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A THIRD man from Greater Manchester has died from swine flu. The man, from Rochdale, who had long-term health conditions, died at Rochdale Infirmary. Two men from Oldham,...
Date Published 15/12/2010
Cornet player Laura is cool with being first girl in the band NEARLY 20 years of practice has paid off for one brass champion from Saddleworth. World-class cornet player...
CRICKET: FORMER Werneth professional Heino Kuhn is in the preliminary 30–man squad named by South Africa for next year's World Cup. The wicketkeeper/batsman joined...
OLDHAM Rugby League Club have opened their doors to town team juniors in a bid to further strengthen partnerships with the local Service Area organisation. The town’s...
Oldham to lead way on electric motoring CHARGING points for electric cars are set to be installed across Oldham as part of a government drive to get the UK in the fast lane of...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY claimed a 2-1 victory at Cammell Laird in the Evo-Stik League Division One North last night. The Lilywhites went behind after nine minutes, when Todd Blaney...
BOXING: SHINNY Bayaar puts his British flyweight title on the line again tonight, against unbeaten Paul Edwards in Belfast. Kings Hall hosts the televised bout, which is chief...
Latics v MAN City — FA Youth Cup, round three ATHLETIC’S young guns pit their wits against the might of Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup tonight — with...
WHAT KATI DID NEXT: Got that Christmas party dress yet? Nope? Why not? Oh that’s right, because it’s only magazines that perpetuate the myth that December is the party...
Date Published 14/12/2010
LINGFIELD 12.05 Dream Of Fortune 12.35 Fenella Fudge 1.05 Kingscroft 1.40 Dark Promise 2.15 Mind The Monarch 2.50 Thoughtsofstardom 3.25 Albertus...
BOWLS: SPRINGBANK regained the outright lead in the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division thanks to an 8-3 defeat of Springhead. Alan Hodson made it...
RUGBY UNION: Oldham ‘A’ 20, Upper Eden ‘A’ 5 AFTER three weeks without a match, Oldham were really up for this fixture. They went into...
All Manchester, unless stated TONIGHT: The Lambrettas, The Offenders — Moho Live; Simon Munnery, Lewis Costello — Ruby Lounge; Hatebreed — Club Academy; The...
OLDHAM 33, UPPER EDEN 26 SOME excellent running rugby enabled Oldham to record a fine win in North Lancs and Cumbria Dision with five tries to their opponents’ two....
BEATS: THEY may have failed to win the “X Factor” but coming second has done no harm to pop heart throbs JLS. Tickets for their first arena tour sold out within 24...
The City kit manager and former Latics star writes every week for Chron Sport THE major talking point at Manchester City is Carlos Tevez’s written transfer request....
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: STUART Holden’s heroics were to no avail as Oldham slipped to a 6-4 defeat at St Helens in the Lancashire GMC Super Eights Elite League. Holden...
NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY return to action after a three-week absence tonight, when they travel to Cammell Laird in the Evo-Stik League Division One North (7.45pm). The...
BEATS: MANCHESTER indie stars James will stage a spectacular homecoming gig at the Arena on Saturday. Over the years the band have sold 12 million albums and scored 20 Top 40...
Manchester United 1, Arsenal 0 MANCHESTER United set themselves to take a decisive stranglehold on the Premier League title thanks to their 1–0 win over Arsenal at Old...
CARLOS Tevez returned to Manchester City today — but it appears his days as a Blues hero are now drawing to a close. While City insist they have no intention of selling...
ZACK, Royal Exchange, Manchester THE Exchange steers clear of farce this Christmas and moves instead into gentle comedy. If someone had set this Harold Brighouse’s play to...
ATHLETIC manager Paul Dickov was less than pleased to have the home game against Swindon Town called off at the weekend. The fixture was postponed on Friday as a result of...
Oldham has the second lowest take up of foreign languages at GCSE in Greater Manchester. Figures released by the Department for Education showed that only 862 students —...
TABLE TENNIS: DARRYL Meredith produced the best performance of the week in Division One of the Oldham and District Table Tennis League — but his efforts were vain....
EAST Crompton St James’ is at the top of the borough’s primary league tables after half of Oldham’s schools boycotted this year’s tests. Every...
£4,785 charge mix-up ANY motorist would be dismayed to receive a speeding ticket — but one Oldhamer has been sent the bill for installing a speed camera that...
PERHAPS it is just as well that that the candles were left off this stunning Oldham Parish Church-shaped birthday cake. The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCullock,...
COUNCIL staff have been praised for showing true grit during the big freeze. Local Government Minister Andrew Stunell said employees had coped extremely well under challenging...
Passengers in Oldham now have a new bus link to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Royton. The 418 bus service is to be revised to offer hourly daytime links from Oldham to the...
