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ROUGHYEDS reserves trio Ben Heaton, Phil Jagger and Mohammed Tamghart are facing a combined ban of up to 17 matches, having been charged by the RFL following their alleged...
Date Published 19/08/2008
IF this is to be Paul Manning’s Olympic swansong, the former Mossley-based cyclist certainly went out in a blaze of glory in Beijing. Manning, competing in his third Games, was...
CONFIDENT Athletic striker Lee Hughes isn’t afraid to set himself a stiff target for the new campaign. In his first full season at the club, Hughes wants to blast Athletic into...
LEEDS United midfielder Neil Kilkenny is tipping Athletic to enjoy a prosperous season. Kilkenny didn’t play in Saturday’s game at Elland Road as he had only just...
IT’S very early days, but Athletic’s Chris Taylor can still take pride in being the top goalscorer in Coca-Cola League One. Taylor’s three strikes in the opening two matches —...
Ten-man Chadderton came from behind to beat Rochdale Town 3-1 in the first division of the Vodkat North-West Counties League last night. Abu Umar put the visitors ahead in the...
OLDHAM women lost 4-3 at home to Prestwich in the latest round of the Greater Manchester Summer League. Jean Hickey claimed her match 2-1, Shereen Scholes triumphed 2-0 and...
OLYMPIC gymnastics may not be everyone’s cup of tea — it is often more performance art than sport — but it has provided an awe-inspiring spectacle. Some of...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards YORK 1.45 Sir Duke 2.15 Septimus 2.50 Marine Boy 3.25 Gee Dee Nen...
A RESPECTED football coach turned up to train youngsters on a park — only to find Oldham Council had changed the locks to keep him out. The authority says Kevyn Gibbons...
AN injured footballer was left in agony waiting for an ambulance for nearly an hour — despite the Oldham station being just round the corner. Football bosses have hit...
Rush-hour travellers on the Oldham loop line faced rail misery yesterday when 80 trains were cancelled and a further 186 delayed following the theft of 10 metres of copper cable...
A teenage yob who beat up a taxi driver, wrecked his cab and stole his money has been locked up for 10 months. Sam Dymond (19), of Knott Lanes, Oldham, left his victim with...
This is the moment an Oldham dive boat was towed back to shore after six divers needed rescuing by lifeboatmen. The divers from Oldham Sub Aqua Club called out the RNLI when...
A MAN was left with serious head injuries after an assault at a pub in Shaw. Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to get in touch after the incident at...
A drug dealer has agreed to undergo random dope testing in jail after he was caught with a haul of cannabis worth up to £8,000. Stephen Kay (26), of Milnrow Road, Shaw,...
The sprawling Robert Fletcher paper mill site in Greenfield could be used for housing, leisure and commercial buildings, if developers get their way. The 17-acre site is the...
Despite golden girl Rebecca Adlington’s victories in China, Chadderton swimmer Henry Taylor is still the country’s greatest Olympic swimmer. Adlington scooped double...
THE number of teenage tearaways known to Greater Manchester Police for committing three of more crimes is soaring year on year, new figures reveal. According to the Ministry...
IF YOU haven’t seen your GP for three years, you may think you are pretty healthy. But those are exactly the people Chadderton GP Ian Wilkinson is looking for to take...
AN epic trip on a bicycle made for two has ended successfully for an Oldham man who rode 18,500 miles down the length of the Americas. Former environmental consultant Dominic...
MORE than two dozen Latics fans set out on an overnight walk, bound for Elland Road and Saturday’s Oldham match against Leeds United. The aim was to raise money for the...
OLDHAMERS can help bring Daisy Nook Country Park a step closer to becoming one of the UK’s 21 top dog walks with a special online vote. Daisy Nook is one of 52 walks...
ALLEGATIONS of false accounting against a former rugby club treasurer remain unresolved. Tim Kinder, ex-treasurer of Waterhead Rugby Club, has been rebailed again, until...
A report suggesting Oldham people should move to London, Oxford or Cambridge for a better future has been rejected by Oldham Council. Last week the think tank Policy Exchange...
HARVESTING on the high moors sets the scene for one of Saddleworth’s most colourful traditions. Rushcutting takes place each August on the high moors at Pule Hill,...
THE programme charged with the complete regeneration of housing across Oldham and Rochdale is toasting its success following the publication of the latest annual report. The...
ADDICTION can be expensive not only to the purse, but to the things we value most. Relationships can be destroyed, jobs and homes can be lost, health can suffer, and the...
THE memories last year’s monsoon-hit Denshaw Flower Show were washed away at the weekend as scores of people viewed the 292 exhibits from 50 competitors. Committee...
Nearly 40 girls from a Chadderton dance school are off to enjoy the highlife at Euro Disney. The girls from the Dimension School were recruited to stage a show through Euro...
