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NEW loan striker Steve Kabba is on stand-by to make his debut for Athletic in tomorrow’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Millwall. The 27-year-old front man has been...
Date Published 27/02/2009
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson is set to give first starts of the season to Richard Mervill, Paul Reilly and Luke Menzies at Hunslet on Sunday (2pm kick off). Hard-working prop...
MORE than a hundred cabbies at two Oldham taxi firms have been left with nowhere to go after a telecoms company crashed — leaving no landline for customers. Borough...
A drug dealer from Oldham was caught with nearly £12,000 worth of heroin — because his car ran out of petrol on a busy dual carriageway. Jordan Flitcroft also led...
A teenage menace who attacked and robbed a man with learning difficulties has been sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders’ institute. Jason Stewart (19), of Spring...
A LORRY caused chaos for rush-hour motorists when it overturned on a major roundabout. Thornham Island roundabout, at junction 20 of the M62, was shut at 7.40am yesterday. The...
FROM unwanted wedding dresses to concert tickets and houses to holidays — you can buy almost anything on eBay. Now a mystery Oldhamer is selling something they say is...
A STORY in last Friday’s Chronicle (February 20) about the collapse of haulage company JPM Eco Logistics, which won the financial backing of entrepreneurs Theo Paphitis and...
ATHLETIC players won’t be the only ones wearing pink when John Sheridan’s side meets Leeds United on Monday, March 2. A number of Hollinwood FC’s under-15s...
OLDHAM has been singled out by Government for reducing teenage pregnancies more quickly than most other areas — but the town still boasts higher rates than the national...
ALMOST 60,000 school days in Oldham were lost due to unauthorised absence last year, new figures have revealed. Secondary school pupils were the worst culprits, accounting for...
OLDHAM Council’s all-woman management team was among the obeservers of this week’s budget debate. The four women, an assistant chief executive and three heads of...
THE hottest sport around brought glitz to Oldham as school pupils fell in love with cheerleading. Four schools — St Hilda’s, St Herbert’s, St Mary’s...
THIS year’s get-together of Junctionites — former residents of Middleton Junction — will be a sadder affair than usual. For the woman who founded the annual...
LEE HUGHES is anticipating another red-hot welcome when Athletic visit play-off rivals Millwall in Coca-Cola League One tomorrow. The 32-year-old striker silenced the hate...
A GROUP of musically-minded Diggle Guides are all prepared for a night of cheerful tunes. The girls are involved in Piano 2009 at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall as part...
OLDHAM has been targeted by the Health and Safety Executive for an initiative to reduce the death toll in the construction industry. Starting on Monday, HSE inspectors will be...
HUNSLET Hawks may not have a point to their name so far in the Northern Rail Cup, but that doesn’t mean Roughyeds coach Tony Benson is about to take them lightly. The...
by Dr PAUL HUMPHREYS School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield In the latest in a series of Friday features, we unlock another of the secrets in the scientific...
JONNY EVANS feels Manchester United’s young guns can adjust to life at the highest level — as long as they remember to keep things simple. Providing he gets the...
A 92-year-old man has won the top prize in a survey across Saddleworth. Victor Smith, from Dobcross, claimed a £100 windfall at the end of a major consultative exercise...
ATHLETIC managing director Simon Corney is convinced the introduction of a salary cap is the only way to ensure the survival of clubs in football’s lower divisions....
ANOTHER shake-up of Oldham’s youth services will slim down the management and save almost £360,000. And the council’s is to review all youth premises to...
CRAIG BELLAMY returns to former employers West Ham United on Sunday with a mission to help Manchester City banish their away-day blues. City head for London without a win in...
BUDDING entrepreneurs from Oldham Sixth Form College got a glimpse of what the future could hold when they quizzed business leaders. Around 280 students got an insight into...
Saddleworth Cancer Research UK committee launches a busy year of fundraising activities with a Spring Extravaganza flower arranging demonstration at the Civic Hall, Uppermill, on...
A TESTING trip to National Conference League division one leaders Wath Brow Hornets awaits Saddleworth Rangers tomorrow afternoon (2.30pm kick off). Keith Brennan’s men...
OLDHAM TOWN travel to Wigan Robin Park tomorrow with a new-look frontline for their Vodkat North West Counties League, first division fixture. Manager Tony Mills has captured...
Manchester Phoenix cruised into their second final of the season with an aggregate 9-5 win over Newcastle Vipers in the Knockout Cup. They beat the Vipers 5-4 in an...
PUPILS at St Joseph’s School can’t wait to get stuck into a good book — now that their library has benefited from a £10,000 revamp. Youngsters are now...
