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Chadderton Park FC have booked their Valentine’s Ball at Smokies Hotel on Friday, February 8. Tickets are now on sale for the black-tie event. Book now at...
Date Published 18/01/2013
Tributes have been paid to former Hulme Grammar deputy head teacher Cyril Ashton, who has died aged 92. Shaw-based Mr Ashton, the school’s vice-master from 1967-1980,...
Teacher Steve is off on an Arctic adventure INTREPID teacher Steve Hill is always on the lookout for a new challenge. His latest will take him to the Arctic circle —...
ROWING: TEAMS from Oldham were today hoping to do the town proud in the county finals of the Greater Manchester Schools Indoor Rowing Championship in Wigan. Hathershaw,...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON Park under-13s Eagles saw their unbeaten run finally shudder to a halt after 47 matches! The team’s record was broken in a 4-2 loss to Pennine in...
SNOOKER: HIGHLIGHT of the action in the Oldham Amateur Snooker League was Josh Cooper’s break of 72 for Three Cs ‘A’ during their 4-2 victory at home to Deaf...
OVER 180 people were fed at Oldham’s emergency foodbank in the run-up to Christmas, it has been revealed. The Trussell Trust — the organisation behind the network...
BETTING: REPUTATIONS in sport can sometimes get in the way of common sense. Take tonight’s FA Cup replay between Arsenal and Swansea. It will be the third time...
A popular country path has been blocked in a row between landowners - forcing riders, cyclists and walkers to use a dangerous alternative. The “Delph Donkey” path...
FIRE-FIGHTERS used bolt-croppers to rescue a baby who got her finger stuck in a bike wheel. The 10-month-old girl from Coldhurst had her finger lodged between the chain and a...
RUGBY: PETE Davies scored a hat-trick of tries before half-time as Hollinwood swept aside Eastmoor Dragons 38-4 in the Pennine League’s Supplmentary Cup. Andy Gorey...
DR Kershaw’s Hospice got a £240 boost, courtesy of Beaverbrooks the Jewellers. The Oldham Spindles store chose the Royton hospice for the donation from the...
A PRIVATE gym is to take over the former Volvo dealership in Rochdale Road, Oldham. The building, empty for two years, will have a £750,000 refit and will be home to...
RUGBY: HIGGINSHAW maintained their push for the North-West Counties League title with a 38-6 defeat of Widnes Moorfield. It was solid display from Higgy, for whom Nathan...
OF THE 18 players in Athletic’s match-day squad for Brentford on Saturday, five had made the journey from youth to first team. The debate over the future (or otherwise)...
A MAN has been arrested in Oldham by police investigating a flare set off at the Swansea v Manchester United game in December. The flare hit the stand roof and bounced into...
CONTROVERSIAL proposals for a business park and homes on a large sweep of land in Chadderton could be submitted to council planners by May. Foxdenton LLP (Limited Liability...
CRICKET: OLDHAM Cricket Club looks set to join this summer’s Lake Garage CLL after all. The Pollards club’s woes on and off the field last season, allied to...
The Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport IT was disappointing to lose against a strong Brentford side on Saturday, but we were a little unlucky. I believe we just...
WHEN controversial plans to install a traffic island hit opposition from Royton residents and businesses, highways bosses did a U-turn. After agreeing to move the islands on...
Brass band enthusiasts in Scouthead and Austerlands will hear their traditional band contest this year following the lifting of controversial traffic-management controls....
A CAR firm has been clocked after selling vehicles with false mileages. Trading Standards investigated Revolution Motors in Garden Street, Oldham, after complaints from people...
Daniel Eastmond (29), of Radcliffe Street, Oldham has been charged with possession of cannabis following a police raid. He was one of six people held when officers from the...
THE FRIDAY THING: IT’S enough to make we ordinary mortals think that MP stands for money pocketer. Here we are, all in it together, with millions wondering how long it...
A PAIR of fitness fans are fighting to get their cash back following the closure of their gym. Members say they weren’t told Kicks Leisure — formerly Waves —...
OLDHAM Mountain Rescue Team now has three search and rescue dogs. The dog handlers and their animals passed a tough, three-day training course near Keswick in the Lake...
Thousands of sick or disabled people have died after having their “fitness for work” assessed, the Commons has been told. MPs attacked Atos, the firm contracted to...
Angling: CONRAD Taylor defied freezing conditions to win the Medlock Bridge AC open match on the Park Lake. He used pole and maggot for a skimmer and two chub landed late on...
FOOTBALL: THE battle of the basement boys ended even in the Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League Jack Abbott Premier Division, as Famous King George ‘A’ drew 2-2 with...
FOOTBALL: SPRINGHEAD were unable to make it a dozen wins in a row as they were held to a pulsating 3-3 draw at home to reigning champions Hindsford in the Bridgewater Office...
