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ATHLETIC will face Sky Bet Championship opponents again in the first round of the Capital One Cup. The draw has handed Lee Johnson’s men a tasty home tie against Aitor...
Date Published 17/06/2014
A paranoid schizophrenic set fire to a house with three children inside in a bid to kill her ex-boyfriend. Jessica Albison (20), formerly of Napier Road East, Coppice, has now...
Date Published 16/06/2014
DELIGHTED organisers of Saddleworth’s legendary Whit Friday Brass Band contests are celebrating a sunshine bonus that helped to smash entry records. Sweltering weather...
SERVICES to local government have earned stalwart councillor Howard Sykes and rugby league star Kevin Sinfield MBEs in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. With 27 years of...
THE Rt Rev David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, literally carried a host of Saddleworth villages on his shoulders for his home coming ... Draped across his shoulders was the...
FORMER Manchester United star Ronnie Wallwork is facing jail after pleading guilty to theft. The 36 year old, from Failsworth, admitted a charge of theft involving an Audi A4...
A MOTORIST stopped by police in Failsworth as part of World Cup drink driving crackdown was almost six times the legal limit. Officers stopped 200 motorists in a crackdown on...
OLDHAM Sixth Form College is celebrating a former student’s prestigious House of Commons award. Dr Munira Mirza, now London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and Education, was...
SEVEN teachers were assaulted by a pupil at a Failsworth special needs school on Thursday after he lost control when reprimanded for chewing gum. Police were called to Spring...
OLDHAM Council must do more to clamp down on staff sick days, says the borough’s Lib-Dem leader. Councillor Howard Sykes has written to the council’s chief...
OLDHAM company Innovative Technology has received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise from Warren Smith, the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester. Colleagues from the Derker...
THE secret of Mo Agoro’s current success lies in practice and enjoyment, the Oldham RL winger has revealed. Once of Leeds Rhinos, the 21-year-old student of sports...
KOREY Smith will leave Boundary Park this summer — at the right price. Influential midfield man Smith (23), who signed from Norwich last year after a successful loan...
Oldham 58, Scorpions 2 ON the day Oldham went out to defend for all they were worth, Mo Agoro scored his first hat-trick in senior rugby and Ben Wood added two more as...
WHAT a difference a week can make. Seven days after admitting his embarrassment over his side’s flimsy defence at Hemel, Scott Naylor watched Oldham man the barricades...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards THIRSK 2.20 Don’t Tell Annie 2.55 Spring Bird 3.30 Hellbender 4.10 Meeting...
Boxing: FAILSWORTH’S national junior ABA champion Danny Wright closed the amateur season in style with victory at a prestigious five-nations international...
Date Published 13/06/2014
THE Jamie’s Something Special fund-raising group — named after tragic toddler Jamie Heaton — is offering the chance to win a complete wedding package. Tickets...
A North-West telesales company has been ordered to stay within the law by a High Court judge after misleading potential clients. Mr Justice Phillips issued a tough injunction...
OLDHAM has seen the biggest drop in youth unemployment across the country. The latest figures show 715 people aged 18-24 in Oldham registered as unemployed - a drop from 1,420...
Non-League football: MOSSLEY joint-manager Peter Band is relishing the prospect of a tough pre-season friendly fixtures schedule. The Lilywhites, who finished 15th in...
POLICE have issued a picture of a man wanted in connection with a robbery in Oldham. Reece Steven (21) is wanted after thousands of pounds was stolen from a travel agent on...
RUGBY UNION: KYLE Eastmond has been dropped from the squad for England’s second Test against New Zealand. The Oldhamer misses out as coach Stuart Lancaster brings back the...
THE NHS should be the top issue at next year’s general election, Oldham MP Michael Meacher has warned. The Oldham West and Royton MP fears the Tories are trying to...
YOUNGSTERS at St Edwards RC Primary School in Lees joined 100,000 schoolchildren across the UK on Wednesday to call for safer streets for walking and cycling. The nationwide...
THE FRIDAY THING: IT may well prove to be a false dawn (this is, after all, Saddleworth) but there is cause for cautious optimism that those who wanted to move Saddleworth School...
AN Oldham family is seeking royal support in highlighting the disease that has devastated their lives. Eric Armitage (60) — who was struck down by the terminal...
POLICE have charged a 35-year-old man following two robberies in which the homeowners were tied up. John Foster, of no fixed abode, was charged yesteray at Oldham Magistrates’...
A £350,000 cash injection will see 100 young Oldham mums given extra nursing care and support. The hand-out, from NHS England’s Greater Manchester team, will give...
AN adult, over 18s comedy night is the final fundraising event of the year from Saddleworth Women’s Institute in aid of Oldham Bereavement Support Service. The WI takes...
