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LEADING Shaw businessman Malcolm Dunphy MBE, who earned five prestigious Queen’s Awards For Industry, has died. The father of four died on Saturday in Springhill...
Date Published 26/04/2013
AN Oldham pub has been given pride of place in a new beer-lovers’ bible. The Royal Oak in Union Street is Oldham’s only entry of the 270 pubs to feature in the...
A RUGBY union fly-half was outraged when his business was slapped with a £3,500 fine for flyposting. Jordan Green (25), who plays for Oldham RUFC, has been ordered to...
COUNCILLOR Amanda Chadderton has apologised after a foul-mouthed rant on twitter. The Royton councillor swore on the social media website after getting blocked in the council...
THE Olympic coach of diving star Tom Daley has criticised Oldham Council’s decision not to add a diving pool to plans for the borough’s new sports centre. Andy...
THE head teacher stabbed in a horrific attack has been named as Gillian Kay of Propps Hall Primary School in Failsworth. Police were called to the 39-year-old's home in Shaw...
Cut in playing budget does’t faze Latics boss ATHLETIC manager Lee Johnson is “excited” about his task next season — despite a cut in the playing budget....
Oldham’s young loose-forward Liam Thompson is in line for a home debut in Sunday’s clash with Oxford at Whitebank. The 21-year-old Wiganer is a prototype of Scott...
Time yet for fringe men to win new Latics deals THE LAST-DAY jaunt to Leyton Orient tomorrow may not have any league significance, but for some Athletic players it could be the...
MOSSLEY player-boss Steve Halford has urged his team to keep the Evo-Stik League Division One North play-off dream alive. Results on Tuesday squeezed the Lilywhites out of the...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SANDOWN 1.30 Leo Luna 2.05 Home Run 2.40 Sire De Grugy, 3.15 Thomas...
THE husband of Farkhanda Younis has been charged with murder of the young mother who was stabbed in Chadderton last week. Jahangir Nazar (34), of Bamford Street, Chadderton,...
Shocked householder takes dim view of lamp post plan AN angry householder is taking a dim view of Oldham Council’s plan to put a new lamp post outside his house... in the...
LEE Johnson has revealed he almost worked for Paul Dickov — the man he eventually replaced as Athletic manager. The 31 year old, who saved the club’s League One...
Date Published 25/04/2013
SCOTT Naylor will be relying on his young bulls to make the going tough for Oxford's senior citizens in the key battle for pack supremacy at Whitebank on Sunday. In terms of...
TEN days ago Athletic’s last-day game at Leyton Orient looked like one for the faint-hearted to avoid. From Athletic’s perspective, the Brisbane Road test promised...
School expansion opens door to non-Christians CONTROVERSIAL plans to expand the size of Church of England Blue Coat school to admit children of other faiths have been given the...
KATIE Zelem was in great goalscoring form as she helped England under-19s into the European Championship finals. The 17-year-old Blue Coat School pupil, who plays her club...
SHOPKEEPERS are being urged to be more vigilant after a spate of local robberies. CCTV images have been released to find witnesses to the most vicious of five incidents at...
PLENTY of Athletic fans will still have the legacy of his finest moments stored away on their television planners. An FA Cup replay at Goodison Park, the first contest with...
THE husband of Farkhanda Younis remains in police custody today as he is questioned further in connection with the murder of the young mum in Chadderton last week. Police...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards CHEPSTOW 4.50 Ugly Bug 5.20 Molon Labe 5.55 Carrigmorna King 6.25...
FIREFIGHTERS discovered a carbon monoxide leak during a free home safety check — and potentially saved the lives of householders Joe Garforth and his wife Florence, both 84....
Date Published 24/04/2013
AN elderly woman with dementia who suffered horrific burns, shouldn’t have been staying at her care home, a district judge has declared. The managers of Laburnum House,...
A MIRACLE baby has beaten survival odds after being born with only half a heart. Little Scarlett Crowther has endured through two lengthy heart operations — including...
A 34-YEAR-OLD man arrested in connection with the murder of young mum Farkhanda Younis in Chadderton, was still in police custody this morning. The man, believed to be the...
LEE Johnson pulled no punches over Athletic’s poor showing at Shrewsbury last night. He called his side “powder-puff” as its run of three straight victories...
LIAM Gilchrist, out for five weeks with a calf injury, is winning his fight for fitness in the build-up to Oldham RL Club’s intriguing clash with Tony Benson’s Oxford...
Shrewsbury 1, Athletic 0 UNINSPIRING Athletic slipped to a 15th defeat of 2012-13 by a one-goal margin in a dull, end-of-season affair. Though the visitors to Greenhous...
CHRONICLE racing tipster Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards LINGFIELD 4.55 Limegrove 5.25 Nibani 5.55 Poetic Lord 6.30 Total...
