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Michael Owen admits he took to the field in Manchester United’s FA Cup win at Southampton fearing he might have to wait another three months for his next start. He was...
Date Published 31/01/2011
A LUCKY competition winner will be sporting a designer pair of specs thanks to his trusty best friend. It all started when the 20-20 opticians in Uppermill celebrated its...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S trip to Lancaster City in the Evo-Stik League Division One North was called off due to a frozen pitch. The weather also put paid to...
OLDHAM Council will decide on Wednesday whether or not to tighten up their rules governing dogs on leads in open spaces. Dog Control Orders were controversially introduced in...
CYNTHIA is missing... but fowl play isn’t suspected. Ben Lancaster, who lives on a farm near Mills Hill Station, Chadderton, is concerned about one of his newest...
PAUL Dickov cut a frustrated figure as Athletic lost a two-goal advantage to draw a game they controlled. The point at least took the club up to fifth in npower League One,...
A fund which has provided millions to businesses across Greater Manchester has been scrapped by the Government. The Grants for Business Investment scheme provided aid to firms...
Injury-time penalty such a sickener IN AN alternative universe – one in which Athletic always hold on to their leads – the npower League One table has a startling...
ECSTATIC brass players from Mossley band have dedicated their recent win to a much-loved former player who died on New Year’s Eve. The band were crowned champions of the...
student Amy Chadderton will experience nature’s explosive power up close when she flies to Hawaii to study active volcanoes. Amy, from Spinghead, has been selected for a...
NO libraries will close in Oldham in the next financial year, council chiefs have revealed. Oldham Council will lose almost £30 million in the next two years as part of...
THE devastating effects of unprecedented council spending cuts in Oldham will be aired on Radio 4 tomorrow, in a half-hour programme which puts the spotlight on the...
A HANDFUL of fringe Athletic palyers are set to secure their immediate futures away from Boundary Park today. Deane Smalley — who is out of contract in the summer...
OVER £70 million was spent by Oldham Council in the last three months of 2010, according to newly-released figures. Oldham Council has published details of all spending...
A mother-of-six from Oldham who married an illegal immigrant in a sham marriage could lose her freedom for £750, while her “groom” is already behind bars....
SHAUN Robinson, Saddleworth Rangers’ 21-year-old amateur international winger, has joined the paid ranks by signing for Oldham Rugby League Club. Having earned...
Albion latest victim of Oldham’s ailing pub and club trade A SOCIAL institution in Royton closes its doors for the last time tonight after 139 years in business. The...
Taylor’s Latics future in the balance ATHLETIC were braced for a new Chris Taylor bid today. The club last week rejected a £250,000 offer for the winger from...
ROYTON CLUB CLOSES AFTER 139 YEARS MARRIAGE-SHAM MOTHER FACING JAIL TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY: WILL TAYLOR GO? ...there's more (click story)
LAST WORD ON THE WEEK: WHOSE head is on your pillow these cold winter nights? Is it Tiddles the cat, Rover the dog, Ronnie the rabbit or Bertie the bedbug? Or is it, ahem,...
Date Published 28/01/2011
The founder of the Oldham steeplejack company Delta has died aged 84. Herbert Bird, from Nottingham, left school with no qualifications at 14 and became an apprentice...
Charles Stewart, owner of one of Oldham Market’s longest established businesses, has died aged 86. Known as Charlie, he ran Stewart’s Carpets, which celebrated 100...
THE Christie Hospital, Manchester, responsible for the state-of-the-art cancer centre in Oldham, will be at the forefront of major campaign to raise awareness of radiotherapy....
HARD work and staying active has been the key to long life for great-grandmother Ivy Watson who celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Mrs Watson lived and worked in...
‘I always leave feeling stronger’ THREE simple words — “You have cancer” — throw worlds into chaos. Life becomes a constant whirl of...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
RESIDENTS from across the borough united in respect yesterday to remember the victims of the Holocaust. Crowds descended on Chadderton Hall to mark the memorial day with a one...
ATHLETICS: IAN Bishop is the new marathon record-holder for Royton Road Runners. He recorded a time of two hours, 50 minutes, eight seconds in the Gloucester event —...
OLDHAM will hit the headlines on BBC Radio 4 next week in a 25-minute programme which explores the effect of council budget cuts on the town. Producer Sally Chesworth spent...
ANGLING: CRAIG Bradford hit the target in a Monarch AC open match on the club water. Fourth in the belated fur and feather contest, he went three places better thanks to the...
