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More of Oldham’s heroic unpaid carers are to receive a once-a-year, morale-boosting payment. The council, faced with an eight per cent reduction in its budget and a 50...
Date Published 12/09/2013
FROM Millmoor to the bright lights of the New York Stadium, Rotherham have come a long way in the last couple of years. Athletic’s first visit to the club’s new...
CLIFF Byrne was expected to tie up a loan back to his old club Scunthorpe United today. The defender (31) has featured only three times this season, all from the subs’...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 1.40 Thunder Strike 2.10 Time For Action (nb) 2.40 High Jinx...
A MAN has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of a woman in her Oldham home. Barik Miah (35), of Medina Grove, Coldhurst, appeared at Oldham...
OLDHAM Council is to protest to the government about its attempt to “sneak” an extra £5million worth of budget cuts into future funding. Councillor Abdul...
THE coroner has ruled that a homeless Oldham man was beaten to death in a savage attack - and has appealed for witnesses to come forward. Mathew Alexander Barrett (38) had...
THE father of tragic teenager Ben Fitchett has branded mobile network Orange “heartless, money-grabbing and profiteering” after it refused to cancel his late...
Date Published 11/09/2013
Joyful “Coronation Street” actor Michael Le Vell said he was looking forward to a drink after he was cleared of child abuse charges. The 48 year old mouthed the...
JAMES Tarkowski’s brilliant performance in front of a TV audience has drawn strong praise from his manager. Lee Johnson believes Athletic’s new ethos suits the...
The private life of Michael Le Vell has been laid bare during his child abuse trial with revelations of his heavy drinking and adultery. Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, he...
VICE-CAPTAIN Sam Gee is the third Oldham RL player to sign for next season. One of the more senior members of a young squad, the 26-year-old hooker has penned a new one-year...
Swimming: OLDHAM’S national youth champion and British top-ranked backstroker Jessica Fullalove has won two medals at the World Junior Championships in Dubai. The...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards DONCASTER 1.40 Gown (nb) 2.10 Maureen 2.40 Ben Hall 3.15 Seal Of...
CRICKET: DELPH must win their final game of the season next weekend if they are to better 2012’s fifth-placed finish in the Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership....
Date Published 10/09/2013
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: A BIZARRE game at Radcliffe Borough's Stainton Park on Saturday saw Mossley finish with only nine men - and come agonisingly close to a precious first win of...
CRICKET: CROMPTON enjoyed a six-wicket win at Radcliffe, who batted first and were bowled out for 141. Overseas amateur Denis Louis scored 44 as Crompton reached 143 for six....
CRICKET: WERNETH are back in pole position to land the Lake Garage CLL Championship title. The penultimate day of the season provided fluctuating fortunes for the Coppice...
CRICKET: GLODWICK pipped Heyside for second place on the last full weekend of action in the 2013 Saddleworth and District Cricket League season. This is the seventh year the...
Cabaret, Opera House, Manchester THE hedonistic Berlin nightlife of 1930, with its perversions, vice and “seize the day” attitude is the fuel for Kander and...
HUNDREDS of vividly-coloured balloons released by cheering children sailed skywards to mark the uplifting launch of Saddleworth’s legendary Village Olympics at the weekend....
Oldham is leading a scheme set to revolutionise the lives of young people with special needs. Changes in the Special Educational Needs and Disability law for those aged up to...
OLDHAM Street Angels lived up to their reputation when they came to the rescue of Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd. Mr Lloyd joined members of the...
NETBALL: FOUR Oldham enthusiasts have created Netball in the Community – a new project designed to get all ages hooked on the game. Debbie Chapman has worked in...
AN attempt by Oldham MP Michael Meacher to create jobs with extra taxation on the richest section of society has been defeated in the Commons. The Oldham West and Royton MP...
Oldham MP Debbie Abrahams has blasted the Government’s work and pensions chief following questions by auditors over a £300 million IT system for the new Universal...
THE percentage of Oldham schools rated “good” or “outstanding” by government regulator Ofsted has gone up. Seventy seven per cent of local schoools are...
OLDHAM and its bowling clubs have a fine representation in the last 64 of the Waterloo Handicap in Blackpool. Seven players with local connections - including four from...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers seem determined to give it their best shot in the ongoing battle to beat the drop in National Conference League Division One. A 15th league...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Atherton Collieries last night in their latest North-West Counties League First Division clash. Despite going...
