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THE Environment Agency has rejected Open Goal’s application for a permit to dispose of inert waste at Birk’s Quarry, Oldham. A spokesman said today: “The...
Date Published 14/04/2009
Saddleworth Rangers 6, Waterhead 12 WATERHEAD turned the tables on pre-match favourites Saddleworth to deservedly pick up the O’Rourke Standard Cup trophy for the...
OLDHAM ATHLETIC is backing an initiative aimed at helping to get the long-term unemployed back into work. Manager Joe Royle has signed a pledge and joined other clubs...
MAN CITY 1, FULHAM 3 MARK HUGHES admitted Manchester City’s Premier League defeat against Fulham at Eastlands was far from ideal preparation for their biggest game of...
CHADDY The Owl could have done with wings as a bird-brained escapade left him the latest addition to Latics’ lengthy injury list. Chaddy, namely Wayne Hurst, joined the...
SUNDERLAND 1, MAN UNITED 2 IF Manchester United retain the Barclays Premier League title, they will have to have a special medal struck for Federico Macheda. The...
YOUNG cyclists are invited to saddle up for a safety day in Shaw tomorrow. Children up to 16 can get their bikes security marked as well as pick up tips on how to stay safe....
A LIFE-LONG smoker is preparing to stub out the cigs from today — with the help of Roughyeds full back Paul O’Connor. Julie Cleave (48), commercial manager at the...
DARREN Scanlan was Oldham Town’s derby hero in yesterday’s 1-0 home victory against Chadderton in the first division of the Vodkat North West Counties League. And...
An Austrian brass band named after its local bar is expecting capacity audiences at special concerts this month. Mnozil Brass made its debut in Saddleworth last year and is...
DELPH captain Grant Jones is hoping ‘spin twins’ Aaron Lilley and Kamran Mirza can form a formidable bowling partnership in the Drakes Huddersfield League. The new...
Young actors shine at auditions TALENTED young actors, singers and dancers took to the stage to impress judges at Oldham Theatre Workshop. More than 150 acting wannabes...
Here are Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards: BEVERLEY 1.30 Jack My Boy 2.00 Bajan Pride 2.35 Masked Dance...
Beats NEW metallers Papa Roach are back and ready to rock with a brand new album. “Metamorphosis” conjures a vicious, vibrant intensity that is both raw and relevant in a...
I’m not spending a fortune on it. No way. Not like some women do. A cousin of mine, £2,000. It’s ridiculous isn’t it. Not for me that. Oh, and it’s...
OLDHAM Cricket Club have made a dramatic, last-gasp U-turn by announcing their intention to compete in the Lake Garage CLL this season. For much of yesterday it seemed...
Date Published 10/04/2009
ATHLETIC’S injury crisis resulted in a first senior call-up for striker Ryan Brooke for this afternoon’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Carlisle United. The...
HEYSIDE first and second teams will start the Saddleworth and District Cricket League season on minus 20 points after their appeal against punishment last night. The Little...
CREWE Alexandra, Athletic’s opponents at Boundary Park on Easter Monday, are on the verge of pulling off one of football’s great escapes. If the Railwaymen...
DAVE ALLEN reckons that free-scoring Oldham have fully recovered from the defeat at Keighley three weeks ago. Ahead of the big game with Co-operative Championship One...
MANCHESTER United may not be in a state of crisis, but there is no doubt that alarm bells are ringing at Old Trafford. Successive Premier League defeats at the hands of...
MANCHESTER City manager Mark Hughes is convinced his side can still reach the semi–finals of the UEFA Cup. Hughes believes they have shown enough firepower at Eastlands...
MID-TABLE Chadderton can have a massive say in the Vodkat North-West Counties League’s first division promotion race. The Broadway club’s next three fixtures are...
LOCAL boxer Ronnie Heffron has punched his way through the first three bouts in his bid to claim a senior ABA title. The 18-year-old from Horsedge Street, the reigning junior...
LAKE Garage CLL officials have taken another important step towards revamping the cricket league. They have appointed David Shepherd, former league chairman and life member of...
THE chairman of World Snooker believes a new condensed form of the game could help snooker replicate the success of Twenty20 cricket. Sir Rodney Walker is eager to attract new...
IT is clear to all of those with half a football brain that Manchester United have gone from unbeatables to unbelievables in the last month or so. What is not immediately...
Police bike unit on the trail of rogue scramblers A POLICE off-road bike unit is on the trail of rogue scramblers who ride their machines over moorland, damaging vital...
A FORMER Oldham education chief drowned after falling into water as he walked home from a boozy night out with friends. Andy Samson, who was Oldham Council’s assistant...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers will attempt to shake off the effects of today's Standard Cup final when they travel to Widnes St Marie's for an important National Conference League division...
