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CAPTAIN Gareth Barber led by example as Oldham RUFC eased their relegation worries with a much-needed 29–10 victory at Fleetwood in North Lancs/Cumbria division. Barber...
Date Published 10/11/2008
SHORT-HANDED Manchester Phoenix suffered successive defeats by Sheffield Steelers as their charge up the Elite Ice Hockey League was brought to a halt. Missing player-coach...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
TRIBUTES have been paid to a student and keen snowboarder who lived life to the full. Former Royton and Crompton School pupil Aaron Ashforth (21) was found dead in bed at the...
Date Published 07/11/2008
A JILTED lover harassed his former partner from inside his prison cell by phoning her and sending letters. Craig Gould (37), of Moorside View, Oldham, had been jailed for...
AS many as 10 more Oldham post offices could be forced to close. That’s the view of Elwyn Watkins, the prospective parliamentary candidate for Oldham East and...
OLDHAM has been revealed as a blackspot for children being killed or seriously injured on roads, according to official figures. Last year, 22 children were killed or seriously...
RESIDENTS have once again vowed to fight off plans for a controversial warehouse extension and multi-storey car park. Fulfilment Logistics’ proposals for its Lilac Mill...
A MAJOR review of youth clubs to help save £600,000 and spread the service more evenly across Oldham is under way. Some clubs will close, because maintenance and heating...
LESS household waste is recycled or composted across Oldham than almost anywhere else in the North-West, the Government revealed last night. Official figures released by the...
HOMEOWNERS facing repossession can now get free advice and representation at their court hearing thanks to a new service. The court desk service, based at Oldham County Court,...
SADDLEWORTH rail-users and are celebrating a surprise Christmas bonus. Starting on Sunday, December 14, Northern Rail services will double between Greenfield, Manchester and...
JOHN SHERIDAN has revealed he is “90-per-cent guaranteed” to end his striker search next week. The Boundary Park boss has a new signing lined up to give Athletic,...
OLDHAM’S schools will not be hit by more strikes this year — despite teachers narrowly voting in favour of a walk out. Fewer than a third of National Union of...
WHOLE-HEARTED centre Craig Littler is the latest man to be signed up by Oldham Roughyeds for the 2009 season. The 23-year-old former St Helens academy prospect has penned a...
MANCHESTER United’s Darren Fletcher expects a wounded Arsenal side to “come out fighting” when the two teams meet tomorrow lunchtime at the Emirates Stadium....
THE most senior legal officer at Oldham Council will leave her £90,000 job in three month’s time. Chief executive Charlie Parker today confirmed that Aileen...
AN arson attack has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at Mossley Football Club. And only the quick actions of the landlord of the near-by Highland Laddie pub and two...
A TRAIN commuter is fighting a one-man campaign to end overcrowding on Oldham’s loopline. Michael Ashton (45), from Shaw, says the problem on Northern Rail’s...
ATHLETIC don’t have to look too far into their past to find a shot of confidence for tomorrow’s tie in the FA Cup first round. The Boundary Park side may be...
SIR Alex Ferguson will be aiming to kick Arsenal while they are down tomorrow. The United boss left several of his top players on the sidelines for the midweek trip to Celtic...
CAMPAIGNERS want a ballot on whether Oldham should have controversial academy schools. Oldham Campaign Against Academies (OCAA) has written to Oldham Çouncil chief...
BIZARRE as it may seem, bottom-of-the-table Tottenham are one of the Premier League’s in-form teams. And they are at Eastlands on Sunday when they tackle a Manchester...
OPPOSITION to the proposed congestion charge was raised at last night’s Hollinwood Area Committee. The proposals are part of a £3 billion Transport Innovation Bid...
TWO Chelsea pensioners were welcomed to the borough yesterday by the Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Shoab Akhtar, who entertained them at the civic centre. Alf Hey (87) and Denis...
AFTER scraping past opponents from the Faroe Islands, Denmark and Cyprus in the qualifying rounds, Manchester City kicked off their group phase in the UEFA Cup with another...
LOCAL golfer Martyn Hamer shot a three-under-par 68 to move back into contention to win a place in the final stage of the European Tour School. The 23-year-old from Chadderton...
YOUNG people in need of advice and support can now get them at a one-stop shop thanks to The Centre. Oldham Athletic footballer Kieran Lee was on hand to help to launch the...
TWO of the UniBond League division one north’s leading marksmen are involved in a shoot-out at Trafford tomorrow when Mossley are the visitors. Trafford’s Scott...
A POPULAR local singer, who entertained countless Oldhamers during three decades of performing, has died aged 82. Albert Farrington, who died on Saturday, was a familiar...
