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Athletic 0, Brentford 2 THIS was a classic missed opportunity for Latics. The club went into the game watched by more than 1,000 more supporters than usual, following the...
Date Published 14/01/2013
ATHLETIC boss Paul Dickov admitted reinforcements may be needed after seeing his side slip to home defeat against Brentford. Two goals from Clayton Donaldson – a player...
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has challenged his players to stay within striking distance of league leaders Manchester United. City beat Arsenal 2-0 at Emirates Stadium...
SIR Alex Ferguson has settled the Manchester United goal debate in favour of skipper Nemanja Vidic. Confusion reigned in the home dressing room after United’s 2-1 win...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are -
£3.5m plan to boost town-centre tram route HISTORICAL local figures, public art and urban gardens are the key features of a £3.5million plan to boost the new...
AN Oldham family ran a multi-million scam by hijacking the identities of high-profile business bosses to defraud stores. Brothers Kevin (47) and Daniel Pomeroy (25) pretended...
A taxi driver who duped a blind woman out of £270, has been shunned and reviled by colleagues and friends. Shafak Hussain (36) was told by a judge in Manchester:...
POLICE have launched an appeal to find armed raiders who broke into a Shaw home and threatened a woman. The attack occurred in Waveney Street last Tuesday evening Three...
NORTHERN Soul devotees flocked to Oldham from across the country and overseas for a 16-hour, all-night dance session. “Souldham” ended at 6am yesterday. Live performers at the...
ATHLETIC pulled off a huge coup after tying down star forward Jose Baxter to a two-and-a-half year contract. The deal was announced minutes before kick-off against Brentford...
Date Published 12/01/2013
FOOTBALL: UPPERMILL under-16s enjoyed a 7-0 win at Ossett Albion in the Huddersfield Junior League, with Michael Kitching mustering a brace. Also on target were Sam...
Date Published 11/01/2013
RUNNING: ROYTON’S Christopher Brown clinched victory in the Greater Manchester Cross-Country Championships in Stockport. The 14-year-old Trafford AC runner led all...
PAUL Scholes feels Liverpool still rank among Manchester United’s biggest rivals, even given the Merseyside outfit’s recent struggles. With the clubs being the two...
BETTING: PRIDE of place this week has to go to Athletic following their stupendous victory at Nottingham Forest. Brilliant stuff lads, and although you are still 1,500-1...
Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League first XI fixtures for 2013 (second XI fixtures reversed) League and Tanner Cup/Moore Cup matches run from April...
WATER POLO: ROYTON’S Joe O’Regan is facing an uncertain future in the sport he loves only six months after competing in the London 2012 Olympics. Funding cuts...
Angling: A LATE run of fish saw Pete Cuniffe scoop the Medlock Bridge AC open on the Park Lake. He included a chub and half-a-dozen decent roach on pole and maggot for 4lb...
FOOTBALL: LEADERS Coppice United ‘A’ went down to a 5-4 defeat at the hands of third-placed Rifle Range ‘A’ in Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League Jack...
FOOTBALL: Old Grey Mare 1, Oldham GPO 5 MIKE King bagged a hat-trick as Oldham GPO secured their place in the third round of the Midas Plumbing Oldham Sunday League...
FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Boro have been dealt a blow ahead of tomorrow’s Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One clash with Abbey Hey. Boss Tony Mills revealed the...
JOE Hart insists there will be no sense of inferiority in the Manchester City camp on Sunday - even though it is 37 years since they last beat Arsenal away from home in the...
MANCHESTER United goalscoring king Denis Law believes Robin van Persie’s strike partnership with Wayne Rooney will fire his old club to glory this season. Though Rooney...
THE FRIDAY THING: IS it really any wonder the Church of England is developing a growing army of the formerly faithful? First we had the fiasco of the decision not to allow...
THE Dobcross Silver Band is holding its annual New Year Concert at the Playhouse2, Shaw, tomorrow, at 8pm. Tickets are £8.50 and are available from Interiors, Market Street,...
ONE of Coronation Street’s biggest and oldest fans has died at the grand old age of 105. Failsworth-born Edie Shufflebotham took a surprise visit down Britain’s...
Twenty four Oldham households still have a black and white view of the world New figures reveal there are 24 black and white TV licences still in force in Oldham —...
OLDHAM Academy North principal Colette Burgess has confirmed that accusations of pupil selection made in an official report do not affect her school. Claims in the Academies...
THE Queen Elizabeth Hall is set for a marathon soul extravaganza this weekend. The soul train will arrive with Motown legends for the return of Souldham — including Pat...
Oldham business leaders will be keen to attend a free breakfast hosted by the Business Growth Hub and the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS). The organisations are joining...
