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OLDHAM racing cyclist Chris Newton steps up his preparations for the Beijing Olympics this week when he rides the prestigious five-day Sachsen Tour in Germany. Newton, who will...
Date Published 22/07/2008
CONTRARY to a report in last night’s Oldham Evening Chronicle, the toss is still to take place to decide the venue for this season’s Tanner Cup final. The Saddleworth League final...
A pilot miraculously escaped with his life after his helicopter crashed into a hill above his moorland home in Saddleworth yesterday afternoon. The aircraft toppled on its side,...
MOSSLEY take on neighbours Hyde United tonight at Seel Park, their third friendly against a team from Blue Square North, two divisions higher in the non-league pyramid. The...
A DRUNK-DRIVER from Oldham who killed a passenger amid claims he was showing off in a high performance car has been jailed for 40 months. Stephen Scoltock (24) was driving 200...
Pleas from thousands of local people to save Oldham’s threatened post offices have been take to Parliament. The petitions with almost 10,000 names were presented by Oldham...
MEMBERS of Austerlands Cricket Club can reflect on a job well done after work was completed to revamp their Thorpe Lane ground. The improvements include an extension to the car...
AROUND 1,700 people living in Oldham could be struggling to cope with the after-effects of meningitis — and every year another 31 people in the borough could find themselves...
AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl who lost her young mother to a brain haemorrhage has been hit by another setback. Temby Hartley, who has not yet fully recovered from the death of her...
LOCAL tennis player Daniel Smethurst’s spectacular rise up the junior world rankings has been temporarily double faulted by a breach of discipline. But the 17-year-old from...
THE A635 Greenfield to Holmfirth road was closed for several hours after a head-on crash last night. The accident, which involved two vehicles, happened about two miles from...
OLDHAM is set to be a test bed for a radical new scheme to get people on incapacity benefit back to work — with private companies being paid by results. Greater Manchester was...
Saddleworth’s largest sheep farmer warned of a poor outlook for the hill farming community — despite the announcement of an extension of the bluetongue protection zone. Oldham...
IT could be going on right under your nose and there’s a good chance you wouldn’t suspect a thing. Domestic cannabis farms have become a very real problem and police in Oldham...
Hidden gems found in Oldham cupboards will go under the hammer on television tomorrow when the popular BBC-2 programme “Flog It!” goes on air. Oldham’s hidden treasures surfaced...
FOLK music fans flocked to Saddleworth at the weekend to enjoy a burgeoning event which is now in its 12th year. Saddleworth Folk Festival has gone from strength to strength and...
OLDHAM is riding high in the TV licence dodgers league of shame. In the first half of 2008, 700 people were caught watching their TV without a licence, making the borough the...
TONY CARSS continues his series on former Latics players. IT doesn’t seem two minutes since Craig Dudley was terrorising opposing defences at Boundary Park with his electrifying...
Councillors are set to reverse the decision not to pay £750 compensation over the closure of Delph Library next week. Earlier this year the local government Ombudsman ruled that...
SINISTER markings have led to fears of vandals indulging in devil worship in Shaw. Shaw Comrades Bowling Club has suffered an unusual attack of vandalism that has left bowlers...
OLDHAM women’s darts team was in sparkling form to beat Stockport 5-2 away in the Greater Manchester Summer League and exact revenge for a recent home defeat by their rivals. The...
OLDHAM’S Graeme Wilson collected the top prize of £400 when he beat his friend Lee Lawton (Failsworth) 21-19 in the final of the Joe Gateley Memorial Bowls Classic at Middleton...
RUMOUR has it that Swiss boffins have decided to put on hold plans to recreate conditions just after the big bang. The £4billion experiment, intended to provide vital clues about...
ROGUE traders who peddle counterfeit goods on markets and car boot sales are being targeted in a trading standards crackdown. Dodgy dealers, who sell anything from pirated DVDs...
Saddleworth will again play host to Yorkshire Day celebrations in Uppermill this Sunday. A wreath will be laid around the neck of the statue of renowned local poet Ammon Wrigley...
MORE than 150 people attended a street party held by Groundwork to mark its 25th Anniversary. And special attractions at the Higginshaw jubilee event included a bouncy castle,...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
THE borough’s over 60s proved they’ve got the X Factor at a talent contest held at the Oldham Coliseum. The Silver Stars talent contest, organised by Age Concern Oldham, saw a...
I found myself angry with “him indoors” the other day. Very angry actually. I had been pushed to the end of my tether, the camel’s back had broken under the weight of the straw...
ATHLETIC have given potential signing Kevin Maher a deadline to accept their contract offer. Manager John Sheridan wants an answer from the 31-year-old midfield man and warned he...
Date Published 21/07/2008
