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BIG reductions in burglaries and sexual offences have been recorded in Oldham, but robberies are on the up. Latest Home Office figures reveal the borough had the second...
Date Published 30/07/2009
Former light–welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton has allayed fears about his health as he ponders his next move. The 30–year–old has yet to make a...
MARK Chambers hit a stunning 191 and Russ White an unbeaten 58 in a second-wicket stand of 217 as Radclyffe rattled up 329 for four against St Marys in the Ashton and Oldham...
IT is 36 years to the day since the legal action over the damage to babies caused by the drug Thalidomide ended with victims receiving £20 million compensation. Consumer...
Part of a popular walking trail has been fenced off after a rock slide. Oldham Council officials are investigating after a slab of rock slid down from the rock face and came...
OLDHAM’S coroner has issued a stark warning about the dangers of alcohol after a woman “with the world at her feet” died in squalor following a battle with...
OFFENDERS have given something back to the community by creating a stunning garden at a care centre for the disabled. They won glowing praise for their work at Heathside...
WERNETH teenagers Matthew and Joe Taylor are in top form as they prepare to represent the CLL colts against the Manchester Association at Whalley Range CC on Sunday week....
FRIENDS and family of Emma Holt, the 21-year-old who died last year, have raised £5,485 for the British Heart Foundation. Emma, from Lees, was born with a rare heart...
A FUNDRAISING fair in tribute to a tragic little girl sparked a flurry of donations to charity. Sheila Cronby, from Greenfield, held the charity event in memory of her...
IMRAN ASLAM reckons playing cricket in England has taken his game to a new level. The Pakistani professional is enjoying life at Glodwick in the Saddleworth and District...
Oldham shop worker Suzanne Prendergast (below) is celebrating after winning through to the regional final of Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2009. The 19-year-old will appear...
IT was a night to forget for Werneth as they slumped to a nine-wicket defeat at Heywood in the semi-finals of the John Willie Lees Twenty20 Competition. Only Alan Durose...
GREENFIELD face an uphill task if they are to lift the Moore Cup. The second-team knock-out has been badly hit by rain since the final started at Shaw on Sunday. Shaw...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
THERE’S no sitting around watching TV or playing computer games for these adventurous youngsters during the school holidays. Instead they took to Strinesdale Reservoir...
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS LIVE, Manchester Arena IT has to be one of the fastest-moving thrill rides of them all: what else covers 200million years in 95 minutes? Walking With...
I KNOW I’m old and miserable, but when I took my son to the induction evening at his secondary school, I was staggered by just how much things have changed since I said...
ATHLETIC have been given a double fitness lift as they prepare for tonight’s hastily-arranged friendly against Middlesbrough at Boundary Park (7.45). Influential pair...
Date Published 29/07/2009
Unique plan to help charities OLDHAM Roughyeds are to become the first ever club to let fans in for free — but charge them to get out. The fund-raiser for local...
Kolo Toure is top of Manchester City’s wishlist and thought to be close to signing for £15million as the big–spenders turn their attention from attack to defence...
LOCAL golfer Rachel Connor had a round to forget as she failed to win a place in the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes, which tees off tomorrow. In...
CHRIS Baines has seen plenty of ups and downs in his time with Oldham, but nothing can compare with the current state of play for sheer drama. The only surviving member of the...
A SECOND half recovery wasn’t quite enough to help Oldham’s reserves land a fourth victory of the season at Sedgley Park on Saturday afternoon. John Hough’s...
THERE were positives and negatives alike in our defeat at Dewsbury, writes Roughyeds coach Tony Benson.. Looking at it dispassionately, it wasn’t a good effort really....
OLDHAM Roughyeds are to run two fun and fitness summer camps, at which the club's stars will help to give youngsters a taste of rugby league. Set up in partnership with...
ALAN SQUIRES landed the club championship at Oldham for a record-breaking 23rd time. The 60-year-old from Moorside had 12 months earlier equalled the long-standing total of 22...
FIONA DOOLEY has shattered the women’s course record at Werneth. The four handicapper posted five birdies and 13 pars in a flawless five-under-par gross 65 to regain the...
SADDLEWORTH held a pink-ball competition to raise awareness of breast cancer. Winner of the singles Stableford was Sheila Cooper with a remarkable score of 42 points, six...
DUKINFIELD have opened up a seven-points gap at the top of the Oldham Golf League’s ‘A’ Division with only two matches remaining. They gained a 4-4 draw at...
