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HOCKEY: OLDHAM’S Nicola White is in a Great Britain squad of 22 athletes, in Valencia to face Spain in a three-match test series starting today. The matches will...
Date Published 10/02/2015
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.15 Third Strike (n.b.) 5.45 Lupo D’Oro 6.15...
POLICE have stepped up patrols in Glodwick and Werneth after three mosques and more than 20 homes were broken into with a month. Ul Aqsa Mosque in Windsor Road, Werneth, was...
ROYTON and Crompton School will be one of 11 across Greater Manchester to share £100 million for major building works. The Chronicle reported yesterday that the Blackshaw...
A FORMER paratrooper who shot dead two fellow security guards claimed he was “the Anti-Christ”, an inquest has heard. Danny Fitzsimons, from Middleton, was spared a...
CARL Winchester channelled the spirit of the world’s best player before becoming the match-winner at Scunthorpe. The driving solo run and composed finish from the Belfast-born...
Date Published 09/02/2015
CRUMBLING Royton and Crompton School could be completely rebuilt on its current site if a funding bid is successful. The council has applied for money to replace the Blackshaw...
SECRET Santa Roy Taylor’s family has set up a fund in memory of the late dad and grandad. Only a week after Roy was laid to rest, a JustGiving page set up by his...
JIM Thompson knew his shower-singing days were over when he told the TV nation: “Tonight Harry, I’m going to be...” The Failsworth-born Morrissey fan entered “Stars In Their...
A THREE-CAR collision caused traffic chaos along Oldham Way on Saturday afternoon as drivers were forced to divert. A Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit and a Peugeot 206 collided...
Leigh Centurions 11, Oldham 10 PRESSURE told in the end as a late converted try and drop goal wrecked Oldham’s chances of victory against a much-changed Leigh Centurions...
TWO men on a stolen motorbike used sledgehammers in the raid on Hudderfield Road’s Alexander Jewellers store. A female staff member was injured during the smash and grab late...
The midfield man scored for the second time in the current campaign six minutes from the end of normal time at Glanford Park. Athletic controlled most of the game and carved...
MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal threatened to drop his creative aces for more physical players after having his long–ball tactics questioned by West Ham boss Sam...
MANCHESTER City defender Pablo Zabaleta hopes midfielder James Milner remains a team–mate for “many years”. England international Milner underlined his value...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Scunthorpe 0, Athletic 1 WORD had it that Athletic was in for a very tough afternoon at Scunthorpe. With one defeat in 15 games before the visit of Lee Johnson's up-and-down...
Date Published 07/02/2015
RUGBY UNION: George Ford has warned Wales he isn’t England’s weak link. The player is steeling himself for the onslaught he knows is coming at the Millennium...
Date Published 06/02/2015
ONLY one game survived the weather last weekend. Two games went ahead in the FBT Manchester League — Walshaw Sports beat Elton Vale 5-1 in the Premier Division and...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RUFC are fired up for their final assault on the North Lancashire Division One title. A handy 13 points clear of second-placed Littleborough – who have two...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY joint-boss Peter Band has saluted the impact made by recent capture Porya ‘Rio’ Ahmadi. Iranian Ahmadi (22) began his career at...
Angling: WINTER match fishing is all about drawing the right peg and making the most of it. Recent matches underlined this, as some anglers bagged fish and others failed to get...
THE FRIDAY THING: I know I have been over this ground many times before, but I have just received an 80-page report on the plans for a new school in Saddleworth. Nobody living...
Queensway in Greenfield will be closed from Monday for three weeks, affecting passengers travelling on the 353/354 bus services. The closure affects the junction with...
OLDHAM Youth Council is aiming to boost self-esteem and confidence among young people with a campaign of good deeds - and a purple monkey. Councillors at the senior Oldham...
DIMMING streetlights, slashing the number of councillors by a third and reducing council publications would be the cost-cutting targets of an Oldham Lib-Dem council. The...
Saddleworth’s pioneering community power scheme is a finalist in the region’s “engineering Oscars” from the Institution of Civil Engineers...
Oldham Council reports by Karen Doherty and Iram Ramzan SHAW market is to be moved to the town’s main shopping street for a three-month trial this summer in a bid to drum...
RUGBY: HOLLINWOOD gave as good as they got against Folly Lane in round one of the Oldham Amateur League’s Standard Cup, before losing 38-8. Lane, a well-drilled outfit...
ATHLETIC will need to be on their guard this weekend against a Scunthorpe outfit slowly turning round their fortunes following an awful start to the season. After losing only...
