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LIFE AND OTHER BITS: THE excuse will be that we are not used to snow in November and that’s why the country ground to a pretty, Christmas cardy (and we all need a good...
Date Published 03/12/2010
The £170,000 spent by our tax collectors, HMRC, on bottled water leads us to ask what they got for their money. Bottled water consumption has grown massively over the...
OLDHAM artist Tracey Walshaw captured the spirit of the survivor in a mosaic which is close to her heart. The 51-year-old followed a pattern which beat its own path to create...
The woman who introduced choral music to generations of local children will pick up the baton again when she conducts Oldham Choir for the first time on December 11. Dr Eileen...
There will be dancing in the aisles when the Bishop of Manchester visits Oldham next week — street dancing and pop music. The Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch will visit Holy...
PAUL Dickov has been nominated for the npower League One manager of the month award for the second time this season. On the first occasion, Dickov was pipped to the prize for...
ATHLETIC were facing a blank weekend after their trip to Walsall was postponed due to the icy snap. Elsewhere in npower League One, Rochdale’s clash with Charlton...
We’ve done well but need to push on, insists boss THE NEXT stage of Athletic's development is vital, according to manager Paul Dickov. Approaching the Christmas...
THERE will be no National Hunt racing in Britain tomorrow following the abandonment of Sandown, Chepstow and Wetherby.
Angling: FATHER and son Pete and Lee Humphries are in cracking form. Lee claimed top spot in the Partridge Lakes 100-peg open thanks to 60 f1s taken on maggot at 11 metres for...
BOWLS: THIS weekend’s matches in the Inbev Winter Bowling League at Chadderton Cot have been cancelled due to the weather. MOORSIDE Cricket ‘B’, who play in...
FORMER England defender Dave Watson was the guest speaker at Royton Cricket Club’s sportsman’s dinner. Watson (49) entertained the audience with tales of his...
RUGBY UNION: THE freezing cold weather has already put paid to Oldham RU’s fixture in the North Lancs and Cumbria Division tomorrow. Guy Lovegreen’s side were due...
ATHLETIC’S training sessions were hit — like everything else — by this week’s snowy weather. But manager Paul Dickov managed to get his squad on to...
RUGBY LEAGUE: WITH pitches covered by a thick layer of snow, the local rugby league scene is facing a second successive wipe-out this weekend. The National Conference League...
FOOTBALL: FRED Hardicre’s Hollinwood outfit earned a 5-2 victory over Beechfield United in the Manchester County Football Association Trophy. Nathan Eastmond helped...
Highfield United 3, Rifle Range Royal Blues 6 FOOTBALL: DANIEL Knagg bagged a glorious hat-trick as Rifle Range Royal Blues moved a step closer to the top flight, in a lively D...
ENGLAND’S bid to host the 2018 World Cup wouldn’t have been the same without Oldham. And that’s because the man heading the campaign, Andy Anson, was born at...
FOOTBALL: THE non-league schedule is expected to be wiped out tomorrow. Mossley are scheduled to welcome Witton Albion to Seel Park in Evo-Stik League Division One North, but...
Football: THE D & J Builders (North-West) Ltd Oldham Sunday League schedule did not escape the snow and ice, with the vast majority of games called off. But an...
Latics’ assistant manager writes for Chron Sport every Friday WE STARTED off the better team against Rochdale last weekend and looked a threat from the off. In...
MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini is determined his team match his own high standards – or else. Goalkeeper Shay Given revealed that the Italian boss lost his cool...
Reds boss sets his sights on title rivals Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is already looking ahead to this month's fixtures against Arsenal and Chelsea. While...
Phil Woolas has lost his High Court bid to overturn the election court decision to oust him from his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat. Click for more . . .
PRIDE IN OLDHAM AWARDS SPECIAL GANG STEAL DEPOT GRIT DICKOV ON BOSS AWARD SHORTLIST ... there's more if you click!
Click for the Oldham schools closed today because of snow or staffing problems
SNOW forced the abandonment of today's all–weather meeting at Lingfield. All–weather tracks have been keeping the racing industry going during the big freeze, but...
Date Published 02/12/2010
PAV’S PATCH: AROUND six weeks ago I found out something about myself. This may surprise a lot of you, but I’m not middle class. How do I know? Because I...
UP THE ANTE: LITTLE Josh will bid for back-to-back big-race successes at Cheltenham when he contests the December Gold Cup on Saturday week. A gallant winner of the Paddy...
RUGBY LEAGUE: LOCAL club officials will be hoping for a sudden thaw in the lead up to this weekend’s matches. But hopes of a quick resumption — last...
