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ROYTON Townswomen’s Guild will host its committee nominations evening on Tuesday, February 9, at Royton Town Hall. The meeting, which starts at 7.30pm, will also include...
Date Published 25/01/2016
ATHLETIC boss John Sheridan stopped short of suggesting tomorrow’s game at Shrewsbury is do-or-die for the club’s chances of avoiding relegation. But he has set a...
INSPIRED by assistant coach Lee Spencer’s devotion to duty, Oldham RL players rolled up their sleeves at Barrow, got stuck in and battled to a 22-0 win. They dedicated...
Athletic 0, Bury 1 A SEVENTH defeat from the last nine games in a season as rotten as a missed black bin collection, the most damning aspect of this particular exhibit was that...
Barrow 0, Oldham 22 With a 22-0 win at Barrow - where they were beaten twice in three games last season - Oldham gave a clear indication that preparations for Championship...
LOUIS van Gaal admits he is losing the battle to convince Manchester United fans he’s the right man to drag the club out of its worrying season. A poisonous atmosphere...
MANCHESTER City defender Gael Clichy looked back on two dropped points in the league title race and admitted: “We have to do better.” City needed two Sergio Aguero...
CHADDERTON-based WBA world lightweight champion Anthony Crolla isn’t ruling out the prospect of facing the winner of Terry Flanagan and Derry Mathews in a massive...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s cards
Non-league football: GUTSY Mossley came from behind to beat Kendal 3-2 at Seel Park. After three weeks without a match thanks to weather postponements, the Lilywhites started...
CRICKET: CROMPTON have signed Sami Aslam as their professional for the 2016 Pennine Cricket League season. The 20 year old takes over from Josh Tolley, who had been pro at...
ATHLETIC 0 BURY 1 LEON Clarke's early goal saw the return of John Sheridan to SportsDirect.com Park end in another defeat. Former Athletic loan striker Clarke pounced on a...
Date Published 23/01/2016
FIREfighters had to flee when the roof of a burning house in Coldhurst collapsed. Two family homes were gutted alongside an empty end house when the blaze ripped through the...
Date Published 22/01/2016
A VICTIM of sexual abuse as a child was later driven to a state of near suicide, a court was told. The youngster, who was assaulted from the age of six, was preyed upon by...
A DRUNKEN young mum who attacked the taxi driver trying to help her avoided prison only because her five-year-old daughter and ailing mother would then have no carer. Kelly...
AN emotional Latics fan wept in court as he came close to being banned from attending any football match. Oldham magistrates imposed a conditional order on Jarrod Graham, of...
AN OLDHAM school has been named as one of the worst in the country for its GCSE results — only a month after being classed as “outstanding” and being praised for...
AN elderly man who exposed himself to a group of women said he was “satisfying a need”. Oldham magistrates heard yesterday that David Chantler-Walker (67) began...
CRIME has increased by 14 per cent across Greater Manchester, and sexual offences and violent assaults have soared. New figures show in the 12 months up to September the number...
OLDHAM MP Debbie Abrahams has heard first-hand about the exciting plans for the Coliseum and how they match her own vision for the Oldham Fairness Commission. The MP for Oldham...
PART of the M62 will be closed tomorrow night while work continues on Greater Manchester’s £202 million “smart motorway” upgrade. The section between...
GREEN-FINGERED residents are invited to join a new group to find out more and grow their own food. The Greenfield Growers will meet every Wednesday from 11am to 3pm at Tanners...
THE FRIDAY THING: HISTORY has been created on Oldham Council with Jean Stretton now its first female leader. To its credit, Oldham Council has never baulked at giving women...
CAPTAIN Liam Kelly sees the current time as a do-or-die period in Athletic’s season as the team plays near-rivals in the table. A win over out-of-form Bury at...
Athletic manager John Sheridan has stressed he won’t “panic buy” despite a player market setback. Sheridan hoped to have a new player in this week - but...
LISTEN to rival coaches Scott Naylor and Paul Crarey and you get the feeling both teams will be in for a bumpy ride at Barrow on Sunday. It will be Oldham’s second...
JOHN Sheridan has compared Athletic’s current plight to that he faced at Plymouth three years ago. Sheridan compared his team’s situation to that of the Pilgrims,...
Athletic’s manager John Sheridan is more than happy with the credentials of his new number two, Peter Shirtliff. Former colleagues at Hillsborough — Shirtliff was a...
MANCHESTER United midfielder Andreas Pereira is frustrated at his limited amount of first–team playing time. The 20 year old scored in the Capital One Cup earlier this...
MANCHESTER City’s big-money summer signing Raheem Sterling is targeting a return to the top of the Barclays Premier League table - sooner rather than later. The Blues...
