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AMAZING azaleas and perfect petunias wowed judges of the annual Saddleworth in Bloom competition. Hundreds of entries from pubs, community groups and individuals across...
Date Published 01/08/2014
CLL PREVIEW ROYTON will be hoping the forecast showers stay away from the Paddock tomorrow. Denny Hulme’s men have dropped to second from bottom in the Lake Garage CLL...
CHADDERTON Park Sports Club is in line for a national award in recognition of its devotion to grassroots football. The club has already won the North-West FA’s Charter...
BABIES needing a total body cooling treatment will benefit from new specialist equipment helped by a generous donation of £4,200 from an Oldham fundraiser. Stephanie...
ENTRIES came from far and wide to compete in the North-West region World Ping Pong Championship qualifier. The Mansfield family from Essex, mother Lynne, son Casey (12) and...
IT was an historic weekend for the East Lancs Road Club with the resurrection of the longest reliability ride in the ‘Best All-Rounder’ competition, plus a member...
Non-league by SIMON SMEDLEY CHADDERTON’S former Football League star and current coach Matty McNeil is hoping his young team hit the ground running on Saturday. After a...
STAFF numbers at cash-handling equipment manufacturer Innovative Technology Ltd have grown by 22 in the first six months of the year. The company has 250 employees across the...
NINE-YEAR-OLD Tom White was Micklehurst’s hero as they clinched their first Saddleworth and District Cricket League title since returning to the competition in 2011. The...
POLICE and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd is backing calls to introduce a specific offence of domestic violence. The move has been put forward by Shadow Home Secretary Yvette...
TWIN sisters who learnt their trade at an Oldham dance school have claimed victory in the Youth All Girls World Pairs Championship in Blackpool. Bethany and Katie Wright (17),...
TALENTED Sophie Bamber has claimed a quartet of regional freestyle dance titles. The 18-year-old won her age group in both the solo and slow categories at the IDTA North-West...
A NEW therapy course, pioneered in Australia, is helping Oldham residents conquer depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Founded in Western Australia, the Rewiring...
A LITTLE boy who grew his hair for two-and-a-half years has had his long flowing locks chopped off to raise money for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. Nine-year-old Charlie Smith...
TALK about parents getting in on the act! Mums and dads of youngsters from Pure Dance Academy, in Derker, showed the young ’uns a thing or two when they performed...
A ROYTON woman, who won the European Cheerleading Championships with her squad earlier this month, is urging Oldhamers to take part in the sport. Natasha Barker (26) and her...
The number of people using foodbanks could soar because of a change in the benefit system, according to Michael Meacher, MP for Oldham West and Royton. Claimants currently wait...
KIND-HEARTED Kevin Lanham has spent the past three years helping people with disabilities and additional needs to learn to ride a bike. He runs Oldham Wheels For All in...
FRIENDS of Castleshaw Roman Forts (FCRF) are close to calling time on a dig that has lifted the lid on the rich history of the area. Around 300 local schoolchildren and 150...
A BOTCHED injection which changed her mum’s life forever inspired a remarkable carer to pursue a career in law to fight clinical negligence. Determined Kendyl Moore (22),...
REGENERATION work in Limehurst is pushing ahead as part of housing firm Regenda’s wider plan to transform lives in the area. A meeting was held at Limehurst...
AN ambulance faced potentially life-threatening delays reaching an elderly injured woman at an Uppermill pub. Mary Derbyshire (85) fell as she was visiting the Church Inn for...
JUDGES for Britain in Bloom assessed Oldham’s entry into the competition yesterday after the borough represented the North-West in last years’ competition. BBC...
GEORGE Elokobi will add muscle to Athletic’s back line in tomorrow’s friendly with Huddersfield Town at SportsDirect.com Park. The left-sided defender (28) has been...
GOOD news for Oldham RL Club . . . forwards Michael Ward and George Tyson won’t face disciplinary charges after getting themselves into hot water with referee Warren Turley...
ATHLETIC’S defensive unit will be given a stern examination by Huddersfield Town’s little-and-large forward combination tomorrow — but manager Lee Johnson...
RUGBY LEAGUE YOU can almost throw a rugby ball from Geoff Owen’s house in Moorside to Andy Yates’s place just across the road. Neighbours for a few years,...
SADDLEWORTH CRICKET LEAGUE WHICH ‘side’ are you on this weekend? With identical won, lost and drawn records in the league and each boasting explosive...
Racing selections CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are - GOODWOOD 2.05 Tatlisu 2.40 Rainbow...
CALLOUS thieves stole £1,200 from a vulnerable pensioner’s bag in Oldham town centre after she withdrew the cash to pay into her savings account. Lilian Brown, of...
Date Published 31/07/2014
