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WORKERS at Rayner Opticians in Royton and Shaw are celebrating becoming part of the Scrivens Opticians and Hearing Care business. This follows the acquisition of 19 Rayner...
Date Published 25/04/2014
A £320,000 upgrade of Oldham’s CCTV network was given the seal of approval last night. The overhaul will allow greater monitoring capacity and improved partnership...
SNOOKER: A PLAY-OFF could decide the Oldham Amateur Snooker League champions of 2013-14. North Chadd ‘A’ and Three Cs ‘A’ are tied at the top after the...
Saddleworth and District Cricket League CRICKET: SHAW moved quickly to snap-up record-breaking professional batsman Ather Abid after a deal to register South African Lerato...
CRICKET: WERNETH have been shattered by the news that all-rounder Joe Taylor has been ruled out for the season with an horrific thumb injury. The 23 year old was fielding on...
RUGBY: ROCHDALE Mayfield won the Standard Cup final against Oldham St Anne’s after shaking off the disappointment of last year. The National Conference Division One side...
JAMES Wilson says it’s business as usual as Athletic strives to stretch an unbeaten run to 10 matches by the end of the season. “If we are safe then we are. But we...
GARY Madine may be about to play his final game for Carlisle, whose fate will be all but decided if they are beaten by Athletic on Saturday. The loan striker is serving a...
GOLF: NEW Werneth captain Paul Gough is hoping he can one day shed his ‘nearly man’ tag. The 13-handicapper was as low as nine at one stage, but has repeatedly...
MOTORCYCLE RACING: ASHLEY Beech and Team JD Racing face an uphill task to make the starting grid for round two of the National Superstock Championship at Oulton Park in two weeks....
NETBALL: MANCHESTER Thunder won a place in Saturday’s ZEO Superleague Grand Final with a fantastic 43-37 win over Team Bath in front of a sell-out home crowd. The...
GOLF: NORTH Manchester will be looking to drop the bridesmaids tag in this season’s Oldham and District Golf League cup and plate competitions. The Rhodes-based club...
BOWLS: GARY Ellis landed his second big prize of the season by winning the Kirkham Conservative Club Invitation Classic on Easter Monday. Tonge and Nimble Nook star Ellis,...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport SIR Alex Ferguson was always going to be a very hard act to follow, so I suppose it’s been ro...
SPORTS BETTING: DAVID Moyes was today reported to be fuming over his sacking as Manchester United manager. Whether the Scot feels he should have been given more time at the...
MANCHESTER United will not consider appointing Ryan Giggs as the club’s next full–time manager, it is understood. United announced yesterday that Giggs will take...
CARLISLE hot-shot Gary Madine could have been lining up for Athletic tomorrow — but Lee Johnson turned down the chance to bring the striker to Oldham. The survival hopes...
ATHLETIC officials have reacted with caution to reports that the club could be set to sign a large commercial deal with Sports Direct. The proposed five-year agreement, which...
Hit-and-run victim Shane completes 26-mile race A RUNNER is celebrating his first marathon - after learning to walk again. Shane Reading thought his dreams of running a...
DAVID Worrall has left nobody in doubt over his desire to return to Boundary Park next season. Shut out of the first-team picture at Rotherham, the busy on-loan midfielder has...
GREATER Manchester Police launched its biggest ever automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) operation yesterday and seized 24 cars worth a total of £250,000. In Oldham...
Chronicle Racing Correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 4.55 Khelman 5.25 Divine 6.00 Beacon 6.30 Penny Drops 7.05...
THE Duke of Gloucester proved he had a head for heights when he opened the new £7 million learning centre at Oldham College. He enjoyed the view from the roof of the...
Oldham Council is investigating a number of people photographed by residents as they dumped rubbish from the back of a van on an unused area of land in Hathershaw. Lifelong...
Date Published 24/04/2014
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has joined NHS workers in signing a petition to stop privatisation plans, which is being handed to Pennine Acute Trust today. Over 2,500 names are on...
OLDHAM Athletic will have one thing on their minds when heading to Brunton Park this weekend: hammering one of the final nails in Carlisle’s relegation coffin. Three points...
RYAN Ellison struck the winning penalty as Athletic’s under-18s claimed a dramatic shoot-out victory over Blackpool in the final of the Lancashire FA Youth Cup at Bloomfield...
DALE Bloomfield's personal target in his second season at Whitebank is to be Oldham RL's top try-scorer. The former Rochdale winger has established an early lead with five...
JAMES Wesolowski has claimed the Chronicle’s Star Man prize for 2013-14. The midfield dynamo (26) started the campaign as an unused substitute at Stevenage, but in his...
MANCHESTER United has hit back at claims the club handled David Moyes’ dismissal in an unprofessional way. Moyes, sacked on Tuesday was happy to concede results...
