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MANCHESTER United go into Sunday’s Premier League match at Swansea with a six-point lead over neighbours City. But manager Sir Alex Ferguson is already planning for next...
Date Published 21/12/2012
MANCHESTER City know they need to think about how to fill the void Yaya Toure will leave in the New Year. Toure, City's midfield driving force and last night named African...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY are sweating on the fitness of captain Dave Young ahead of tomorrow’s Evo-Stik League Division One North home clash with Farsley. Young suffered a...
Chronicle Tipster Keith’s top bets for tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings LINGFIELD 12.20 Plunder 12.50 Sofi’s Spirit 1.20 Welease Bwian...
RESIDENTS who battled Crompton House school’s £1million sports pitch plans have been devastated by a planning go-ahead for the scheme. Protesters who packed last...
Date Published 20/12/2012
A MYSTERY man has been playing Santa - and dishing out £10 notes in Oldham town centre! An envelope containing a tenner and bearing the messagewords “N-Joy” was given to one...
OLDHAM Council leader Jim McMahon has described the loss of Royton South Councillor Philip Harrison as heartbreaking. The popular Labour politician died early yesterday...
THE parents of tragic toddler Jamie Heaton have made an emotional appearance on national TV in a bid to boost their son’s memorial fund. Kenny and Michelle appeared...
A machete-wielding thug cut off a chunk of his victim’s hair during a violent robbery in Shaw. As reported on Monday, four masked men raided a house in Grains Road....
MATT Smith says he is the man to fill Matt Derbyshire’s boots and fire Athletic up the npower League One table. Nottingham Forest loanee Derbyshire is back at his parent...
MANCHESTER United have been drawn against Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League. The glamour tie, which features a rematch between old foes Sir Alex Ferguson and...
ATHLETIC’S bid to get back on track at Yeovil on Saturday could be derailed by two familiar faces. The team, 16th in the league, hopes to put the lacklustre 2-0 home loss to...
Chronicle Tipster Keith’s top bets for tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings WOLVERHAMPTON 3.15 Overrider 3.50 Midnight Flower 4.20 Monumental Man...
HAVING Oldham Community Leisure run the borough’s sports facilities for another 10 years will save taxpayers’ money and improve the service, say council chiefs....
Date Published 19/12/2012
A TEENAGER once wrongly accused of the murder of Nellie Geraghty has been savagely beaten by three masked men. Steven Allt (18) and his mother’s partner Paul Robinson...
COUNCILLOR Phil Harrison died this morning following a short battle with lung cancer. The Royton South Labour councillor, who was married to Councillor Jenny Harrison, died at...
HIGH Crompton Residents’ Group has launched a last-ditch plea to planners over an all-weather sports pitch scheme. The controversial Crompton House School plan will be...
McMahon video explains budget OLDHAM Council leader Jim McMahon has taken to video in an attempt to explain the authority’s budget decisions. The Labour leader has...
FORMER Athletic star Chris Taylor has backed Paul Dickov to oversee a successful 2013 at Boundary Park. Springhead’s wing wizard Taylor made a free transfer to...
MARIO Balotelli has made peace with his employers. Reports this morning suggested the enigmatic striker had settled his dispute with Manchester City, which had fined the...
FOOTBALL: CENTRE-HALF Keil O’Brien has left Mossley to join Chorley for an undisclosed fee. The 6ft 4in defender departed the Evo-Stik League Division One North...
LIFELONG Oldham Rugby fan Keith Potter, vice-chairman of the club in a memorable 1986-87 season, has died in hospital. Back then the Watersheddings ground, run by a...
Chronicle Tipster Keith’s top bets for tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings KEMPTON 4.00 Mr Knightley 4.30 Captain Starlight 5.00 Norwegian Reward...
WEIGHTLIFTING: A MIXTURE of muscle and determination saw six local men book their places at next year’s British Powerlifting Championships. The sextet, from Viking...
Date Published 18/12/2012
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Bamber Bridge in Evo-Stik League Division One North. Steve Halford’s side are now two points clear at...
OLDHAM’S Jack Doughty had a song in his heart and blood on his shoes as he collected the Sir Henry Cooper Award for Outstanding Services to Boxing at a glittering ceremony...
THERE’S no excuse for members of Saddleworth Male Voice Choir forgeting the words to Handel’s “Messiah” — they’ve sung it every Christmas for...
NHS campaigners have pledged “total opposition to cuts and privatisation” across Greater Manchester. Campaigners from Oldham, Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton...
Thieves who stole an expensive Land Rover in Saddleworth left something behind – the car’s security sytem. The robbers bypassed the security features to snatch the...
FOOTBALL: BLUE Coat felt supersonic at Oasis Academy after winning the Year 10 ‘B’ boys’ knock-out competition. They saw off stiff competition in a...
