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THE two BARLA National Cup matches involving local sides both fell foul to frozen pitches at the weekend. Oldham St Anne's were due to travel to Siddal in the third round of...
Date Published 09/02/2009
OLDHAMERS have been flocking to take a look at an exhibition featuring the works of Arthur Dooley. The exhibition, at Gallery Oldham, has Dachau — a powerful ragged...
OLDHAM RUFC'S game against Fleetwood in North Lancs/Cumbria division was called off after the Fylde coast club said they were not prepared to risk making a wasted trip. Manor...
The art of ‘BEING OUT THERE’, with Kevin Fitzpatrick The world we live in isn’t always as it seems. Sometimes things happen that are hard to believe....
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
“Strictly Strauss” at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, by Marina Berry DANIEL Rowland strode on to the stage carrying a violin and with a flourish dived straight...
At OCLL they want you to take exercise personally. The wide variety of classes lets you pick the best way FOR YOU to increase your personal fitness level. Whether it's Pilates,...
Chicken stir fry - with lots of extras
Date Published 07/02/2009
The Roughyeds' opening game of the season planned for Sunday is off. They had been due to meet local rivals Rochdale Hornets at Boundary Park in the first of their Northern Rail...
Date Published 06/02/2009
A pub manager told today how he miraculously found a man alive under a snowdrift at the height of a moorland snowstorm. Stuart Haigh (22) made his remarkable discovery after...
MINISTERS will not intervene to bring trams into the town centre and along Union Street after residents voted no to congestion charging, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon has...
THREE men were arrested when police carried out a drugs raid on two houses. The 17-strong team from the divisional taskforce launched the operation on the adjoining properties...
LEE HUGHES has given Athletic an injury scare as they prepare for tomorrow’s live televised match at Coca-Cola League One leaders Leicester City (5.20pm). The...
MOTORISTS in Royton and Shaw are being warned to be extra vigilant after a number of thefts. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 42 thefts from vehicles and 20...
PAUL HIGHTON, relishing his first derby challenge in the shirt of his home-town team, is under no illusions about his place in the side. The 32-year-old, installed as the...
TWO Oldham councillors are demanding that local jobs go to local people after revealing that foreign workers are being used for construction work in the borough. Labour...
ATHLETIC assistant manager Tommy Wright admits it will be a major upset if his former club Leicester City, runaway leaders of Coca-Cola League One, fail to win promotion. As...
SNOW has caused the cancelation of all Oldham Council pitches for this weekend (February 7 and 8). All pitches in the area are under a blanket of snow and with sharp frosts...
The influx of foreign workers is the fault of the British Government supporting weak employment laws, says Euro-MP Chris Davies. The North-West Liberal Democrat MEP says...
HAVING crossed the divide, Craig Robinson admits it will be a very different experience at Boundary Park when Oldham take on his old club Rochdale in the first Northern Rail Cup...
OLDHAM Council is being urged to turn Shaw’s empty Woolworths store into an indoor market to boost the town’s economy. Former Parish Councillor Val Pemberton says...
MANCHESTER United’s Premier League title credentials are likely to face a thorough examination on Sunday. At first glance, a trip to West Ham should hardly send shock...
ANONYMOUS callers helped police to make 500 arrests in Greater Manchester last year. A total of more than £2 million of drugs was seized as a result of Crimestoppers...
HAVING been one of the Premier League’s most active clubs in the January transfer window, Manchester City must now apply themselves to the task of securing their future in...
ANGRY parents are demanding extra study for GCSE pupils at Counthill School after it was closed due to snow. Parents said Thursday’s closure was the eighth day in the...
IT’S a big day of cup football tomorrow for the three local non-league teams. Mossley are at home to Retford United in the quarter-finals of the UniBond League’s...
Manchester Phoenix return to Elite Ice Hockey League action tomorrow when Coventry Blaze are the visitors to the Silver Blades Ice Dome (6.30pm). Tony Hand’s side will...
THE PROSPECT of Oldham St Anne’s getting their rearranged National Cup third round tie at Siddal (2pm) played out are unlikely, given the snowfall in the Halifax area this...
Around 80 homes in Dobcross were without electricity this morning as United Utilities felled and pruned trees. The work is essential, according to a company spokesman, as...
POLICE arrested two men following a robbery at a betting shop in Coldhurst. A member of staff was getting ready to open Ladbrokes, in Featherstall Road North, at 10am...
