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BOWLS: ALAN Hodson won the Oldham Evening Chronicle Bowling Handicap title for the second time in five years when he defeated hot favourite Steve Copeland in a classic final...
Date Published 09/07/2012
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards PONTEFRACT 2.30 Slipstream Angel (nap) 3.00 Tenhoo 3.30 Celestial...
CRICKET: MATTHEW Taylor has had a tough baptism as captain of Werneth. The youngest skipper in the league, Taylor has suffered the frustration of seeing his side bow out of...
Date Published 06/07/2012
Angling: A FIELD of 200 turned out for the Gilders Festival of Angling match on Heronbrook. With all the lakes in use, Nigel Rimmer emerged victorious courtesy of a massive...
SWIMMING: PETER Cunningham has set out on a path to potential glory. The Cardinal Langley pupil (16), who lives in Chadderton, is taking part in the 2012 International Sports...
BOWSL: SPRINGBANK’S Paul Heap won the Failsworth League President’s Handicap with a 21-13 final verdict over North Chadderton’s Steve Mellor at Springhead...
FOLLOWING a break of five years, the Oldham Evening Chronicle Handicap finals return to Royton Cricket and Bowling Club tomorrow (6.30pm). And a superb night’s bowling...
RUGBY: WITH confidence back, Waterhead are looking to put in a repeat performance at home to Normanton Knights in Division Two of the National Conference League tomorrow (2.30pm)....
Rugby Union: TEENAGE talent George Ford is in the England Saxons squad for the first time. The Leicester Tigers fly-half gets his chance to impress alongside Sale Sharks back...
CRICKET: ALEX Peters did a Glenn McGrath when he stepped on a cricket ball during a Tuesday evening net session. The Greenfield skipper faces some frustrating weeks on the...
THE FRIDAY THING: I CAN’T help but feel that if there never was an outlaw called Diamond Bob in one of the many cowboy films I enjoyed in my youth, there certainly should...
OLDHAMERS are revving up for a car show that will bring vintage cars into the town centre on Sunday. Around 50 classic cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles will be...
A BATTALION which recruits soldiers from Oldham is facing the axe under major plans to restructure the Army. The frontline 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers,...
AROUND 500 well-wishers raised a glass to Oldham Sixth Form College at its 20th anniversary bash. Students and staff past and present attended the celebration evening to toast...
THOUSANDS of Oldham families in desperate need of housing are suffering because the Tories want to “privatise everything”, according to Oldham MP Michael Meacher....
OLDHAM Rugby Club has set up a community project for jobless young people in Hollinwood. “Give us a try!”, launched yesterday, offers work experience and volunteer...
THE Roxy Cinema owner who brought a taste of Hollywood to Hollinwood has died, aged 71. Grandad-of-six Ken Blair, from Chadderton, had been battling cancer. He managed the...
THE great hall of Hulme Grammar School was the setting for an adventurous Oldham Symphony Orchestra concert of Russian music, led by Ann Heeks and conducted by Richard Waldock....
BEAT boredom while school is out with the summer holiday club for four to 11-year-olds at St Herbert’s Learning Centre, Edward Street. Mondays are games days with art...
CELEBRATING the end of an era were the Year 11 leavers from Crompton House School. Dressed in their best togs, the girls and boys enjoyed a glitzy evening at Rochdale Town...
AN Oldham personalised gifts business has enjoyed a business boost from “Dragons’ Den” star Theo Paphitis. Amanda Kilbride, owner of Bluebelle Create,...
A TALENTED quartet scooped a raft of top awards at a prestigious ceremony to recognise excellent work in the health industry. Consultant radiologist Dr Narayanasamy Jeyagopal,...
“CORONATION Street” star Shobna Gulati is backing a campaign to get motorists to swap four wheels for two. The Oldham actress, who plays Sunita Alahan in the ITV...
Figures show 86.9 per cent of patients under the care of the Pennine Acute Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham and three other hospitals, were seen within 18 weeks in March —...
RUGBY: Stars of the future were on show at Oldham RL’s Whitebank ground. The Championship One outfit played host to the Oldham Schools Rugby League finals. Here...
CRICKET: GREENFIELD won an exciting contest against mid-table rivals Glodwick in the Under-17s Division of the Saddleworth and District Junior League. The young lads from...
A STRONG defensive showing from Oldham's under-13s helped the team secure the Brean Sands title for the second year running. In their 16th game of the weekend in Somerset,...
NETBALL: OLDHAM Netball club’s under-14s asserted their credentials by scooping top honours at the Brean Sands tournament — a run which included a merciless...
SPORTS BETTING: BRADLEY Wiggins came a cropper in the Tour De France yesterday, but remained in second place going into today’s stage. Traffic problems underline...
GOLF: WERNETH thought they had slipped up when held to a 4-4 home draw by Saddleworth in the ‘A’ League East Division. But it turned out they had increased...
