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Athletic’s wing wizard writes every week for Chron Sport TEN games are left in our season now and we simply have to start picking up wins. I believe they will come,...
Date Published 25/03/2016
NOTHING short of six points from two games over Easter will do for Mossley as their Evo-Stik League Division One North play-off hopes dwindle fast. The Lilywhites won 2-1 at...
Our selections for tomorrow’s meetings: KEMPTON 1.10 Boater 1.40 Stormy Clouds 2.15 Passover 2.50 Barsanti (nap) 3.25 Searchlight 4.00 Cape...
Oddies 14 0, Top House 3 TOP House were made to work hard for their ninth consecutive victory in Martin Buckley Division Two of the Oldham Sunday League by a spirited Oddies 14...
ALAN Beckett bagged a brilliant four-goal haul as FBT Manchester League Premier Division high-fliers Royton Town roared to a 7-3 victory at local rivals Uppermill. Completing...
A SELECTION of Oldham Sunday League big guns made progress in the Challenge Cup. Reigning champions Rifle are through to the fourth round after they saw off Britannia...
HEYSIDE’S class of 2015-16 made history in midweek as they reached their first Barlow Cup final. Geoff Howard’s side beat Britannia Sports 2-0 to book their ticket...
Angling: OLDHAM angler Ian Alexandra took first place in round two of the DSP Ltd spring series on the upper pound length of the Sankey Canal. Using pole and caster, he caught...
A PROPERTY owner has accused Labour councillors of rejecting plans for a mental health treatment live-in centre to secure votes in the run-up to May’s local elections. Last...
Date Published 24/03/2016
POPULAR local historian, writer and Oldham treasure Freda Millett has become the first woman to receive an Oldham Council Civic Appreciation Award. She received the honour...
INSPIRING teacher Steve Hill has brought home a gong from the annual National Adventure Awards. He won the Public Vote award at the ceremony in Glasgow, which honours the...
AN electrical fault sparked a blaze which destroyed the engine of Mercedes car. The Oldham-bound carriageway of Chadderton Way was closed while fire fighters dealt with the...
Oldham Council: OLDHAM Council leader Jean Stretton told councillors a report describing Oldham as the most deprived town in the UK is “grossly unfair”. A study by...
OLDHAM MP Jim McMahon has welcomed the Government’s U-turn on benefits for disabled people - but now wants to know how the £4.4 billion hole left in the...
HEALTH chiefs from Salford will step in to provide leadership and support to Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust from next month. Chairman Jim Potter and chief executive Sir...
OLDHAM’S Bierkeller is to inject some laughter into the town’s nightlife tonight with a new comedy club. The first Belly Laughs club kickstarts the Easter Bank...
OLDHAM’S newest MP swapped Westminster for Hathershaw College to see the next generation of politicians in action. Jim McMahon, elected to represent Oldham West and...
SADDLEWORTH villages will be treated to the hypnotic sounds of bells and clogs when the community’s famous morris men take to the streets this weekend. Their colourful mosaic...
FORMER England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis visited Hathershaw College to help inspire pupils to get active. But it wasn’t all about football: 19 local clubs covering...
AN Oldham college student who runs his own clothing company has come third in a national entrepreneurial competition. Eric Bishyika (19) was one of 10 finalists from across the...
OLDHAM bagged a share of an £11.5 million carrier bag charge fund after millions voted in Tesco stores up and down the country. The Primrose Centre will receive...
HELP to support a new community venture at Cafe Mandel, based in Dunwood Park, Woodend Shaw, which opens on Saturday 9am to 4.30pm. Tea, coffee, and refreshments are available....
ATHLETIC have already proven they have the measure of the ‘Leicester of League One’, argues Lee Croft. John Sheridan’s side pulls in at the Pirelli Stadium on...
OLDHAM will unveil new prop Joe Burke over the Easter weekend — if not tomorrow against Halifax at Bower Fold (3pm), then at Sale on Monday against Swinton Lions...
BURTON’S promotion juggernaut shows no sign of slowing down. The end goal of a terrific promotion to the Championship is in sight for a club who only seven years ago were...
OLDHAM’S home form will be severely tested in the next 16 days with visits to Bower Fold by Halifax, Batley Bulldogs and Sheffield Eagles. It kicks off tomorrow when...
CURTIS Main says he hopes neither of the clubs he is involved in a tangled relationship with end up being relegated. The 23-year-old striker last week opted against returning...
OLDHAM make the short trip to Sale on Monday to meet a Swinton Lions side which has had a huge turnover of players since the end of last season. They finished third in League...
ATHLETIC have a tougher run-in than any of their main relegation rivals, statistics suggest. Between now and the end of the season, John Sheridan’s men face six sides...
MANCHESTER City supporters are to protest over ticket prices for next month’s Champions League quarter–final second leg against Paris St Germain. The...
