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Manchester United preview NEMANJA VIDIC is convinced Manchester United will not be so casual against Liverpool tomorrow when they look to take a decisive stride towards the...
Date Published 13/03/2009
Almost 10 per cent of phone calls to Oldham Council weren’t answered in the three months to December, 2008. That’s a six-fold increase, from 1.55 per cent to 9.49...
City preview MANCHESTER City head into this weekend’s Premier League clash at Chelsea safe in the knowledge they are almost guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals of...
STUNG by a Ruby Walsh hat-trick on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, the bookmakers got their money back big time following the eclipse of two of the meeting’s...
A CANCER charity is using terminally ill Jade Goody’s decision to live out her final few weeks in the media spotlight to highlight its message. Cancer Buddies Network...
Non-league fotball MID-TABLE Mossley’s hopes of mounting a late charge into the UniBond League, division one north play-offs are all but over. The Lilywhites lost...
A grandfather from Oldham is the inspiration for a burlesque show to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Bert Jones was born and raised in Oldham and served with...
Non-league football OLDHAM TOWN still have it all to do if they are to reach the final of the Vodkat North-West Counties League’s First Division Trophy. But manager Tony...
Amateur rugby ANDY WALLACE makes a welcome return for Oldham St Anne’s following the completion of an eight-match suspension. The 27-year-old loose forward could...
WORK on a new Werneth health centre could begin in 2010, subject to all paperwork being completed. Health boss Shauna Dixon, director of clinical leadership for NHS Oldham,...
THIS weekend promises to be a defining moment in the career of a young British talent who emerged some years ago now. Amir Khan burst onto our screens in scenes of glory - a...
A RAPID response unit is helping to secure crucial evidence quickly to crack down on crime across Greater Manchester. The Forensic Response Unit (FRU), recently launched by...
NORTHERN Thunder made the short journey to Leeds for their netball Superleague clash and came away disappointed after losing by a single point, going down 47-46. The match was...
Cycling OLDHAM cycling ace Chris Newton returned from South Africa after a successful couple of stage races, and is now busy preparing for the World Track Championships in...
PARENTS are being urged to vaccinate their children following an outbreak of measles in Oldham and north-east Manchester. A total of six confirmed cases and one probable case...
OLDHAM RUFC play Cumbrian opposition for the second successive week as Workington tomorrow visit Manor Park in North Lancs/Cumbria division (3pm). Of the depleted team which...
Ice Hockey Cardiff Devils leapfrogged Manchester Phoenix in the Elite Ice Hockey League standings after a 4-3 win last night. In the second of their meetings this week,...
The Government’s bid to change the way public transport is run could be judged as a waste of time within 18 months, one of the country’s top experts believes....
Anging GRAHAM MITCHELL (GTI Gilders) has had a lean time of late in the Chadderton Mill AC matches but this week he finished top with his 30lb 6oz net made up of carp, chub,...
PEOPLE still have time to fill out the annual GP Patient Survey and have their say on local services — but time is running out. The survey, which is the biggest of its...
Bowls round up THE Lancaster Club in Failsworth stages the first significant bowling handicap of the new season. Starting on Monday, there will be four heats next week,...
THE NHS has been urged to stop relying on charities to fill funding gaps in the wake of a revelation that many trusts will not pay the full cost of electric wheelchairs for...
A proposal to make Beresfield field in Chadderton a town green could be halted next week. The land, on the Oldham-Chadderton border at Busk, is off Garforth Street, and a...
FOOTBALL Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League, premier division: Avro v Breightmet United; East Manchester v Atherton Town; Hindsford v Stockport Georgians;...
The Friday Science Lecture by Dr Clive Hunt, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield — University Campus Oldham’s degree partner WE tend not to...
OLDHAMERS with drug and alcohol problems explored the consequences of their actions during a self-care course. Eight volunteers receiving treatment from the Oldham Drug and...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards UTTOXETER 2.05 Just Smudge 2.35 The Shoe 3.10 Flintoff (nap) 3.40 Noticeable...
OLDHAM Athletic have fined one player a maximum two weeks' wages following their 'Belle Vue' investigations. Two others have been severely censured and warned as to their future...
Date Published 12/03/2009
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan has a defensive dilemma as he prepares for Saturday’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at promotion rivals Milton Keynes Dons. The suspension...
A NUMBER of fringe first-team men will get the chance to impress in the reserves’ friendly at Keighley Cougars tonight (7.30pm kick off). Luke Menzies and Craig Littler...
