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WORKERS from Oldham joined a regional strike by the Public and Commercial Services union today. Staff from the Jobcentre Plus office in Tweedale House and the Benefits Centre...
Date Published 04/06/2013
CHAIRMAN Simon Corney says it is “unrealistic” to expect Athletic to field a team of all-stars given its budget restrictions. Corney - whose ownership of Athletic...
ADAM Files, Oldham RL Club’s top try scorer, suffered a broken nose in the hard-fought 30-22 win against London Skolars. Hooker Files (20), who heads the try list with...
CRICKET: BAMFORD Fieldhouse have been thrown out of this season’s Tanner Cup and banned from the competition for the next three years. The reigning champions are...
SEVILLA have accepted an offer from Manchester City for Spain winger Jesus Navas. The 27 year old, who has spent his entire professional career at Sevilla, is set to undergo a...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards RIPON 6.45 Tamayuz Magic 7.15 Petrol 7.45 Tumblewind 8.15 Bonnie Charlie...
ATHLETIC recovered quickly from the blow of missing out on midfield target Iain Vigurs by signing up two more talented youngsters, taking the total number contracted for next...
Date Published 03/06/2013
SCOTT Naylor praised the work of his three “unsung heroes” after victory over London Skolars lifted Oldham RL into third place in the table. Roughyeds are a point...
The businessman who launched the campaign to save Yorkshire Street’s shops during the Metrolink chaos has fallen victim himself. The Open Fire Centre, a family-run...
BOXING: RONNIE Heffron is back in business with a well-deserved points victory on Saturday night. Twenty two-year-old Oldham welterweight prospect Heffron got back to...
OLDHAM police kept a group of around 50 far-right protesters in order when they demonstrated near Oldham war memorial on Saturday afternoon. The event was the latest attempt...
A man was rescued and seven people evacuated following a fire at flats in Union Street, Oldham. A chip pan set alight at one of the flats at 11.55pm on Friday. When fire crews...
A FUN-LOVING mum is to fight for charity... with custard pies. Armed with 4,000 pies, Greenfield’s Tracey Barlow aims to make an unofficial bid to notch up the highest...
LEWIS Palfrey excelled in two roles - captain and playmaker-in-chief - as Oldham battled from behind to snatch a 30-22 win against London Skolars. Palfrey defended stubbornly,...
SCOTT Naylor said he always believed Skolars would offer Roughyeds one of their toughest games of the season — and they didn’t disappoint him. “Once we...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards RIPON 2.00 Searchlight 2.30 Her Nibbs 3.00 Special Meaning (nap) 3.30...
CRICKET: PRIDE of place in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League on Saturday went to Micklehurst — but Shaw weren’t far behind. Without a win in eight...
PUB landlords are calling time on the rowdy hordes who have given a popular beer crawl a sour taste. The Transpennine Ale Trail was introduced back in 2009 by Northern Rail...
Date Published 31/05/2013
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH School’s Year 11 rugby league team has claimed the Oldham Schools’ Cup for the FIFTH season in a row. Centre Matthew Fletcher sealed the...
CYCLING: DAVID Kinloch was the overall winner of Oldham Century Road Club’s annual Mountain Time Trial, in the 25th staging of the Ian J Crossley Memorial event. The...
NEW recruits are being taken on for 1st Shaw Scouts. Anyone interested in becoming a beaver must be aged between six and eight and 8. The group meets on Mondays between 6.15...
Oldham’s “youth zone”, Mahdlo, now has its own set of wheels thanks to generous fundraisers across the borough. Described as a dream come true by...
CRICKET: THE Saddleworth and District Cricket League could be up to 15 clubs next season following Whalley Range’s application to join. Currently in the Manchester...
A BLOOMING great splash of colour is taking over Limeside in one of the area’s biggest environmental campaigns. Children joined volunteers and staff from Contour Homes...
BOWLS: GREATER Manchester will be looking to build on their opening-day success against North Midlands when they take on Shropshire in their second group game in the Endsleigh...
ANGLING: CHRIS Butterworth made it two wins on the bounce in the latest of the Diggle AC Tuesday evening matches on an in-form Tanners Dam. Drawn on peg nine, he used the...
Kodaline, Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester IRELAND has produced some crackers when it comes to alternative music — but never has such high hopes been put on these lads. The...
SUPERFAST 4G mobile broadband has come to Oldham and Ashton-u-Lyne. EE, which operates Orange and T-Mobile, is currently the only mobile operator in the UK offering 4G mobile,...
Derby preview: GERMANY could provide the winner of the Investec Derby tomorrow. Flat racing in Germany has long been underrated. But the 2011 Prix de l’Arc De...
CRICKET: AFTER a frustrating Bank Holiday weekend — one defeat and an abandonment through rain — Delph skipper Grant Jones will no doubt have his side fired up for...
