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Oldham boss Scott Naylor will face tough team selection decisions over his three hookers, he admits. All three played in the latest win against Coventry Bears. Gareth Owen...
Date Published 09/03/2015
POLICE are hunting two 12-year-old boys who robbed an elderly woman in Clarksfield in an attack that left her with a broken wrist. The 86-year-old victim was walking home in...
POLICE are looking for witnesses after an elderly woman was knocked down and killed by a lorry in Chadderton on Friday afternoon. The 85-year-old pedestrian was struck by the...
Yeovil 2, Athletic 1 THE most infuriating club side in football was at it again at Huish Park. A goal up at half-time thanks to Carl Winchester's neat strike against the run...
A MAN remains in critical condition after a three-car smash in Saddleworth on Saturday. Emergency services rushed to Huddersfield Road in Diggle following reports of an...
DEAN Holden was left frustrated by Athletic's loss at lowly Yeovil, citing both his side's shortcomings and those of referee Lee Collins. Having watched a replay of the...
POLICE killer Dale Cregan has been placed in solitary confinement after being caught with a mobile phone and marijuana in his cell. Cregan is serving a whole life term in...
OLDHAM 46, COVENTRY BEARS 6 COVENTRY won’t be the toughest or the most talented opponents Oldham face this season, but it is still a good effort to hit them with 16 tries...
FOREVER YOUNG, Oldham Coliseum, to March 21 Well, it takes all sorts. Some like the story, some carefully judged and witty word play, others like character comedy, still...
SCOTT Naylor put his pack men on a pedestal after they saw-off new boys Coventry Bears for the second time in eight days. Lewis Palfrey, at stand-off, had an excellent second...
LOUIS van Gaal believes Wayne Rooney’s fighting spirit can help secure the England captain’s first FA Cup – and the Manchester United manager’s first...
Oldham and local parish councillors have reached an impasse over the future of Crompton Pool. Liberal Democrat parish councillors are to ask the council for a...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SOUTHWELL 1.55 Tommy Docc 2.30 Stun Gun 3.05 Very First Blade 3.45...
PROUD Margaret Lees celebrates her 100th birthday today, surrounded by family and friends. Mrs Lees lives in Chadderton Total Care nursing home. She has three children, four...
Sports Betting: MANCHESTER United host Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup tonight and, in what appears to be a 50-50 game based on current form, Arsenal look the better...
Oldham Chronicle readers went to see Willy Russell's legendary Blood Brothers at the Palace Theatre, Manchester this Saturday. Travelling from the Chronicle Office in a luxury...
YEOVIL 2 ATHLETIC 1 TEN-MAN Athletic succumbed to a second loss of the season to bottom-of-the-table Yeovil after a second-half turnaround at Huish Park. Carl Winchester had...
Date Published 07/03/2015
FOOTBALL: HEYSIDE made it a lucky 13 as they stretched their unbeaten Huddersfield League Division Two run with a 4-3 win against Cumberworth. The visitors opened the scoring...
Date Published 06/03/2015
FOOTBALL: SPRINGHEAD slipped into the bottom three of the FBT Manchester League Premier Division despite a battling display in a 2-1 defeat at leaders Prestwich...
Rifle ‘A’ 5, Failsworth Athletic 0 RIFLE ‘A’ made it 10 wins out of 10 in their defence of the Midas Plumbing and Heating Oldham Sunday League Jack...
Angling: CHADDERTON angler John Jones, who has been to the fore in commercial matches for several years, has hit a purple patch on Partridge this season. On peg 101 of Covey...
RUGBY: FOUR months of planning and preparation are put to the test tomorrow as Saddleworth Rangers start their Kingstone Press National Conference League campaign. Craig...
CRICKET: DELIGHTED players and officials from Glodwick Cricket Club can boast a new practice aid to help them stay ahead of their rivals. The Warren Lane reigning Saddleworth...
FOOTBALL: JACOB Davies led the way with a five-goal haul as merciless Rifle ‘B’ crushed Royton Athletic 13-2 in the Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League David Giblin...
GOLF: ALAN Daubney was in top form in two better-ball Stableford competitions at Oldham. He joined brother Steve to score 47 points and win a card play-off against Paul Donlan...
HOCKEY: OLDHAM firsts are up to third place in Division Two South-West of the North Manchester Women’s Hockey League after recording a 3-2 victory over Bowdon at Newman...
SNOOKER: MOORSIDE’S Michael Wild reached the quarter-finals of the Manchester Snooker Open with a 4-1 defeat of Oldham’s Josh Cooper. Wild was in fluent form,...
NETBALL: OLDHAM’S North-West Premier League coach Suzy Ashworth had plenty of options for the visit of LSA and her side didn’t disappoint in a resounding 64-25 win at...
NETBALL: BOOSTED by the return of several senior players, Oldham Netball Club took another step towards claiming the Premier League title for a fourth consecutive season with a...
SPORTS BETTING: PADRAIG Harrington’s victory in the Honda Classic came out of the blue and more Irish success – of the Northern variety – is predicted by the...
