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THE M62 near Rishworth Moor was closed in both directions on Friday after a woman threatened to jump from a bridge on to the motorway. The 90-minute closure, from 11.45am,...
Date Published 04/11/2013
LEE Johnson was able to leave Ashton Gate with his head high after a display that lacked only a finishing touch. Again, Athletic conceded first against the run of play. But...
THE running order has been revealed for “The Big Bang” at Oldham Edge on Bonfire Night. The evening of free family entertainment is at the parkland site off...
Non-league football: A GOAL in each half from Northwich Victoria’s Alex Taylor dumped 10-man Mossley out of the FA Trophy at the second qualifying round stage. The...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards REDCAR 12.30 Upholland 1.00 Red Cobra 1.30 Fluctuation 2.00...
DAVID De Gea has all the attributes to become the world’s best goalkeeper - according to United coach Chris Woods. De Gea has made impressive progress in recent months....
Date Published 01/11/2013
MANUEL Pellegrini has a difficult decision on his hands this weekend: to stick with off-form ‘keeper Joe Hart or retain Romanian Costel Pantilimon for tomorrow’s...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY must try to put last Tuesday to the back of their minds when they visit familiar foes Northwich Victoria in the second qualifying round of the FA...
White House 2, Limeside FC 6 FOOTBALL: THERE were no excuses from White House assistant manager Chris Still as his side suffered heavy defeat in Division Three of the Midas...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM firsts enjoy home comforts tomorrow as they set their sights on reaching the summit of North Lancashire Division One. Fours wins out of five have propelled...
ANGLING: CHADDERTON’S Martin Taylor took first place in the Todmorden AS open match at Firgrove. He fished bread punch at just seven metres to catch some roach which...
FOOTBALL: HAVING lost the previous week to the same opponents, Uppermill exacted revenge on second-placed Atherton Town in FBT Manchester League Division One. The points were...
FOOTBALL: CLUBS from the Midas Plumbing and Heating Supplies Oldham Sunday League had plenty of success in round one of the Manchester County Cup. Failsworth Athletic, who are...
OLDHAM’S new Matalan store was offically opened by the Mayor, Councillor John Hudson, yesterday. Hundreds of shoppers turned up to browse — and the first 250 were...
A 33-year-old man suffered a fractured jaw when he was punched in the face at an Oldham pub. An argument between two men in the beer garden at the Church Inn in Howard Street...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher is urging the new disability minister to honour the promise made by her predecessor to look at alternatives to work capability assessments. The...
SADDLEWORTH Gardening Club next meets on Monday at the civic hall, Uppermill. Meetings are on the first Monday of the month over winter, members £1, non-members £2...
A WOMAN who stabbed her uncle to death after he confessed to molesting her late sister has had her sentenced reduced. The Court of Appeal yesterday cut Bernadette Watt’s...
SHAW and Crompton will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Oldham to Rochdale railway line on Saturday when the Mayor unveils a commemorative plaque. Mayor of Oldham,...
REINDEER, fireworks and Santa are preparing to light up Christmas in Oldham. Santa will arrive in the town centre at 12.45pm with real reindeers on November 9 in a colourful...
A MEMORIAL garden has been created as a tribute to the community work of a popular teenager who died aged 17. The Alex Carter Memorial Garden wil be officially opened at...
THE oldest family bakery in Greater Manchester has been filmed by the camera crew of a Japanese television station. Robinsons Bakery in Failsworth, which has been in the...
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Lowry, to Saturday FIDDLER on the Roof is rich in detail and a sense of place and time, packed with the sentiment of its pre-pogrom setting and boasting...
SHAW and Crompton Community Forum will be held on Wednesday, November 6, at 6pm at Crompton Library, Farrow Street East. All are welcome. SHAW Cricket Club and local...
CYCLING: A TALENTED Oldham cyclist rubbed shoulders with Olympic stars as a major British cycling series got under way. Matthew Walls, from High Crompton, was among those...
RUGBY: AS hard as they tried, Hollinwood were unable to clinch victory in this 30-30 stalemate at home to lowly Brighouse ‘A’. A touchdown by Tom Jeffries,...
SIR ALEX Ferguson managed some of the best players in world football at Manchester United - and insists unsung hero Denis Irwin would be the first name on his greatest team...
Oldham Planning Committee PLANS to build 23 affordable homes on derelict land on Wellington Road in Greenfield have been given the go-ahead. Developers Wiggett Construction...
PRESSING MATTERS: WHEN the England under-21s squad is announced next week, don’t expect James Tarkowski to be included. The 20 year old is now a seasoned player at this level...
Oldham Planning Committee A REVISED application to turn a Lees day nursery into 10 flats has been approved by Oldham planners despite objections. The two-storey Village...
