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GREATER Manchester’s interim mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner has urged communities to stand together against prejudice and hatred. Tony Lloyd made the call as...
Date Published 09/05/2016
JOHN Sheridan has stated he definitely wants Anthony Gerrard for next season — but fears the defender could opt to leave himself open to rival offers. Initial talks have...
AFTER stepping off one exciting ride, Oldham now turn their attention to another as they look to retain their Kingstone Press Championship status. The Roughyeds’...
A CAMPAIGN to save the historic Saddleworth Tennis Club from closure has received a bumper £20,000 funding boost to help finance much-needed court renovations. The...
IN TWELVE months’ time, John Sheridan has designs on a lap of appreciation that carries with it more weight. Consecutive defeats without finding the net put a slight...
STAY OR GO? Only four players are under contract for next year as it stands. Those looking for clues as to who will be offered the chance to stay on will have been interested at a...
CLASS would tell in the end, but for the first half hour an Oldham side that was down to the bare bones went cheek by jowl with Super League's finest. It wouldn't last, but it...
TONY Smith, Warrington's Aussie coach, was so impressed with Oldham's first-half performance that he went into the Roughyeds' dressing room after the game to shake a few hands and...
ANTHONY Crolla defended his WBA world lightweight title for the first time in brutal style on Saturday on a night the Chadderton-based boxer will clearly cherish for the rest of...
RECORDS tumbled as rampant Delph smashed a mammoth 528 for five in 50 overs yesterday in their Drakes Huddersfield League Sykes Cup first round victory against stunned...
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CHRIS Smalling is perfectly happy to value points over performances in the run-in to the end of the season as Manchester United target a spot in the Barclays Premier League top...
MANCHESTER City are in danger of missing out on the Champions League next season after outgoing manager Manuel Pellegrini’s final home match fell flat. City twice...
MANCHESTER City captain Vincent Kompany is set to miss the start of next season, according to a Belgian physio who has examined him. The Belgium defender limped out of...
ATHLETIC 0, COVENTRY 2 ATHLETIC rounded off their season with a defeat, as goals from Romain Vincelot and Adam Armstrong gave the Sky Blues the spoils. Vincelot rose to...
Date Published 08/05/2016
Oldham RL 10, Warrington 70 AFTER a commendable first-half display, in which they took a shock 6-0 lead, Oldham's Ladbrokes Challenge Cup journey was finally ended by a rampant...
Date Published 07/05/2016
LAND ROVER is, of course, synonymous with the very best in 4-wheel drive vehicles – from the no- frills Defender (which only ceased production recently after almost 70 years and...
THE shock result of last night’s Oldham Council local elections saw Cabinet member Arooj Shah lose her St Mary’s seat to an independent candidate. Labour’s Shah, who stood to...
Date Published 06/05/2016
OLDHAM Council leader Jean Stretton last night said Labour’s leadership has been endorsed by the public. The ruling party held 15 of the 20 seats up for grabs at the...
LIB-DEM leader Councillor Howard Sykes led the way for his party but saw it lose a seat overall. He secured the Shaw ward - making it his 29th year on the council - but the...
POPULAR Tory Councillor John Hudson survived a health scare as well as clinging on to his seat. He retained Saddleworth South by just 11 votes from Lib-Dem Alan Belmore - then...
UKIP failed to gain any seats on a disappointing night for the party. Leader, Councillor Peter Klonowski, said: “We have got a lot of seconds but we have not converted...
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TWO Oldham taxi drivers worked hard to bring in money to support their wives and young families — but they had a secret sideline which earned them far more, a court was...
A PROMISING boxer from Oldham was one of 62 Special Constables to be welcomed by Greater Manchester Police into the force. Amateur boxer Mohammad Hussain (21) made up part of...
THE Royton community has rallied round to raise money for a 76-year-old woman who was mowed down by a carjacker last month. The Chronicle reported how Dorothy Cooper was run...
I AM focussed on the blank, unfathomable eyes of two people sitting side by side in a courtroom with blood on their hands. Ian Brady, haughty, arched eyebrows with pouting...
ATHLETIC’S contract talks for next season have started — and one out-of-contract player has tied his colours to the mast as wanting to be part of a promotion push...
SCOTT Naylor has told his Oldham RL players to stop worrying about Warrington and their Super League stars and, instead, to concentrate on getting their own game...
OLDHAM'S part-timers are anxious to check the Warrington Wolves line-up . . . in the hope that they'll be going head to head with some of the best players in the...
