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OLDHAM has entered a guilty plea for hooker Danny Whitmore over his punching offence at Gateshead. Whitmore was sin-binned for the second time in four games and later charged...
Date Published 01/07/2014
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards
A MASKED gunman shot two men as they sat in a car in St Mary’s last night. The victims were in a Seat Leon on Radcliffe Road when they were approached by the man —...
Date Published 30/06/2014
A DERKER man is to appear in court in connection with the death of 12-year-old Annalise Holt in Shaw last December. Peter Scott of Francis Street has been summonsed for causing...
ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson has described as “bittersweet” the transfer manoeuvres that have seen captain Korey Smith leave for Bristol City — and midfield man...
LIAM Thompson, who hasn’t played since he smashed his cheekbone in early March, is closing in on his return to Roughyeds. Highly-rated Thommo travelled to Oxford as 18th...
OXFORD 22, OLDHAM 38 TWO textbook tries in two minutes at the start of the second half highlighted Oldham’s third win in a row. Oxford went in at half-time trailing...
WHILE Oldham were winning their seventh out of eight games, Hunslet Hawks were slipping to a home defeat by Gloucester. Roughyeds now boast fewer defeats — two —...
LEE Johnson has accepted defeat in his bid to bring Gary Harkins back to Athletic permanently. The Scot, whose contract at St Mirren was terminated by mutual agreement late...
CRICKET: OVERSEAS amateur Denis Louis was at his belligerent best as Crompton returned to winning ways with a nine-wicket demolition of Ashton in the Lake Garage CLL...
CRICKET: THE Glodwick juggernaut rolls on after the high-fliers eclipsed second-placed Moorside in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. What should have been a...
TANNER CUP: Saddleworth and Stayley both suffered home defeats in the semi-finals of the Tanner Cup at the weekend. Visitors Moorside and Heyside headed home with a smile of...
TREAT yourself to afternoon tea tomorrow at the Parish Centre, Uppermill, from 2-4pm for £4.50, in aid of St Chad’s Flower Guild’s 2015 flower festival....
Date Published 27/06/2014
THE FRIDAY THING: ROME, they tell us, wasn’t built in a day - so we can be assured developments currently planned in Saddleworth, Chadderton and High Crompton will not be...
SIXTH-FORMER Daisy Murphy has been installed as Oldham’s new youth mayor at a prestigious ceremony. During her year in office Daisy (17) will represent the...
YOUNG visitors to Oldham town centre will be able to climb, swing and slide thanks to a brand new play area. Oldham Council is to build the area in High Street to attract more...
SPORTS facilities at Hulme Grammar School could be improved if Oldham Council approves a deal for the use of underused playing fields. Merton Playing Fields in Frederick...
LOCAL people nodded a sad farewell to a true man of the soil as farmer Robert Matthew Holroyd (41) made his last journey by tractor-pulled farm trailer. Mr Holroyd’...
A DRIVER found slumped over his steering wheel after colliding with a post was more than four times over the drink-drive limit, a court has been told. When seen after the...
A FAMILY fun weekend organised by Shaw and Crompton Parish Council takes place on Saturday and Sunday on the Kershaw Street car park. FRIENDS of Dunwood Park are...
A WELL-KNOWN local landmark is about to disappear from the Oldham skyline. The black-topped chimney at the Lord Street heating plant will be demolished in the next few weeks....
Oldham nurses now have a new computer-based patient record system to streamline their work. They are the latest group to join the wider system, known as Paris, which is being...
CAR park fees at hospitals should be scrapped and the loss made up by prescribing cheaper generic drugs rather than branded ones, says Oldham and Royton MP Michael Meacher. Mr...
Angling: BRIAN Murphy (Gilders) took first place in the Hurst Anglers match on Moss Farm Fisheries. His pole and pellet tactics fished right over netted him 32lb of carp,...
BOWLS: TONGE are in the mix for the Manchester Premier League title despite losing 8-7.5 (182-172) at the King and Queen Hotel, Warrington. Leaders Lloyd Hotel, Chorlton, lost...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers aim to put the disappointment of last week’s defeat behind them against fourth-placed Normanton Knights tomorrow. Shane Tupaea’s side...
CRICKET: Back-to-back home fixtures this weekend give on-form Woodhouses an outstanding chance to make Greene King Lancashire County League progress. The Belfield outfit...
CRICKET: DEFIANT Werneth skipper Matt Taylor insists his side can beat the drop from the Premier Division of the Lake Garage CLL. Werneth prop up the rest in the top flight...
CRICKET: SADDLEWORTH captain Brian Lord knows his side must put on their Sunday best if they are to reach the Tanner Cup final. The men from Well-i-Hole play host to six-time...
