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ATHLETIC hope to have injured duo Alan Sheehan and Andy Holdsworth available for Saturday’s Coca-Cola League One fixture at Brighton. And their return will help...
Date Published 20/10/2009
ROUGHYEDS majority shareholder Bill Quinn says the ball is in Chris Hamilton’s court to move the situation at the club forward. The owner of a 75-per-cent stake in...
MANCHESTER United are without Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and Patrice Evra for tomorrow’s Champions League clash at CSKA Moscow. Rooney (calf) was injured...
DAVE PENNEY is pleased Athletic have managed to establish a top-half spot in Coca-Cola League One. The Boundary Park boss views the start to the league campaign as...
ATHLETIC legend Andy Ritchie has become a blogger after being signed up to write a weekly column on the Football League’s website. The former Boundary Park player has...
ATHLETIC could be set to join far more illustrious clubs in becoming a global concern. They have already joined Hungarian club MTK Budapest in a partnership which has seen...
ATHLETIC fans are being encouraged to walk to Boundary Park as part of a new keep-fit venture. The ‘Walk Bus’ initiative will kick off for the home game against...
TEENAGE hot-shot Tom Eaves was Athletic’s hat-trick hero as they defeated Rochdale 4-2 at Chapel Road in the North-West Conference of the Football League Youth Alliance....
CHADDERTON boxer Thomas Stubbs had little time to prepare for the north-west region 51kg title fight — but still ended up with the belt around his waist. The two-time...
SCHOOLBOY Thai boxer Joe Tomlin packs quite a punch for a 12-year-old. The youngster from Stoneleigh Park has already won 12 titles including a world crown after fighting in a...
KEITH Hicks, the former Athletic central defender, is inviting amateur football teams from Oldham to enter a five-a-side tournament he is organising. It is being staged by...
THE Football Association has sanctioned a name change for Oldham Town who are to become Oldham Boro with immediate effect. Athletic have also given their support to the...
THE Oldham men’s darts team produced some sensational throwing to whitewash Lune Valley, one of their main rivals in the Lancashire ‘Super Eights,’ by a 10-0...
Faulty fire alarm fails to spoil couple’s big day A WEDDING was halted three times after a fire alarm went haywire at Chadderton Town Hall — just as the bride and...
WERNETH A won 6-4 at Honeywell A in the Oldham Table Tennis League first division, Darryl Meredith being the star of the show with three straight game wins, supported by Pete...
Scorpion stings James as he unpacks fruit A YOUNG worker got the fright of his life when he was stung by a scorpion as he unpacked bananas at a supermarket. James Dean...
A mother has praised her Good Samaritan son after he stopped a woman from throwing herself off a bridge over the M60. Joel Rhoden (20) spotted the woman near the roundabout on...
DOZENS of caravans have descended on B&Q car park as travellers set up camp for the fourth time this year. Travellers also used the land at Mumps as their home in January,...
A PRE-Christmas clampdown on burglars has seen police arrest 632 offenders. Officers have also carried out 200 raids seizing £50,000 of drugs, £25,000 in cash and...
Borough goes from bottom spot to third OLDHAM Council has soared up a green league table after more than doubling recycling rates. The authority has leapt from rock bottom...
FLYTIPPING has fallen by a third in Oldham compared with a drop of only 9 per cent nationwide. Figures from central government show 1,056 cases of flytipping in Oldham this...
A TRANSPORT service which helps thousands of poorly youngsters access medical treatment has secured vital funding to safeguard its future. Transport for Sick Children recruits...
NIMBLE NOOK and Tonge star Gary Ellis ended a superb season on the highest-possible note with victory in the inaugural £10,000 Oceanico Bowls Masters in Portugal....
FIVE children’s centres have been officially opened in Oldham to give youngsters the best start in life. They aim to provide a range of services and support for families...
IMAGINE the tough life that Jenson Button must lead. When your job description entails driving an incredibly sophisticated, blindingly-fast car around race tracks right across...
POLICE criticised for failing to respond to a theft have caught those responsible. The Chronicle revealed in September how a businessman felt let down after officers failed to...
Celebrity calendar girl Tricia Stewart will appear at Oldham’s Queen Elizabeth Hall next month . . . fully clothed. Her Bonfire Night appearance on November 5 is at the...
A TRANSFORMED nursery has been shortlisted for a national award, beating thousands of others across the country. The Fire Station Day Nursery in Mossley reached the final four...
IT may still be autumn, but the thrills and spills of outdoor ice skating came to two Oldham schools at the weekend. The artificial ice rink was first set up at St...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards
