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MARK Oxley didn’t manage to save a single penalty in a practice shoot-out the day before the game, but revealed his delight at coming up trumps when his team needed him most...
Date Published 26/08/2013
NORTH Wales Crusaders cut Oldham's lead at the top of Championship One to a single point with their 20-14 win at London Skolars. All they need to wrap up the title is to win,...
Athletic 3, Port Vale 1 A FANTASTIC afternoon of entertainment ended with Athletic gaining a second win of the season — and left fans licking their lips at the attacking...
THE extra physical strength of Jonson Clarke-Harris and a slight groin injury for Jose Baxter prompted home manager Lee Johnson’s change to the forward line which proved...
MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes expects the Red Devils to retain their tradition of being at their best when doubters are out in force. United face Chelsea tonight in...
MANUEL Pellegrini refused to apportion blame after seeing defensive errors condemn his Manchester City side to a 3–2 defeat by Premier League new boys Cardiff....
CRICKET ROYTON clinched promotion to the Lake Garage CLL Premier Division for 2014 with a 28-run victory at Monton and Weaste on Saturday. And their hopes of going up as...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
DEVELOPERS behind the controversial Royal George Mills site have applied to halt their affordable housing subsidy payments — leaving Oldham Council £450,000 out of...
POLICE are hunting for a man who launched a vicious attack on a 26-year-old man as he left an Oldham nightspot with friends. The victim was walking up Yorkshire Street at...
A SPECTACLE of traditional dance, sport, fun and games descended on Saddleworth at the weekend for the 39th annual Rushcart Festival. People turned out in droves yesterday to...
ONE of Oldham’s oldest residents has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 108. Eunice Lunn, who had lived at Ashbourne residential home in Holts since 2001, was...
THE FRIDAY THING: IT comes as no surprise that Germany has asked us (told us, maybe) not to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the First World War next year. Well, if we had...
Date Published 23/08/2013
MEMBERS and friends of Dobcross Band Social Club Committee are throwing a painting party on Sunday, September 8, to spruce up their premises. The action starts at 10am and...
GCSE: PROUD Failsworth School students have achieved terrific GCSE results. The school, in Brierley Avenue, achieved its best results - with 97 per cent of pupils achieving...
GCSE: EMMA Helm’s hopes of one day ruling the country were given a boost thanks to her impressive GCSE results. The ambitious Radclyffe School pupil got eight A*s and an...
GCSE: HIGH-ACHIEVERS at Hulme Grammar Schools are celebrating a rise in the number of pupils achieving A* grades. Two students — Jessica Entwistle and Daisy Towers...
GCSE: IT was smiles all round at Oasis Academy Oldham as students celebrated great results. Principal David Hayes said the sharp increases on last year’s results marked...
A FORMER school secretary and police forensics support worker has set up in business as a “virtual office”. Catherine Young has changed her lifestyle to coincide...
BARE Trees junior pupils can take part in sports sessions at the Holly Grove school from 1.30pm to 2.30pm weekdays during the holidays. Children aged eight-16 can try out...
POOL: AFTER big brother Aaron crashed out it was up to Ryan to fly the Davies flag in the North-West under-16s Grand Prix Pool Championships. And the 11-year-old not only...
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd and his deputy Jim Battle outlined their crime and justice priorities in an exclusive interview with RICHARD HOOTON...
A LIFESAVER who followed in her sister’s footsteps by saving a man’s life has been rewarded for her actions by the Lifesaving Society. Kirsty Fraser was handed the...
TWO local cricket clubs have been bowled over by a £100,000 grant to revamp their grounds as part of a £2 million investment from Sport England. Stayley Cricket...
GOLF: WERNETH golfer Jack Suttie produced a brilliant finish to lift the James Waterhouse Trophy — and equal the course record in the process. The scratch player...
NORTH Manchester’s hopes of an Oldham and District Golf League double-double were left in tatters when they lost the ‘A’ and ‘B’ cup finals. The...
Oldham’s vulnerable toddlers will get a better start in life thanks to a grant of almost £400,000 for The Children’s Society from the Big Lottery Fund. The...
The new voice of Oldham Athletic is Moorside resident Adam Wilson - who beat 11 other hopefuls at the “X-Factor” style audition to become the club’s new match...
Failsworth is the toughest place in Greater Manchestrer to take the driving test, according to new figures from the Driving Standards Agency. Only 39.2 per cent of people who...
SPRINGHEAD Cricket Club is 150 years old and on the up again after a colourful history. Founder members of the South-East Lancashire and Saddleworth and District Leagues and...
