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ATHLETIC are set to hand debuts to two players in tomorrow’s important Coca-Cola League One game against Northampton Town at Boundary Park. New loan-signing Seb Hines,...
Date Published 13/02/2009
ROUGHYEDS coach Tony Benson is glad his side are up against such tough opposition tonight, feeling it will help bring the best out of them. Having selected a strong squad for...
NORTHAMPTON Town will be aiming to keep alive their faint Coca-Cola League One promotion play-off hopes when they visit Boundary Park tomorrow. Although the Cobblers are 16...
OLDHAM Roughyeds are closing in on a deal to take over the licence at Chadderton Football Club. It could be the dawn of an exciting new era for the rugby league club, ending a...
A THUG who went on the run after he savagely stabbed, punched and bit a man in Oldham town centre has finally been jailed for five-and- a-half years. Terence Calder (26) left...
TERRIFIED restaurant staff were threatened with chef’s knives when masked robbers burst in and stole cash. Four raiders stormed into the Clayton Green pub/restaurant in...
LABOUR councillors want to freeze Oldham’s council tax for the second year running. But unlike last year, when their party was in power, Labour councillors are now...
LATICS fans are determined that the memory of former player Ernie Cooksey will live on despite having a giant tribute flag stolen. The flag was taken when a group of Athletic...
PAUL O’CONNOR turns out against his home-town side for the first time tonight, but harbours no hard feelings about a club still close to his heart. The Widnes-based...
A fourth man has been arrested after several boxes of blank passports worth £2.5 million were stolen in Chadderton last July. The 49-year-old man was arrested on...
STILL going strong on four fronts, Manchester United’s bandwagon shows no signs of stalling. The latest chapter in their impressive story of success this season takes them to...
Work on pothole-plagued Coal Pit Lane in Bardsley will start on Monday after complaints from motorists, residents and a local farmer about the indefinite closure. The road was...
BRAZILIAN midfield ace Elano is hoping a superb performance for his country in midweek will spark a revival in his Manchester City career. City’s visit to Portsmouth...
A MAN charged with sexual assault and robbery has been missing from home for more than three months. Police are trying to trace Frank Ashton (58), of Picton Square, Oldham,...
CHADDERTON’S game at Darwen tomorrow in the first division of the Vodkat North-West Counties League has been given the go-ahead thanks to a High Court ruling in London....
A GLODWICK couple denied neglecting their pet dogs, causing unnecessary suffering and organising animal fights. Raja Hussain (28), of Brook Lane, and Tasleem Akhtar (32), of...
RETURNING trio Adam Clayton, Liam Hall and Jason Best will add plenty of steel to the Saddleworth Rangers pack tomorrow as they attempt to make it through to the third round of...
Grasscroft residents are being warned to stay vigilant following a spate of burglaries in the area. Police said that although a man was being held in custody accused of a...
JANUARY, it is said, is the month when the footballing world goes mad as teams scramble around to make that one key signing which could clinch them titles, promotions or survival....
THE number of young people living a Vicky Pollard lifestyle in Oldham is costing the taxpayer a staggering £582 million. According to official figures there are 6,000...
OLDHAM RUFC will have a weakened team for tomorrow’s match at high-flying Tyldesley in North Lancs/Cumbria division (2.15pm). Scrum-half Peter Scrivens, forward Adam...
SEVEN Oldham mosques are leading the way in child road safety with the introduction of mosque crossing marshals. Every night, children attend their mosques to learn Arabic and...
Manchester Phoenix should find themselves one step nearer to silverware when they take on Hull Stingrays and Basingstoke Bison this weekend. They head the Humbersiders 4-0...
A WERNETH man is counting the cost of shoddy workmanship after his home was flooded. John Fletcher (59) is resigned to sleeping on his settee after a pipe linked to his boiler...
SLIPS, trips and falls resulted in four fatalities and 2,136 injuries in Greater Manchester workplaces last year. The shock statistics have prompted the launch of a new...
DATES for the 2009 Oldham Evening Chronicle Bowling Handicap have been finalised. Heats will be held on Fridays June 5 and 12, with the finals returning to last year’s...
A MAJOR police operation has been launched in Hathershaw and Fitton Hill to crack down on anti-social behaviour over half-term. Operation Victoria aims to combat street crime...
THE first of the Todmorden AS matches fished on Croft Head saw anglers spending up to two hours breaking the ice before starting to fish. And, looking at the weights, I bet...
AN Oldham plumber is warning the public not to be fooled by illegal gas fitters when a new safety scheme comes into force on April 1. By law, only Gas Safe registered...
FOOTBALL Saturday Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League: Premier: AVRO v Royton Town, East Manchester v Springhead, Hindsford v Hollinwood. Division 2: Springhead...
