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BUS users in Oldham are set to offered cheaper fares — some up to 28 per cent. First — one of the region’s principal bus operators — has announced the...
Date Published 25/03/2013
TONY Philliskirk will continue to help out with first-team matters from the background as new manager Lee Johnson beds himself in at Boundary Park. Johnson (31), who was today...
HAVING finished their Northern Rail Cup group games — they will probably end up second to North Wales Crusaders — Oldham turn their attentions to the start of the...
Scorpions 12, Oldham 24 MORE often than not it’s play-makers, points scorers or stylish attackers in a rugby league team who hog headlines and woo supporters. Josh...
ONE of many things Scott Naylor has been beavering away at since he became Oldham’s coach is the creation of a winning mentality within his squad. He has clearly had...
Keith McHugh’s selection selections for tomorrow are: FONTWELL 2.10 Peterbrown (nap) 2.40 Sustainability 3.10 Jupiter Rex 3.40 Wild Ground 4.10 Just...
MOSSLEY player-boss Steve Halford has demanded seven wins from their final eight Evo-Stik League Division One North games because the race for a coveted play-off spot remains so...
THE FRIDAY THING: IT should not have come as a surprise to any local politicians that the Liberal Democrats were up to dirty tricks in the recent council by-election in Royton....
Date Published 22/03/2013
DON’T miss out on what promises to be another fantastic night in Saddleworth’s calendar, and grab a ticket to the Giddy Gringos Latin and Salsa evening of music and...
POLICE want to install three number plate cameras around Saddleworth and Lees to clamp down on vehicle crime. The cameras take pictures of vehicle number plates and...
Baked creations scoop top award for Delph baker MOUTHWATERING cakes created by a baker for her first competition have scooped three top prizes. Judges at Cake International...
A MAN threatened to kill his girlfriend with a knife in a drunken row then spat in the face of a policeman who tried to arrest him. John Unwin (52) grabbed two knives from the...
A FAIRGROUND company has been found liable for injuries when a high-octane ride’s safety bar failed. Riders were left screaming and hanging on when the safety bar of the...
TOY developer and supplier Character Group is expecting a more positive year after a encouraging response to its latest ranges at international toy fairs. The group, which has...
ENTRIES for the One Oldham Business Awards were due to close on Friday but the steering group, as in previous years, has extended the deadline by a week. “Entries are at...
A BENEFIT night to raise money for the Foxdenton and District Protection Group will be held at Nimble Nook Social Club, Foxdenton Lane, on Saturday, May 18. The group is...
A BOXING legend surprised youngsters eager to take up the sport when he dropped in on the opening of a new Oldham club. Sugar Ray Leonard, who won world titles in five...
GOLF: WERNETH member Gareth Hey is counting down the days to a 12-month stint at the largest golf club in the world. The 21-year-old is one of seven students from a BA...
GREATER Manchester Police have this month checked 260 vehicles used to transport children to and from school. Operation Coachman is a national scheme to ensure school...
Sports Betting: NEW Zealand’s cricketers enjoyed the upper hand in the first Test, while England were on top in the second. But both ended in draws so it’s all...
A KINGSLAND School pupil with outstanding behaviour has been crowned North-West student of the year. Ben Clark received his trophy from Olympic heptathlete champion Jessica...
SWIMMING: AFTER two excellent podium finishes against international opposition, Oldham’s Jessica Fullalove is setting her sights on the British Championships in July....
NETBALL: IN the first game of a busy Premier League One weekend, Oldham Netball Club swept aside lowly Leyton 70-43. Coach Debbie Hallas rested a couple of players and...
A BUSINESSMAN has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 after pleading guilty to fire-safety offences at his former premises in Chadderton. Tariq Saeed (56), of Woodlands...
NETBALL: HIGH-FLYING Oldham Netball Club maintained their 100-per-cent record in Premier League One with a 65-42 win in Bath. It was an early start for leaders in their...
TWO conmen have been sent to jail after trying to trick a vulnerable Oldham pensioner out of her savings. Trusting Ann Lundy (82) was happy to take up their offer to clear the...
NETBALL: ANOTHER agonising defeat, 46-45 at home to Hertfordshire Mavericks, has left Thunder with it all to do to qualify in the top four for the second phase of the Fiat...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport MANCHESTER City failed to do enough against a fired-up Everton team, going down 2-0 at Goodison...
THE SW13 Lions are ready to show their teeth. Seventeen Year Eight pupils from Saddleworth School and Waterhead Academy will take on two schools from Wigan — one with a...
ROYTON, Shaw and Crompton District Partnership takes place at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw, from 6pm on Tuesday, March 26. NEW cadets are being recruited by Royton ATC for its...
