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A former Latics goalkeeper who blackmailed a Premier League footballer over a sex video has been jailed for 20 months. Ashley Timms (22) demanded £15,000 from the star,...
Date Published 08/09/2008
OLDHAM-BORN swimmer Sascha Kindred (pictured) struck gold for Great Britain at the Paralympics in Beijing. The 30-year-old won the 200 metres individual medley for the third...
PRIVATE security guards could soon be responsible for keeping the peace on public transport. There was a storm when Greater Manchester Police disbanded its dedicated Metrolink...
The damage to an ancient Saddleworth road bridge could be less severe than first feared. The Brownhill bridge, spanning a key junction at Dobcross New Road, has been under...
AN internet pervert who downloaded pornographic pictures of children and hid them under his mattress has been ordered to attend a sex offenders’ treatment programme....
OLDHAM was a total washout at the weekend as heavy downpours hit the borough. And the bad news is — we’ve not seen the worst of it yet. Roads were flooded, parks...
ANTI-hunt activists sabotaged a grouse shoot on Saddleworth Moors and warned hunters they would be back to put a stop to any future activity. Activists from the North West...
A MAN assaulted his father’s girlfriend while trying to end a family feud, a court has heard. Mark Taylor (35), of Hinton Grove, Hyde, wanted to heal a rift between...
YOU can say what you want about Ronnie Moore — and, let’s face it, most people do — but he doesn’t half tell it like it is. He’s a good bloke who did a decent job at Boundary...
THE RSPCA is desperately seeking homes for 23 Persian cats rescued from a house and taken to its Oldham centre. The malnourished pets, six male and 17 female, were found in...
HEAVY downpours failed to dampen the spirits of revellers at Saddleworth’s 17th annual beer festival. More than 200 ale fans braved the rain to sample the goods on offer...
THE clock says 9.45pm on Sunday and, for the umpteenth time this season, I find myself writing about the Saddleworth and District Cricket League’s Tanner Cup final between...
TWO groups of builders and financiers are going head to head to improve two Oldham council estates. Plans to improve the Crossley and Primrose Bank Estates under the Gateways...
MIKE FISH enjoyed three bites of the bait as the striker’s hat-trick helped Mossley leap into second spot in the UniBond League first division north following a thumping 4-0...
OLDHAM St Anne’s picked up their first victory of the season, beating Stanningley 22-20 in National Conference League division one – but as the score suggests, it was...
£800,000 facelift for more than 100 houses AROUND 110 homes in Werneth have been given a facelift and neighbouring areas are also set to benefit from major improvements....
MANCHESTER Phoenix enjoyed a perfect start to the new Elite Ice Hockey League season as they recorded narrow victories over Hull and Newcastle. New forward David Beauregard...
GREATER Manchester regained the British County Championship title with an authoritative 50-chalks defeat of Derbyshire yesterday. They had nine winners in a 32-chalks success...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BEVERLEY 2.00 Missus Molly Brown 2.30 Chilly Filly 3.00 Collateral...
HERITAGE OPEN DAYS 2008 SEPTEMBER 11-14 SOME of Oldham’s most impressive buildings are throwing open their doors and welcoming visitors of all ages. The Heritage Open...
“BRASSED OFF” (Oldham Coliseum) Review by Paul Genty IF you haven’t already booked for this opening show of the Coliseum’s autumn season, take...
GALLERY Oldham is hosting the work of talented secondary school students in an exhibition entitled art@16. The exhibition, which will be on display between September 13 and...
ON March 18, Julie Dunn was a happy 44-year-old, enjoying life with her long-term partner and their eight-year-old daughter. The next day, her world was shattered when she...
IF you ask most people what their one regret is in life, there’s a good chance they’ll say it’s that they never learned to play a musical instrument. Sadly, I...
LEE Wilds’s commitment and dedication to his work has seen him help countless homeless Oldhamers into employment and education. And now the 34-year-old’s efforts...
LEE HUGHES is rated a 50-50 chance to shake off his groin problem and line up for Athletic in tomorrow’s clash with North-West rivals Tranmere. The highly influential...
Date Published 05/09/2008
POINTS machine Mick Nanyn is to try his hand in Super League next season. The 26-year-old has signed a one-year deal with Brian McDermott’s Harlequins and he will join...
AS the Great Britain team goes for gold in the Paralympics, which begin tomorrow in Beijing, the bid for wheelchair basketball honours is being spearheaded by a local contingent....
ATHLETIC will be hoping the Ronnie Moore Factor works in their favour yet again in tomorrow’s North-West derby clash with Tranmere. Moore has come up against his old...
CHADDERTON set out on the road to Wembley tomorrow with an FA Vase, first qualifying round tie at Atherton Collieries. And the troubled Broadway club’s hopes of victory...
