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Manchester Phoenix beat Edinburgh Capitals 4-3 last night in a tussle that went right to the wire. In front of a sparse crowd in Altrincham, the home side raced to a 3-0 lead...
Date Published 12/12/2008
A DETAILED landscape assessment of Oldham and the surrounding areas has been completed. The Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) report classifies rural parts of Oldham into...
ADAM HOWARD continued his great start for Oldham & Royton Harriers with victory in the South East Lancashire Cross Country League under-13 boys race at Leigh. Adam ran...
FAMILIES in Primrose Bank were evacuated when fire ripped through an unoccupied house in Buxton Place. Residents in two neighbouring properties were taken out of their homes...
STEVE Hodgeson battered the opposition in the latest of the Chadderton Mill AC winter league matches fished on the club lodge. Drawn on peg 16, Steve fished to the tins where...
THE sunlight catches a scene of housing and moorland in Moorside. And if Rio de Janeiro can have its statue of Christ on the hill above the area, Moorside too can have its...
YOUNG musicians hit all the right notes at the annual Shaw Schools Brass Band Festival. Around 80 pupils from three primaries — East Crompton St George’s, Rushcroft...
FOOTBALL Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League, premier division: Breightmet United v Chapel Town; Hollinwood v Prestwich Heys; Leigh Athletic v Avro; Pennington v...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 6.50 Precocious Air 7.20 Little Richard 7.50 Eastern...
LOCAL police officers came together to share the warmth of the season and enjoy a good festive sing-song. Members of the Oldham Division staged a carol concert at East...
The Chronicles of Alda ALDA truly wishes he could attribute this week’s title to those fantastic sporting teams of the town — the Roughyeds and the Latics....
ATHLETIC are disappointed with the response of fans to their Christmas ticket giveaway. Discounted ticket sales for the visit of Leyton Orient on Saturday week have not taken...
Date Published 11/12/2008
A FULL season’s worth of televised fixtures in the Co-operative Championship and Championship 1 is due to be announced early next week. The Chronicle understands that...
MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has selection problems for Saturday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur. Midfield man Michael Carrick was ruled out of last...
WAYNE ROONEY was at the centre of a stamping allegation in Manchester United’s Champions League game against Aalborg at Old Trafford last night. Danish defender Kasper...
TOP trainer Anthony Farnell says world amateur champion Frankie Gavin is as good as anyone he has ever worked with. And ex-world champion Farnell includes former gym-mate...
Bill’s still getting his kicks out of football at 61
MANCHESTER Phoenix went down 4-1 in Sheffield last night. The Elite Ice Hockey League leaders raced to a four-goal lead with Carl Graham's effort scant consolation for the...
Town centre stores report a roaring festive trade, but Woolies is a casualty OLDHAM’S shops are doing a roaring trade in defiance of the economic downturn. And while...
ALMOST half of Oldhamers on the electoral register have had their say on the future of transport in Greater Manchester — and the rest have until 10pm tonight to vote....
A WOMAN whose pet had to be put down because she failed to take it to the vets when it had a bone tumour, has been banned from keeping dogs for two years. Natalie Warburton...
A GP representative has called for the number of Accident and Emergency consultants in the UK to be doubled to ensure patient safety. Dr Kailash Chand, British Medical...
A TEACHING assistant has denied kissing a 16-year-old schoolgirl in his office at an Oldham school, a court has heard. Anthony Jennings (39) told Manchester’s Minshull...
Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has been accused of peddling fear and scapegoating asylum seekers. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg made the claims as he said Britain has...
CLOTHING worth hundreds of thousands of pounds has been stolen from Trafford Park. Thieves using a tractor unit drove off with the trailer containing the jackets (above) from...
This Ford Ka caused a major road closure in Huddersfield Road, Oldham, when it went down the pavement and hit a gas pipe. The car ended up on the wrong side of the bollards,...
Oldham Full Council Meeting PLUGGING the £17.3 million budget gap needs cross-party commitment to produce a cleaner, greener and meaner Oldham Council. The leaders of all...
Town Centre partnership report CRIME levels in the town centre are plummeting, with incidents in a number of key areas down on last year. Police have recorded a 33 per cent...
GREEN wizards at Rushcroft Primary School are celebrating after being crowned UK Recycling Champions 2008. The school’s 204 pupils won £1,000 in the Yellow Woods...
Buckley hat-trick makes it a bad hair day for Wellington Steven Caine FC 5, Wellington ‘A’ 1 STEVEN Caine FC were D&J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham...
