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A MYSTERY Samaritan who saved a pensioner’s life has been tracked down — and hailed a hero. Wayne Smith (27), from Royton was the mystery rescuer who saved the...
Date Published 31/08/2012
PARALYMPICS: DIGGLE swimmer Ben Procter launched his bid for Paralympics glory today. His London 2012 campaign with Great Britain got under way in the 100 metres backstroke. A...
TWO digital advertising vans featuring the faces of the most wanted men in England have been touring Greater Manchester. The vans are a reminder of the £50,000 reward...
SAM Cunningham and Phil Joy are on stand-by as acting coach Martin Roden wrestles with pack problems ahead of Oldham’s last game of the regular season at Gateshead Thunder...
Latics to adopt siege mentality THERE was never any question Paul Dickov would roll up to the club’s weekly press conference in his usual good spirits. Athletic's...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards BEVERLEY 2.05 Summer Dream 2.40 Majuro 3.15 Universal 3.45 Fear...
A HAVE-A-GO hero stood up to an armed robber and won. Shafqat Hussain, who works at Gujar News on Hollins Road, has been praised by his bosses after wrestling back a till full...
Date Published 30/08/2012
POLICE today renewed their plea for public help in catching men responsible for a gun and grenade attack that killed a man in Clayton. They pledged that whoever provides...
Police are intensifying the search for an eastern European girl last seen at home over a month ago. Silvie Kandracova (14) of Abbeyhills Road and originally from the Czech...
Police today appealed for help in tracing the person who shot and injured suspected armed robber Anthony Morrison. The 33-year-old, wanted for questioning over an armed...
ATHLETIC could be in line for a cash bonus after a reported £1.5million bid for Dale Stephens was refused by Charlton. The 22-year-old midfielder was the subject of...
GATESHEAD Thunder beat Workington 24-22 on Tyneside last night — to put Oldham on red alert ahead of their last game of the regular season on Sunday. It was...
Latics’ star player writes every week for Chron Sport AFTER working so hard to prepare for a game, as we did before Stevenage, it really hurt all of the players to lose...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards SANDOWN 2.20 Equitania 2.50 Irish Boy 3.25 Rangi (nb) 4.00 Space...
A SUSPECTED armed robber who escaped from police at Manchester Airport has been caught after being admitted to hospital with a gunshot wound. According to a police source,...
Date Published 29/08/2012
ARMED police swooped on a Failsworth laundry on Monday in the continuing hunt for murder suspects Dale Cregan and Anthony Wilkinson. But officers armed with machine guns and...
A Moorside father-of-two who nipped out to buy baby milk died when his scooter collided with a reversing Toyota Landcruiser, an Oldham inquest heard. Michael Lofthouse (27),...
ROBBIE Simpson hopes to make his first visit to Fratton Park a memorable one — by ending a difficult week for Athletic with three points. Saturday’s opponents...
HAVING given Danny Langtree his senior debut in the side which beat Workington Town last time out, Oldham RL’s caretaker boss Martin Roden is ready to pluck another young...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 6.20 Alpine Mysteries 6.50 Arabic 7.20 Grand Denial 7.50...
ALEXANDRA park visitors were jumping for joy when they saw a life-sized inflatable of Stonehenge. Sacrilege, the interactive work of art by Turner prize winner Jeremy Deller,...
Date Published 28/08/2012
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM RU suffered a 23-10 home defeat to Ruskin Park in the Lancashire Plate first round. Guy Lovegreen’s side took the lead after 15 minutes through...
IT was another wet Saturday in the Saddleworth and District Cricket League. Only two matches started in Division One and it was the same story in Division Two. Alex...
CROMPTON'S end-of-season revival continued with a convincing CLL derby victory over Oldham at the Pollards yesterday. In a match they dominated throughout, Crompton bowled...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: IT was a miserable weekend for our two local sides in FA Cup action, with Chadderton and Mossley crashing out in the preliminary round. Paul...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov is ready to ring the changes after a miserable 1-0 home defeat by Stevenage. Lucas Akins scored a 36th- minute winner from the penalty spot after...
TWO Oldham schools have sung their way into the record books. Guinness has confirmed that the world record for singing a song simultaneously has been broken. Among the...
AGE UK Oldham has been shortlisted for a National Diversity Award for its work in local schools to foster relations between the young and the old. On a shortlist of three for...
GCSE RESULTS: STUDENTS pushed themselves to the limit to gain positive grades — and all their hard work paid off, according to Waterhead Academy. A total of 46 per cent...
GCSE RESULTS: OASIS Academy Oldham pupils Naomi Sutton and Ikra Majid took the A-route to GCSE success. The friends chalked up a clean-sweep of 18 top A* and A grades between...
