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BOXING: OLDHAM’S Ashley Mayall is aiming to shoot up the British rankings, buoyed by his well-deserved points victory against Sid Razak at Oldham Sports Centre....
Date Published 14/10/2013
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
SIR Howard Bernstein — the man widely credited with Manchester’s revival — is to work with Oldham Council as it searches to replace outgoing chief executive Charlie Parker....
A TROUBLED loner almost killed a man by slashing his throat with a knife. David Benson (40) lashed out with the weapon when victim Warren Neville tried to intervene in a row...
THE principal designate of the Phoenix Free School, which is aiming for an opening next September, has resigned. Rick Hodges has returned to Canada after failing to get a...
OLDHAM firefighters will join colleagues across England and Wales in a strike over pension rights. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will walk out for five hours from...
TRAMS are now zipping across the town centre as residents get a glimpse of how Metrolink will run through Oldham. After a week of night-time testing on the new tramline which...
ANGLING: SIMON Castle made it two wins in as many matches when he came out on top in the latest SADAS members-only contest on Eagle Mill Dam. Drawn on the end peg, Castle...
Date Published 11/10/2013
RUGBY: WATERHEAD and Saddleworth Rangers could have relegation from Division One confirmed tomorrow... or, if both sides win, they may yet live to fight another day. The...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Hulmeians earned a well-deserved 1-1 draw as they faced Lancashire Amatuer League Division One table-toppers Bolton Wyresdale at Tate Street. Matthew Binns,...
FOOTBALL: THE Lancashire and Cheshire League Premier Division’s top two increased their lead with wins away from home. Top guns AFC Oldham built on an early goal from...
FOOTBALL: ROYTON Town went goal crazy in their Lancashire Amateur Shield clash at home against Denton Town. The Oldham outfit were rampant as they stormed to an 8-3 victory....
RYAN Hobin was virtually unstoppable as he scored six goals for Rifle Range ‘A’ in the Midas Heating and Plumbing Supplies Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier...
Dog & Partridge 1, Saddleworth FC 1 FOOTBALL: TWO of the Midas Plumbing and Heating Supplies Oldham Sunday League’s newest clubs were happy to share the spoils in...
A FORMER Royton Cricket Club junior star has been rewarded for some excellent performances for Liverpool FC with a call-up to England’s under-18s squad. After starring...
Non-league football: PETER Band is hoping recent momentum will remain with his Mossley side when they return to action after an 11-day break tomorrow. After a shaky start,...
IT HAS been a better week in the Latics camp. We have managed to achieve two solid performances and two good results. Focusing on the game against top-of-the-table Leyton...
EXCITED pupils enjoyed a flying visit when RAF pilot Andrew Green dropped in... in his Merlin transport helicopter! Andrew made a surprise landing at St Joseph’s...
A CANNABIS farm worth an estimated tens of thousands of pounds was found by firefighters in Failsworth last night. Around 100 mature plans were found in a bedroom and the...
OLDHAM’S hugely-popular civic bonfire is moving to a new venue. “The Big Bang” will take place at Oldham Edge on on Tuesday, November 5. There will be a...
Oldhamers can get involved in Local Democracy Week by submitting a question to Oldham Council’s Cabinet members. A special Public Question Time (6.45-7.45pm, October 17) will...
THE annual Saddleworth Ladies Lifeboat Guild lunch raised more £3,200 towards a target of £15,000 for 2013 with three events to come. The guild is staging coffee...
A CHEERY centenarian had more to reason to be happy today after celebrating her birthday with a card from the Queen. Vera Davies turned 100 surrounded by family and friends at...
THE FRIDAY THING: I WONDER what our strike-obsessed teachers make of the rather startling news that religious education is so poor in schools today that huge numbers of children...
CLAIMS the country can’t afford small pay rises for millions of NHS workers is untenable when the Government is announcing plans that will cost more, says Oldham MP Michael...
A crisis point over antisocial behaviour in Shaw has prompted an emergency meeting between police and councillors. The meeting between police, Councillor Rod Blyth and...
AN Oldham man is among five people charged with drug offences following police raids. Officers raided seven homes across Greater Manchester, including one in Coppice, on...
A TOWN-CENTRE pub has become one of the first in the borough to ban the indoor use of e-cigarettes. The Ashton Arms, Clegg Street, has barred use of e-cigs following the...
NETBALL: FRESH from a month’s rest after the World Youth Netball Championships, Alice Travis returned to Oldham’s Northern League team for the comfortable 62-40...
GOLF: THERE was a photo finish in Oldham’s single Stableford, with Peter Dunbar edging out Mark Furnival after both had scored 38 points. And Terry Garrett was a...
