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CRISTIANO Ronaldo’s careless hands made referee Howard Webb brandish a red card as Manchester United beat bitter rivals City 1-0 in yesterday’s derby showdown at Eastlands....
Date Published 01/12/2008
DROYLSDEN’S Grotton-based owner/manager Dave Pace was incandescent with rage after seeing his side’s hopes of pulling off another FA Cup giantkilling act dashed. The Bloods,...
BARROW will face top–flight opposition for the first time in 42 years when they take on Middlesbrough in the most clear–cut David–versus–Goliath clash...
WATERHEAD suffered a 42-4 defeat at high flyers Milford Marlins in National Conference League division two. The Leeds outfit were too strong for Mick Slicker’s men and...
CHADDERTON’S First Division Trophy second-round tie against Bootle was postponed, yet they still played the same opponents at Broadway on Saturday! A problem with the...
OLDHAM RUFC eased their relegation fears in North Lancs/Cumbria division with a deserved 17-10 home win against high-flying Tyldesley. The Manor Park side turned the...
MANCHESTER Phoenix’ player-coach Tony Hand notched up his 4,000th point in domestic ice hockey as his side beat Hull Stingrays 7-1. The decisive marker came on...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 12.30 Wyeth 1.00 Azygous 1.30 What Katie Did 2.00 Satwa Street...
ATHLETIC manager John Sheridan has reassured Chris O’Grady he is part of his long-term plans. O’Grady was sent on loan to Bury just two months into his first...
Date Published 28/11/2008
DIMITAR BERBATOV says he expects to be back for Manchester United’s derby against City at Eastlands on Sunday. The Bulgarian striker has resumed training after missing...
GARETH Langley will have an operation on his shoulder next Tuesday and is likely to be out of action for at least three months. The former St Helens winger, whose contract...
OLDHAM’S director of public health has declared war on the causes of Britain’s binge drinking epidemic — which is driving people away from town centres. The...
VINCENT KOMPANY hopes Manchester City’s 2–0 UEFA Cup victory at Schalke last night has given them an ideal confidence boost for this weekend’s derby showdown...
A BRIDE-TO-BE, who was to fly to her honeymoon from terrorist-ravaged Mumbai, was today rescheduling her plans. Dr Tej Kaur (26), whose family run Dobcross Post Office, is to...
A POTENTIAL strike by cleaning staff at the Royal Oldham Hospital has been averted after a pay dispute was settled. Workers for ISS Mediclean claimed they were owed back pay...
WORRIED relatives have been calling an Oldham travel agency for news of tourists they feared were caught up in the Mumbai violence. Mina World Travel, in Ashton Road, has...
FA CUP FORMER Athletic striker Matthew Tipton will be aiming to shoot Blue Square North side Droylsden into the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in the...
SOCIAL networking sites are being used by Oldham Council to encourage young residents to have their say in the congestion charge referendum. The council has taken a leap into...
SADDLEWORTH School celebrated record GCSE results at its annual presentation evening. And head teacher Patricia Cornish also looked to the future with proposals for a new...
PEOPLE can voice their opinions on plans for an academy school in Waterhead. Consultation is being held on the proposals for Oldham College to run the school, which would...
FA CUP CHRIS Worsley, Curzon Ashton’s FA Cup hero, can barely believe he may be only 90 minutes away from playing in the third round. The 21-year-old from Waterhead, who...
CRICKET is mourning the death of former Lancashire and Somerset player Jim Hilton, a name synonymous with CLL club Werneth. Jim (77) died in Royal Oldham Hospital on Wednesday...
OLDHAM Town continue their bid for cup success on three fronts tomorrow when they play at Ashton Town in the second round of the First Division Trophy. Already through to the...
A FORMER SAS soldier from Oldham who helped make military history has spoken of his battle in a television docudrama. Austin Hussey (67), from Finchcroft, Coldhurst, appeared...
OLDHAM RUFC bid to return to winning ways after last weekend’s EDF Energy Senior Vase defeat to Wigan when Tyldesley visit Manor Park tomorrow (2.15pm). It is another...
AREAS of woodland created by the Life for a Life memorial charity have proved so popular they are full. The sites at Dovestone, Tandle Hill and Dr Kershaw’s Hospice are...
OLDHAM St Anne’s coach Mick Cashin is hoping for a similar level of effort to last week when facing Widnes St Marie’s at Higginshaw Road tomorrow (2pm kick off)....
OLDHAM Athletic chief executive Alan Hardy has moved to reasssure supporters that ambitious plans to redevelop Boundary Park have not been scrapped. Reports on the...
POLICE have uncovered a cannabis farm in Waterhead containing 102 plants with a street value of £50,000. Officers were called to a house in Spring Street at 10pm on...
A SPIRITED Northern Thunder netball team took plenty of positives from their 53-44 defeat against reigning champions Mavericks at Castle Leisure Centre, Bury. Mavericks, who...
