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SHEILA DANIELS’ victory in an EGWA medal at BROOKDALE was a triumph over adversity. It was the first win achieved by the 77-year-old from Failsworth in a singles...
Date Published 20/05/2009
DEAF B are the Oldham Amateur League Snooker Champions. After 36 hard-fought games, Deaf finished the season six points clear of their nearest rivals Springbank A. Oldham...
IT IS pretty obvious that England’s cricketers are twice as effective on home soil, so none of us should have been surprised by their ruthless demolition of West Indies in...
IT could very well be that I’ve missed my forte in life and, instead of writing about the telly, I should be a food critic. It’s a tough job, I know, eating out in...
A REVOLUTIONARY safety umbrella designed in Oldham is about to hit the market nationwide. Justin Case is a registered design by bother and sister Antony and Claire Cummins,...
Three-way tie for top honours BROADWAY Celtic, Littleborough and Springhead will share title success in the Rochdale and Oldham Youth League under-15s division after a...
TWO men with a track record in the carpet industry are taking stock as their new business celebrates 12 months of operations at Hill Stores in Oldham. Eddie Trainer, (54),...
SIX pupils from Counthill School have excelled in their chosen sports. The sextet have either attracted the attention of national selectors or have enjoyed medal success....
SHAW clinched an exciting one-wicket win in the under-17s section of the Saddleworth and District Junior League. Replying to Uppermill’s 55 for five, the home side...
IT was a good weekend for the Oldham Service Area against their Salford counterparts, the local youngsters winning three of the four matches played. The only side to...
AN Oldham man is learning to fit management into life after becoming a partner in the GSG Carpet Factory Shop Ltd, in Rochdale. After a lifetime in the contract carpet...
HEYROD Communications, one of Oldham’s success stories of the new millennium, has relocated from its home of the last eight years. The Clowes Street, Hollinwood,...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
A RISE in insolvencies has been accompanied by an increase in fraud over the last six months. According to a survey by R3, the insolvency trade body, more than 39 per cent of...
JASON KENNEDY and Pawel Abbott are understood to be the players Athletic have offered terms to for the new season. Though manager Dave Penney has refused to disclose the...
Date Published 19/05/2009
ROUGHYEDS captain Robert Roberts is facing the possibility of a two-match ban which would keep him out of this weekend’s clash with local rivals Swinton and the Northern...
ATHLETIC have quashed a rumour that Neal Eardley and Chris Taylor have been transfer-listed. They say there is no truth in the report that the club’s prized assets, have...
Hospital’s maternity addition A NEW maternity and neonatal unit has been earmarked for The Royal Oldham Hospital, the Chronicle can reveal. According to Health...
ATHLETIC believe the Football League should explore the possibility of regionalising Coca-Cola Leagues One and Two. Figures show respective falls in attendances of 5.4 per...
Cancer victim exposed to deadly dust aged 15 AN engineer who was exposed to asbestos aged 15 has been awarded £400,000 compensation after developing terminal lung...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has stepped up his opposition to any plans to build a 1,500-inmate prison in the heart of Chadderton. The MP for Oldham West and Royton has vowed to...
EVERY child in Oldham would be given a dental check-up when they start school, the Tories will promise today. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said Labour’s...
Licensees across the North-West raised a glass to celebrate the prestigious JW Lees Pub of the Year awards. But there can only be one winner and this year’s top prize...
ATHLETIC have completed the signing of nine youngsters who will begin two-year scholarships at Boundary Park. The players will be aspiring to emulate Ryan Brooke, the...
A LOCAL union boss has painted a bleak picture of working life for the 9,000 people employed by Oldham Council. Bullying, violence and verbal abuse is badly hitting morale,...
YOUTH and experience have teamed up to head the Labour group on Oldham Council. Councillor Jim McMahon has been unanimously re-elected leader, following his appointment in May...
ATHLETIC have kicked off their pitch renovation work at Boundary Park. The top half-inch of the surface is to be removed and a new dressing applied before re-seeding takes...
TEACHERS at South Chadderton proved that science lessons really can be out of this world. A selection of students from the Butterworth Lane school had blast-off when teachers...
PUPILS from a Shaw school will feature in a BBC drama tomorrow after more musical success. Crompton House Choir will be among the cast appearing on the small screen in hit TV...
HEALTH and wellbeing services in Werneth are being given a major shot in the arm — and residents are to get a say. A new primary care centre will be built near the...
