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ATHLETIC have made a request to the Football Association of Wales to release Neal Eardley so he can play in Saturday’s Coca-Cola League One match at Tranmere Rovers. With...
Date Published 04/09/2008
ROUGHYEDS chairman Bill Quinn has again called on the town’s rugby public to back his ambitions. Despite bringing in a number of high-profile players for this season,...
MANCHESTER United have received a work permit for Angola striker Manucho, who joined the club last year. Manucho signed for United last December but joined Panathinaikos on...
WITH only three sets of fixtures remaining, it is odds-on that the Lake Garage CLL title race will be decided this weekend when clubs face double-headers. Heywood, who have a...
HEYSIDE and Bamford Fieldhouse will turn up for Saturday’s Tanner Cup final at Hollin Lane hoping it will be third time lucky. Rain has already scuppered two attempts to...
A SERIOUS injury sustained by key player James Curley has put a dampener on Oldham Town’s bright start to the season. Front-man Curley faces up to three months on the...
THE four local CLL teams would play in two different divisions under a proposal to completely revamp the league on a trial basis for the next two seasons. Walsden CC have...
OLDHAM Cricket Club will be the venue for an innovative floodlit Twenty20 Competition. The six-team tournament gets under way tomorrow week, Friday, September 12, and...
ROYTON Town turned the form book upside down in midweek with a superb 5-2 away win at near-neighbours Springhead in the Manchester League Premier Division. Michael Moss and...
WERNETH under-18s have captured the CLL’s Taylor Cup after defeating Rochdale by 43 runs in the final. The Coppice club made 137 all out before dismissing Rochdale for...
IT was a case of missed chances for Santos AFC as they started their life in the Lancashire & Cheshire League with a 1-1 draw at VC United. They totally dominated...
ROYTONIANS beat the weather for the first time in a month but lost out to hosts Prestwich by the narrowest of margins. In a game reduced to 35 overs per side, Roytonians were...
OLDHAM Hulmeians repeated their 3-3 draw of the opening weekend as they earned a point at Accrington Amateurs in the Lancashire Amateur League. Goals from Danny Proffitt (2)...
TEENAGER Michael Bird had a match to remember for Uppermill seconds against Stayley. The 15-year-old all-rounder top scored with 48 out of a total of 197 for nine. And if...
OLDHAM Athletic’s Community Trust is delighted by the success of its 3 v Free football sessions. Since the initiative, which also has been supported by Oldham Community...
NEWTONHURST booked their place in the Ashton and Oldham Cricket Alliance Shield final after defeating Copthorne by virtue of a superior run-rate in a rain-affected game....
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards CATTERICK 2.30 Majuba 3.00 Orchestrion 3.30 White Moss 4.00 Ice...
Oldham Town Hall is only months away from a major roof collapse and a heavy snowfall this winter could see it off. It would cost £25 million to £30 million to restore its roof,...
A SHAW couple have been left heartbroken after a much loved miniature Yorkshire Terrier was frightened to death by two large dogs. Malcolm Watson (59), from Otmoor Way,...
A practice nurse who held morning surgeries while the doctor was on holiday has been let off with a caution. Glynis Cottam (57), saw patients and dished out drugs after being...
VANDALISM of Oldham’s bus shelters has plummeted by almost half after CCTV cameras were installed. The latest figures show that Greater Manchester Passenger Transport...
OLDHAM radio station 96.2 The Revolution has been bought by TV and radio personality Steve Penk. The station, which is based at the Sarah Moor Studios in Henshaw Street, was...
A concert-loving wheelchair traveller says the curtain has come down on his nights out — because he can’t get back home. And despite Greenfield rail station...
THE IDENTITY of Oldham’s mystery man has been solved after he was spotted by his son on TV — five years after he thought he had cremated him. John Renehan’s...
A RAIL company operating on the main line through Saddleworth has been turning off engines to save fuel. First Transpennine Express which uses the line which runs from...
HEALTH bosses say cases of cervical cancer could be cut by nearly three-quarters in Oldham, thanks to a new vaccination programme. And they insist there are enough staff ready...
AN extra 78 beds are to be created at the £17.13 million cancer centre due to open in Oldham in 2010. Regional health bosses have approved the move which will provide...
THE Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Mr Warren Smith, was a welcome guest at Saddleworth’s recently established air cadet unit in Diggle Band Club. He presented...
PARKING charges at the Royal Oldham Hospital are up to six times less than those charged in some hospitals across the country. The claim came from Pennine Acute Trust, which...
PUPILS at five primary schools will get intensive support in reading thanks to a £280,000 Government boost. Five-year-olds at Freehold, Horton Mill, St Hilda’s,...
