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FRANK Lampard has told Chelsea the title race remains on as he targets a fourth Premier League winners’ medal and a first with Manchester City. Lampard, Chelsea’s...
Date Published 02/02/2015
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SOUTHWELL 1.55 Amazing Blue Sky (nb) 2.30 Gabrial The Duke 3.00...
Athletic 3, Notts County 0 Athletic kept their heads in a calm and clinical way while their opponents lost theirs in slapstick fashion. Thanks to strikes from birthday boy...
Date Published 31/01/2015
THE FRIDAY THING: THE use of cameras to keep an eye on people designated as posing a threat to society, or simply walking aimlessly about our streets and town centres, has over...
Date Published 30/01/2015
ST CHAD’S Church, Uppermill is holding a Candlemas service on Sunday starting from 6.30pm. SCOUTHEAD and Austerlands Community Group is holding a meeting at...
Oldham’s only woman independent councillor is seeking a pledge to deal with pothole problems on Saddleworth’s side roads and lanes. Councillor Nicola Kirkham says...
THE Tories are creating a bigger north-south divide with 11 in 12 jobs created in southern England, Oldham MP Michael Meacher has said. The Oldham West and Royton MP said:...
RUGBY: JAMES Shaw is set to travel the world in the Royal Navy... but first he faces a challenge much closer to home. The 19-year-old former Oldham St Anne’s prop forward...
RUGBY: CRIES of “come on you Warriors” will ring out around Peach Road this season. Waterhead have added to their title, and chairman Mick Slicker senior hopes the...
CRICKET: Leagues that continue to work alone will only hurt the grassroots sport says Martin Kay, chair of the Greater Manchester Cricket League Steering Group He was outlining...
ANGLING: JOHN Mellor topped the weights in the third and final round of the Todmorden AS Teams of Three League staged on Croft Fishery and the Rochdale Canal. His two carp on...
RUGBY: CRAIG Farrimond had an army of spies watching the Royal Navy’s every move in preparation for tomorrow’s Ladbrokes Challenge Cup tie in Portsmouth. The...
JACK Turnbull bagged a precious hat-trick as his Failsworth Athletic side sank Rifle ‘B’ 6-3 in the Midas Sunday League Challenge Cup third round. David Caine...
ROYTON Town moved up to seventh place in the FBT Manchester League Premier Division table thanks to a thumping home win against AFC Monton. Town cruised to victory against...
FOOTBALL: A HAT-TRICK from Rob Flynn and a brace of spot-kick saves by Steve Nuttall added up to a pulsating Midas League first division clash. Under slate-grey High Crompton...
Athletic’s goalkeeper writes every week for Chron Sport IT CERTAINLY felt like an awfully long journey home from Gillingham, with everyone only too aware we didn’t...
MIKE Jones was disappointed he didn’t add to his four goals for the season at Gillingham, but has backed himself to continue to score from set-pieces - hopefully starting at...
OLDHAM gritters treated a staggering 9,960 miles of roads in only one week earlier this month - almost the distance between the borough and Adelaide, Australia. The figure was...
OLDHAM College has won an international award for two new environmentally-friendly buildings in its £31million redevelopment project. The college collected the...
A community leader claims Diggle residents must prepare to battle to protect the village they love. Mark Brooks was speaking after Saddleworth residents quizzed parish...
THE first stage of the exciting Prince’s Gate development at Oldham Mumps is taking shape. A planning application is soon to be submitted seeking permission to create a...
A FORMER Oldham landlady has died at the age of 103. Bertha Taylor (nee Crowther) died peacefully at her home in Chadderton on January 13. Bertha, who was coming up to her...
HOCKEY: AFTER an accomplished performance in defeat against high-flying Alderley Edge, Oldham firsts were hoping another good display would produce a win in the Women’s...
NETBALL: OLDHAM never lifted their foot off the gas as they romped to a 72-32 success against Blackpool in the North-West Premier League. Winning every quarter - the second by...
NETBALL: DEPLETED Oldham, several of whose players were being rested for Manchester Thunder’s Superleague opener, were beaten 42-40 at Hucclecote in the National Premier...
SPORTS BETTING: HAVING recommended Andy Murray for Australian Open success at 7-1, it is pleasing to see him safely in the semi-finals and down to 11-4 to win the first Grand Slam...
NETBALL: MANCHESTER Thunder held off a late surge from Surrey Storm to win a thrilling Superleague opener 55-52. All the advance chatter had been about Thunder’s...
MOORSIDE snooker ace Michael Wild suffered a rare setback in his bid to secure a place in two major international tournaments. The potting machine travelled to Walsall for the...
YEAR five pupils from Burnley Brow Community School, Victoria Street, visited the Jorvik Viking Centre in York as part of their history lessons. PLANNING permission has been...
AN Oldham manufacturing company has secured a £9million working capital pool to help fund international growth and expansion into new sectors. James Briggs Ltd,...
