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Leeds 0, Oldham 2 OFTEN, it only takes one mighty shove to take a sport, a nation or a team in a whole new direction. Rebecca Adlington’s heroics in Beijing will...
Date Published 18/08/2008
SWINTON 20, OLDHAM 38 IF THERE is such a thing as a routine victory in National League Two, this was it. Despite a wobbly patch here and there, the Roughyeds ran in seven...
Man United 1, Newcastle Utd 1 Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is prepared to go through the new season with his current squad of Manchester United players. United opened...
Aston Villa 4, Man City 2 ASTON VILLA manager Martin O’Neill is hoping winger Ashley Young will follow Gabriel Agbonlahor and John Carew in signing a new contract with...
OLDHAM Town are through to the preliminary round of the FA Cup — but Chadderton are out of the competition despite a gutsy display at Maine Road. Town were 2-0 winners...
CROMPTON and Oldham are in the thick of the Lake Garage CLL title race after positive results at the weekend. Both teams won yesterday, Crompton beating local rivals Werneth...
TITLE rivals Bamford Fieldhouse and Heyside will reconvene at Hollin Lane on Sunday after heavy overnight rain washed out yesterday's Tanner Cup final. Umpires Eddie Bayliss...
CENTRAL Lancs and Pennines' hopes of landing a fourth successive British Parks Championship were dashed yesterday. Despite outstanding performances by several local players in...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards YORK 1.45 River Falcon 2.15 The Cheka 2.50 Centennial 3.25 New...
FOUL-mouthed fans and persistent standing have led to families walking out of Latics matches — and could result in parts of Boundary Park being closed. Club bosses have...
Date Published 15/08/2008
A STUNNED motorist was horrified to find her parked car had been shunted into a tree — and then slapped with a £50 parking fine. Despite the car being shoved over...
TWO Oldham singers reckon they have got the X factor — and they will prove their point when the new series of the popular ITV show starts tomorrow Graham Wheeler (38)...
THE chairman of governors at a school which is to be replaced by an academy has accused Oldham’s Lib-Dem administration of trying to kill the scheme. But the party has...
A nurse accused of holding open surgeries and writing prescriptions while the doctor in charge was on holiday has denied asking staff to shred some of the evidence. Glynis...
HOUSEHOLDERS are at their wit’s end after stinking sewage once more poured into their homes despite 12 weeks of work to prevent it. Tuesday night’s deluge left...
A-level stories of the day PRAISE has continued to pour in for Oldham’s awesome A-level students. For the first time the national pass rate smashed 97 per cent and...
A-level stories of the day ROYTON’S Our Lady’s RC High School was celebrating its best ever results with pupils scoring some impressive grades. The overall...
BLUE COAT SCHOOL (Numbers in brackets denote AS level passes) Laura Ashworth 3 (1), Jenny Bancroft 3 (1), Shaun Barber 4, Oliver Barker 4, Katie Barratt 4 (1), Gemma...
A-level stories of the day A LAW career beckons after North Chadderton pupil James Currie chalked up four A grades and B in his A-levels. The 18-year-old, from Firwood...
A-level stories of the day IT was A for amazing for two Blue Coat pupils who managed to sweep the board at A-level while juggling a host of demanding extra-curricular...
OLDHAM Council has denied claims by a trade union leader that staff are being left in the dark over its job evaluation plans. The plans will harmonise blue and white collar...
OOMPAH! “Brassed Off” has been cast off! The Coliseum’s most popular show ever, “Brassed Off”, returns to open the new season on September 4...
A PUB landlord from Oldham helped himself to gaming machine takings and the till float as he had no cash for his children at Christmas, a court heard. Father-of-five David...
FIREFIGHTER Steve Shepherd’s plans to fan the flames of love on a romantic anniversary celebration were dashed when he was parted from his wife on their flight....
HOLLINWOOD’S Collettes Dance Troupe made all the right moves to become the all-England Champions. The senior team scooped the title in a competition in Fleetwood —...
THE number of people being admitted to hospital in Oldham for drug-related problems is falling, new figures reveal. According to information released yesterday by the NHS...
OLDHAM drivers thinking they can get away with using a mobile phone while driving could now face jail if their reckless behaviour kills someone. The Ministry of Justice said...
A CHARITY which has put thousands of criminals behind bars has received its millionth call. Since being set up in 1988, Crimestoppers has helped the police to catch more than...
THEY’VE clocked up centuries of sporting prowess between them but golf is keeping these octogenarians evergreen. Saddleworth Golf Club held a celebration to mark the...
WALES striker Craig Davies has been banned from going on international duty by Athletic. Davies was due to link up with the Welsh squad for next week’s game against...
