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UNEMPLOYMENT in Oldham has fallen again. There are now 7,900 people out of work in the borough — 87 down on last month, which was the first time since December that the...
Date Published 13/06/2013
OLDHAM has the second-lowest rate of sexually transmitted infections in Greater Manchester, new figures reveal. Around 1,460 new STI cases were reported in Oldham last year...
JAMES Tarkowski has signed a new deal to remain an Athletic player until the summer of 2015. The 20-year-old defender enjoyed a breakthrough season this year, making 26...
HALIFAX’S 21-year-old midfield general Anthony Bowman will sign for Oldham on a month’s loan and train with the team tonight. Oldham will actually acquire two...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards YORK 2.00 Royal Mezyan 2.30 Lilac Lace 3.05 Montaser (nb) 3.40 Yorkshire...
Sonic gloom as high-pitched alarm ‘makes kids ill’ CHILDREN as young as two areclaimed to be suffering chronic headaches and ear infections follwong a...
Date Published 12/06/2013
VIOLENT crimes that result in injury have fallen by 11 per cent in Oldham, according to latest figures. A third of injury crimes come from alcohol-fuelled incidents, many in...
OLDHAM Licensing Committee has given the green light to tighter safety measures in taxis after checks revealed six out of 10 had faults. New rules mean operators must ensure...
MO Agoro is having treatment for an ankle injury as Oldham gears up for another big challenge against the Welsh in Neath on Sunday. The Roughyeds’ right-winger was hurt...
Winger Sidney Schmeltz has signed a deal to play for Athletic next season, according to reports in the Netherlands. The 24-year-old winger arrives on a free transfer having...
FOOTBALL: MANCHESTER United have completed the signing of Uruguayan right-back Guillermo Varela on a five-year contract. The 20-year-old has sealed his move from Penarol...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards NEWBURY 1.50 Toast Of The Town 2.20 Showpiece 2.50 International Love...
NEIGHBOURS in Royton are in dispute over a high-pitched 'mosquito' alarm which, it is claimed, is making children poorly. click story for more
A TEENAGER suffered a serious hand injury when he used a damaged pool cue at Royton Youth Centre. Reece Shearer underwent delicate surgery at Wythenshawe Hospital to repair...
Date Published 11/06/2013
BOWLS: DAVID Carpenter, the champion in 1997, is chasing more Green Final Bowling Handicap glory. The Delph ace staked his claim for the 2013 event with a superb display...
CRICKET: Runs flowed in Delph's superb Drakes Huddersfield League Premiership victory at Barkisland. Batting first, newly-promoted Barkisland clocked up an impressive 267...
CRICKET: A PLACE in the semi-finals of the Readers Inter-League Competition was firmly shut on the Saddleworth and District Cricket League by a player scarcely old enough to...
Diggle will again be live with the sound of the Blues this week. The free Diggle Blues Festival, (Thursday to Sunday), boasts a terrific line up of some of the...
CRICKET: ROYTON have joined Werneth in the quarter-finals of the Lees Bitter Twenty20 Competition after beating Oldham in a winner-takes-all South-East Group match at the...
SHAW farmer Rex Wild was given a fitting send-off by friends and family at his funeral. Rex’s coffin was taken to Oldham Crematorium in a tractor - followed by a convoy...
Cricket: GLODWICK are up to third place in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League after four wins in a row. Their latest victim was leader Heyside who in contrast,...
CRICKET: WERNETH maintained their Lake Garage CLL Championship challenge with an Ali Muzaffer-inspired victory at Unsworth. In a match dominated by bowlers, Muzaffer was...
INTREPID explorer Frank Rothwell has written a book about his Arctic Ocean adventure. The Hollinwood businessman’s “No Story To Tell” documents his...
BOXING: DELPH prospect Andy Kremner is gearing up for his professional debut in the Autumn. Twenty-year-old light welterweight Kremner, an Operational Support Officer with...
A MASKED robber threatened a terrified cashier with a gun before stealing money from an Asda petrol station in Chadderton. The offender drove into the station in Milne Street...
THUGS punched a milkman and broke his nose before stealing his milk float. He was attacked by the five-strong gang after an unsuccessful burglary at a house in Medlock Road,...
RUGBY: FOR 60 minutes, Oldham St Anne’s matched National Conference League Division Two leaders Normanton Knights every step of the way. But a couple of refereeing...
BOWLS: ALAN Hodson launches the defence of his Green Final Bowling Handicap title at Nimble Nook on Friday (6.30pm). The Springbank ace, who defeated Steve Copeland in...
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY (Royal Exchange, Manchester) IT doesn’t do to read too much into the enigmatic works of Harold Pinter. Try and you will almost always fall foul of...
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers’ fightback was in vain as the team slipped to a 30-22 loss at home to Dewsbury Celtic in National Conference League Division One. The...
