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FOOTBALL: OLDHAM Sunday League action was severely hit by the awful weather. There was one game in the Challenge Cup competition - a real thriller as Limeside Athletic thumped...
Date Published 04/12/2015
Santos 2, Bury Amateurs 3 A LAST-minute goal denied Santos a share of the spoils with Bury Amateurs in Division ‘A’ of the Lancashire and Cheshire League at Oldham...
FOOTBALL: MARK Hopwood struck for the 11th game in a row as Heyside endured torrential rain and gale-force winds in beating spirited Heywood Irish 3-1 in Huddersfield League...
ANGLING: DAVE Booth stormed to a big victory in the Sunday Open at Fields Farm Fishery. Pellet fished down the track did the damage as Booth bagged a huge 47lb 8oz of carp to...
JIM McMahon has held the Oldham West and Royton seat for Labour. The Council leader increased his party's majority to almost 62 per cent of the vote (up 7 per cent) as he...
LAST season’s most heralded duo, Mike Jones and Carl Winchester, are in line for recalls as Athletic bid to make it into round three of the FA Cup. Manager David Dunn has...
Date Published 03/12/2015
ALLEGEDLY indecent video clips and pictures of naked young boys found on a Saddleworth councillor’s computer, were today being shown to a trial jury. The images —...
A FASCINATING insight into the qualities of Scott Naylor the player is provided by the legendary and recently-retired former Bradford, Leeds and Great Britain star Jamie...
THE eyes of the nation are on Oldham West and Royton today as the constituency goes to the polls. Voting closes at 10pm and a result is expected in the early hours of tomorrow...
SOMETHING seems rotten in the state of Boundary Park. The standard on show at Crewe and, broadly, in the previous two outings which resulted in defeat, has simply not been up to...
SHINING example Josh Hayes is determined to light up his neighbourhood and bring seasonal joy with his illuminating festive display. But behind the twinkly fairy lights there...
ALL is not entirely well at Bramall Lane ahead of Athletic’s visit. The run of winless games in Sky Bet League One for the pre-season title favourites is now up to six,...
A parakeet has learned the hard way that magpies don’t make very good feathered friends. The bird was spotted being attacked by two of the black and white aggressors on...
THE Oldham RL Heritage Trust is appealing for public help to enhance its videos of club matches. The Trust has an archive of around 450 Oldham RLFC match videos dating from...
A FIRE that tore through a caravan in Scouthead yesterday is being treated as arson. Crews from Chadderton and Mossley attended the blaze at Brighton Road shortly after...
FOOTBALL: MANCHESTER City were paired with Everton in the draw for the two-legged semi-final of the Capital One Cup. The first leg at Goodison Park will take place...
LYDGATE is in shock after vandals lopped 3ft off a Christmas tree just before the annual lights switch-on. Residents were fuming at the incident at the junction of Stockport...
Chronicle racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections from tomorrow’s cards EXETER 12.40 Buckboru 1.10 Otago Trail (n.b) 1.40 Heronshaw 2.15 Mr...
CRICKET: THE inaugural meeting of the recently-formed Pennine Cricket League will be held tonight. The PCL is an amalgamation of the now-defunct Central Lancashire and...
A braveheart mum with life-changing spinal problems has received a special accolade from a forces charity. Lesley Marshall, a 47-year-old Springhead mother of two, brushed...
A ONE-IN-A-MILLION gran and a faithful furry friend who keeps residents feline fine are just two of the Oldham nominees for a top-dog honour. Ann Taylor of Earls Lodge in...
WELL-KNOWN former councillor Anthony (Tony) Adler has died at the age of 81. The retired solicitor also served as an Oldham Liberal councillor during the 1960s and 1970s. He...
A FOOTBALL fundraiser in aid of an “inspirational” 23-year-old battling a brain tumour raised more than £4,000 to help him through treatment. A group of...
TACKLING dangerous legal highs was top of the agenda when Oldham Youth Council took over at NHS Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group for a day. Eight young people spent the day...
THE latest exhibition in Gallery Oldham’s community gallery is a homecoming for the work of a local artist. The exhibition charts the life and work of artist and...
KIND-HEARTED students at Newman College have been raising money for a good cause. The Chadderton school celebrated the Feast of John Henry Newman by having a fundraiser with...
THERE is plenty of hard work in store for Athletic to haul themselves out of the mire this season. But for manager David Dunn, putting his own stamp on the squad in terms of...
THE 2016 season fixtures have Lancashire starting their County Championship campaign back in Division One against Nottinghamshire on April 17. Lancashire’s Roses matches...
A RECORD number of teams entered this year's Oldham Corporate Quiz, organised by the Oldham Business Awards. Thirty-four teams from a variety of business sectors attended the...
