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GOLF: STEVE Costigan will be at the helm of a happy ship at Crompton and Royton in 2014. “The course is in good condition and membership is holding up. We are certainly...
Date Published 02/05/2014
SNOOKER: FAILSWORTH snooker star Dean Sheridan hit back from 4-1 down to beat Moorside’s Michael Wild 5-4 in a superb Manchester Snooker Open final. Sheridan was a worthy...
CHADDERTON Floral Art Society members will be leaving posies around the town for passers-by to pick up on Friday to celebrate National Flower Arranging Day. RADCLYFFE School...
AN Oldham boy who suffered a serious brain injury after being struck by a car has returned to mainstream school. Adam McQuillan (10) was seriously injured at a pedestrian...
A PUB campaign group has praised a landmark Saddleworth inn which is set to join a select list in a “drinkers bible”. At a ceremony this weekend, The Cross Keys...
AT 18, Sam Pennington is Oldham’s youngest election candidate this year. The Oldham Sixth Form College student is standing in the Failsworth West ward for the Trade...
ANNA’S Dance kids street dance classes take place on Friday at St Joseph’s Parish centre, Oldham Road, Shaw. Call 07739-317616 or visit www.annasdance.co.uk for...
STAFF and residents at HC-One care homes across the UK - including one in Oldham - are to be consulted over plans to introduce CCTV cameras. The move follows the release of...
OLDHAM-based Clarke Telecom has been acquired in a £17 million deal by Yorkshire engineering group Renew. Clarke Telecom is mainly owned by members and associates of the...
CRICKET: SPRINGHEAD were shot out for just 36 in their North Manchester League Division One clash against Tottington St Johns. But if Saints thought they were in for an...
TEAM spirit and a never-say-die attitude helped propel Athletic’s under-18s to Lancashire FA Youth Cup glory this season — and the hope is that the same will be true...
FOUR youngsters who all have the same rare genetic disorder are getting on their bikes to raise awareness of the condition. Huan Harris-Larkin (10), from Shaw, was diagnosed...
CRICKET: Friarmere player Gary Kershaw accepted that “rules are rules” after watching team-mate Sohail Mahmood removed from the attack after bowling three full tosses over...
THE old adage that catches win matches was never more true than for Crompton on Sunday. Having beaten Middleton in their first fixture of this year’s CLL Championship,...
FATHER and son are ready to go head-to-head when it comes to signings this summer, Lee Johnson has admitted. The 2014-15 campaign will be notable for pitting Gary Johnson (58)...
BOWLS: THERE is lots of local interest as Greater Manchester launch their Endsleigh County Championship season with a group match against Derbyshire on Sunday (2pm). Crompton...
ANGLING: MONARCH AC’s latest members-only match on the club water was a super event. Weights were quite amazing as winner Craig Bradford scaled 29lb 3oz of ide, skimmers...
SADDLEWORTH Rangers coach Shane Tupaea is demanding 80 minutes of full-on commitment from his players for tomorrow’s trip to Ince Rose Bridge. Rangers slipped to a fourth...
FOOTBALL: IF Limeside seems a little quiet on Monday it will be because Limeside King George aim to become only the second Oldham-based team to win the North-West Sunday...
FOOTBALL: RIFLE Range ‘A’ have set their sights on more silverware after beating nearest rivals Limeside King George 4-1 in what is now widely known as the Midas...
Avro 2, Royton Town 4 ROYTON Town finished their FBT Manchester League Premier Division season on a high following a fine win over Avro, but must now await other results to...
CRICKET: WOODHOUSES will hope to build on their superb opening-day win as they face a Greene King Lancashire County Cricket League double-header. ’Houses thumped...
CRICKET: Reigning champions Heyside and Tanner Cup heroes Uppermill lock horns in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League on Sunday Both teams are expected to challenge for...
CRICKET: THE ability to bounce back from adversity needs to be displayed by our four local clubs in the Lake Garage CLL this weekend. Royton, Werneth, Crompton and Oldham all...
The Latics striker’s final column of the season for Chron Sport THE curtain comes down on yet another season tomorrow - in our case a fiercely-competitively affair...
A MAN lived with the body of his dead mother for up to a year, police believe. Dena Petryszyn (96) was discovered by officers at the terrace house in South Hill Street,...
A “TRAGIC mistake” by a 999 call handler led to a delay that resulted in a boy’s death in an asthma attack Eight-year-old Clayton Barker collapsed at his...
A UKIP candidate standing in Oldham is at the centre of controversy after calling for mosques to be knocked down and Islam to be banned. Jackie Garnett, who is standing in...
Fifteen people charged with offences relating to an £860,000 drug haul appeared before Oldham magistrates yesterday. They will next appear at Manchester Crown Court, on...
Oldham is the “birthplace of UKIP” according to deputy leader Paul Nuttall who visited the borough yesterday to launch his party’s European elections campaign. MEP Mr Nuttall...
