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A bus was brought to an unexpected halt on Holts Estate early yesterday morning when it got stuck... on a roundabout! The First Bus service was trapped on the mini-roundabout...
Date Published 05/02/2015
TRAMS will grind to a halt for 24 hours next week following a Metrolink staff vote to strike over a pay dispute. Unite members will walk out from end of service on Tuesday...
NEW Athletic goalkeeper Jake Kean has urged his team-mates to shrug off the disappointment of defeat at Barnsley by making amends this weekend. Beaten 1-0 in a dull and...
POPULAR Oldham RL scrum-half Steve Roper is looking forward to testing himself against 2014 Kingstone Press Championship kings Leigh Centurions on Sunday. Roughyeds could face...
A RUSH to a Wetherspoons pub was instrumental in Rhys Murphy sealing his £20,000 move to Athletic on transfer deadline day. The Dagenham striker needed a fax and scanner...
ON-loan Barnsley midfielder Ben Pearson says Athletic is the team he always wanted to play for – after Manchester United. Twenty-year-old Chadderton lad Pearson joined...
ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson has expressed his satisfaction with his transfer deadline deals – and the resources now at his disposal. Johnson reckons competition for...
MANCHESTER United boss Louis van Gaal has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made following his side’s FA Cup fourth–round goalless draw at...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Two women were arrested on suspicion of murder in the early hours of this morning. Police were called to a block of flats in Littlemoor Lane, Littlemoor at 1am following a...
Date Published 04/02/2015
BENEFIT sanctions are being used to skew unemployment figures says Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams. The MP says a new study found 43 per cent of...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher is calling for a parliamentary ombudsman to be appointed to stop government hiding information it doesn’t want to reveal. The Oldham West and...
A DRUNKEN warehouse worker with a history of violence twice spat in a policeman’s face during a late-night bust-up in Manchester. But 32-year-old Kieron Stewart, of Heron...
OLDHAM DJ Clint Boon is to lead an army of celebrity runners to raise money for a charity close to his heart. The Inspiral Carpets’ keyboard player and XFM presenter will...
A FAMILY-RUN farm has collected a hat-trick of top awards in a nationwide contest to find Britain’s best breakfast. Albion Farm in Delph landed first prize in the Best...
A SADDLEWORTH parish councillor will address tonight’s full meeting of Oldham Council over issues surrounding the controversial siting of the new Saddleworth School. Around...
THE MIST IN THE MIRROR (Oldham Coliseum, to February 21 then on tour) BRAVE? I’ll say it’s brave. Not so much the spooky, sinister story of Susan Hill’s...
ATHLETIC'S failure to stake their claim in the play-offs left manager Lee Johnson frustrated. Barnsley ran out narrow winners in a tedious clash at Oakwell, with Kane Hemmings...
LOUIS van Gaal believes Manchester United are firm favourites to win the FA Cup this year. Eleven days after drawing 0–0 away, United eased past Cambridge 3–0 in...
UPDATED: Frustration for Latics as take-off aborted Barnsley 1, Athletic 0 THINK of anything pretty dull and on balance, sitting through this tedious clash would be...
Date Published 03/02/2015
CRICKET: THE proposed merger between the Central Lancashire League and the Lancashire League has been scrapped. Two of the biggest cricket leagues in the North-West had been...
Hockey: IT’S all systems go for another hectic year in the life of Oldham-born hockey star Nicola White. Last year ended in disappointment for the 27-year-old London...
TABLE TENNIS: UNISON ‘A’ and Hollinwood ‘B’, both pushing for honours in Division Two of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League, had mixed fortunes in...
Oldham 1st 50, Birchfield 1st 5 RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM moved a step nearer to North Lancashire Division One title glory with a comfortable victory over motivated but outclassed...
Royal Navy 32, Saddleworth Rangers 14 RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers were on the back foot after only five minutes of their Ladbrokes Challenge Cup first-round clash against the...
City’s roving reporter writes every week for Chron Sport CLEARLY a draw was the better result for Chelsea than Manchester City as the Premier League’s top two went...
BOXING: RONNIE Heffron is fighting fit again and desperate to get back in the ring at the end of the month A shot at the vacant English light-middleweight title beckons for...
ENJOY walking football — a slower variation of the beautiful game for the over-50s - from 7-8pm at Failsworth School tonight. It costs £2.50 per session. Information:...
UNIVERSAL Credit is now available for families in Oldham with the aim of giving parents more support with childcare costs. Couples with children and lone parents can now claim...
