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AFTER the Evening Chronicle published a picture of a 7ft 5in sunflower grown by six-year-old Francesca Quinlan, we asked readers if they could do better. Now it seems Francesca...
Date Published 28/08/2015
MATTHEW Hampson won the Wainwright Cup, a major at Brookdale, with a sparkling round of 71-5-66. Duncan Baird was successful in a card play-off for second against Dougie...
GOLF: AFTER giving up hockey 10 years ago, Chris Peirson wanted to try something new. She chose golf - and hasn’t looked back, with a series of major successes and social...
GOLF: ASHTON ‘B’ have claimed the first half of the double by winning the ‘B’ Cup in extra-time. Their match with Brookdale ‘B’ at Denton...
MANCHESTER City’s early-season excellence has seen them cut to odds-on favourites to land the Barclays Premier League title. Manuel Pellegrini’s side has been...
GOLF: NEW Oldham Golf Club professional Andy Earlam can hardly believe his luck. Having packed in his previous profession as a joiner to concentrate full time on golf, Earlam...
KATY Andrew made sure she enjoyed every second of what will possibly be her final international tournament in the pool. Greenfield splash star Katy (18) was in the Great...
CRICKET: THE culmination of two and a half weeks of high-class cricket at Hollinwood saw Bradford outfit ONQ overcome Pro League Sports by six wickets. The final of the...
CRICKET: WERNETH skipper Ian Dronsfield has rallied his troops as the Lake Garage CLL season enters its final furlong. Second from bottom of the Championship with four games to...
MOORSIDE skipper Danny Anchor is hoping to win some silverware for the Turf Pit Lane sideboard in the Saddleworth League’s Pro Elite Sports Twenty20 finals day on...
WE ARE all in it together — that is the message being broadcast by Athletic boss Darren Kelly, ahead of his second meet-the-fans event. Trust Oldham is putting on a...
A TOWN centre hair and beauty salon staffed by apprentices has being nominated for a Pride in Oldham Award. Oldham College opened Salon 7 in Queen Street in 2001 as a...
AN Oldham equestrian centre is the first in the country to pilot a new recreational qualification in horse care. Since it opened 17 years ago, Croft End at Knotts Lane has been...
A LOCAL historian is on a mission to get a derelict mill de-listed so it can be demolished and the area regenerated. John Burlison has spent a years researching the history of...
A FORD Mondeo was stolen from a property in Shore Avenue on Monday night after thieves stole keys left in an unlocked door. A FAMILY day will be held at Crompton Bowling Club...
BRITAIN’S booming cycle scene and the desire for greater control over his working life have led an Oldham man to open a new bike shop Paul Smith (45) has opened Cycle...
TALENTED singer Keeley Berry has raised thousands of pounds for causes that have touched the hearts of the local community. The 26 year old performed at a fundraising concert...
IT’S back! The iconic TV game show that saw contestants chuck themselves over inflatables while getting drenched and generally laughed at returns to Oldham this...
FAMILY and friends attend weddings, but rarely do earth, fire, water and air! For Darren Ainsworth and Donna Gregory the four elements were guests of honour at their pagan...
OLDHAM builder Emanuel Whittaker has been awarded the Investors in People Gold standard, joining the top seven per cent of accredited organisations across the UK. The company,...
Find out more about St Matthew’s and St Luke’s Church, Healds Green Methodist Church and Chadderton Cemetery during Oldham’s heritage open days. They will be holding special...
TOUGH new powers have been used for the first time to seize a van involved in fly-tipping. The drama unfolded when a council official spotted the Mercedes Vito — packed with...
SCORPION, chocolate-covered ants, mealworms, raw potato and cinnamon proved no match for Dean Holden. Latics assistant manager powered his way through the five courses at a...
SHOPPERS and traders in Shaw gave a resounding thumbs up to the new market, which has moved to the main street for a trial period. Stalls will adorn Market Street from 9am-4pm...
A GRIEVING family whose baby daughter was stillborn is hoping to raise enough money to provide a “cuddle cot” at the Royal Oldham Hospital for other families in the...
ATHLETIC are poised to sign Leicester City striker Simonas Stankevicius on loan. The 10-cap Lithuania international (19), who is a regular in the Premier League club’s...
ALREADY without the suspended Sammy Gee for the last two games of the regular season, Oldham may now lose prop Adam Neal for key games in the promotion battle. The former...
RUGBY UNION: OLDHAM’S George Ford can look forward to playing in rugby union’s World Cup next month after being selected in Stuart Lancaster’s final 31-man...
THE ILLUSTRIOUS career of the man Leeds fans love to call ‘Sir Kev’ takes in one last stop at Wembley tomorrow. Kevin Sinfield, whose first steps in the game were...
ATHLETIC’S mainstay on the right flank Lee Croft has marked the early-term report card as ‘could do better’. The popular 30-year-old, who has missed only one of 58 matches...
