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TABLE TENNIS: POLLARDS ‘A’ never knew when they were beaten against leaders Deaf Club ‘C’ in Division Five of the Oldham and District Table Tennis...
Date Published 18/12/2012
BOWLS: ONE of the Oldham area’s few remaining major bowls competitions, the Moorside Classic, has been lost. Lack of support in the latest running of the prestigious...
The City kit boss and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport MANCHESTER City played some great football in the 3-1 win at Newcastle and we could have been out of...
Martin meets... resilient, cheerful Neil Chappell - born to be a minister. THEOLOGY has mostly passed me by — despite two years as a cute choirboy - well, a choirboy...
MAKE a change to your life, and learn skills to get you into employment. The Enterprise Centre, Limeside, is offering 20 places on its Step Up programme for unemployed...
AN OLDHAM charity is one of only eight across the UK chosen to be part of a national fundraising appeal. The ACE Centre, in Hollinwood, has been picked by the Guardian and...
A DISTRESSED woman made her way to Chadderton Fire Station in the early hours of yesterday when she got a comb badly tangled in her hair. Luckily for the 38 year old, one of...
A DISABLED woman was trapped in her Royton home after a mound of uncollected rubbish blazed outside her front door - the only exit. Florence Weaver (70) of Seatoller Court was...
PARENTS are being urged to have their children vaccinated after a surge in measles cases. There have been 111 confirmed cases of measles in Greater Manchester this year,...
OLDHAM moves into a new era in 2013 with the fantastic work being done in the borough to put “Oldham on the Map”. And at the heart of the efforts to promote the...
A STUNNING glass flagship headquarters for one of Oldham’s largest employers is set to be built in the town centre, bringing extra jobs to the borough. The landmark home...
A 20-YEAR-OLD man who devoted his spare time to charity fund-raising has been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman while she slept. Stephen Rogerson, of Wellbank Close,...
SMALLBROOK Road in Shaw was closed last night after the local brook burst its banks under a deluge of rain. Firefighters diverted water away from the road at the junction with...
TWO big-time drug-runners tried to convince the Court of Appeal their trial was unfair — because the judge questioned the honesty of a fellow Muslim who refused to swear an...
Anyone with vomiting, sickness or diarrhoea is being urged to stay away from the Royal Oldham Hospital as health bosses battle to keep the end-of-year norovirus outbreak at bay....
ATHLETIC are sweating on the fitness of Cliff Byrne as the centre-half attempts to recover from back spasms in time for Saturday’s trip to Yeovil. With no official word...
OLDHAM RL new boy Liam Thompson is recovering from successful surgery to repair a damaged shoulder. The 20-year-old former Widnes Vikings back-row forward is expected to be...
SPECULATION continues to mount over the future of Mario Balotelli after it emerged the controversial Manchester City striker is taking the club to a Premier League tribunal....
Chronicle Tipster Keith’s top bets for tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings LINGFIELD 12.00 Temple Road 12.30 Reginald Claude 1.00 Benartic 1.30...
A RESOUNDING thumbs-up was the verdict of tram travellers as Metrolink arrived in Shaw yesterday. The first tram to travel from Oldham through Derker to Shaw left Mumps at...
Date Published 17/12/2012
A nurse has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a four–week–old baby, who bled to death after a botched home circumcision in Oldham. Goodluck Caubergs died...
HUNDREDS of magazines produced for Shaw and Crompton parishoners have landed on the doorstep of Heyside residents in a delivery blunder. Householders were left puzzled when...
HEAVY downpours and bracing temperatures didn’t stop Christmas shoppers taking a step back in time in Oldham town centre at the weekend. A traditional carousel, roast...
HUNDREDS of people got into the festive spirit as they were entertained by talented young members of Oldham Music Centre. The Civic Centre hosted a junior Christmas concert...
PAUL Dickov has paid tribute to outgoing striker Matt Derbyshire, contrasting his work ethic with the team’s as a whole as the recent good run came crashing to a halt...
Athletic 0, Swindon 2 Players lack effort and ideas ATHLETIC again fell short here. Short in terms of points gained; short in terms of character shown, short in...
RAGING at half-time to the extent his voice could be heard near the players’ tunnel, Athletic manager Paul Dickov denounced the team effort against Swindon as simply not...
GAEL Clichy has told his teammates to forget last season’s title glory and roll up their sleeves for a fight. The French international helped City to a battling...
MANCHESTER United defender Chris Smalling is amazed at how quickly striker Robin van Persie has adapted to life at Old Trafford. Van Persie took his tally at United to 15...
Chronicle Tipster Keith’s top bets for tomorrow’s National Hunt meetings CATTERICK 12.10 Oscar Stanley 12.40 Flora’s Pride 1.10 Tick Tocker...
