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Angling: DIGGLE AC’s Tuesday match was a patchy affair with the fish concentrated in certain areas. Most struggled for bites, but the winner was Bob Dac with a massive...
Date Published 23/05/2014
BOWLS: CHARLIE Roberts (Ashton Cricket) won the Saddleworth Bowling League’s Sharpe Cup when be beat Paul Heap (Springbank) 21-15 in the final at Springhead. The...
GOLF: WERNETH ‘A’ team captain Lee Rowbotham found himself on the wrong end of a birdie blitz at Saddleworth . . . and left Mountain Ash delighted! He and partner...
AFTER winning the last four Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is hot favourite to triumph in Monaco on Sunday. Hamilton is 8-11 to guide his Mercedes to victory, with team-mate Nico...
OLDHAM has one of the highest rates in the North-West for people at risk of losing their homes. The borough had 1,298 mortgage and landlord possession claims — the first stage...
A TOTAL of 21 coaches at Chadderton Park FC have completed their disabled coaching qualifications so that they can teach people with cerebral palsy. Peugeot Oldham has also...
Chronicle managing editor Dave Whaley’s cancer treatment diary BAD news certainly travels fast. It was never my intention to keep my condition - a tumour on my larynx...
A MIND-BOGGLING piece of illusionary street art will take shape outside Gallery Oldham this week, courtesy of internationally-acclaimed pavement artists Urban Canvas. Over...
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, (Opera House, Manchester, to Saturday) ANOTHER of the Manchester Gets It First musical premieres hits the Opera House and proves two things: expectations...
ESSENTIAL gas mains work in Hollins will close some junctions and cause traffic delays for more than six months from Monday. Around 700 metres of metal gas main is being...
CRICKET: TWO young cricketers are celebrating this week after steering their teams to the quarter-finals of the Wood Cup. Royton’s Liam Mason (22) and...
RUGBY: YOUNG Saddleworth Rangers star Jack Johnson played his part as England Academy snatched a last-gasp 34-30 victory over France. The youngster, who is attached to...
CRICKET watchers at Ellesmere Road couldn’t take their eyes off Mel Whittle. The 67-year-old former Oldham stalwart bamboozled the South West Manchester batsman with...
PAUL Sutcliffe is in pole position to achieve a Formula One coup. The former racing marshal is on the verge of uniting the whole of the motor sport community in a project to...
JOIN Street Scene Greenfield tomorrow to spruce up the area. Take a snack and wear suitable clothing. Equipment is provided. Contact Gill McCulley on 01457-870364 to find out...
Daredevil Stan Bowes is determined to take the plunge... down the OUTSIDE of Britain’s scariest seaside rollercoaster. Next month the 69 year old from Diggle will abseil...
THE FRIDAY THING: SO, was it a good night or a bun fight for Saddleworth Parish Council on Monday. It certainly had its moments of comedy (John Hudson was very much in...
AN Oldham drinks business is cracking open the champagne after winning a top industry award. Wilds of Oldham has been awarded the “Best of the Best — Wholesaler of...
OSCAR-WINNING epic “12 Years a Slave” screens at Playhouse 2 on Saturday with tickets priced at £4. Contact 01706-840400 for more information. POLICE are...
AN Oldham man is one of four people charged with firearms offences. The charges relate to an operation into the selling of convertible firearms over the internet. Robert...
A CRICKET club president is determined not to let his club’s milestone 150th anniversary be spoiled by suspected arson. Werneth Cricket and Bowling Club was targeted...
A 31-year-old Oldham man has been jailed for smuggling £550,000 of 1.6 kilos of pure heroin into the country, inside chessboards from Pakistan. Syed Naveed Shabir of...
PAUL Rachubka is edging closer to extending his second spell with Athletic. The 33-year-old Californian goalkeeper ended the season as the first-choice keeper at Boundary Park...
AN after-school children’s club has been told to remove an “industrial style” fence after the council ruled it breached residential planning conditions. Big...
STEVEN Roper may get his long-awaited Oldham debut against Gloucester All Golds on Sunday. The Rochdale Hornets’ half-back’s initial one-month loan spell is nearly...
A FORMER Saddleworth Rangers whizz-kid may make his senior rugby debut for Gloucester All Golds against Oldham on Sunday. Highly-rated Leeds Rhinos half-back Ben White (19),...
WAYNE Rooney is hoping to become the new Manchester United captain — but the striker insists he would have no problem if Robin van Persie was handed the armband instead....
ATHLETIC defender Genseric Kusunga has earned a call-up to the Angola squad for their international away fixture against World Cup finalists Iran next Friday.
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards BEVERLEY 2.00 Genius Boy 2.30 Make On Madam 3.05 Mey Blossom 3.40...
A POLICE officer jailed after becoming a heroin addict while working undercover has failed to convince top judges his sentence should be cut. Greater Manchester policeman...
