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SHAW boxer Robbie Connor retained his unbeaten record with victory on Irlam ABC’s show at Flixton. The 19-year-old, a member of the Derker-based Oldham Boxing and...
Date Published 29/07/2009
THE Oldham men’s darts team will be aiming for bullseye in a major tournament on Sunday. After twice finishing runners-up in the northern area play-offs of the BDO...
Paul Rowbotham captured the club championship at WERNETH for the sixth successive year and for a seventh time overall. And the 44-year-old, who triumphed by a whopping...
SOME things just don’t make sense. I have been saying for ages that England were overpriced to win this summer’s Ashes series and, here we are, 1-0 up after two Tests....
Outpouring of grief for fallen soldier HUNDREDS of mourners bowed their heads as the body of Mossley soldier Joey Etchells returned to Britain yesterday. Silence fell over...
FOUR men have been charged following an attempted robbery at a Failsworth supermarket. The charges relate to an incident at Morrisons in Poplar Street on Monday, June 29, in...
ST ANNE’S emerged victorious from a six-a-side tournament organised by the Oldham Greenhill Community Sports Club. Staged at Alexandra Park Junior School, Saints boasted...
Store stools come crashing down on youngsters TOTS Tyla and Luca Gartside had a lucky escape when they were hit by heavy bar stools that toppled off an insecure shelf. The...
SADDLEWORTH’S youngsters booked their place in the semi-finals of the Manchester Alliance Junior BMW Golf Challenge with a 4-3 win at Dukinfield. Winners for the...
COMMUTERS faced traffic chaos in Royton town centre as temporary traffic lights jammed on red during the morning rush hour yesterday. Motorists faced lengthy delays as the...
ALMOST £1m of extra money is being pumped into Oldham’s schools and colleges to give all 16 and 17-year-olds a guaranteed a place. The £970,000 allocation...
Local government workers in Oldham will be balloted on a 1 per cent pay offer. It is an increase on the first offer of 0.5 per cent. But unions say the letter from...
A RESIDENT is calling for a public meeting after flies invaded homes and businesses near High Moor landfill. Robert Knotts, who lives in Austerlands and acts as a...
UPPERMILL may be without a win in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League under-17s league, but their knock-out form is a different matter. The Leafields lads booked their...
WORK to replace gas mains in Limeside Road and Coal Pit Lane has been suspended while similar work is carried out in Manchester to avoid the possibility of affecting gas supplies....
ENTHUSIASTIC fundraisers were on the ball at a football-themed fun day, showing off their skills on a human football table at the Boat and Horses Pub, Chadderton. The fun was...
A community worker from Barnardo’s Asha project is leaving to become a community worker at two local churches. Sabina Akhtar will be a community development worker in...
OLDHAM under-15s have received a plum home draw against Pendle in the semi-finals of the Lancashire Schools’ Ainsworth Trophy. The local lads, who beat West Lancashire...
TEENAGERS and pensioners in Oldham have taken the plunge more than 10,000 times since free swimming was introduced. Figures for the first three months show over-60s accounted...
OLDHAM’S brightest pupils from disadvantaged homes are set to be given scholarships to help them get into the top universities. Schools Minister Vernon Coaker said that...
A campaign fighting for ex-servicemen to receive a pension is being backed by Oldham’s UK Independence Party Euro-MP. Paul Nuttall has thrown his weight behind the...
SPRINGHEAD under-13s retained the Urmston Town six-a-side tournament title without conceding a goal. They went head to head with Boothstown in the final and, thanks to another...
Your Chronicle supports the £100,000 Oldham Christie’s appeal THE memory of two popular members of a Failsworth sports and social club prompted a 24-hour pool...
A parish councillor is being feted for creating a stunning display of blooms, despite his greenhouse being wrecked by vandals. Keith Begley, vice-chairman of Saddleworth...
STAFF at Sainsbury’s have been using their loaf to support Oldham’s Bloom and Grow programme. With judges set to visit the town on Friday, to look at...
FROM Bollywood dancing to basketball and circus skills to street cheer, Oldham Council’s Passport to Summer programme has something for everyone. The action-packed...
WHEN pensioner Harold Nield spotted a yellowing copy of the Evening Chronicle lying amid the rubbish bins near his home it grabbed his attention. “I couldn’t get...
THE Heyside Juniors will get the chance to meet a football legend when they enjoy a kickabout at Wembley Stadium. The Under 10s youngsters will join hundreds of children from...
LOCAL Conservative leader Jack Hulme is recovering at home after suffering a heart attack. The Chadderton North councillor has been discharged from hospital after falling ill...
A FORMER detective sergeant who played a key role in the Trough Gate siege in 1973 has died. Bernard Carroll was one of 30 officers who flushed out gunman Frank Alan Stockton...
