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ALAN SQUIRES had a weekend to remember at OLDHAM where he won two events in the space of 24 hours. The 60-year-old from Moorside defeated Lee Blainey 6 & 5 in the final of...
Date Published 07/10/2009
ANGELA SLOAN defeated Marie Greaves on the card for top spot in an EWGA medal at BROOKDALE. Sloan scored 78-11-67 while Greaves had a return of 87-20-67. And to complete a...
BROOKDALE claimed the team honours when the Oldham and District Golf League held their annual end-of-season tournament, at Werneth. The best three scores from each club count...
A ONE-legged Chadderton man in his 90s left diners bloodied and dazed after accidentally driving into a pub restaurant — TWICE The ex-Royal Marine crashed his Toyota...
MILLIONAIRE Tommy Cone drank champagne at a bash to celebrate 15 years of the National Lottery. But the down-to-earth rugby league fan, who scooped £4.2 million in 2003,...
A grieving family have launched a complaint after a 21-year-old muscular dystrophy sufferer “died without dignity” after having four heart attacks in an hour. Paul...
OLDHAM Schools under-14s suffered a devastating setback to their season when goalkeeper Cameron Mason suffered a suspected broken foot during a 5-1 defeat by Bolton in a challenge...
A village that believed it was being airbrushed off the map is launching a major campaign to restore its identity. Residents in the hamlet of Lydgate expressed their concerns...
POLICE fear violent clashes when a group branded as far-right fascists demonstrate in Manchester on Saturday. A protest has been organised by the English Defence League (EDL)...
GIRLS showed off their football skills in the first round of four matches in a seven-a-side competition at Royton and Crompton. Year Eight and Nine pupils from five schools...
A GOAL from Abby Bennett was in vain as R.O.C.S FC under-13s were beaten 2-1 by Droylsden in the North Manchester Girls League. But the under-15s, featuring a hat-trick from...
CHADDY Hoppers Blue under-13s staged a great recovery against Radcliffe Borough in the North Bury Junior League. Trailing 3-1 with 15 minutes to go, they were heading for...
OLDHAM Civic Centre’s newly-revamped Shaw and Crompton Suite was filled with smoke this morning following an electrical fault. A matter of hours after the council...
OUTSPOKEN Failsworth firebrand Warren Bates claims he was the driving force behind Tory plans to keep free bus passes for the over-60s. The 69-year-old heard a rumour that the...
THESE kittens were minutes from death when they were found abandoned with their umbilical cords still attached. A passer-by spotted the tiny bundles of fur in B&Q car...
BENEFITS cheats conned the council out of £204,000 in the first half of this year. A total of 14 people have been prosecuted in the same period — receiving...
POLICE have tracked down a girl they feared had been abducted in Medlock Vale. Two men were spotted dragging the 14 -year-old into a car on Hulme Street on Sunday night....
A WEDDING shop has closed for the second time in a year. Brides and Grooms, of Shaw, shut its doors for good last September after nearly 17 years of trading. The Beal Lane...
A MUCH-IMPROVED performance saw Saddleworth Rangers under-15s return to the top of the North-West Counties League premier division table with a resounding 32-8 victory over Ince...
WHETHER it be football or cricket, Chloe Ainsworth is clearly a force to be reckoned with. A rising star in both sports, the 12-year-old pupil of Our Lady’s RC High...
RACING Correspondent KEITH McHUGH has made the following selections for flat race meetings tomorrow: Wincanton 2.25 Alazan 3.00 Top Ticket 3.35 Free World 4.05...
ATHLETIC director Barry Owen is questioning the future of the football club in the wake of dwindling attendances at Boundary Park. “The owners are investing millions of pounds...
Date Published 06/10/2009
UNTIL the ownership of Oldham is resolved, the club can’t make plans for season 2010. That’s the warning from chief executive Chris Hamilton, less than 48 hours after...
ATHLETIC are in danger of losing Alan Sheehan, who has just kicked off the second month of a loan from Leeds. Championship club Nottingham Forest are understood to be keen to...
ATHLETIC summer signing Keigan Parker has plenty to smile about on an off the pitch. The 27-year-old striker’s talents are not confined to the football field where he...
ATHLETIC are said to be one of only six clubs in Coca-Cola League One who publish true attendances. Huddersfield Town chairman Dean Hoyle claims threequarters of the clubs in...
ATHLETIC have named Reuben Hazell as the club’s ambassador for an anti-racism initiative. Kick It Out’s ‘One Game, One Community’ scheme takes place between October 15 and 27....
ATHLETIC first-year professional Chris Rowney has already taken his first step into management. The 18-year-old helps to run the under-nine centre-of-excellence team at...
Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 1 MARK HUGHES praised the reaction of the Manchester City fans towards the club’s former captain Richard Dunne after he scored for Aston...
NORDEN have devised a plan to revamp the Lake Garage CLL after the steering committee set up by the league to look at changes failed to come up with any significant proposals....
