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RIO Ferdinand has issued a warning to his Manchester United team-mates in the build-up to Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Liverpool at Anfield. United currently...
Date Published 23/10/2009
CRAIG Bellamy has Fulham in his sights after recovering from the groin injury which forced him to miss last Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Wigan. Bellamy, named City’s...
MANAGER Chris Willcock is welcoming in-form Mossley’s return to UniBond League, division one north action at Leigh Genesis tomorrow. The Lilywhites’ last three...
OLDHAM BORO are back on their travels tomorrow with a visit to AFC Blackpool in the first division of the Vodkat North-West Counties League. Boro lost 4-1 at Trafford in the...
A PAIR of wins for Saddleworth Rangers and Oldham St Anne’s would see both local sides take top spot in their respective National Conference League divisions this weekend....
OLDHAM RUFC will be aiming to break their away-day duck in Cumbria tomorrow when they travel to Furness in North Lancs/Cumbria division. After losing at Wigton and St...
MOORSIDE Classic organiser Geoff Woolley has urged local players to move quickly if they wish to book a place in next year’s competition. He said: “We are already...
HAMPTON Springs lived up to its reputation in the latest open event to be held at the venue. The Fishery throws up decent nets of carp, barbel and silvers off every peg, even...
INDIVIDUAL awards were dished out at the Saddleworth and District Junior Cricket League presentation night held at Austerlands CC. Batting honours went to Saddleworth’s...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
OLDHAM’S postal staff manned the picket lines today insisting they had to strike despite the chaos and damage it will cause to the business. And another 24-hour walkout...
DETECTIVES have stepped up their appeal for witnesses in the wake of the murder of Oldham man Amran Khan. They took the step one month after the father-of-two known as Manny,...
AN OLDHAM MP was quizzed by politicians from across the North-West last night on what he was doing for the area. The “Grand Committee” took place in Liverpool and...
POLICE are still hunting a vicious robber who held a knife to the throat of a terrified 14-year-old boy at a bus stop. Officers are appealing for witnesses to the horrific...
COUNCIL bosses will have to publish the pay and perks of their top staff under tough new disclosure rules. The Government yesterday pledged to introduce legislative rules...
SPOT checks have been carried out at police cells in Oldham to look ensure the welfare of detainees. The unannounced checks were made by volunteer Independent Custody Visitors...
Friends and family of Moors Murder mum Winnie Johnson are setting up a trust fund to search for her son’s body. Police announced this summer that they had stopped...
THE Government is to seek advice on whether genetic screening and counselling should be given in areas where first-cousin marriages take place. Labour MP Ann Cryer has called...
A TEENAGER was injured after being barged from his motorcycle by a car in an alleged racially-motivated attacked. Kane Duffy (18), from Hollins, was left with a cracked bone...
THE controversial school statutory assessment tests (SATS) came under attack at the autumn general meeting of the Oldham branch of the National Union of Teachers. The union...
A CAMPAIGN is highlighting the abuse shop workers in Oldham suffer from irate customers. Members from union USDAW — which represents 390,000 people, the majority...
POLICE are calling time on bar staff serving revellers who are already drunk. They have launched a Think Safe, Drink Safe campaign as part of Alcohol Awareness Week to inform...
Police today appealed for help in tracing 36-year-old Barney Ward who is wanted in connection with a number of thefts in the Oldham area. Det Insp Javid Pervaiz, from the...
IT was a case of lucky 13 for these members of Collettes Dance Troupe. That’s the number of accolades they picked up at the annual awards ceremony held by the carnival...
TV presenter Dan Cruickshank spent the day filming in Oldham’s Alexandra Park for a show due to be screened in the spring. The presenter, who is also an architectural...
COUNCIL leader Howard Sykes tucked into a boiled egg and soldiers as part of a campaign to make school dinners free-range. The council has banned the use of eggs from...
LOCAL country singer Dave Allen Sweeney has died after a short illness. He was 69. Known professionally as Dave Allen, he was a well-known face on Oldham’s singing...
A FORMER Oldham woman who appeared in many Ivor Novello stage shows at London’s Drury Lane Theatre in the 1930s, has died in Somerset aged 90. Mrs Olwen Anderson, a...
OLDHAM Athletic’s Danny Whitaker helped spread the anti-racism message at Holy Rosary Primary School. The footballer paid a visit to the Fitton Hill school during a week...
LOCAL brewery JW Lees has been served up an award for its family roots. Bosses were delighted to win the honour for Family Business Of The Year at the 2009 EN Entrepreneur Of...
