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SADDLEWORTH is set to sing and dance its way through the recession with its own version of TV’s “Britain’s Got Talent”. The credit crunch should seem...
Date Published 07/01/2009
A THIRD of parents think their children have no respect for money, and nearly one in 10 think they are materialistic, according to a new survey from coin counting service...
ARE you feeling a tad blue? No, not cold: fed up. January, allegedly, is the most depressing month of the year. The hype around Christmas is over. The New Year’s new...
OLDHAM-BASED Conlon Construction has scooped two national industry awards. It won the prestigious SME of the Year award from Constructing Excellence — one of the highest...
A ROYTON-BASED building preservation company is creating a new market for its services in France. The move by Professional Remedial Services comes after it landed a contract...
CHADDERTON business Diodes Incorporated, formerly Zetex Semiconductors, has won a major international award. In its inaugural year, the National Microelectronics...
ATHLETIC would neither confirm nor deny today that they have made an inquiry to sign veteran striker Dean Windass on loan. Hull City are happy to let the 39-year-old go out on...
AUSTRALIAN David McKay has signed a one-year deal with Oldham having come through a successful trial period at the club. The 21-year-old half-back or hooker, who has been...
A ONE-OFF £1.9 million hit on toy beads and £4 million in lost sales contributed to a disappointing year for toy distributor Character Options, which saw profits fall...
Edwin van der Sar will be fully supportive of manager Sir Alex Ferguson if, as expected, the veteran Dutchman is left out of Manchester United’s side to face Derby tonight....
MANCHESTER City’s first acquisition in the January transfer window Wayne Bridge does not expect to be the new boy at the club for very long. The former Chelsea...
AS career changes go, Lynda Howarth has made a serious change. The mother-of-two swapped her executive job as a director-partner in a recruitment consultancy to set up an...
HEYSIDE, holders of the Tanner Cup, have been expelled from this year’s competition. In a hard-line move by the Armstrongs office Furniture Saddleworth and District...
THE icy snap is threatening financial meltdown at Mossley, who will have been without a home fixture for almost two months - assuming next Tuesday’s rearranged fixture...
THE BIG freeze has wreaked havoc with the country's sporting schedule — and Oldham Roughyeds are no exception. The squad, preparing for a competitive season which is now...
LOTS of my mates, most of ‘em the posher end, to be honest, the people who live in Saddleworth, go skiing and many have, over the years, asked me to join their jolly jaunts...
FORMER Oldham player Lee Wingfield is set to claim a contract at Leigh. The hard running second row forward, released by the Roughyeds at the end of last season following...
MANCHESTER City's hugely wealthy owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan has toppled Roman Abramovich to head British football's rich list. Sheikh Mansour, a member of the...
STAMFORD Golf Club have failed to be bunkered by the freeze as, incredibly, they managed to stage their monthly medal. The 12-hole Stableford saw Phil Mellor claim top spot in...
Carlos Tevez’s agent last night refused to confirm where his client would be playing next season. Tevez (24) this week denied he had rejected a contract offer from the...
OLDHAM RUFC’S second team defeated the Manor Park club’s third string for the second time this season in division four east of the North West Intermediate League....
THE Oldham men’s darts team remain top of the Lancashire GMC Super League premier division following an emphatic 8-2 home victory against Lune Valley. It was an...
LOCAL showjumper Claire Shepherd has plenty to look forward to after qualifying for two major championships. The 26-year-old mother of two will be competing at the Royal...
UPPERMILL under-14s are off the mark in division ‘A’ of the Tameside Sunday League. After six straight defeats, the teenagers broke their duck with a 4-1 defeat of...
Sports and showbiz betting WHO would have thought it . . . a male British tennis player second favourite to win a Grand Slam tournament? Well, that’s exactly the state of...
Central Lancashire League APRIL Sunday, 19: Ashton v Rochdale, Clifton v Norden, Heywood v Crompton, Littleborough v Monton & Weaste, Middleton v Unsworth, Oldham v...
TEN teams will do battle in the Oldham Cricket Development Group under-11s Indoor League, which gets under way on Friday. The teams have been split into two pools of five,...
COUNTHILL School were crowned Oldham Schools senior basketball champions after boasting a 100-per-cent record in the tournament held at Kaskenmoor School. They defeated...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards GREAT LEIGHS 1.55 Silvanus 2.25 La Estrella 2.55 Minotaurious 3.25 Came Back...
ATHLETIC have rejected bids for Chris Taylor, managing director Simon Corney has revealed. But the 22-year-old winger, one of the hottest properties in Coca-Cola League One,...
Date Published 06/01/2009
