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Martyn meets...Rugby Super League referee ROBERT HICKS RUGBY League referees — like referees in any sport — are a much-maligned and much misunderstood bunch in need...
Date Published 30/09/2014
TABLE TENNIS: DUNCAN Hadfield was the star of the show as Saddleworth ‘A’ checked their ‘B’ team’s promising start to the Oldham and...
THE 3rd Oldham brownies are having their 60th anniversary and reunion get-together on Saturday at Hollins Methodist Church, Millgate from 2-5pm. Info from Glennis on...
BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook and Tonge stars Gary Ellis and Darren Griffiths suffered first-round disappointment in the BCGBA Champion Of Champions event in...
Frank Smith of Millwood Court, Royton, will celebrate his 100th birthday today with his wife of 75 years, Dorothy (97), and family in Lytham St Annes. A special guest will be...
A dazzling array of beers and ciders will showcased at Saddleworth Beer Festival this Friday and Saturday. International bottled beers will feature alongside an impressive...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RUFC 56, ASHTON 1ST XV 15 NORTH Lancashire Division One pacesetters Oldham continued their superb start to the season with a stunning victory over...
TRADERS and shoppers are being asked for their opinion on plans to invest £120,000 in Shaw market. Oldham Council’s investment is on top of £100,000 already pledged to support...
City’s website star reporter and former Latics star Les writes every week for Chron Sport TONIGHT’S Champions league clash against Roma at the Etihad really is set...
A motorcycle club with only 23 members has raised £2,500 for the injured service veterans’ charity, BLESMA. This is the second year that Road Wizards MCC has raised...
Aksa Homes has been awarded £10,000 to help run a youth project and bring communities together. The Big Lottery funding will be supplemented by Aksa’s own money for...
AN Oldham cheerleader is raising as much money as she can for the Christie Young Oncology Unit after reaching the finals of the Miss North-West Beauty competition. Natasha...
Saddleworth’s St Chad’s church has been given a major grant by the environmental trust arm of waste management company Veolia. The church has been given...
KAREN Rowley’s second-half goal, followed by a solid defensive performance, earned Oldham’s first team a 2-1 opening-day victory at Manchester University in Division...
Non-league football: MOSSLEY’S recent resurgence was halted as they were thumped 4-0 at home by Kendal Town in the Evo-Stik League Division One North at Seel...
TAKE part in local democracy at the Royton District Executive meeting and community forum on Monday, October 6, from 6pm. The meeting, taking place at Royton Youth Centre,...
THIEVES targeted a vulnerable Grotton pensioner to steal lead from her property — prompting police to warn residents to be on their guard. The theft took place in the...
JOBSEEKERS across three more areas of Greater Manchester can now claim Universal Credit following the success of a pilot scheme in Oldham. Cheetham Hill, Newton Heath and...
A vicar has issued a heartfelt plea to restore Saddleworth’s iconic Pots and Pans war memorial following a spate of vandalism. The landmark monument, which commemorates...
HUNDREDS of cuppas were brewed up across Oldham to raise money for cancer care. Scores of schools, workplaces and community groups took part in the World’s Biggest...
ANGRY residents are up in arms over plans to squeeze a house in between two rows of terrace homes. Proposals for a four-bedroom house on Clarksfield Road, Clarksfield, were...
OLDHAM is to build a special school with state-of-the-art facilities for pupils with autism. Contractors Extraspace Solutions will begin work on the £6.25m project,...
CANNABIS worth £300,000 has been seized by police who made four arrests during raids in Oldham. The 30kg haul was found on Waterloo Street on Friday as part of Programme...
PLANS to relax taxi laws could put children at greater risk of sexual exploitation, councils are warning. At present minicab drivers go through a rigorous council vetting...
DANNY Philliskirk is hoping to land a starting role at Peterborough. The two-goal hero of the Scunthorpe win wants to be in at the off against Peterborough on Saturday. Despite...
Oldham Council Cabinet Councillors have “reluctantly” approved a plan for community organisations to provide services for young people previously the job of the...
DAVID Cookson is ready to go into Grand Final battle for Oldham with his gashed head protected by a scrum cap. "I hope it still fits," said the big centre, who last...
ASHLEY Cole claims the pressure is on Manchester City to beat his new side Roma tonight – or face Champions League misery. Victory for Roma would mean consecutive defeats...
ROBIN van Persie believes Manchester United’s formidable attacking force will instil fear into their rivals. United boss Louis van Gaal has added Radamel Falcao and Angel...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWCASTLE 2.00 Keble 2.30 Alnashama (nb) 3.00 Taysh 3.35 Direct...
