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TWO incidents were placed on report in Oldham’s derby fixture at Spotland. In a physical, testy encounter, a confrontation as the sides left the field for half-time will...
Date Published 15/04/2009
OUR support at Rochdale was absolutely terrific and I am sure that most of those inside the ground were our fans. In games like that one, we need that and it really helped us...
SWINTON Lions now top the standings in the Co-operative Championship One following a 42-28 home win over struggling Workington on Easter Monday. Matty Ashe, Andrew Saywell...
APRIL Sunday, 19: Ashton v Rochdale, Clifton v Norden, Heywood v Crompton, Littleborough v Monton & Weaste, Middleton v Unsworth, Oldham v Radcliffe, Walsden v Royton,...
OLDHAM go into the new season with problems on and off the field, but with a fierce determination to battle against adversity. At one stage last week, Oldham looked set to...
CROMPTON were CLL title contenders for much of last season, but their campaign ended rather disappointingly as they faded into fourth. Still, that represented a huge step...
ROYTON will be relying on father and son partnerships as they bid to make an impact this season. Barry Woodward has come out of retirement to take over as first-team captain...
WERNETH may have finished third from bottom last season, but they go into the new campaign with justifiable optimism. South African all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe’s...
TWO CLL clubs have been dealt late blows on the professional front. Ryan Hinds, a member of the West Indies Test team which beat England 1-0 in the Caribbean this winter, is...
CROMPTON and Royton’s Invitation Day produced an exciting finish with three pairings tied on 44 points in the four-ball Stableford. Winners were Andrew Simpson and...
AN Oldham actor has landed a new role — as a consumer champion helping people ripped off by banks and lenders. Michael Le Vell, who has played car mechanic Kevin Webster...
ADAM HOWARD puts his feet up on Tuesdays. Every other day of the week he is either training with Oldham and Royton Harriers or playing football with Springhead under-13s....
Gipsies return two weeks after bill was paid for the last clean up... BARRIERS could be erected after Gipsies returned to a town centre site only a fortnight after they forced...
Firm set to appeal CAMPAIGNERS are celebrating after the Environment Agency threw out controversial plans to tip 540,000 tonnes of waste at Birks Quarry, as reported...
MANCHESTER United take on Porto tonight knowing that nothing but their very best will be good enough to see them through to the semi-finals of the Champions’ League. The...
FIRE deaths in Greater Manchester have plunged to a 35-year low, with 11 people across the region dying in accidental house fires in the past year. The figure, the lowest...
CHRIS DAVIES has demanded an investigation into claims that a fellow North-West Euro-MP has failed to pay back £500,000 of “unjustified” expenses. Den Dover...
FAILSWORTH Town under-12s claimed bragging rights in the Tameside Sunday League. Goals from Anthony Farrell and Curtis Schofield clinched a 2-0 win over Failsworth Dynamos....
THE Christie’s at Oldham appeal has a new business champion — Frank Rothwell. The owner of Hollinwood-based Manchester Cabins has sent out a clarion call to the...
ROYTON Amateur Swimming Club enjoyed success at the Oldham Metropolitan Swimming and Water Polo Association gala, emerging as overall winners. Victories came for the Boys 9...
Tame Valley ended their disappointing season in division two central of the JJB North West Counties Squash League with an excellent 3-2 victory against Wigan seconds. Jamie...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards:
Pictures by DARREN ROBINSON, CHRIS SUNDERLAND and ANTHONY MILLER Safe and secure cycling VISITORS to Chadderton Hall Park got an extra helping of crime prevention advice...
CIVIL servants at the Department for Transport are stalling the introduction of ways to control Oldham’s bus fares and timetables because the Conservatives say they would...
A caring group of women has launched a new special events team to support a top charity’s fund-raising efforts in Oldham. And, as a vanguard of their exciting...
A Shaw mole catcher whose livelihood has been ruined by European rules has had his appeal to the EU Ombudsman turned down. But Peter Brown is not giving up and has now decided...
Quest to raise £28,000 to give players facilities to be proud of THE national passion might be football, but you would never know it from some of the facilities junior...
A HOUSING support officer for First Choice Homes Oldham has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Suzanne Fields, who beat more than 300 entrants, was put forward...
Movie director Danny Boyle, from Bury, is top dog in the film business these days — and one Oldham man is determined to follow in his footsteps. A film noir based on a...
ONE in six NHS trusts has seen spending on obesity rise more than seven-fold in three years. High demand for stomach surgery for grossly overweight patients as well as...
