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A DEFEAT for Barrow at Blackpool has handed the Roughyeds a major boost in the race for the National League Two title. Raiders, who beat Oldham 32-12 only two weeks ago, went down...
Date Published 21/07/2008
SIR Alex Ferguson is keen for Rio Ferdinand to play some part in Manchester United’s Vodacom Challenge match against Orlando Pirates tomorrow. Ferdinand was named in the team for...
AFTER a turbulent few weeks when they saw their Saddleworth and District Cricket League title and Tanner Cup aspirations wrecked through no fault of their own, Hollinwood can at...
JAMAICAN international Demar Phillips showed glimpses of an exciting talent as Athletic made it two wins out of two in pre-season. The Stoke City man is training at Boundary Park...
CROMPTON’S John Willie Lees Wood Cup dreams vanished for another season, while competition specialists Heywood marched on to a sixth successive final. Yesterday’s semi-final at...
ANOTHER significant weekend in the Armstrongs Office Saddleworth and District Cricket League saw Heyside assert their authority at the top of the table. Victory over nearest...
BAMFORD Fieldhouse will host Heyside in the Tanner Cup final on Sunday, August 17, after they saw off Friarmere in their re-arranged last-four clash at Hollin Lane yesterday. And...
DELPH are through to the final of the Examiner Twenty20 Trophy — but their Drakes Huddersfield League title hopes have suffered a jolt. Inspired by Kyle Hogg’s 85 from only 33...
CHRIS NEWTON is one of three riders with local connections named in the Great Britain cycling squad for the Beijing Olympics. The 34-year-old Newton, who is based in Oldham, will...
MOSSLEY let a 3-1 lead slip as they were beaten 4-3 by Droylsden in a friendly at Seel Park. The Lilywhites scored all three goals in the opening 21 minutes through Danny Dignan...
OLDHAM RUFC is holding a 10-a-side competition at Manor Park on Saturday. The Dennis Truelove 10s has so far attracted eight teams from as far afield as Beverley, Yorkshire. The...
TONGE'S Steve Copeland landed one of the biggest prizes in crown green bowls when he beat Winsford's Glynn Cookson 31-26 in the final of the Hill Crest Classic at Sowerby Bridge....
A Failsworth street was in shock today after a father and son were found hanged in an apparent suicide pact. Hugh Robertson (87) and his 58-year-old son, Donald, were discovered...
SOARING fuel prices brought scores of Oldhamers out onto the streets in a mass protest on Saturday. Members of the public signalled their support, as car drivers joined 70 lorries...
THIS is all that is left of Mossley’s historic Carr Hill mill — following the inexplicable collapse after a huge section of the towering structure. Four local families living...
OLDHAM is to appoint a road pricing watchdog to protect drivers against unfair rises in the congestion charge. If Greater Manchester accepts the idea of charging it will get more...
MOST car owners see their vehicle as an absolute necessity and think they would be totally lost if they had to rely on public transport. But would we think differently if there...
THE prognosis is good for GP practices across Oldham, with the majority of patients saying it is easy to secure an appointment. In a national access survey which was conducted...
Work may have stopped at one private housing development in Cardinal Street, Oldham, but a nearby housing association scheme is still on track. Work stopped on 58 flats called...
A block of old people’s bungalows and several vandalised flats on Alt estate will be demolished by Oldham Council. There are only nine tenants in the 26 bungalows in Cherry...
AN arson-plagued Waterhead mill could be demolished after it was set alight again yesterday morning. Numerous arson attacks have left the unoccupied Spring Hey Mill in a...
THE Royal Oldham Hospital has been free of infecting patients with the potentially fatal superbug MRSA for more than 100 days. The Government ordered a crackdown on hospitals...
A NEW appeal launched to build a conservatory at Oldham’s Victoria Breast Care Unit has been named by Chronicle reader Maureen Mills. Her suggestion, “Link for Pink Appeal” will...
Oldham’s playing fields need to be protected for all Oldhamers, the leader of Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes has insisted. And they have to be managed responsibly, he...
TWO men suffered serious head injuries after being brutally assaulted in two separate attacks in Oldham town centre early on Sunday morning. In the first attack, a 26-year-old man...
A plan for a new £30 billion high–speed rail line linking Liverpool and Manchester to Heathrow via the Woodhead Tunnel has been unveiled by councils opposed to the airport’s...
STAFF and pupils at Werneth Junior School celebrated their last assembly in style. The Coppice Street school is set to merge with Werneth Infant School next door. The two...
THOUSANDS of people across Greater Manchester will be given a helping hand to get back into work, thanks to national employment charity, the Shaw Trust. It will be targeting...
MAJOR roadworks lasting six weeks will affect roads around one of Royton’s busiest junctions near Shaw Road End. Work began today on the £220,000 scheme by Greenbooth Construction...
THE rain may have been falling, but it did nothing to dampen the spirits at the 45th Failsworth Carnival. Drizzle conspired to turn the Lord Lane playing fields into a mud bath...
