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DEAN Furman had an inkling at half-time in his international game that Athletic had pulled off a huge FA Cup shock against Liverpool. The player used it as inspiration as his...
Date Published 08/02/2013
LEARN new stitches, swap patterns and enjoy a cuppa at the knit and natter sessions at Chadderton Library, Burnley Street, at 2pm on the first and third Wednesday of each month....
A STATUE given to the people of Shaw almost a century ago will take pride of place in the Memorial Gardens. The Education Statue, which was bought by local businessman and...
OLDHAM Academy North pupils are the first in the country to study kabaddi at GCSE. Around 22 boys and girls are learning the Asian sport as part of a PE qualification....
SOCIAL media savvy volunteers are needed to help create Oldham’s second Twestival. The first Twestival was held two years ago in March, when Oldham linked to 150 towns...
POLICE have issued a renewed appeal for witnesses after a 56-year-old man suffered a fractured jaw in a Failsworth mugging. The victim was in Princess Street in the early...
A Government department has been branded “shambolic” by MPs over its handling of the ALS court translation contract In one case an unqualified man stand in for his...
ANGRY rail campaigners say their opposition to planned service cuts at Greenfield Station is gathering steam. Over 1,400 signatures have been collected on a petition opposing...
A PROLIFIC burglar from Oldham travelled by train to Shropshire to break into houses. Gary Paul Mayall (36), of Roundthorn Road was jailed for four years eight months after...
THE man who died in a smash on the M60 yesterday morning was a 25 year old from Stockport. This morning police were waiting to speak to his family before releasing further...
Werneth made home advantage count when they eased past Fairfield in round one of the 2013 Mail on Sunday Golf Team Classic. The Rowbothams did much of the damage, with captain...
SNOOKER: A SUPERB break of 55 from Martin Kennedy inspired North Chadd ‘B’, who returned to winning ways in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League. In their first...
NETBALL: RACHAEL Taylor, Oldham Netball Club’s vice-captain and last season’s player of the year, is likely to miss the rest of the season with a ruptured Achilles...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport WE start with Latics this week. I am always sad to see anyone lose their job, not least Dicky...
THE Old Grey Mare, Royton, is appealing for donations of prizes or unwanted Christmas gifts to raffle off in aid of Macmillan Nurses. A fundraising event will be held on May...
PARISH councillors have recommended the go-ahead for plans to build a new health centre in Delph. A new two-storey building will provide better GP and health and wellbeing...
AFTER a battering from snow, ice and rain, help is at hand for Oldham’s potholed roads. Oldham Council’s new “Velocity Patcher” is out on the streets...
THE man who died in an accident on the M60 motorway on Tuesday has been named as 25-year-old Christopher Lowe from the Heaton Moor area of Stockport. He was driving a Mercedes...
Newman College deputy head teacher Liz Mitchell will be principal of Oldham’s first free school. Collective Spirit — a “faith sensitive secondary”...
Oldham Council A LOCAL businessman received an award last night for his outstanding contribution to the borough’s voluntary sector. Cliff Ellison, executive director...
THE great Frank Stirrup, one of Oldham Rugby League Club's best-ever players, has died in a Leigh care home at the age of 88. A member of the illustrious few to be honoured in...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW saw off the challenge of neighbours Fitton Hill Bulldogs to earn a 20-10 victory and a place in the semi-finals of the Standard Cup. Higgy flew out of the...
THOUGH they are still hopeful of a play-offs chance at the end of the season, the current woes of MK Dons are familiar to Athletic. Karl Robinson’s side is terrific in...
ATHLETIC have only NINE home games in which to turn around abject form and save their skin. While Boundary Park memorably rocked as Liverpool crumbled in the FA Cup,...
TWO large Chadderton firms face an uncertain future amid troubling claims from workers. Staff at Greenbooth Construction were marched off the premises as management told...
THE man accused of killing two Greater Manchester policewomen fired his gun until it was empty before throwing a hand grenade at them, a court was told. Dale Cregan (29) had...
A MAN has been charged with murder after the death of a 53-year-old man in Oldham. David Warren Jack (46), of Stott House, off Ashton Road, Oldham, appeared at Manchester City...
ATHLETIC have plotted that they need at least FIVE home wins between now and the end of the season to save their relegation-threatened skin. The magic 50-point barrier can...
LONG-TERM planning is on the back burner for Athletic’s temporary management team. The bonus of a lucrative FA Cup fifth-round tie against Everton in eight days lies on the...
THE squad that Scott built will be showcased for the first time at Whitebank on Sunday. The ‘new’ Oldham RL side warms up for the 2013 eason against Super League...
