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NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY boss Steve Halford has shuffled the pack ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Prescot Cables in Evo-Stik League Division One North. Left-back Ben...
Date Published 14/09/2012
Rugby: WATERHEAD, closing in on their target of promotion from Division Two of the National Conference League, should be too good for visitors Heworth tomorrow (2.30pm)....
CRICKET: TREAT games seriously, Saddleworth League officials have told their clubs. The season draws to a general close on Sunday but with lots still at stake — namely...
CRICKET: WERNETH can hand Walsden the Lake Garage CLL title on a platter tomorrow. Should Matt Taylor’s team defeat the visitors to the Coppice, Walsden will be crowned...
FOOTBALL: WILL Revill’s hat-trick helped Springhead under-16s to a 3-1 win over Kingsway in the Tameside and District League. But the under-15s were defeated 5-3 by...
SHOWJUMPING: OLDHAM rider Bethany Marsden has been towering above her older and more experienced opponents. The 14-year-old Royton and Crompton School pupil, riding Jerri,...
CYCLING: OLDHAM’S Jacob Ragan clinched the National Junior Scratch title after a superb performance in a notoriously competitive field. The 16 year old from Denshaw,...
GOLF: RISING star Josh Ainscough had back-to-back eagles on holes 11 and 12 as he won division one of the September singles Stableford at Stamford. The 15 year old, who...
GOLF: CROMPTON and Royton Golf Club’s women’s section made a donation of £400 to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice with a charity Shotgun event held at the High Barn...
STAFF attending the annual Bidvest awards at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham, raised £1,000 for the Shaw Distress Fund. Some of the night’s winners even donated...
SNOOKER: Young snooker star Joshua Cooper has come within a whisker of landing a regional title. The 16 year old Newman College student reached the final of an under-18s...
YOUNG Hollinwood entrepreneur Charlotte Whittle has teamed up with Daisy Nook Garden Centre manager Richard Calder to set up a monthly farmers’ market on his land. The...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON host Abbey Hey in Vodkat North-West Counties League Division One tonight (7.45pm). Paul Buckley’s side occupy third position in the table, five...
PULSE Home Products, the Oldham-based company behind Breville and Dirt Devil, has been sold by its private equity owner Rutland Partners to US company Jarden Corporation....
BETTING: THERE is only one place to start this week’s Sport Betting column and that is with Andy Murray’s stunning US Open triumph. Murray produced a superb...
LEGALLY BLONDE, Opera House, Manchester, to September 22 ELLE Woods, the blonde bimbo smart enough to take on Harvard Law in pink and win, returns to Manchester to prove just...
THE learning centre at St Herbert’s Primary School, Edward Street, is running a range of evening community activities this term. On Tuesdays there is netball for adults...
CHADDERTON Town Hall celebrated its 100th anniversary in style at the weekend. Visitors could tour the historic building, and Oldham Family History Society was on hand to help...
A NEW book about one of Oldham’s most successful rock bands shows relations between the members were far from harmonious. Inspiral Carpets fans can get an insight into...
A THRILL-SEEKING pensioner is set to prove age is just a number - by launching himself off a 30ft-high tower for charity! Despite prostate cancer, 70 year old Ian Hollingworth...
A BACKLOG of almost 700 new homes in Oldham are in the pipeline, new figures show. The Local Government Association says the figures prove there is no need for the...
DUNWOOD Park is set for an afternoon to remember as it celebrates its centenary and unveils its grand regeneration. On Saturday the Friends of Dunwood Park will host a family...
BRAVE Harley Hesford is showing great signs of improvement since a major operation to strengthen his leg tissue and muscles. The Chronicle reported how before the operation -...
A long-awaited regeneration of Derker could be given the green light in a matter of days — but residents say they don’t want it. After years of looking out over...
A DEVASTATED dad says his dream of paying a loving tribute to the murdered baby daughter he never knew he had could be dashed. Tiny Violet Mullen was killed by her mum’s...
A widow falsely claimed £38,000 in benefits over almost seven years, Manchester Crown Court has been told. Sayarun Nessa (58) claimed income support, housing benefit and...
THE Government is being blamed over the death of a 29-year-old Oldham epileptic who suffered a massive seizure his family says was caused by the stress of having his disability...
The translation contract awarded to Saddleworth’s beleagured Applied Language Solutions has been condemned in a new report from the National Audit Office. The NAO claims...
ATHLETIC are working on revealing at least one new forward today - but all could hinge on whether Blackburn allow the loan of Jordan Slew to be cancelled. Jose Baxter could...
A SERIOUS knee injury is threatening Oldham centre Mark McCully's rugby league career. Advised to retire by a specialist, he will have an operation in November after playing...