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A charity is looking for 76 volunteers to get involved in the Saddleworth Beer Walk’s Crate Escape to help it continue its good work. Francis House Children’s...
Date Published 01/06/2009
Three call-outs at the weekend have notched up Oldham Mountain Rescue Team’s busiest year on record. In only five months, the gallant volunteer team has been involved in...
A MAJOR housing development at a former mill site in Chadderton is set to be knocked back. Officers have recommended that plans for 90 homes at the former Rose Mill are...
Latics fix Sunderland showdown ATHLETIC have secured a glamour pre-season friendly against Barclays Premier League outfit Sunderland. The Black Cats are to visit Boundary...
YOU’RE hired . . . that is the message Oldham Council will be giving to 28 young people signing up to a new apprentice scheme. Oldhamers aged 16 to 21 can join the...
OLDHAM have announced two departures from their reserves team set-up, with one coming in. Leo Casey has decided to step down from his position as assistant coach to John Hough...
A HERITAGE project promoting Rochdale Canal’s historic legacy is now complete. Since January, Oldham Council has been working to produce canal-side interpretation boards...
Twins Gavin and Gareth Russell, the brains behind an innovative charity fund- raising initiative at the Saddleworth Beer Walk, are keeping their plans for this year’s event...
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE), Northern Rail and Metrolink have teamed up to produce a free guide to activities and days out to promote the...
OLDHAM 52 BARROW 10 DOMINANT Oldham punished Barrow in the sun at Sedgley Park, running in nine tries to make it back-to-back wins in the Reserve Team First Division....
A frustrated parish councillor preparing a stunning display of village blooms today talked about finding his greenhouse wrecked by vandals. Ten panes of glass were shattered...
SCHOOL-leavers living in parts of Oldham are less likely to go to university than anywhere else in the country, independent research has revealed. Only 5.5 per cent of...
A PLAQUE to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Oldham welcoming a desperate group of Kosovan refugees has been unveiled. Osman Caka and his family arrived at Chadderton Town...
Walker’s men masters of their own downfall ALMOST as though struck by stagefright, Werneth bowed out of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup at the hands of competition experts...
ONE size fits all healthcare could soon be a thing of the past thanks to the development of tailored services designed to suit individual needs. NHS Oldham is asking the...
Friends of Crompton Moor has voted in its own constitution to form the body and ensure it has a voice on the Shaw beauty spot’s future. Residents fear the moor could be...
PARENTS are once again being urged to protect their children against measles and mumps to stop future outbreaks. The Health Protection Agency renewed its plea to parents after...
MEL WHITTLE made a triumphant return to the OLDHAM ranks as the Pollards club recorded a much-needed seven-wicket victory at Ashton in the Lake Garage CLL on Saturday....
LUKE PROCTER was the toast of the Paddock last night after guiding Royton into the quarter-finals of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup. Visitors Middleton must have thought they...
TEENAGE professional Junaid Khan fired Austerlands to a rapid 10-wicket win at Greenfield in the Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League. The...
MANY traumatised victims of crime would be left with no-one to turn to but for the work of caring volunteers at Oldham Victim Support. Chadderton’s Julie Barbour was so...
Eating is something we all have to do, it’s a function of staying alive. In the West we’re fortunate to have more food that we could ever eat . . . although some...
DELPH suffered mixed fortunes in premiership one of the Drakes Huddersfield League. Grant Jones’ side hammered Clayton West by 102 runs on Saturday, before they slipped...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
ATHLETIC are believed to be exploring the possibility of re-signing one of their former players, Neal Trotman. I understand there is a chance Athletic could land the...
Date Published 29/05/2009
LEE GREENWOOD admits he is experiencing tough times at the moment. The former Halifax man, engaged in a battle with fellow flyer Lucas Onyango for the left-wing berth in Tony...
OLDHAM Cricket Club’s troubled season has finally taken a turn for the better with the news that Mel Whittle has agreed to return to the Pollards as professional for the...
NEW signing Chris Hough hopes the switch to his former club will be beneficial to all concerned. The experienced 27-year-old scrum-half, who has played for Rochdale Hornets,...
ADAM WALKER has become the second local rugby league player to be called up for the inaugural National Conference League Eagles tour squad. The strong-running Saddleworth...
HIGH-FLYING Werneth say farewell to stand-in professional Pierre Joubert after tomorrow’s Lake Garage CLL game at Clifton. The South African, an early-season replacement...
