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Athletic 0, Derby 1 NEITHER of these sides does this competition very well these days, but both will have retired from last night’s contest relatively content. There...
Date Published 07/08/2013
A TOTAL of 40 Oldham children are considered at risk of sexual exploitation. The figure was obtained in an investigation that reveals 436 children are at risk across Greater...
CRICKET: HEYWOOD hold the advantage in the John Willie Lees Wood Cup final scheduled to finish at Crimble tonight (6.30pm). There was no play on Monday following...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BRIGHTON 2.20 Above The Stars 2.50 Surrey Dream 3.20 If 3.50 Green...
DEVELOPERS say their controversial £100 million proposals for 500 houses and a business park at Foxdenton in Chadderton will continue despite a failed bid to get funding for...
Date Published 06/08/2013
A PAIR of Oldham’s major Victorian paintings are to go on display in China. Two pieces from the £19 million borough collection have been loaned for a touring...
SNOOKER: TARA ‘A’ will concede home advantage to Rileys SC in tomorrow night’s Manchester Snooker League knock-out final. The three-man Tara outfit...
RUGBY: AFTER taking the prized scalp of promotion-seeking Hunslet Warriors, Saddleworth Rangers were unable to follow-up at Bradford Dudley Hill. Shane Tupaea’s side...
RUGBY: OLDHAM St Anne’s returned to winning ways in terrific style. Chris Deakin’s side trounced Eastmoor Dragons 70-4 to cement their mid-table place in...
A TEDDY bears’ picnic takes place today and every Tuesday during August at the Grassroots Community Project, Marlborough Drive, from 11am to 1pm. Admission is £1.50...
Saddleworth’s villages will again step back in time this weekend for the annnual “Yanks are Back in Town” festival The event, from Friday to Sunday, celebrates the local...
THERE’S no pressure quite like perfecting pastry for Marco “Pie-rre” White. But that was the challenge facing landlord Alistair Wolf when the...
THE owners of killer dogs could face life in prison — a huge leap from the current maximum of two years. Higher sentences for irresponsible owners who allow their dogs...
A CORONER has called for guidelines to be introduced across the Pennine Acute Trust after a man died following complications from several attempts insert a catheter. Oldham...
A HUGE slab of chocolate fudge cake, six chilli sausages, a whole black pudding and a pint of cider. Competitors at Daisy Nook Garden Centre’s Man v Food contest had...
RAIN failed to dampen spirits as the people of Saddleworth proudly celebrated their Yorkshire heritage. Yorkshire Day, which is held on the Sunday closest to August 1 each...
CRICKET: HEYSIDE followed up their record-breaking defeat of Micklehurst by crushing Hollinwood by nine wickets in the Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League....
A FATHER of two ran 100 miles in under 34 hours as part of a gruelling challenge to raise money for research into a rare, muscle-wasting disease. Chris Tetlow (33), of...
CRICKET: WERNETH and Royton will surely be playing Premier Division cricket in the Lake Garage CLL next season. Both clubs won their derby matches on Saturday to...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON and OLDHAM BORO both earned impressive away draws on the opening day of the new North-West Counties League First Division season. Chadderton showed...
POLICE have made a renewed appeal for witnesses after a man indecently exposed himself to a female jogger in Chadderton. The 34-year-old woman was running along Broadway...
MICHAEL Meacher has accused the Government of victimising northerners for not working — when there are fewer jobs and so many more people chasing each vacancy than in the...
CRICKET: A GRIPPING Tanner Cup final ended in virtual darkness as Moorside and Uppermill played out a tie at Turf Pit Lane last night. A replay will be needed for only the...
SPEND Universal Credit payments wisely, or run the risk of losing your home says Oldham Council’s finance chief Councillor Abdul Jabbar. He was speaking as the borough...
FOUR Oldham primary schools are to be expanded or refurbished to provide hundreds of extra places for pupils. Oldham Council has been given £2.5 million by Government to...
AN active Hollinwood five year old has been labelled overweight by a government initiative. St Margaret’s primary school pupil Oliver Knight had a medical as part of the...
OLDHAM MP Michael Meacher has welcomed news that improvements must be made to the controversial Government “fit for work” testing regime. But the Oldham West and Royton MP...
ATHLETIC return to Boundary Park tonight for the opening home game of the 2013-14 season — a mouth-watering Capital One Cup first-round tie against Championship big-guns...
CRISTIAN Montano got his season off to a brilliant start on Saturday - and wants to build on the dramatic result with Capital One Cup success tonight. Montano (21) grabbed an...
IT’S all happening for Oldham Rugby’s young full-back Richard Lepori. A hat-trick performance on his international debut for Italy against Germany was followed,...
