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THE charity set up to honour tragic toddler Jamie Heaton officially began taking donations this week. Committee members from the Jamie’s Something Special Memorial Fund...
Date Published 09/11/2012
AN Oldham MP last night urged people to boycott Sainsbury’s for failing to sign up to a code which promises swift payment to small businesses. Debbie Abrahams told the...
POLICE have seized £1.5million of drugs after arrests in Yorkshire led them to Failsworth. Three men, believed to be travelling from Manchester to Stockton-on-Tees,...
PAUL Dickov aims to shield his players away from what he sees as damaging, long-standing negativity surrounding Athletic. While not directly answering chairman Simon...
FOLLOWING new coach Scott Naylor’s appeal for Oldham RL fans to back the club’s push on season-ticket sales, Roughyeds have released an update on ground-development...
PAUL Black was determined not to let bitterness get the better of him when shown the door at Athletic in the summer. The Middleton-born left-back's career at Boundary Park was...
KEITH McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s racing are - DONCASTER 11.50 Desert Creek 12.20 She’s A Character 12.50 Flashlight 1.25 Pivotal...
THIEVES have stolen a hoard of fund-raising gift sets bought to benefit schoolchildren. Marian Read — wife of the Rev James Read — had being buying Christmas...
Date Published 08/11/2012
Oldham Council TRANSPORT for Greater Manchester is still being “reluctant” on the opening date for the Oldham to Shaw Metrolink line. Councillor Dave Hibbert...
Oldham Council THE council has asked the diocese to investigate after St Hilda’s Primary School closed early and teachers went to a wedding. A letter had been sent to...
A resident who protested so fiercely about a street lamp being placed outside her house that she was threatened with arrest, is celebrating victory. Jacky Byram was horrified...
OLDHAM Council’s fight against the country’s exams regulator has taken a step forward. A judge has ordered an urgent hearing of a legal challenge against Ofqual,...
Oldham Council OLDHAM has a “fire in its belly” and a new-found confidence, according to the leader of Oldham Council. Councillor Jim McMahon feels the...
PROFESSOR Brian Cox was told he and amateur stargazers couldn’t try to make contact with aliens — in case health and safety rules were broken and they decided to answer back....
Players should refund fans for Bury flop, says chairman FED-UP Athletic fans should be offered full refunds from the players' own pockets, said club chairman Simon Corney,...
THREE Athletic players are walking disciplinary tightropes as bans threaten to disrupt manager Paul Dickov's settled line-up. Jonathan Grounds' booking in the Bury defeat this...
NEW Oldham boss Scott Naylor has issued a “come and help us” plea to the town’s rugby league fans. Naylor, at Oldham on a two-year contract, is determined to...
MATT Derbyshire has called on Athletic to stop showing their opponents an “incomprehensible” amount of respect — starting with high-flying Tranmere on Saturday....
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH Rangers youngster Jack Connor is likely to play for his country on Saturday. The second-row man is in the England Lions squad for the under-18s...
NETBALL: NORTHERN Thunder are starting the defence of their Fiat Netball Superleague title with a new name. Instead of ‘Northern’ the club will be called...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 4.20 Half A Crown 4.50 Crazy Too 5.20 Far East...
ATHLETIC boss Paul Dickov was left “feeling sick” following last night’s disappointing 2-1 home defeat by derby rivals Bury. A James Tarkowski own goal...
Date Published 07/11/2012
OLDHAM RL have signed their 19th, and youngest, member of their 2013 squad: Rochdale-based Callum Marriott - full-time contract player lat year at Salford City Reds. The 19...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini claimed his team were denied a dramatic Champions League victory over Ajax by poor refereeing at the Etihad Stadium. City fought back...
THE £26.6 million Waterhead Academy opened this morning — and the verdict from pupils is: “brilliant”. Years 10 and 11 pupils were the first to start in the new school,...
Athletic 1, Bury 2 THEIR followers turned out to pledge allegiance on derby night, but Athletic failed to win the popular vote. A woeful opening 45 minutes in which...
Youth councillors target town-centre blight OLDHAM’S youth councillors are on a mission to rid town centre streets of a sticky problem. The teenagers are campaigning...
MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is optimistic his squad l can go all the way in the Champions League this season. United can secure a place in the last 16 of the...
Redundancy pay-outs to staff at Oldham’s health body as part of the controversial shake-up of the NHS have cost the taxpayer more than £233,000. The money as paid...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards WOLVERHAMPTON 4.20 Frosted Off 4.50 Marmot Bay 5.20 Ertikaan 5.50...
