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A WIDOW who died after a bag containing her husband’s ashes was violently wrenched from her grasp by a drug user, may have been fatally “stamped or kicked” during the robbery, a...
Date Published 24/07/2012
THREE wins from four friendlies was the broad goal for Athletic today as they took to the road to face Hull City in a closed-doors challenge. Goalkeeper Alex Cisak didn't play...
A PLANNING application detailing ambitious transformation plans for Oldham’s old town hall has been submitted to Oldham council. The document gives detailed information...
A POLICE operation to tackle organised crime has resulted in 14 arrests and the seizure of £90,000 in cash and assets. Raids under the continuing Operation Caminada...
MATTHEW Fogarty's request to be released by Oldham RL Club has been granted. The young centre's future with the Roughyeds had been left hanging for weeks following his faiure...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY travel to Prestwich Heys tonight for a pre-season friendly (7pm kick-off). Elsewhere, Chadderton entertain Stockport Sports (7.45pm) and Oldham Boro go to...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
Defender a big hit with Latics manager JAMES Tarkowski is making a big play to start the season as first-choice centre-back for Athletic, after again impressing his manager at...
Date Published 23/07/2012
YORK 0, ATHLETIC 2 YOU may as well read the leaves at the bottom of your cup as plot out a precise future direction for Athletic on the basis of a pre-season friendly....
Better signs and more free parking in bid to halt town-centre decline COUNCIL chiefs plan to boost Oldham town centre with better signs, improved shop fronts and more free...
South Wales 12 Oldham 44 OLDHAM consolidated their position in the Championship One play-offs by comfortably seeing off South Wales to make it back-to-back victories. And...
THE Oldham couple who formed a “terrorist partnership” and plotted deadly attacks on Jewish communities were jailed on Friday. Mohammed Sajid Khan (33) must serve...
TONY Benson was pleased at the improvement his side showed in their 44-12 victory over South Wales Scorpions in Neath. Benson says his team now has its confidence back after...
THE head of the North-West Counter Terrorism Unit reassured Oldham residents that everything is being done to prevent acts of terrorism in the borough. Following...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards MUSSELBURGH 2.00 Raheeba 2.30 Chant 3.00 Irish Girls Spirit 3.30...
A TAMESIDE company has been fined almost half a million pounds for corporate manslaughter following the death of an employee who fell more than 40ft as he worked on the roof....
WE report on the latest Council plans to improve the signage, access and appearance to improve the lot of town centre traders and visitors. there's more (click story)
THE FRIDAY THING: ALTHOUGH, rather scarily, no-one really knows how many people live in the UK, those we do know about because they filled in their census forms are, like slugs,...
Date Published 20/07/2012
OLDHAM College is to get a multi-million-pound facelift— three years after its proposed £70 million overhaul fell through. The plans to replace large parts of the...
Today we can reveal Oldham’s top five roads for speed camera offences. New figures show that between 2006-2010, 8,120 people were caught out at the speed trap on the A62...
THE mother of a Moors murder victim has made one last plea to killer Ian Brady to tell her where her son is buried. Winnie Johnson (78) is now critically ill with cancer and...
CRIME fell across Oldham last year despite cuts in the number of police officers — and at a faster rate than across other parts of Greater Manchester. The total Oldham...
PROFESSIONAL bodies have welcomed the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry into the multi-million-pound contract for court interpreting services awarded to Delph-based Applied...
ANGLING: FAILSWORTH-based Ken Power and grandson James Cantello (both TRI-CAST Highfield) have been making the trip to Crewe venue Old Hough Farm. In the latest contest...
BOWLS: TONGE suffered a Manchester Premier League setback when they were beaten 9-6 (194-185) at Sale XL. Andy Cairns and Gary Ellis registered 21-20 verdicts, the latter...
Amateur football FOOTBALL: THE new amateur football season can’t come soon enough for one local club. Geoff Howard is two years into his five-year plan as manager of...
RUGBY: NEW signing Gareth Morgan goes straight in to the Saddleworth Rangers squad for tomorrow’s vital National Conference League home game against fellow strugglers...
CRICKET: IN-FORM Delph return to Drakes Huddersfield Premiership action tomorrow when they entertain Elland. Grant Jones’ side will be confident after securing their...
CRICKET: THERE is plenty of action on Sunday, with Heyside and Bamford Fieldhouse chasing semi-final places in the LCB Cup and three ties in the Saddleworth League’s...
CRICKET: With 13 games gone and 13 to go, players and officials have fingers crossed that weather conditions improve for the long Saddleworth and District Cricket League run-in....
