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Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards CHESTER 1.45 Yeager (nb) 2.15 Telescope (nap) 2.45 Orchestra 3.15 Our...
Date Published 07/05/2014
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers paid the penalty for another dreadful start as they slipped to a 46-24 defeat at second-bottom Ince Rose Bridge in Division One of the National...
Date Published 06/05/2014
CRICKET: THERE were mixed fortunes for Delph in the Drakes Huddersfield League. In their Premiership clash against Slaithwaite, Delph roared to a big win. Skipper Grant...
CRICKET: UPPERMILL ruined the remaining 100 per cent record in Division One of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League with a three-wicket success at home to Stayley....
CRICKET: EVERYTHING is rosy in the Heyside garden. Back-to-back victories and an acceptance card signed by the CLL management committee for season 2015 made for a perfect...
CRICKET: Lake Garage CLL will have 18 teams in 2015 after Heyside (Saddleworth and District League) and Elton (Bolton Association) were accepted at a special meeting. At...
CRICKET: CROMPTON and Royton returned to winning ways in the Lake Garage CLL on Saturday. The former won a thrilling game against Unsworth in the Championship at Glebe...
CRICKET: CROMPTON are riding high in the Lake Garage CLL Championship after demolishing Radcliffe at the Racecourse on Sunday. It was their second victory of the weekend,...
SADDLEWORTH is to lose its last petrol station to a new property development scheme. Planners have submitted an outline application to Oldham Council to demolish the familiar...
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has scooped three national awards for its family events and welcoming atmosphere. The Family Arts Festival Awards are linked to a touring production,...
FIVE Oldham men were part of a professional gang of drug traffickers jailed for a total of 177 years after flooding the North-East with heroin and cocaine. James Kelly (29),...
A LOCAL cricketer who once made national headlines by hitting six sixes in an over died shortly before a day staged in his honour. Yesterday’s charity cricket match...
A WOMAN whose body may have been kept in her Oldham living room for up to a year appeared to have died of natural causes. Ninety six-year-old Dena Petryszyn was discovered by...
FIRE-fighters across the borough were involved in three strikes over the weekend as part of the continuing row over pensions. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) took...
THE Inspiral Carpets are back — ready to unleash an album of exciting new material and hinting that a glorious homecoming show could be on the cards. Arguably...
LEE Johnson estimates his chance of landing James Wesolowski on a new contract at 50-50. Discussions with Wesolowski’s agent Tam Byrne resulted in a verbal offer ahead...
HALF-BACK Steve Roper, who has joined Oldham on loan, was overlooked for the Oxford game because he didn’t train on the Thursday before the game said coach Scott Naylor....
Athletic 1, Notts County 1 What a late surge the Magpies had put in prior to this entertaining score draw, which rounded off Athletic’s season with a 10th straight match...
Oldham 48, Oxford 28 FORTIFIED by Nathan Mason’s arrival from Huddersfield Giants, Oldham’s young pack smashed Oxford’s forwards into submission and caned...
LITTLE more than a year ago, Oxford won 18-16 at Whitebank on a dark day for Oldham - which coach Scott Naylor firmly believes was the catalyst for a stunningly consistent run of...
NEMANJA Vidic, the man described as Manchester United’s “rock” for the last eight-and-a-half years, will wave goodbye to Old Trafford tonight. With so much...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards BRIGHTON 2.05 Dougal 2.35 Top Cop 3.05 Sandy Cove 3.35 Tracks Of My Tears...
THE FRIDAY THING: POLITICS makes some pretty odd bedfellows: just look at UKIP. Basically a racist party, they spout the nasty dogma of the right while at the same time...
Date Published 02/05/2014
A THREE-DAY “Be Creative Bank Holiday Bonanza” starts in Saddleworth tomorrow, featuring local crafters, creatives and small businesses. Everything from pies...
TWO Oldham Sixth Form College students are to fly the flag for the North-West at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg. Mariam Waseem and Chris Marland, both 19, are among 14...
OLDHAM residents are being invited to see latest plans for a three-year wastewater treatment overhaul in Chadderton and Royton. The £114 million plan is aimed at...
MICHAEL Meacher is on board with plans for high-speed rail — but fears it may not solve capacity problems at Greater Manchester stations. The Labour MP said the...
THE waste management company which controls the fortunes of Oldham’s most controversial landfill site has laid out plans for its future. The move will see significant...
ORGANISERS of two big Saddleworth summer events are hoping talks with United Utilities will avert traffic disruption during a £1 million sewer upgrade scheme. Church...
GOLF: SHANE Schofield braved strong wins and hailstones to win the Lowe Trophy, Stamford’s first major of the year which attracted a full complement of members. Schofield...
