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A FRIENDLY face and caring attitude has earned a group of bus drivers a Pride in Oldham award nomination. Sheila Murphy (67), from Carlton Avenue, Watersheddings, decided to...
Date Published 04/11/2009
CHRIS HAMILTON has finally managed to secure the future of the Oldham RL club. Having successfully signed off a deal to buy the whole of Bill Quinn’s shareholding...
Date Published 03/11/2009
ATHLETIC have been dealt a heavy blow with the news that combative midfielder Jon Worthington will be out of action for between four and five months. The former Huddersfield...
DAVE Penney admits his side have a mountain to climb in order to make it through to the second round of the FA Cup. Coca-Cola Football League One leaders Leeds United visit...
DEAN Furman doesn't mind playing second fiddle for the time being — though he admits he wouldn't mind getting the chance to notch a goal or two. The 21-year-old former...
ATHLETIC legend Joe Royle reckons the "fairytale" period he enjoyed at the helm will never be surpassed. Speaking on the EPL Talk podcast, two-time Boundary Park...
MOSSLEY produced a dramatic late show to set up tonight’s Carlsberg FA Trophy second-qualifying round replay against Brackley Town at Seel Park (kick-off 7.45pm). The...
Toddlers were left in tears after their nursery was hit by arsonists — the fourth time it has been vandalised this year. Shocked staff at Moorside Pre-School and Nursery...
OLDHAM RU A team romped to a 52-10 win at Altrincham Kersal, thanks largely to a blistering opening quarter. On paper, the teams seemed well matched with three wins apiece...
A company has been fined £125,000 with £20,000 costs after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches which left a welder lucky to be alive. Michael White, of...
ALMOST 50 people in Oldham face an agonising run up to Christmas as they wait for an organ transplant. As of last night, 49 people across the borough were waiting for an organ...
BRITISH police appealed today for internet users worldwide to spread a new video aimed at pricking the conscience of the key witness who knows what happened to Madeleine McCann....
A DETERMINED fund-raiser is well on the way to raising £5,000 for a charity trek up Africa’s highest mountain after he sold a treasured vintage guitar. Former...
Oldham has a new Marie Curie support group dedicated to raising funds for the cancer care charity. The group, made up of 10 local people, meets every month at the North...
Public-spirited teenagers have been praised by villagers for their fast action at a notorious accident blackspot. The dynamic duo moved in after a lorry demolished a wall...
A NEW £1 million Roman Catholic primary school for east Oldham is a step nearer after councillors agreed to contribute more than half the costs. The school will be...
BAE B were boosted by the return of the prodigal Kevin Hill and he helped them to their first win of the season – 8-2 over Honeywell B in the Oldham Table Tennis League...
SPRINGBANK opened up a seven-points lead at the top of the Inbev Winter Bowling League’s ‘A’ Division thanks to a stunning 9-2 defeat of Royle. Much improved...
OLDHAM Athletic’s £23,000 youth team minibus was stolen while the players were training yesterday. Thieves broke into dressing rooms as the players were put through their...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s cards are:
MOTORISTS are being warned to keep their valuables out of sight after a spate of thefts in Royton and Shaw. Between October 12 and 19, six cars were targeted, resulting in...
YOUNG footballers are celebrating after their club received a stay of execution. Officials at Failsworth Dynamos feared that they would not be able to cater for as many...
PUPILS at Crompton Primary School powered penalties into an inflatable goal to help street children in Kenya. The youngsters aged, four to 11, took turns at a game that...
Relatives of a Mossley man killed in action in Malaya 50 years ago are being sought by the Royal British Legion. Mossley councillor Ann Etchells, who is the local...
CHARLOTTE Faragher is living the dream at Lancaster University after scoring top notch A-Level results at Oldham Sixth-Form College. The 18-year-old of Winslade Close,...
SUE Hargreaves and Susan Reynolds have gone the extra mile to help elderly residents settle into a new sheltered housing complex. They have made sure that the upheaval of...
OLDHAM Roughyeds had until lunchtime today to finally seal the deal that would see Bill Quinn’s sell his shares to Chris Hamilton — or face the prospect of the club...
Date Published 02/11/2009
DEPLETED Athletic hope to welcome back Chris Taylor for this weekend’s home FA Cup tie against Leeds United at Boundary Park. The wide midfielder, who scored twice...
ATHLETIC 0, HUDDERFIELD 1 WET, wild and woeful — three words that summed up a very forgettable afternoon at Boundary Park. Athletic weren’t much worse than...
DAVE PENNEY was left bemoaning the circumstances surrounding the set-piece goal that did for Athletic in a tight cross-Pennine derby at Boundary Park. Robbie Williams’...
