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MARTYN MEETS sportswoman extraordinarire Julie Cunningham LUNCH with the president of the rumbustious, rollicking roller derby girls — Cleo Fracture, aka Julie Cunningham — was...
Date Published 04/03/2014
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s hit the ground running in Division Two of the Kingstone Press National Conference League with a 30-22 win away to Leigh East. It was a first...
SEVEN to 11-year-olds can release some energy with rugby training Limehurst Lions-style at Oasis Academy tonight from 7-8pm. The first three sessions are free, and £2 per...
Rugby: SADDLEWORTH Rangers had to settle for a 26-26 draw in National Conference League Division One after relinquishing a 10-point lead at home to Milford Marlins. Shane...
A CHADDERTON parish is celebrating the start of a new chapter in its 103-year history. The Rev Dave Leaf has been handed the keys to St George’s Church on Broadway...
Drinkers raised up to £2,000 at this year’s Saddleworth Beer Festival last weekend. Organised by Saddleworth Round Table, the event sold out many of its beers on...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S scheduled Evo-Stik League Division One North clash at New Mills was postponed last night due to a waterlogged Church Lane pitch. Oldham...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport IT took a couple of truly special goals to drag City back from behind in the Capital One Cup final...
Military-style fitness camp Commando Joes has been given £50,000 by an anonymous donor to run events aimed at inspiring young people in Oldham. Founded by former...
JAMES Wesolowski’s terrific strike at Tranmere edged him closer to his season’s goals target, but it still wasn’t enough to secure victory. But the all-action central...
HAVE your voice heard and speak to local councillors at the Royton District Executive meeting and community forum on Monday, March 17, at Royton Youth Centre, Chapel Street, from...
thousands of pounds is expected to be raised from this year’s mayoral charity ball, according to the Mayor of Oldham, Councillor John Hudson, said . The ball, at Oldham...
MORE than 7,000 households have now signed up to the Greater Manchester Energy Switching Scheme in a bid to slash their energy bills. The deadline to join the latest Greater...
A Shaw viola player has won a place at one of the world’s leading music colleges. Student Dominica Hallstead (18) a student at Chetham’s School of Music in...
A carnival queen has been devastated by a fashion look that went wrong. Remmie Pearson (17) pestered her mum Vicky into letting her have a “scaffold” piercing - two piercings...
LABOUR MP David Heyes intends not to contest his seat at the next General Election, for health reasons. The Ashton MP, whose constituency includes Failsworth, has continued to...
ADAM Lockwood would love to keep his place in an Athletic team he believes can “go places”. The 32-year-old former Yeovil, Doncaster and Bury defender joined...
A CRASH involving two cars on the M62 between Shaw and Saddleworth left four people in hospital during the early hours of this morning — some with broken bones. Fire...
RIGHT-FLANK partners David Cookson and Mo Agoro are fighting for fitness as Oldham RL Club prepare for Sunday's clash with Hemel Stags at Whitebank. Agoro pulled a groin in...
TRAVELLERS left a site in Royton yesterday after action by the police and Oldham Council. A group of caravans and other vehicles arrived at Turf Lane behind Bee Mill on...
STRIKER Jon Stead has returned to Championship side Huddersfield Town after a month on loan at Athletic, with manager Lee Johnson not ruling out a future return for the big target...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 2.00 Seamster 2.30 Ghost Train 3.00 Woodbridge 3.30 Watt...
FAILSWORTH School pupils have won a national competition to spend a day with Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. They will meet the heptathlete on March 27 at the English...
TWO men have been arrested and bailed over “skimming” offences at ATMs in Mossley. Police have reported an increase in “Lebanese Loop” skimming...
LET IT BE, Palace, Manchester, to Saturday I’LL admit that after the first 10 minutes of this tribute to the Fab Four, I was getting a bit miffed. Was this all there is? A...
LEE Johnson is still at least 12 points shy of his league safety target — but the Athletic boss drew plenty of encouragement from the battling effort at Tranmere Rovers....
Date Published 03/03/2014
OLDHAM expect the RFL to award them three league points from their abandoned game in South Wales. They led 18-4 with eight minutes left when referee Adam Gill pulled the...
Tranmere 2, Athletic 2 ATHLETIC boss Lee Johnson was smiling after his side had the edge over a Tranmere side notoriously tough to beat on their own patch. The visitors...
‘Victory for common sense’ THE Government has pulled the plug on a controversial military free school set to open at Fitton Hill in September. It says Phoenix,...
SOUTH WALES 4, OLDHAM 18 IT was hardly the best game of rugby league you’ll ever see, but in mitigation it was a blast from a wintry past — a stark reminder of...
