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A MAJOR police initiative in a Saddleworth village is being hailed a success. Key members of the Saddleworth and Lees Neighbourhood Policing Team have spent a week out and...
Date Published 17/07/2009
CONCERNS have been raised about whether new ward forums can properly deal with community concerns. Residents can raise issues at new ward forum meetings, which will be known...
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney admitted last night’s 2-1 defeat at non-league FC Halifax Town underlines the need to strengthen the squad. Penney, who blooded many of the...
ROUGHYEDS chief executive Chris Hamilton has issued a vigorous defence of his position at the club. Following on from comments made by Bill Quinn in yesterday’s...
NEW YORK-based businessman Mike Newton has been appointed to Athletic’s board of directors. The 39-year-old financier trades in interest rates, equities and commodities...
FC Halifax Town 2, Athletic 1 MANAGER Dave Penney described Athletic’s defeat at non-league FC Halifax Town as “an eye-opener,” - and it was certainly that!...
WHAT a week. Amid all the murky rumour and counter-rumour doing the rounds regarding the running of the club, the fall-out from a severely disheartening performance in the Nines...
ROYTON and Werneth will be hoping to set up a derby showdown when they take part in the semi-finals of the John Willie Lees Twenty20 Competition tonight (6.15). Both won their...
Professional Imran Aslam has been banned for the next two Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League matches. That’s bad news for Glodwick...
Mossley continue their pre-season build up tomorrow with a home friendly against Blue Square North neighbours Droylsden. Chadderton are also in action as they are at...
DELPH, in third place, entertain Slaithwaite in premiership one of the Drakes Huddersfield League tomorrow. They trail Scholes by 13 points, but Grant Jones’ side...
ATHLETIC’S golden oldies confront five Premier League clubs in the Screwfix North-West Masters Cup at the Manchester Arena a week tomorrow. The over-35s indoor...
OLDHAM and Royton Harriers’ Paula Booth has launched her build-up to the World Masters Championships in Finland at the end of this month with some excellent results. In the...
IN-form Chris Newton, the professional cyclist from Oldham, maintained his team’s superb performance in this year’s National Elite Circuit Series with a strong performance,...
DANNY HEYWOOD battered the opposition in the Cargate pool Monday evening open match. Opting for meat and rod/line approach, he put two carp into his net, the biggest weighing...
TONGE and Springbank provide plenty of players in the Central Lancs and Pennines team to take on Greater Manchester in the British Parks Championship on Sunday (2pm). Steve...
Fixtures RUGBY LEAGUE Tonight (all 8pm) — Engage Super League: Hull FC v Celtic Crusaders; Leeds v Hull KR; Salford v Castleford; St Helens v Wakefield (TV)....
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
OLDHAM Roughyeds’ chief benefactor Bill Quinn says he is ready to sell his majority shareholding - and he feels he is continually being left in the dark about important club...
Date Published 16/07/2009
ATHLETIC manager Dave Penney is anxious to bring in the final two new players to complete his transfer jigsaw. Penney’s priorities remain a central defender and striker...
MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes has rebuffed criticism from Sir Alex Ferguson over the club's spending this summer. City's latest signing was Carlos Tevez, who spent the...
REACTION has been largely positive to the idea of a Lancashire or Greater Manchester Premier League. Judging by the response of our readers, the scheme would promote more...
NEW Werneth professional Humayun Farhat is causing quite a Lake Garage CLL stir down at the Coppice. The 28-year-old Pakistani joined Werneth last month following intended pro...
THE CLL under-18s recorded a seven-wicket victory over the Bolton Association at Walsden to make it two group wins out of two in the J W Lees Lancashire Inter-League Trophy....
GREENGATE held their nerve to stay at the summit of the Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance. They are level on points with Newtonhurst after a seven-wicket win over title...
LANCASHIRE left-arm spinner Stephen Parry has signed a deal to stay on as Bamford Fieldhouse’s professional. The 23-year-old, who is highly-rated at Old Trafford, has...
DELPH captain Grant Jones reckons the next three games could make or break their Drakes Huddersfield League season. Although they sit 13 points off the pace set by a...
ROYTON Cricket Club’s under-11s team batted and bowled their way to victory in the Wolstenholme Trophy at Radcliffe. The annual tournament featured the leading teams from...
SHOCK plans for Oldham Athletic to build a new stadium on allotments and football pitches in Failsworth have been blasted. Latics has teamed with Oldham Council to draw up...
AN OLDHAM man has been arrested after allegedly firing a shotgun as tourists visited a crop circle. Kenneth Wilson (62) is accused of hiding in a tent in the centre of the...
