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Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Date Published 10/10/2013
A CAMPAIGN to save Sheila’s wheels is under way to stop an elderly resident’s wheelchair being taken from her. The family of Sheila Walsh (85), who suffers from...
Date Published 09/10/2013
LEE Johnson praised the inner strength of his walking wounded after Athletic progressed to the Northern quarter-finals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at Preston’s...
A TAXI driver was stabbed during a robbery after he stopped to pick up a fare. The drama unfolded after 9pm on Sunday, when the 36 year old stopped in Park Lane, off Ashton...
POLICE raided homes across Greater Manchester, including one in Coppice, as part of a hard-hitting drugs operation. Officers targeted a property in Windsor Road as well as...
AN Oldham company has been fined £8,000 for its role in the illegal handling, storage and export of hazardous waste. Empress Green Trading Company, of Woods Lane, Dobcross,...
Preston 0, Athletic 2 TWO goals, which put the tie to bed before it was 10 minutes old; a clean sheet despite ending the game with a rag-tag defensive line-up, and an...
DALE Bloomfield is a man with a mission. Having become the eighth member of last year’s Oldham squad to take a new contract, the winger has set himself a trio of targets...
NETBALL: DESPITE leading at halfway, reigning champions Oldham were held to a 48-48 draw at New Cambell in the Netball Premier League. The result ended a...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards AYR 1.40 The Grumpy Gnome 2.10 Kenny The Captain 2.40 Red Cobra...
SPORTS BETTING: ENGLAND’S footballers are two victories away from booking a place in next summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil. Home wins on Friday against...
POLICE are hunting for two men after a taxi driver was stabbed during a robbery after he stopped to pick up a fare. click story for more
ROYTON Townswomen’s Guild’s guest speaker at tomorrow’s meeting will be Kevin Fitzpatrick. His talk, entitled “Learn with Kev”, is at Royton Town...
Date Published 08/10/2013
OYEZ, oyez . . . a town crier could still return to Saddleworth. Earlier this year Saddleworth Parish Council discussed the possibility of having a crier for summer events...
Funding cuts mean radical changes are needed to get public services working more closely together, Greater Manchester’s Chief Constable believes. Sir Peter Fahy outlined...
SADDLEWORTH proved to be MAD about the South Pennines “Making and Doing” Festival over the weekend. Sunshine encouraged a big turnout as artists and craftspeople...
A LEADING charity has joined Oldham Council to give people a better understanding of hate crime. Stop Hate UK will discuss hate crime and the services available to help...
Non-league football: GERALD Forde was Chadderton’s derby hero as he scored twice on his debut in a 2-1 North-West Counties League Challenge Cup first-round victory...
MANCHESTER City’s players are all behind struggling Joe Hart, according to Pablo Zabaleta. The England goalkeeper hit the headlines for the wrong reason with...
MANCHESTER United striker Wayne Rooney believes the players have let manager David Moyes down so far this season. United have claimed only 10 points from their opening seven...
HOCKEY: A STRONG Oldham side opened their season with a 3-2 win away to Crewe in the North Hockey Division Two South-West. The women twice came from behind, thanks to a...
Martyn Meets... Mel Farrar, local education legend MEL Farrar is someone I have known for a long time without ever really knowing him. And after spending two hours in his...
BOWLS: NIMBLE Nook stars Andrew Buckley and Darren Griffiths teamed up to win the end-of- season pairs tournament at Houldsworth WMC, Reddish. Newly-crowned Waterloo...
TABLE TENNIS: POLLARDS ‘A’ are making the early running in Division Four of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League. They are sitting pretty at the top of...
GET together with other parents and carers of babies up to 18 months old at Failsworth Library. Enjoy songs, stories, rhymes and musical instruments on Friday, from 10 to...
Diabetes rates are soaring in Oldham: an extra 255 people have been diagnosed with the condition this year. Diabetes UK says 8.2 per cent of Oldhamers now have the condition -...
OLDHAM Sixth Form College has scooped £4,000 in recognition of its work to boost the number of students learning a foreign language. It was the North of England winner...
SHARING the screen with famous actors such as Philip Glenister and Bernard Hill didn’t overwhelm seven-year-old Matthew Lowe. Matthew, of Watersheddings, is in upcoming...
OLDHAM’S gruelling Milltown to Moors half-marathon is back and will be bigger and better, say organisers. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, an...
ASSAULT, drink-driving and misconduct in public office are all crimes committed by... serving Greater Manchester Police officers. A freedom of information request revealed 26...
