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A NEW campaign to get men supporting netball was launched at the televised game for Sky Sports between Northern Thunder and Leeds Carnegie in The Co-operative Netball Superleague....
Date Published 19/12/2008
MANCHESTER Phoenix have the rarity of a one-game weekend as they prepare to take on Sheffield in Altrincham on Sunday (face off is 5.30pm). It is a key match for both sides in...
ROGER PRIESTLEY took top spot in the Todmorden AS Grand Christmas match on the Smithy Bridge lengths of the Rochdale Canal. There were some decent weights among the field of...
WHO needs Simon Cowell when we’ve got our very own “X Factor” winners right here on our doorstep. Twenty-nine 10 and 11-year-olds from Shaw proved...
CHILDREN at St Thomas’s Moorside Primary are beaming with healthy smiles — and now they have an award to prove it. Pupils have been awarded the prestigious...
FOOTBALL: Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League, premier division: Atherton Town v Breightmet United; Avro v East Manchester; Elton Vale v Prestwich Heys; Hindsford v...
STAFF at a Chadderton primary school put on a Christmas spectacular to the delight of pupils. Teachers, assistants and office workers at Yew Tree School showed off an array of...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 6.20 Bridgewater Boys 6.50 Hurricane Coast 7.20 Mister...
MARVELLOUS musicians from three schools in Oldham took to the stage during a joint Christmas concert. Pupils and staff from St Augustine’s and St Patrick’s school...
ALDA has heard of a local schoolteacher telling children that Father Christmas does not exist. Shame on her for spoiling their Christmas dreams — she clearly lacks the...
ATHLETIC’S hopes of keeping on-loan Daniel Jones at Boundary Park for the rest of the season have received a massive boost. The 22-year-old defender, who damaged ankle...
Date Published 18/12/2008
OLDHAM Roughyeds officials are delighted with the response to the prize offer detailed in yesterday’s Chronicle, which resulted in the most money taken in terms of season...
MANCHESTER City would appear to be waiting in the wings should Lassana Diarra’s £20 million move to Real Madrid breaks down. City are looking to strengthen in the...
HOLLINWOOD caretaker boss Paul Bennett maintained an upbeat mood despite his side’s 2-1 defeat by Prestwich Heys in the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League premier...
MARK HOWARD has explained his reason for resigning as manager of Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League outfit Hollinwood after five-and-a-half seasons at the helm. His...
THESE are vibrant times at Springhead Football Club. The men’s first team are riding high in the premier division of the Manchester League, while the 12 junior sides...
CHADDERTONIANS are one game away from a first appearance in the Lancashire FA Cup final. A superb 5-1 win over Rhoden Inn has set up a semi-final showdown with either Preston...
HIGGINSHAW produced a stirring effort in the mud to defeat a lively West Bank Bears team 11-10 in division four, picking up a second league win of the season. This was an...
NORTHERN Thunder netted their second win of the season in a thrilling 51-49 War of the Roses netball clash against Leeds Carnegie. Extra seats were brought in for the...
OLDHAM Aquatics and Crompton Classics ASC are among almost 50 swimming clubs to have be awarded ‘Swim21’ accreditation - the Amateur Swimming Association’s...
OLDHAM Baseball Club are on the look-out for new players after participating in their first league season. Baseball returned to the area for the first time since the 1950s as...
SITTING down on Sunday evening after a hard day of roast chicken and watching the football, I was anticipating an enjoyable experience from BBC’s Sports Personality of the...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 6.50 Moment Of Clarity 7.20 Figaro Flyer 7.50 Crystal...
MARKET stallholders have accused council chiefs of hijacking the VAT cut designed to boost the economy. Prime Minister Gordon Brown slashed the tax from 17.5 to 15 per cent as...
A HIGH Crompton dad who ended up with a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth after a set of football goalposts collapsed on him during a kickabout with his son has won his fight...
THE North-West tops a league table of places most affected by excessive drinking, according to a report out today. Oldham figures high on the roll of shame, and has been named...
A FAILSWORTH shopkeeper who was the victim of a third armed robbery in 12 months is thinking about quitting. Three masked men armed with a sword, hammer and knife burst into...
THE number of people out of work in Oldham has risen. There are now 4,645 people unemployed in the borough, a rise of 172 on the previous month. The figures have risen in...
PLANS to give every town and city its own directly-elected police chief are in crisis after a committee of MPs warned the posts could be hijacked by the BNP and other extremists....
CRIMINALS will get a heartfelt message of seasonal goodwill and a warning to stay out of trouble in Christmas cards sent out by Oldham Police. Offenders around the borough...
