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MANCHESTER United are facing an uphill battle, but Louis van Gaal is contemplating only victory and Europa League progress against Liverpool. Only David de Gea prevented the...
Date Published 17/03/2016
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings: WOLVERHAMPTON 6.10 Storytale 6.40 Ferryview Place 7.10 Gabrial The...
OLDHAM Ladies Hockey Club’s first team won a thrilling Greater Manchester Hockey Association All Divisions Cup final with a terrific 4-2 defeat of City of...
RUGBY: Fitton Hill kicked off their North-West Men’s League Division Three season with a 30-22 defeat at Wigan Bulldogs. The visitors thought they had made the perfect...
FOOTBALL: CHADDERTON took a welcome 1-0 North-West Counties League First Division win at Bacup Borough last night. The local outfit’s first win in five games was secured...
BACK in the day it was the club to be in; glitter balls dazzled and eyes met across a crowded dance floor. Over the years thousands of Oldhamers danced the night away at...
Date Published 16/03/2016
YOUNG Saddleworth School pupils have received explicit images from strangers on the social networking app ooVoo. The school has reported the incidents to police and warned...
Oldham businessman and philanthropist Norman Stoller was knighted at Buckingham Palace yesterday. It was the fourth royal honour for Sir Norman, who received an the MBE in...
VIBRATIONS from a forklift truck could have caused metal pipes to shake loose and crush a worker to death, an inquest heard. Father-of-two Frank Dunne (52), of Alveston Avenue,...
DRAMA came to a busy main road linking Saddleworth to Huddersfield yesterday when this double-deck 184 bus heading to Diggle got stuck for more than four hours when its chassis...
FAILURE to teach compulsory sex education and tackle modern-day topics such as sexting and online grooming, is putting our children at risk says police commissioner Tony...
TEACHERS at Oldham Sixth Form College took part in a one-day strike over national funding cuts. National Union of Teachers (NUT) members walked out yesterday as part of action...
FOR 12 weeks Saddleworth correspondent KEN BENNETT has followed developments in the search for the identity of the mystery body of Saddleworth moors. Here he examines the evidence...
SUPER teacher Steve Hill is up for his latest award — for adventure!. The deputy head of St Joseph’s Primary School in Shaw has been shortlisted in the...
Police and fire officers in Mossley are moving in together Neighbourhood officers from Greater Manchester Police are now based in Mossley’s local fire station. The...
WELL-wishers have organised several fund raising events in aid of a young footballer left paralysed after a freak accident. Sportsman 17-year-old Ellis Robinson was paralysed...
CHADDERTON business Patchwork Parade holds its fourth annual patchwork, quilting and craft fair at the Queen Elizabeth Hall from 10am to 3.30pm on Saturday. Admission...
THERMAL and acoustic insulation manufacturer Armacell has started extension work at its Mars Street factory in Oldham. Armacell UK has been based at the 26,400 sq m site since...
BUSINESS supplies company Zen Office has announced management changes following a jump in turnover of 30 per cent to over £14 million. The Chadderton-based company is...
JOHN Sheridan felt his side was well worth the three points collected against Blackpool last night - a win that teed up the team perfectly for the home derby against Rochdale on...
YOUNG centre Jake Bibby has left Oldham RL to return to Salford Red Devils after his one-month loan. Bibby (19), a full-time pro, played against Dewsbury Rams at Bower Fold and...
Athletic 1, Blackpool 0 ONE MOMENT of true quality appeared too much to hope for half way through this stale contest. Both sides were doing a manful job of cancelling each...
LOCAL snooker followers were out in force for a glimpse of Stuart Bingham, the reigning world champion as he took on Moorside’s Michael Wild in an exhibition match in...
MANCHESTER City were left counting the cost of progress after their qualification for the Champions League quarter–finals was marred by another injury to Vincent...
FOOTBALL: MOSSLEY’S Evo-Stik League Division One North play-off bid is fading fast. Despite Tom Dean giving the visitors an early lead, the Lilywhites slid to their thir...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings: CHELMSFORD 5.50 Choral Clan 6.20 Slovak 6.50 Crosse Fire 7.20...
ANTHONY Crolla is living out his dream of being a reigning world champion — but he knows how tough it will be to defend his WBA lightweight title. Crolla makes his first...
OLDHAM Netball Club ended their National Premier League campaign in second place after beating New Campbell 64-50 in their final game. Coach Debbie Hallas paraded a young side...
SNOOKER: WITH four games to go in the Hollands Pies Oldham Amateur Snooker League, Deaf ‘C’ hold a slender one-point lead over North Chadd ‘B’. The...
ATHLETIC 1, BLACKPOOL 0 MATT Palmer's second-half goal settled a vital basement battle in Athletic's favour, handing manager John Sheridan a huge boost in the fight against the...
Date Published 15/03/2016