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JOIN Greenfield Street Scene tomorrow for a village litter pick. Meet at 10am outside Boarshurst Band Club. Equipment provided, all welcome, under-16s must be accompanied by...
Date Published 07/03/2014
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson is backing his team to rise to their massive derby challenge at home to Preston tomorrow. Simon Grayson’s in-form side heads to Boundary Park...
A SERIAL burglar who broke into 30 houses across Oldham has been jailed after admitting his two-year crime spree was down to “boredom”. Ryan Legge (19) of James...
LEWIS Palfrey says he will be proud to lead out the Oldham team on Sunday in the club’s traditional and historical colours of red and white hoops. The strip was worn by...
THE Boundary Park atmosphere debate is set to move to a whole new level after Athletic boss Lee Johnson spoke at length on the subject at his pre-match press conference. The...
A TEACHING union says at least £180,000 of taxpayers’ money has been “wasted” on Oldham’s failed Phoenix Free School. The National Union of...
A MAN died last night after suffering a suspected heart attack while driving on the M62. His Vauxhall Insignia veered towards the central reservation, but the driver managed...
MO Agoro has been cleared to play against Hemel Stags at Whitebank after missing Oldham’s opening-day win in South Wales. But centre David Cookson may miss the next four...
HUNDREDS of mourners packed into St Edward’s Church, Lees, yesterday for the funeral of teenager Leon Cudworth. Many had to stand as friends, family and local people...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
DAVID Worrall wants Athletic to secure their league safety quickly - so fans can enjoy the final games of the season without worry. Rotherham loan man Worrall acknowledges...
Date Published 06/03/2014
MUSCLE-UP... and that’s an order, was the command from coach Scott Naylor to his team after last season. Naylor wanted a physically stronger squad this year. To...
BOXING: MORE than 200 supporters from Oldham will be cheering on Ronnie Heffron at Aintree on Saturday night. And the boxer is determined to put on a great show for his...
CRICKET: SEVEN clubs have applied to join the Lake Garage Central Lancashire Cricket League in 2015. Saddleworth, Heyside and Whalley Range from the Saddleworth and District...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 5.30 Thorpe Bay 6.00 Emerald Breeze 6.30 Stormy Morning...
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy is back on his feet despite being told he might never walk again. Just before his fourth birthday, Hollinwood youngster Riley Parrish began to struggle to...
COUNCIL tax bills are to rise slightly due to increased policing costs. Oldham Council froze its element of the bill as the budget package for next year, which includes...
AFTER a 52-year wait, Sam Whitworth has finally achieved his flight of fancy. OIdham pigeon fancier Sam (76) is in a flap after clinching what is believed to be the largest...
AN accomplished musician from Lees has died at the age of 101. Ida Buckley, a pianist and singer, passed away peacefully at Oakdene Nursing Home on February 25. The former...
AN illegal immigrant stabbed his wife 19 times in the neck in “a ferocious and sustained attack” while her six-year-old son slept next door, a court has been told. Jahangir...
Date Published 05/03/2014
OLDHAM’S roller derby team HQ has been burgled and cash and more than £1,500 worth of equipment stolen. Between Sunday morning and Monday evening their...
EAT, PRAY, LAUGH, Opera House, Manchester to Saturday I SUPPOSE choosing a title which parodies that of a movie that sank like a stone goes some way towards suggesting Barry...
ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson has no plans to dash back to the loan transfer market following Jon Stead’s return to parent club Huddersfield Town. Target man Stead (30)...
OLDHAM chief Chris Hamilton has described as “common sense” the RFL decision to award Roughyeds the points from their abandoned game in South Wales. Scott...
NETBALL: A commanding second half display saw Manchester Thunder sweep aside Loughborough Lightning 61-31 in a Superleague away clash. With a stop-start first quarter...
NETBALL: Oaksway 44, Oldham 63 WITH only four games of the Premier League Division One season to go, every point is crucial if Oldham Netball Club is to retain its title....
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.55 Hierarch 6.25 Pretty Bubbles 6.55 Never To Be (nap)...
Boxing: ANTHONY Crolla’s dream of winning a world title in Manchester remains firmly on. Now based in Chadderton, Crolla (27) is working his way back to big-fight...
Date Published 04/03/2014
HOCKEY: OLDHAM star Nicola White was in the Great Britain women’s centralised training squad newly returned from three fixtures at the USA Olympic training centre in San...
Non-league football: MOSSLEY put in a spirited effort at Evo-Stik Division One North play-off chasers Lancaster City, but slipped to a scarcely-deserved 2-1 defeat. The...
