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A Coldhurst man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was stabbed in her home. Barik Miah (35), of Medina Grove, Coldhurst, was due to appear at Oldham...
Date Published 13/09/2013
Playhouse 2, Newtown Street, is screening “Mr Popper’s Penguins” on Sunday between 2.30 and 4.30pm. The family comedy stars Jim Carrey as a businessman who...
TARGETED by leeches and mosquitoes while drenched in sweat in 100 per cent humidity - while hacking a path through dense jungle vegetation with a machete - doesn’t sound...
A solution to the sticky scourge of chewing gum on our streets has been found - thanks to local youth councillors. The borough will become one of few locations in the north to...
Olympian Nicola White swung by St Joseph’s RC Primary School, in Shaw, to put pupils through their paces and answer questions on her success at London 2012. The Team GB...
GIVE blood at St Herbert’s Parish Centre, Broadway, on Sunday, October 20. Sessions run from 1.15 to 3.30pm and 5.15 to 7.30pm. To book a an appointment, or find out more...
AN Oldham man is at the forefront of a technological revolution to protect young people from inappropriate material on the internet. Paul Milner (38) from Uppermill has more...
BOWLS: TONGE secured runners-up spot in the Manchester Premier League with an 8-7.5 (177-167) victory over the Lloyd Hotel, Chorlton, last night. Winners for Tonge were Jimmy...
ANGLING: STEVE Hall kept up his amazing run with yet another win in the latest Diggle AC match fished on Tanners Dam where he caught carp and silvers on his favoured chopped worm...
CRICKET: DELPH and Woodhouses both close their 2013 campaigns tomorrow with home fixtures. Delph can still sneak fourth place in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership if...
FOOTBALL: ASH Ainsworth and Matt Barlow both scored twice as Famous King George beat Legends Athletic 7-3 in the Oldham Sunday League Premier Division. Chris Simpson, Daniel...
FOOTBALL: HOLLINWOOD’S FBT Manchester League First Division clash at AFC Bury on Saturday had to be abandoned with just half-an-hour played after talented young winger Saul...
CRICKET: A SUCCESSFUL two years with Huddersfield League Premiership outfit Delph came to an abrupt and painful end for Kevin Hook on Saturday. The popular Zimbabwean...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY joint-manager Peter Band hopes the big-match atmosphere tomorrow will lift his players towards a first victory of the season. The Lilywhites, who...
CRICKET: ROYTON will have their fingers crossed that the downpours forecast for Sunday fail to materialise. Should play on the final day of the Lake Garage CLL season be...
CRICKET: WITH an eighth title safely tucked away, Bamford Fieldhouse complete their Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League campaign at home to Micklehurst tomorrow...
BACKED by a large following and confidence despite poor results, Athletic manager Lee Johnson will be aggressive in his pursuit of victory at Rotherham tomorrow....
OLDHAM RL chairman Chris Hamilton has welcomed interest in the club shown by Salford owner Dr Marwan Koukash. And the RFL hasn’t put a block on a potential double-swoop...
Manager Lee Johnson reckons young players sometimes prefer to talk through Twitter than face to face on the pitch. “With lot of young players communication skills have...
SCOTT Naylor’s team selection for Sunday’s play-off semi-final with Rochdale will hinge on the fitness of top try scorer Jon Ford. The 19-year-old centre...
Oldham RLFC chairman CHRIS Hamilton is disappointed that Roughyeds coach Scott Naylor is not among the three nominees for Championship One coach of the year. The prize —...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
A WOMAN claims she was repeatedly beaten and then raped after being held captive in an Oldham town- centre flat. The woman wept as she described being ambushed by two men when...
A PREGNANT mother stole £4,000 from her Post Office bosses to clear her mounting debts. Alison Ann Gallagher of Ripponden Road owed around £13,000, partly to...
A HOAX caller told a 999 operator he had a gun and threatened to kill someone — so he could get a lift home from police. Craig Graham (33) of Kingston Drive, Royton,...
A MAN suffered burns after two youths threw a liquid in his face. The 41-year-old victim was walking along Leesbrook bridle path near to Wellyhole Street when the youths asked...
A FATHER and son have been charged with helping four-times killer Dale Cregan. Jack Willbye (57) of Herne Bay, Kent, and Samuel Willbye (28), of Hannet Road, Wythenshawe,...
A TOP prosecutor has denied a celebrity witch hunt in the wake of the acquittal of Coronation Street star Michael Le Vell on child sex charges. Nazir Afzal, the Crown...
Date Published 12/09/2013
CHAIRMAN Simon Corney has lifted the lid on the transfer of Jose Baxter — which has directly funded the recent influx of new players. Last season’s top scorer...
JOSH Crowley finds it “frustrating” that Oldham have to compete in the play-offs after finishing as Championship One runners-up, nine points ahead of third-placed...
