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NETBALL: THE fastest, most exciting form of netball is on display in Manchester today and tomorrow. The 2013 Fastnet Grand Prix is at Wright Robinson College in Gorton, hosted...
Date Published 04/01/2013
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY player-manager Steve Halford will shuffle the pack for tomorrow’s home clash with Ossett Albion in Evo-Stik League Division One North. The Lilywhites...
RIO Ferdinand returns to his old Upton Park stamping ground tomorrow insisting Manchester United are as keen to win the FA Cup as they are any other competition. The Old...
RUGBY: Two up-and-coming local rugby league players, Isaac Noi and Jack Etchells are in a squad of 31 young hopefuls selected for the England under-16 side. The duo will...
RUGBY: HIGH-FLYING Higginshaw return to action on Saturday, hoping to maintain their push for the North-West Counties League title. They begin the New Year with a local...
Boxing: OLDHAM’S Craig Watson has left Hatton Promotions after two years and is set to sign with Coldwell Boxing. The welterweight’s contract ran out and he...
Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta has urged all his team–mates to step up to compensate for the loss of Yaya Toure. Toure, the champions' midfield driving force,...
The Athletic star writes every week for Chron Sport I SAT out the 2-2 draw at Scunthorpe as I served the last game of my three-match suspension. But I was proud of my...
DEAN Furman felt Athletic showed great spirit to recover a point in a feisty encounter at Scunthorpe. A day after the departures of coaches Gerry Taggart, Paul Butler and Lee...
ROYTON Real Food Market takes place on Sunday from 11am. Get down to the precinct for some local food and other bargains. OLDHAM Chronicle staff raised £125 for Dr...
ATHLETIC have collected yellow and red cards with reckless abandon this season. To date, 63 cautions and five dismissals have been racked up - four of the latter for violent...
LUCKY John Mellor’s number has come up again — nearly 13 years after winning £91,000 in a national newspaper competition. This time the 63 year old, from...
THE FRIDAY THING: TEACHERS in Oldham are feeling the strain. Apparently stress in the classroom is hitting new peaks, right across the borough. Stress leave is the talk of...
A GROUP of six Saddleworth churches will host a coffee morning tomorrow from 10am to noon in aid of Dr Kershaw’s Hospice. It will be held at St Chad’s Parish Centre,...
WORRIED residents claim they are living on the edge of a potential disaster zone and are calling for more safety measures on their busy stretch of road. A car plunged from...
But we’ll dig deep to fix the nuisance — council chief A SQUASH player has had to fork out £600 to fix his new car — thanks to a pothole. Dave Wood...
Chadderton police will be holding a free security marking service for Christmas presents and other valuables at Asda Chadderton from 10am to 4pm on Friday. WORRIED about how...
Former soldier Mike Hamilton has won a £600,000 contract to instil discipline and raise results among troubled youngsters. Under a £1.9 million initiative, four...
POLICE have issued an urgent warning after three burglaries were carried out in 24 hours over Christmas. Homes targeted were in Beechfield and Lovers Lane, both in Grasscroft,...
A HOLLINWOOD veteran whose ship was torpedoed and bombed during the Second Word War will finally be honoured. Albert Giddens (90), of Margaret Street, is one of only around...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov reckons if his men fight for every inch tomorrow, the 2,500 fans travelling with the side will push Latics to an FA Cup shock for Nottingham Forest....
MARTIN Roden, hooker and a key member of Oldham RL Club's backroom staff for the past four years, has followed Tony Benson to new club Oxford. Roden was in charge at Whitebank...
Goalkeeping coach Paul Gerrard and youth team boss Tony Philliskirk have are assisting manager Paul Dickov and will do so again tomorrow. Athletic's chairman said changes were...
FANS leaving the City Ground at full-time tomorrow should watch their backs — they might be bowled over by a chap in a tracksuit carrying a couple of cases. Dean Furman...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s tips for tomorrow’s cards are - LINGFIELD 11.50 Resplendent Alpha 12.20 Too Difficult 12.50 Archie...
A MASSIVE business park and up to 380 homes could be created on a huge swathe of green land in Chadderton. Oldham Council and the private sector have worked on developing...
Ben can keep his urban farm Council loses fight to get it closed A PENSIONER has won his battle to keep an urban farm the council ordered him to close. A planning...
A KIND-HEARTED volunteer who has dedicated her time to the elderly is getting the holiday of a lifetime in New York after appearing on national TV. Anne Evans became a member...
COUNCIL chiefs have given shops and motorists a New Year boost by extending free car parking in Oldham town centre. From Monday until March 31, motorists will be able to park...
Date Published 03/01/2013
A DESOLATE area of Derker is finally getting a housing boost with work on 165 new homes set to begin later this month. Construction of affordable family homes will finally...
