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OLDHAM RUFC’S fighting spirit won through as they beat Upper Eden 17-11 at Manor Park to record their first victory of the season in North Lancs/Cumbria division. After...
Date Published 28/09/2009
Ben Foster has revealed the debt of gratitude he owes to Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. There was widespread speculation that Foster would be dropped for...
A PUB has uncovered culinary stars among its own customers after a unique take on a hit BBC cooking show. The King William pub, Greenfield, organised its very own version of...
PARENTS whose children start school next September — primary or secondary — are being urged to be quick off the mark with applications. Oldham Council’s...
MOSSLEY eased their troubles with a 3-0 win at Harrogate Railway Athletic in UniBond League first division north. It was the first league victory for the Lilywhites since the...
RACING Correspondent Keith McHugh’s flat racing tips for tomorrow:
THIS driver at Mumps roundabout was among those caught by a Chronicle photographer flouting the law banning mobile phone use while driving. And law-breaking motorists will be...
Date Published 25/09/2009
ROBBERS armed with a baseball bat and a metal bar escaped with a large amount of money from a cash van. The two men threatened the driver who was making a delivery to...
CRASH driver ‘tribute’ sparks public backlash TRIBUTES paid by his family to Matthew Fricker, the 20-year-old killed when a stolen car crashed in Denshaw, have brought an angry...
An MP is calling for better safety measures at a notorious Oldham road junction after a car careered across Lees Road, crashing and trapping two men inside. The black VW car...
RESIDENTS in Shaw have been thanked for their help after a 30-year-old woman was arrested following a drugs raid in Shaw yesterday. Officers from the Royton Neighbourhood...
Mother vows to never give up hunt for son’s killers THE mother of a man whose body was found dumped in a reservoir 20 years ago, has said she will never give up trying...
FAR removed from his role as Martin Platt on the cobbles of “Coronation Street”, Saddleworth actor Sean Wilson is now playing the part of champion cheese-maker —...
Labour MP Graham Stringer is calling on the Government to scrap London’s £16bn Crossrail project and spend the money on Greater Manchester’s rail system instead....
GALLERY Oldham opens its doors on a Sunday for the first time this weekend with an exhibition celebrating the creativity of artists from across the borough. The Oldham Open is...
ART student Amy Brocklehurst has come up with a master stroke to help pay her way through university. The 19-year-old has set up an on-line portrait service — and has...
£10m tax delay helps businesses STRUGGLING businesses across Oldham have been allowed to delay £10 million of tax payments to help them stay afloat. Businesses make an...
Residents do not have an automatic right to park outside their own homes, council officers have told angry residents of Church Road, Shaw. Homeowners had complained about new...
YOUNGSTERS made some furry friends at the official launch of Stockbrook Children’s Centre. They enjoyed petting a chinchilla, a rabbit and a guinea pig — as well...
OLDHAMERS are being invited to view the relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux which will be on show at Salford Cathedral and Manchester University’s Catholic...
In our latest Friday science feature Dr Clive Hunt, senior lecturer in nutrition at the University of Huddersfield, guides us through the risks of eating too much salt Salt is...
ALEX MARROW is the only one of Athletic’s absentees who will return in tomorrow’s Coca-Cola League One match at Southend United. The 19-year-old has recovered from...
CHRIS BAINES could be set for a change of role in Oldham’s season-defining clash at York City Knights. The in-form second row star, now a joint holder of the...
Spotlight on tomorrow’s big match PERHAPS it’s the bracing sea air, but Athletic certainly enjoy their visits to Southend United. They have won on their last...
CHRIS HOUGH has paid tribute to the unsung heroes behind Oldham’s play-off push. On hand to assist coach Tony Benson with passing on dug-out messages in the absence of...
MANCHESTER United go for a magnificent seven wins on the trot at Stoke tomorrow with Gary Neville confident the Reds are back to their brilliant best. United began their quest...
ATHLETIC reserves are set to lose their home at Hyde United after the non-league club was wound up in the High Court in London over a debt of £122,000. Unless an appeal...
MANAGER Tony Mills insists Oldham Town are up for the challenge as they prepare for their biggest game of the season. Town travel to big guns AFC Liverpool tomorrow in the...
MICHAEL Fogerty could make an appearance for Saddleworth Rangers in their top-of-the-table home game against Thatto Heath tomorrow (2.30pm kick off). Something has to give at...
OLDHAM RUFC host Upper Eden in a bottom-of-the-table clash in North Lancs/Cumbria division tomorrow. It has been a disappointing start for Oldham, who have lost all three...
