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DAISY Nook Country Park has been voted one of the country’s top dog walks. Thousands of online voters picked out the beauty spot between Oldham and Tameside as one of...
Date Published 15/01/2009
DAVID Beauregard and Kenton Smith have been called up for February’s Elite Ice Hockey League All-Star game. The Manchester Phoenix duo have been in excellent form this...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers under-18s missed out on a close encounter before kick-off under the floodlights at Keighley Cougar Cubs. This Gillette National Youth League fixture was...
A FAMILY had the time of their lives when they were selected as “Inspector Cruisos”. The Fung family, of Firwood Park, were one of 12 who were given the lucky...
AUSTERLANDS, from the Saddleworth and District Cricket League, have been drawn away to St John’s in the Isle of Man in round one of the Barclays Wealth LCB Cup....
SOLVING the puzzle which is Saturday’s Peter Marsh Chase is as much an exercise in predicting the weather as deciding which horse is best handicapped to land the...
Every workplace seems to have their Mr or Mrs (maybe Miss or even Ms) Nasty. Instead of a chatty “Lesley-Anne speaking, how can I help?”, you get gruffness and a...
OLDHAM under-15s halted a run of four consecutive Greater Manchester Schools’ League defeats when they fought out a 3-3 draw against Trafford at Ashton-on-Mersey School...
A TERRIFIC treble remains on the cards for Saddleworth School’s Year Nine rugby league team. A gritty 38-28 away-day win at St Edmunds and Arrowsmith of Wigan has sent...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 12.20 Itsawindup 12.50 Rapid City 1.20 Theatre Street 1.50...
HORRIFIED parents found their baby son sucking a used needle during a visit to a medical centre. Daniel Mills (22) and his wife Shareen (28) said 21-month-old Harvey took the...
Date Published 14/01/2009
THE parents of a missing Hathershaw teenager have thanked police for their speedy response which involved dozens of officers and a police helicopter. Derek King (46) and wife...
ATHLETIC were casting an eye over two trialists in today’s Lancashire Senior Cup tie at Blackburn Rovers. Manager John Sheridan was assessing the abilities of a...
ROCHDALE Hornets have entered administration, leaving a big question mark hanging over Oldham’s first competitive home game of the season. The decision was taken by Hornets...
Man, 81, beaten in own flat Two drug addicts who battered an 81-year-old man for £10 during a vicious robbery at his home have been jailed for a total of 101/2 years....
MANCHESTER City could be on the verge of landing Brazilian superstar Kaka. A City delegation led by chief executive Garry Cook flew to Italy yesterday to put a...
FOUR second-half goals secured Oldham Town’s progress in the Vodkat North-West Counties League First Division Trophy last night. Tony Mills’ side recovered from a...
PAUL Reilly can't wait to get involved in the action against his old club Huddersfield on Friday night — but admits he doesn't have much idea about his new team-mates just...
VANDALS have attacked Failsworth war memorial with what is believed to be motor oil. The attack happened last week and has been described as “mindless vandalism”...
SWINTON Lions have completed the signing of Carl Sneyd from Rochdale. The 21-year-old utility back first burst onto the professional scene last year after signing for the...
A MOTORING menace who went on a road rampage while high on drugs has walked from court with a suspended jail sentence. Anthony Madden (31), of Leamington Street, Oldham, was...
Oldham MP Michael Meacher has joined the biggest backbench revolt since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister over plans to part privatise Royal Mail. He is one of 67 Labour MPs,...
TWO men have been charged after 3,000 blank passports were stolen in Oldham last July. Mohammed Fyaz (34), of Manchester Road, Oldham; and Mohammed Khan (52), of Cambridge...
Joe Collins, ex-Oldham player and a lifelong supporter of the club, has died aged 62. He had been ill for a number of months following surgery on a brain tumour. A centre...
WHILE Craig Davies is trying to rebuild his career at Boundary Park, another Athletic striker is trying to revive his away from the club. Chris O’Grady has found himself...
OLDHAM cycling star Chris Newton showed he has lost none of the form which saw him secure a bronze medal in the Points Race at last year’s Beijing Olympics, when he took...
OASIS: Oldham Athletic Supporters In the South OASIS star Noel Gallagher has been given his comeuppance after labelling Oldham Athletic supporters as Manchester City fans in...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League TEAM plans are slowly falling into place for the 2009 Armstrongs Office Furniture Saddleworth and District Cricket League season....
MARTIN BEATY, Crompton and Royton’s assistant professional, is heading to Australia next month in a bid to hit the big time. The 28-year-old will be aiming to qualify...
THE RSPCA is looking for animal-lovers to foster dogs and cats belonging to families fleeing domestic abuse. The society is rolling out its PetRetreat scheme across the North...
