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WITH leaders Prestwich Heys inactive, title hopefuls Royton Town missed the chance to go top of the FBT Manchester League Premier Division. At home to mid-table Manchester...
Date Published 01/04/2016
THERE were goals galore in Division Two of the Oldham Sunday League. At the head of the scoring charts were leaders Top House, who swept aside White House 15-2. Jason...
Diggle registered an amazing 10-0 victory over Holmfirth Town in Division One of the Huddersfield and District League. The incredible scoreline reignites Diggle’s bid for...
RUGBY: IT has been some start to the season for Saddleworth Rangers. Victories in both of their National Conference League games was complemented by a terrific defeat of...
Angling: CHRIS Lett is on a roll at the moment, winning yet another Todmorden AS trophy match on Croft. Using the pole and tip, he tempted 34lb 4oz of carp - too good for...
Controversial Failsworth councillor Warren Bates claims a vendetta is being waged against him following publication of a picture of his car parked in a disabled space on social...
Date Published 31/03/2016
A FAILSWORTH teenager has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of an 11-year-old boy by dangerous driving. Shahzaib Hussain (11) died after being hit by a Mercedes car on...
POLICE are investigating after a body was found at a house in Mossley. Officers were called to Moorlands Drive at around 10.45am yesterday after people became concerned about...
HEALTH leaders are preparing to tackle Greater Manchester’s health inequality as the region becomes the first in the country to take control of its £6 billion health...
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon responds to Oldham being labelled the most deprived town in England THE Office of National Statistics helped Oldham make the headlines...
MEDIEVAL kings and a celebrity footballer are set to descend on Crompton Moor next month – when filming begins for video game “Clash of Kings”. More than 100...
THE HERBAL BED (Lowry, Salford, to Saturday) Peter Whelan’s play is in its way a sort of anti-Crucible. Arthur Miller wrote about honourable people who faced a...
Oldham is the tenth-worst place in the country for “crash for cash” scams, according to insurers Aviva. Birmingham topped the list with Coventry, Leeds, Bradford,...
A FORMER councillor has questioned Oldham Council’s delay in repairing a hole in the road. The road collapsed into a significant hole in Ash Grove, Springhead FOUR months...
STAY active this half-term with a holiday camp for youngsters aged eight to 16. Available every weekday (10am-3pm) until Friday, April 8, at Oldham Academy North sports centre,...
ATHLETIC skipper Liam Kelly says the major factor behind Athletic’s stirring revival is the new-look mean defence. Eight points adrift of safety before Anthony Gerrard...
CRAIG Briscoe was overjoyed when he went to hospital about major knee surgery and was told he didn’t need it. “I was speechless,” said the Oldham forward,...
MATT Palmer has stormed into a joint lead as the race for the 2015-16 Chronicle Star Man title hots up. The on-loan Burton midfielder has been among manager John Sheridan's...
OLDHAM RL coaching staff and players have had a frank discussion about the poor performance at Swinton. Post-match, coach Scott Naylor described the 28-18 defeat as the biggest...
WATCH, listen and learn is the John Sheridan guide to player self-improvement. Athletic’s manager wants his young players to do what he did as an aspiring pro at Leeds...
OLDHAM RL Club have confirmed the club’s Ladbrokes Challenge Cup fifth-round tie against Hull KR will be at the KC Lightstream Stadium on April 16, kick-off 2pm. Tickets...
Our selections for tomorrow’s meetings: LINGFIELD 2.00 Freddy With A Y 2.35 Jamhoori 3.10 Equally Fast 3.45 Sir Dudley 4.20 Shalambar 4.55 Bush...
ATHLETIC'S game at Fleetwood on Saturday, April 16, has been designated all-ticket for visiting supporters. The club has been allocated a maximum 1,230 tickets for the...
OLDHAM rugby league player Ken Payne, who played for clubs in Oldham, Blackpool and Rochdale during the 1960s, has died. Mr Payne (75), from Uppermill, was a prop forward and...
DEAN Holden says he has returned to Walsall armed with plenty of useful experience. The 36 year old rejoined the Saddlers last week having left Athletic with David Dunn two...
LOCAL tributes have been paid to the victims of the suicide bomb attack at an amusement park in Pakistan on Easter Sunday. Residents united at the Eastern Pavilion in...
Date Published 30/03/2016
OLDHAM’s primary school absence rates are among the worst in the country. Figures show both unauthorised and authorised absence rates last year were the fourth and sixth...
A DEDICATED village sub-postmaster with a flair for cooking is currying favour with his customers! Sukhi Singh, whose family has run Dobcross post office for 16 years, launched...
CELEBRATIONS will take place this weekend as the Indian Association of Oldham opens a new extension to its Hathershaw community centre after five years of hard work and...
Two former pupils of Werneth Prep School are keen to find out what has happened to colleagues following the discovery of a photograph dating from 1958. Greenfield’s Hazel...
