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Chelsea 1, Manchester United 1 Manchester United can expect a call from the FA today after having seven players booked in the 1–1 draw at Chelsea yesterday. Despite...
Date Published 22/09/2008
Man City 6, Portsmouth 0 LIFE doesn’t get much better for long-suffering fans of Manchester City, both on and off the pitch. After decades in the footballing...
OLDHAM TOWN recorded a stunning 6-2 victory at AFC Emley in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase, despite having 10 men for more than half the match. When Town were 1-0...
LOCAL golfer Martyn Hamer is off to Spain in November for a tilt at winning a card to play on the European Tour. The 23-year-old from Chadderton Fold successfully came through...
All-rounder reprises Tanner Cup role as underdogs triumph TWELVE months after playing a leading role in Shaw’s Tanner Cup success, Nick Campbell cajoled Heyside to a...
DESPITE going toe-to-toe with Dudley Hill for most of the game, Oldham St Anne’s eventually fell to a 30-24 home defeat which keeps them at the wrong end of the National...
VALE OF LUNE 33, OLDHAM RUFC 7 IT WAS destined not to be for Oldham RUFC even before kick-off of Saturday’s game at Vale of Lune in North Lancs/Cumbria division. The...
MANCHESTER Phoenix fought back from two goals down to beat Edinburgh Capitals on penalty shots. Edinburgh raced to a two-goal lead, but Alex Dunn and Kyle Bruce levelled with...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BEVERLEY 2.00 Amour Propre 2.30 Oldjoesaid 3.00 Sorrento Moon 3.30 West End Lad...
OLDHAM Council has called for help to manage its finances from accountancy giant KPMG — at a cost of £2 million. But it expects the move will save tens of millions...
A COUNCIL street sweeper was racially assaulted as he cleaned a Westhulme subway. The 48-year-old was cleaning the Featherstall Road subway close to the Martha Street entrance...
A CALLOUS thief conned his way into a disabled pensioner’s home and snatched her handbag containing a substantial amount of cash. The crook struck at 1.30pm last Monday...
TREBLE Olympic medal hero Chris Newton was received with a standing ovation at a civic reception in his honour. The event, at the civic centre on Saturday, was attended by the...
A fault in an overhead cable cut power to 1,600 homes in Saddleworth on Friday evening. Around 500 homes near Saddleworth School in Uppermill were affected along with 1,100 in...
A COUPLE stranded in Egypt after the collapse of travel company XL flew back to Manchester yesterday and said they were glad to put an end to their nightmare. Suzanne Davison...
A FAMILY were left out of pocket following a health scare at their holiday destination. Stephen Tomlinson (37), originally from Failsworth but now living in Blackley, paid...
A STINKING shower room which almost forced an Oldham carer to put her disabled husband into a home, has been fixed after help from the Chronicle. Velma Taylor (51) has had to...
Oldham town centre came to a standstill yesterday for the Battle of Britain memorial service which took place in bright sunshine. Veterans, civilians, cadets and Sunday...
RECYCLING rates in Greater Manchester have now reached 30 per cent according to a new report — and are set to soar further. The Greater Manchester Waste Disposal...
A £90MILLION expansion of bus lanes across Greater Manchester which infuriated drivers actually made their journeys quicker. And the quality bus corridor programme which...
After days of gloomy weather, brilliant weekend sunshine turned a village’s Party in the Park into a scorching success. More than 1,600 revellers thronged Delph and Dobcross...
ANOTHER Saddleworth business has been hit by the bridge closure at Uppermill. New Bank garden centre, which is in the section of Dobcross New Road now closed to traffic, says...
MASKED raiders stole a large amount of money from a Westwood bookies after forcing their way into the shop. The gang broke into Ladbrokes in Featherstall Road North at 9.45am...
THE trouble-shooter brought in to turn around Counthill School has retired just days into the new school year. Margaret Ryan joined the Moorside school as interim head teacher...
START spreading the news . . . two athletes from Grasscroft are to run the New York City marathon in November to raise funds for disabled children. Pearson Hinchliffe...
Saddleworth Olympics were back on track at the weekend — thanks to some welcome late summer sun. Events should have been up and running a fortnight ago. But the weather was a...
A BURGLAR used his loft to break into the house next door and steal more than £1,000 worth of goods — including a boiler. Jamie Albison (28), of Hollins Road,...
AT any major event, from football at Boundary Park to the Foo Fighters rocking Manchester, a dedicated army of volunteers will be on hand. They are literally lifesavers...
Peter Radcliffe is so dedicated to coaching children football that he was delighted when a new job freed up time to take more sessions. His devotion has led to the goalkeeping...
Oldham’s Lyceum Players kicked off their new season with this Noel Coward comedy — one of five plays picked from Lyceum productions dating back over its 80-season...
