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OLDHAM Roughyeds have been plunged into a fresh crisis with FOUR high-profile players leaving the club for Barrow. Dave Allen, Danny Halliwell, James Coyle and Andy Ballard...
Date Published 24/07/2009
OLDHAM'S Craig Robinson is hoping to land a knock-out blow of his own on Dewsbury this weekend. The 23-year-old, used as a prop forward by coach Tony Benson in the Roughyeds'...
CROMPTON are a team on a roll. Four successive victories in the Lake Garage CLL have enabled the Glebe Street side to climb from the lower reaches of the table to a position of...
Park Ji–sung is set to sign a lucrative new Manchester United contract during the early weeks of the season. The South Korean's present deal expires next summer, but the...
MISSION impossible or achievable goal? Austerlands will definitely believe in the latter when they welcome Bamford Fieldhouse to Thorpe Lane in the Armstrongs Office Furniture...
Not enough crime to need alleygates — despite ‘10 years of trouble’ A FAILSWORTH postmaster claims he was told there was not enough crime in Failsworth to...
THE family of an 88-year-old man who died at the Royal Oldham Hospital has vowed to take legal action, alleging a lack of care. Frederick Burrows, of Fairway Road, Oldham,...
Mossley soldier Joey Etchells will begin his final journey home on Tuesday when his body is flown into RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. His Union Jack-draped coffin will be one of...
STAR Oldham actress Sarah Lancashire paid a flying visit to her home town to pick up her honorary doctorate of letters from University Campus Oldham (UCO). Sarah (44), who...
MORTAR boards and graduation gowns filled the Queen Elizabeth Hall yesterday as this year’s graduates from University Campus Oldham (UCO) took to the stage. Proud family...
DELPH, 14 points adrift of top spot, are counting down to another important fixture in the Drakes Huddersfield League. Grant Jones’ side, who cannot afford any more...
Belle Vue Aces slipped to a 56-39 defeat at Swindon in the Elite League last night. Patrick Hougaard top scored for Aces with ten points.
COUNCIL leader Howard Sykes insists an £8,362 trip to the Local Government Association conference was not a “jolly”. Saddleworth Parish Councillor Ken Hulme...
Andrea Mclean has always known her cocker spaniel is a star — and now it seems the rest of Oldham agrees with her, too. The loveable two-year-old has beaten off stiff...
A RECORD field of 160 runners contested the third Royton Trail race. Over five and a half miles, the event started and finished at the Tandle Hill Tavern. The winner was...
TONGE’S Manchester Premier League ambitions were dented when they lost 9-7 at home to fellow title contenders South Manchester RBL. Wins from Gary Ellis (21-4), Jimmy...
A PURPLE paradise where cancer patients can take time out from their treatment has scooped a bronze medal at the RHS Tatton flower show. And people who can’t make it to...
A STAGGERING 10,000 vulnerable families in Oldham are missing out on a flagship scheme to cut their fuel bills because the Government is failing to target those who are most in...
Sunday’s Oldham and Tameside CTC club run is to Flash, near Buxton. For this outing the starting point is Gee Cross, Hyde (near Apethorne Lane, grid ref SJ 948 933) at...
Jailed drug addicts are being given a heroin substitute through vending machines. Manchester Prison has bought dispensers that allow convicts to get methadone by scanning...
OLDHAM and Royton Harriers recorded a clutch of excellent results at Hyndburn in the latest round of the UK Athletics Young Athletes League. There were wins for Adam Howard in...
LOCAL doctors’ leader Dr Kailash Chand has been appointed as chairman of NHS Tameside and Glossop. The outspoken GP will retire from his position as a family doctor...
FENTON TENNANT took the field apart in the latest SADAS members only match on Eagle Mill Dam. Using the pole and caster approach, he landed bream, two tench, roach, perch and...
ENGINEERS at Park Cakes Bakeries were nervously awaiting their fate today with the threat of redundancies. A total of 22 engineers held a 24-hour strike over pay and job cuts...
fixtures RUGBY LEAGUE Tonight — Engage Super League: Wigan v Leeds (8pm, TV). The Co-operative Championship: Halifax v Featherstone Rovers (8pm). Saturday...
PENSIONERS showed youngsters a thing or two about entertainment as they battled it out to be crowned Oldham’s Silver Star. Scores of performers — all aged over 60...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
Guests at a Saddleworth inn’s food and drink event really chilled out — with unique vodkas from the world’s top distillery. More than 250 discerning food and...
LOCAL Muslims will be given targeted support in a bid to help them quit smoking before Ramadan. Specialised one-stop shops will be held within the communities of Clarksfield,...
RESIDENTS are being invited to shop a burglar at their local supermarket. Police officers will this weekend be urging supermarket shoppers across Greater Manchester to share...
