on eBay via his council e-mail address faces a disciplinary hearing. Ian Meynell, the...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-15s produced a terrific performance to defeat Rylands Sharks — winners of all the major trophies last season — by 10 points to six....
THESE pupils at Corpus Christi School in Chadderton are picture perfect! They were judged to be the best behaved of the 105 reception classes photographed by the Oldham...
AN arts week at St Mary’s Primary School in Failsworth has been going with a bang. Pupils proved they had rhythm when they took part in a Bangdrum workshop featuring...
THESE sporty cubs are the champions of the pool. The Crompton and Royton District Swimming Gala sees teams battle it out at Oldham Sports Centre’s pool every year. The...
RUGBY: JACK SMYTH scored twice and claimed the boy-of-the-match award as Oldham St Anne’s under-10s defeated Wigan St Cuthberts 16-14. Lewis Croft added the other Saints...
RUGBY: WATERHEAD under-16s gained sweet revenge against Oldham St Anne’s for a defeat earlier in the season, winning 40-4 away from home. Jack Cooke’s try out wide...
EIGHT new magistrates were sworn-in before Judge Adrian Smith during a ceremony at Oldham Magistrates’ Court yesterday, attended by Oldham Mayor, Councillor Jim McArdle, and...
HOUSEHOLDERS in Oldham will now find it easier to recycle their unwanted items, thanks to extensive renovation at the Arkwright Street Household Waste Recycling Centre. The...
WITH rising unemployment rates, falling house prices and no sign of the recession ending, the economic picture for Britain looks pretty gloomy. Families are even tightening...
RISING star Joseph Donmall will join Oldham Symphony Orchestra for an evening of classical delights. The former Crompton House pupil is now principal cellist with the Halle...
If people told you that time spent in a pub is the symptom of a mis-spent youth then it’s time to think again. A trip to your local watering hole can be an educative...
WHAT’S the first thing that springs to mind when you think about Lily Allen? Celebrity spats, ever-changing hairstyles, the fact that she’s Keith Allen’s...
Channel hopping: Dermot. O. Leary. Is. Getting. On. My. Wick. The “X-Factor” frontman generates more spin than Brian May’s hair curlers. “Best...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings:
SUCH has been the success of a joint venture between United Business Centres and developers Gladmans, the partners are seriously considering expanding into a second building....
