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A DRINK-DRIVER has been spared jail after pleading guilty to writing-off two parked cars and assaulting one of the owners. Billy Nolan of Thompson Lane, Chadderton, was two and...
Date Published 11/02/2015
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards CHELMSFORD 5.35 Silversmith 6.10 Sea Soldier 6.40 Soul Instinct 7.10...
SPORTS BETTING: STAND by for batting pyrotechnics when cricket’s World Cup gets under way on Friday. Major Twenty20 tournaments on three continents have honed...
ATHLETIC 2 SWINDON 1 ATHLETIC clung on by their fingertips to record a terrific home win over high-flying Swindon. First-half goals from Mike Jones and Conor Wilkinson...
Date Published 10/02/2015
Non-league football: CHADDERTON missed a chance to make progress in the North-West Counties League First Division as they were beaten 1-0 at Holker Old Boys. The trip to...
BOXING: OLDHAM’S England squad member Will Cawley produced a punch-perfect performance when stwopping Metro ABC’s Kane Roberts to reach the quarter-finals of the ABA...
NO-ONE can say new Oldham striker Rhys Murphy doesn’t have a decent pedigree. The 24-year-old hitman was snapped up by manager Lee Johnson on transfer deadline day after spending...
OLDHAM has one of the highest percentages of jobs in the North-West paying less than the living wage, according to new estimates. Almost a third of local jobs pay poverty...
A SELF-BUILD green dream is a step closer for nine families seeking planning permission for an eco-community in Springhead. If given the go-ahead by Oldham planning committee,...
POLICE have issued advice to vehicle owners after three cars had their catalytic converters stolen. One was taken from a car in Luzley Brook Road, Royton, and two other...
A team of friends is heading out on a nostalgic bike ride to celebrate the memory of cancer sufferer Bill Watson. Bill’s son James and friend Mike Ralph (49) will head a group...
DO a good deed by helping to clean up the Failsworth canal towpath on Sunday. Volunteers will meet at the Royal Oak on Oldham Road for 10am. For more information, find...
BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook clinched the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s Division Two title with a 9-2 defeat of Barbarians. It was Nook’s 17th win from 18 fixtures. Among...
TWO community champions have been recognised for their years of service. Raymond Coverley and Colin Platt, of Oldham Rotary Club, have received Rotary’s top award, the...
TABLE TENNIS: IT was tight for second place in Division Two of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League before the latest round of matches — and it is now even closer...
AN Oldham barrister has advised caution against knee-jerk reaction following the Paris Charlie Hebdo murders. Kashif Ali, who specialises in human rights law, spoke about...
Burnley 1stS 21, Oldham 1stS 34 OLDHAM maintained their North Lancashire Division One title push with a comfortable victory But it was achieved at a price, as player-coach...
Manchester City’s roving reporter Les Chapman writes every week for Chron Sport THERE was quite a lot of expectation surrounding Manchester City after the impressive...
COUNCILS should be given extra cash from taxes on unhealthy foods to fight the nation’s increasing obesity problem. Oldham West and Royton MP Michael Meacher says...
Netball: REIGNING champions Manchester Thunder edged out Hertfordshire Mavericks 49-42 in a bruising encounter at the Thunderdome. Even though the Superleague season...
MANCHESTER City defender Pablo Zabaleta believes compatriot Sergio Aguero needs only one goal to get firing again. Argentina striker Aguero was in superb form earlier in the...
ATHLETIC captain Liam Kelly will be ready to do battle with one of the division's finest attacking midfield men tonight. Manager Lee Johnson reckons Kelly will already know...
TRY-SCORER Michael Lawrence, Kyle Wood and Scott Grix won’t be playing for Oldham RL regularly this season — if at all. Despite the Huddersfield trio making their presence...
MASSIMO Luongo has been making waves all over the world — and tonight the Australian star sets his sights on making misery for Athletic. The 22-year-old midfielder, a...
AN Oldham rapper caused a 16-year-old girl to lose her unborn baby after repeatedly punching her in the stomach. Dusan Bako (18) was originally charged with child destruction...
AN Oldham trio who burgled over 50 homes across Lancashire and Cheshire have been jailed for a total of 16 years. Peter Clarke, James McMillan and Garry Dunkerley ransacked...
JOSEPH Mills has been impressed with how swiftly Athletic’s reinforcements have become part of the team. Goalkeeper Jake Kean, midfield schemer Jacob Mellis and livewire...
THE relocation of Waterhead Post Office has been slammed as a “big mistake” by local councillors. They claim the move from Huddersfield Road to Jays Food and Wine...
MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal has been given an extra 24 hours to respond to his FA disrepute charge. Van Gaal was charged by the governing body for remarks that...
TOMORROW’S planned tram strike is off after a last minute deal was made between Metrolink bosses and union reps. Services were due to grind to a halt for all of...
