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OLDHAM Council has won four prizes at a prestigious awards ceremony in Westminster. Hollinwood councillor Jean Stretton was named Community Champion of the Year at the Local...
Date Published 01/03/2013
WORK has started on a £2.6million scheme to build affordable homes on the site of a former Lees mill. Twenty five houses are under construction on the site of the former...
A QUARTET of candidates will fight for a place on Oldham Council in the Royton South by-election next month. The election, on March 14, follows the death of Labour Councillor...
Dovestone conifers to be replaced by oak, birch and alder FORESTRY work is set to transform the appearance of one of Oldham’s premier beauty spots. United Utilities...
FIGHTING fit and ready for every challenge is the message from Waterhead camp as the team prepares for the National Conference League Division One. With new coach Andy Sands...
OLDHAM Council is planning to erect statues of famous Oldhamers along Union Street to mark the arrival of Metrolink. Here’s another candidate, former Chronicle and international...
IMPROVED team commitment will bring Saddleworth Rangers success in Division One of the National Conference League, says coach Emerson Jackman. Rangers finished bottom of the...
RUGBY: RELEGATED last term, Oldham St Anne’s are seeking a swift return to Division One of the National Conference League. Coach Chris Deakin has acquired...
A GROUP of Latics fans were devastated by their failed attempts to save the life of an Everton supporter following Tuesday’s FA Cup game. Kenny Hopwood from Royton...
The Latics striker writes every week for Chron Sport IT MAY be the oldest cliché in the book, but what is important now is to treat every game as if it is a cup tie....
A ROYTON man is preparing to run 84 miles along Hadrian’s Wall in under 24 hours for charity. Michael Harrison (34) hopes to make it from Bowness-on-Solway in the west to...
MACK AND MABEL, Ashton Operatic Society at Oldham Coliseum TRY as I might to like this Jerry Herman/Michael Stewart musical, the composers make it quite difficult. Written...
THE FRIDAY THING: WELL, who’d have thought it? We are well used to allegations of sexual misconduct of one sort or another from the Catholic Church, but the Lib-Dems?...
FINDING the Unexpected: The Discoveries of a Roman Tombstone and a Bronze Age Amber Necklace is the next lecture by the Friends of Castleshaw, at Saddleworth Museum, on Wednesday...
Resident unhappy as parking restrictions applied ‘unfairly’ New parking restrictions on a residential Oldham street are causing upset for a man who says his friends...
Angling:IT was tough going in the latest Rochdale Canal pairs match. Only two competitors weighed in, with victory going to Roger Priestley, of Maver NW. He recorded his...
CROSS COUNTRY: MOORSIDE’S Adam Howard followed in the footsteps of Mo Farah to secure victory in the National Cross-Country Championships in Sunderland. The Oldham and...
RUGBY: THE amateurs of Saddleworth Rangers, Waterhead and Oldham St Anne’s get their National Conference League campaigns under way tomorrow. In Division One, Emerson...
FOOTBALL: Oldham Hulmeians still top Division Two in the Lancashire Amatuer League by three points after they got the better of local rivals Chaddertonians reserves 3-1....
Rifle Range ‘A’ 3, Red Star CCBC 4 CARL Beamish bagged a late winner as Red Star CCBC became the first side this season to beat Rifle Range ‘A’ in the...
FOOTBALL: MIDAS Plumbing Oldham Sunday League Division Three was awash with goals as Famous King George B led the way with an 8-2 win against Rifle Range ‘C’....
FOOTBALL: YOUNGSTERS Carl Caffrey and Josh Staniforth helped themselves to hat-tricks as Royton Town demolished lowly Beechfield United 6-0 in the Bridgewater Office Supplies...
BOXING: JOHN Newell sets out on the senior ABA glory trail tonight. A member of Ben Lancaster’s Boarshaw gym, the teenager faces Hughie Fury, cousin of leading British...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY manager Steve Halford may be forced to dip into the transfer market before tomorrow’s Evo-Stik Division One North trip to Lancaster City. Lewis...
Manchester United will not be taking the Barclays Premier League title for granted. United entertain Norwich tomorrow looking to widen their lead at the top to 15 points ahead...
ATHLETIC chairman Simon Corney has revealed his fear of failure as the club’s battle for League One survival continues. Corney wasn’t pessimistic in a frank...
JONATHAN Grounds is the best left-back in League One on current form. Caretaker manager Tony Philliskirk says has been impressed with the former Middlesbrough man since he...
FOUR highly-rated youngsters from Salford City Reds, including exciting teenagers John Ford and Niall Evalds, have joined Oldham on dual registration. They will be among the...
MATT Smith still has plenty of improving to do says Athletic boss Tony Philliskirk. And crucially, he believes the striker has the right attitude to get the best out of...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are -
