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Concern over costly taxi trip leads to talks METROLINK passengers are being hit with large taxi fares when they leave the tram at Mumps — as vehicles can only leave the...
Date Published 03/07/2012
LOCAL sport was showcased in spectacular fashion by the first One Future Oldham Sports Awards. Over 400 people attended the gala awards dinner at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on...
ATHLETIC were today primed to bring in a second signing in as many days, following the arrival of Middlesbrough’s Jonathan Grounds. The club would say nothing about the...
MARK McCully, the Oldham RL centre, will have a scan today on a longstanding knee injury. It forced him on to the sideline earlier in the season, but he has been able to play...
PAUL Dickov is confident he can bring in new players capable of filling the boots of departing duo Shefki Kuqi and Filipe Morais. Both players are now free agents. Kuqi had...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards KEMPTON 5.50 Perlachy 6.20 Dressed In Lace 6.50 Presume 7.25...
A WHOLE detective syndicate is determined to find the truth of the Shaw explosion. At least 10 of the houses could be demolished because of the blast in which two-year-old...
Date Published 02/07/2012
JAMIE Heaton’s parents delivered a heartfelt tribute to their “unique and amazing boy” as they visited the scene of the explosion. Michelle and Ken Heaton...
OLDHAM Council’s chief executive has praised the community for its “phenomenal contribution” since the Shaw explosion. Charlie Parker said the council had been inundated with...
THE ringleader of an Oldham drugs gang has been jailed for almost 20 years. Mohammed Farid (38) of Wellington Road, Coppice, who masqueraded as a businessman and enjoyed a...
A TEENAGE girl was thrown off a tram and fined £100 because she hadn’t bought a ticket. Lauren Dale, of Burnley Lane, Chadderton, was travelling home from work in...
ATHLETIC’S players got stuck back into training this morning — as the squad-building process starts to accelerate. Robbie Simpson handed the club a major boost...
THOUGH “devastated” by another loss, Oldham RL boss Tony Benson praised his players for their commitment in a 42-20 defeat at Whitehaven. In a new-look side, Rob...
Whitehaven 42, Oldham 20 THERE can be no more talk of promotion after this, but Oldham at least went down fighting. To put things into perspective there is no way they would...
AFTER hitting rock bottom against Rochdale seven days earlier, the Roughyeds produced one of their best displays in weeks to give Whitehaven a game at the Recreation Ground....
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
RUGBY: SADDLEWORTH under-16s overwhelmed Waterhead 40-0 to reach the final of the Oldham Cup. In conditions which proved difficult for both sides, Rangers scored two...
Date Published 29/06/2012
CRICKET: IT is as you were at the top of the Saddleworth and District League as the three joint under-15s leaders enjoyed victories. In-form Bamford Fieldhouse beat Glodwick...
GOLF: ANDY Earlam has fulfilled a long-held ambition by turning professional. “I have been playing at Stamford since I was 10 years old and it is something I have always...
GOLF: TWO local ‘A’ teams will go into extra time tomorrow in a bid to win a place in the Oldham and District League Cup semi-finals. Crompton and Royton and...
Sports betting: EURO 2012 has reached the nitty gritty stage and it’s Germany who look the strongest team. The Germans, who started the tournament as 3-1 second...
GOLF: FRESH from clinching a hat-trick of English senior titles, Alan Squires finished runner-up in the Lancashire equivalent at West Derby. Favourite to keep hold of his...
GOLF: WERNETH have been able to rearrange their prestigious Pro-Am tournament. The 35-team field was KO’d by torrential rain on Friday, but negotiations between the...
Owner admits cruelty charge RSPCA inspectors found a dead dog stuffed into a suitcase in the back garden of an Abbey Hills home when they investigated reports of animal cruelty....
OLDHAM SPORTS AWARDS 2012 ALL that is great about sport in the borough is set to be celebrated with the new-look One Future Oldham Sports Awards, 2012. Oldham’s Sports...
Rock music, classical compositions and choir pieces: you name it, Oldham had it this week as more than 3,000 youngsters gathered at Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall for the...
COMMUNITY organisations can find out more about potential funding sources. The umbrella group Chadderton Together is holding a session at Radclyffe Outreach Centre, Kent Lane,...
Iconic football brand Sondico has returned to the specialist goalkeeping market following the naming of Manchester-based dbxsports as the brand’s new licensee. Once of...
RUGBY: CRAIG Highton was voted player of the tour as the National Conference League Eagles returned from their France mini-tour with a pair of victories. The Waterhead...
RUGBY: FITTON Hill Bulldogs earned a hard-fought 29-20 win at Chester Gladiators in Division Five of the North-West Men's League. Tries from Anthony Hilton, Aaron Fleming,...
