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Ashton Sunday League WARWICK United are up and running in the Ashton Sunday League. After a defeat and a draw in the premier division, they posted their first win of the...
Date Published 02/10/2008
YOUNGSTERS across Oldham are racing towards a healthy lifestyle with the welcome return of the primary school cross-country league after a 10-year absence. More than 130...
Huddersfield and District League A DAVE TAYLOR header secured Uppermill their first win of the season in the Huddersfield and District League. Playing under caretaker...
North-West Counties League DESPITE a hat-trick of tries from David Harris, Oldham St Anne’s ‘A’ are still searching for their first win of the season in...
Oldham Service Area OLDHAM Service Area under-18s extended their unbeaten record to four years as they won the North-West Carnival at Hopwood Hall. They thrilled the...
THE restoration and reopening of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal was dubbed the impossible dream. But seven years after its reopening, the 20-mile long canal is proving more...
THE recent refereeing controversies have only heightened the growing lobby for the introduction of video technology. First there was the Reading goal that never was at Watford...
STOOD standing at the supermarket check-out the other night I was unable to pack my goods because a large lady had placed her trolley diagonally across the gangway....
EIghteen Oldham and Royton Harriers athletes turned out to help Ron Hill celebrate his 70th birthday at the commemorative 5k race in Littleborough. Ron, who has run every day...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 2.30 Uvinza (nb) 3.00 Art Value 3.35 Corton Charlemagne 4.10...
OLDHAM Rugby Union Club has been stunned by the sudden death of one of its most popular players. Prop forward Bob Simpson (40) died at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary yesterday...
Date Published 01/10/2008
But insists she’s no heroine! A HIGH school head teacher who tackled a knife-wielding thug and ordered him off a bus has insisted she is no heroine. Allison Crompton...
AN Oldham couple whose three-month-old daughter was taken away because of a suspicion of ill–treatment have awarded £8,000 compensation. The European Court of...
Council orders United Utilites to take action UNITED Utilities was ordered to rectify roadworks in Chadderton after they were deemed unacceptable. It was told to close up...
OLDHAM council will be told to bring back weekly rubbish collections if the Tories win power — with cash incentives on offer to help them do so. Eric Pickles, the...
Two men were appearing before Tameside magistrates in Ashton today following the stabbing of a teenager during a disturbance in Mossley on Saturday night. Richard Hill (19),...
A MAN had to be cut free from his van by firefighters after being in collision with a bus in Oldham. He was treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital with head,...
A conman defrauded cash from two major high street banks as a quick fix to get out of debt. Remmy Albert (23) claimed he was paid up to £400 for picking up foreign...
OLDHAM Council has thrown its weight behind the £3billion TIF bid saying it will mean a bus bonanza for the borough. Residents across Greater Manchester are preparing to...
OLDHAMERS are to be spared the frustration of using Metrolink’s hated ticket machines when trams take over from trains. The current machines have been unreliable and...
ACRES of unused land across Oldham offer great opportunities to improve the lives of residents. That conclusion comes from the team set up to discover exactly how much unused...
CHIEF executive Andrew Kilburn and finance boss John Bland left Oldham Council yesterday after years spent helping to shape the borough. And staff and guests joined them for a...
STEVE DEAKIN’S reign as coach of Oldham Roughyeds is over. Brought in as John Pendlebury’s replacement in March 2006, Deakin has paid the price for the...
GREATER Manchester Police is on course to meet all its targets in priority areas, according to a report by its new chief constable. Successes in tackling gun and knife crime...
MIDFIELD playmaker Danny Whitaker has emerged as a doubt for Athletic’s weekend clash with Stockport County. Whitaker is under treatment for a knee injury and could be...
GREATER Manchester Police continues to suffer a high level of staff sickness — with more officers off ill than in London’s Metroplitan Police. Latest figures show...
STAFF at the MFI furniture store in Green Street, Oldham, are in the dark about their job prospects. As many as 100 stores at retail chain MFI could close despite a management...
SIR Alex Ferguson will wait for news on his injured stars today – with Fabio Capello also likely to take a keen interest in the Manchester United medical bulletin. An...
IT SEEMS an awful long time since a new, slimline Oldham squad lived up to its considerable promise by deservedly beating Salford City Reds. Consistently living up to the...
RESIDENTS are being asked to put pen to paper and have their say about life in Oldham. Comments about their community and the services that matter most are being sought from...
