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RUNNERS will take to the streets of Oldham on Sunday for the 2015 Milltown to Moors Half Marathon. Up to 500 people are expected to brave the chilly October weather and the...
Date Published 16/10/2015
MANAGER David Dunn has confirmed he WON’T name himself on the bench as a player against Sheffield United tomorrow. Athletic’s manager said the move to field himself...
ATHLETIC officials were this morning facing a race against time to get the new North Stand passed for a partial opening for tomorrow’s home game. A meeting was due this...
OLDHAM player Will Hope is in a 21-man Ireland squad for the 2015 European Championships, which start this weekend. The former Salford back-row man is in France with Mark...
JAY Fulton is used to mixing it with international stars - but his sights are set on the realities of Athletic’s lowly perch in League One. The loaned Swansea midfield...
AHEAD of top flight football’s return this weekend following the international break, Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has been named Premier League Player of the...
VINCENT Kompany seems set to return to action for Manchester City tomorrow after playing close to an hour for Belgium on Tuesday. The influential City captain has missed his...
Latics’ wing wizard writes every week for Chron Sport NOT good enough, all over the field. That is the only verdict you can reasonably and honestly come to in describing...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are - ASCOT 12.45 Forgotten Rules 1.20 Muhaarar (n.b.) 1.55 Simple Verse...
DRUG dealers and users are blighting the lives of residents in an Oldham town centre block of flats. One resident is considering moving out of Julian House in Henshaw Street to...
Date Published 15/10/2015
ATHLETIC say they offer fans “good value for money” following a survey into costs for supporters at leagie clubs. The ‘Price of Football’ study by BBC...
LOCAL Labour party members are becoming “increasingly frustrated” by not being able to select their own council candidates in some wards. Both Oldham East and...
OLDHAM have re-signed young hooker Adam Files for another year. In his first season at Whitebank in 2013, on loan from Salford, Files blitzed defences from dummy half to score...
NEARLY a third of Manchester residents would like to see Manchester International Airport renamed in Sir Alex Ferguson’s honour. Over 30 per cent of people across...
“X FACTOR “favourite Chico will put Oldhamers through their exercise paces next month at a special fitness masterclass. Chico won over the nation when he reached...
TARGET man Michael Higdon may stay at home this weekend to avoid a conflict of interest — but he is more than happy to be getting a taste of regular action with his current...
The number of Oldhamers receiving benefits has fallen again. Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit claimants in the borough fell to 4,527 in September, a drop of 215...
POLICE are warning residents in Shaw to be on their guard after seven burglaries in a fortnight. In one attempted burglary, in Scowcroft Lane, the raider was caught on CCTV...
MANCHESTER City has made a profit for the first time since the club’s acquisition by Sheikh Mansour in 2008 – and despite what he describes as a “below...
SHEFFIELD United are set to offer a severe test for Athletic’s defence in set pieces on Saturday. Blades boss Nigel Adkins, who hasn’t seen his men win away from...
UP to 100 jobs could potentially be lost after red tape surrounding the controversial demolition of an industrial estate was tied up last night. A total of 40 units - two...
ATHLETIC have been handed a potentially tricky tie in the first round of the FA Youth Cup. Tony Philliskirk’s side will face the winner of the Silsden-v-Chester tie on...
1984, Palace, Manchester (to Saturday) I KNOW, it sounds a bit rum, a ballet version, courtesy of Northern Ballet, of one of the great and most disturbing novels of the 20th...
CHRONICLE racing correspondent Keith McHugh’s selections for tomorrow’s meetings are - HAYDOCK 1.30 Modest 2.00 Futoon 2.35 Provident Spirit 3.10...
A Royton church organ is undergoing a £110,000 restoration to restore its former glory. The organ, given to St Paul’s in 1956 by local cotton manufacturers the...
A PROLIFIC criminal has been jailed for life for his role in a string of armed robberies across Greater Manchester — including one at Diggle Post Office. The Attorney...
Date Published 14/10/2015
CONTROVERSY surrounds an Oldham Council executive director, under fire in a leaked inquiry report into a failed £5.6million scheme in East Lancashire. Helen Lockwood, Oldham...
ATHLETIC manager David Dunn could turn to defensive reinforcements as he tries to stiffen up the club’s back line. The visit of Sheffield United to Oldham on Saturday...
THE funeral of a Diggle teenager killed in a car crash last month is being held tomorrow afternoon. Sami Achour (17) died when the car in which he was a passenger was involved...
RICHARD Lepori has signed a new one-year contract at Oldham, confident that newly-promoted Roughyeds will hold their own in the Championship. Capped five times by Italy, the...
