Author: Tony Bugby

WANT TO get fitter and fancy giving running a try, but not sure where to start? They key is to set yourself a goal and…

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FIFTEEN year seven cricketers from Saddleworth School will be having a day’s coaching at the Yorkshire CCC Indoor Centre, Headingley on Monday February 10. The funding…

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IT WAS a night when the boys ‘reined’ supreme as Saddleworth and District Pony Club reflected on a successful year at their annual presentation of…

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SPRINGHEAD-BASED footballer Chris Taylor savoured the chance to recently play against Manchester City not once, but twice in the FA Cup. The 27-year-old was a…

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IT HAS been very much a case of made in Saddleworth for George Ford who has received his first call up to England Rugby Union’s…

View More Your country calls: George Ford

SPRINGHEAD ANGLER Dr Steve Rogowski is hooked on pike fishing! So much so that the 63-year-old, who fishes mainly on local reservoirs and Yorkshire rivers, has…

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NEW COACH Chris Hough has been speaking of the importance of relegated Waterhead hitting the ground running at the beginning of their National Conference League, Division Two…

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Mile A SPORT Relief Mile will be held at Dovestone Reservoir on Sunday, March 23. Organised by the Saddleworth Village Olympics committee and the Greenfield Greyhounds, the…

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THERE WAS disappointment for Nicola White as she captained England for the first time at theEuroHockey Indoor Championships which were held in Prague last weekend. The…

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Sports Editor Tony Bugby brings us the latest from Oldham Athletic. IT LOOKS like being yet another nerve-jangling finish to their Sky Bet League One…

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SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL’S senior basketball team produced a powerful display to defeat Trinity High School, Manchester, 94-49 in the northern section of the English Schools’ Cup. Allistair Lloyd…

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FEBRUARY WILL be a crucial month for Oldham Rugby League Club in terms of putting finishing touches to preparations for the forthcoming Championship One campaign.…

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RISING STAR Jacob Ragan made his first appearance for the senior Great Britain cycling team in the final round of the Track World Cup. The…

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YOUNG RUGBY League player Adam Davies is celebrating after being called into the squad for the Great Britain Emerging Lions. The 16-year-old second-row forward, who…

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OLDHAM LIBERAL Democrat MEP Chris Davies is celebrating after successfully defending his over-50’s ultra-distance running championship title. The Greenfield-based Davies (59) managed to fit in…

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ALBERT ROGERSON views it as an honour for Saddleworth Golf Club after being elected President of the Lawrence Batley Seniors League. “It is nice for…

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by Sean Butters UPPERMILL FOOTBALL Club are holding two weekly training sessions for local children. Indoor sessions for youngsters aged three to seven will take…

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NICOLA WHITE has hockey’s World Cup and Commonwealth Games to look forward to in what ought to be an exciting and eventful 2014. The 25-year-old…

View More Hockey ace hopes for medal-filled year

OLDHAM RUGBY League Club’s pre-season programme of warm-up games will begin with a tough challenge at Barrow on Sunday, February 2 (kick-off 2pm). Swinton Lions will be at…

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LEAGUE SECRETARY Trevor Harrison has admitted the Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League is “vulnerable” as other local leagues look to expand. Mr Harrison believes…

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DELPH BOXER Andy Kremner has teamed up with former British and European champion John Murray. And the 21-year-old rookie professional, who was formerly with Bob…

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OLYMPIC GAMES swimmer Jessica Lloyd saw in the New Year on the West Coast of the United States. The 18-year-old from Diggle is spending a…

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DOVESTONE SAILOR Ian Jones was the clear winner in the Laser Masters World Championships in Oman. Ian picked up 18pts from 10 races to finish…

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THE YEAR seven boys’ badminton team from Saddleworth School won eight medals in an Oldham schools’ tournament. Adam Jones and Luke Taylor captured golds in…

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Sports Editor Tony Bugby brings us the latest from Oldham Athletic. ANOTHER MEMORABLE FA Cup campaign has masked the fact that Latics are involved in…

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MOORSIDE SCHOOLGIRL Angel Curtis has capped a remarkable first year in Thai boxing by being selected to fight for England in the World Championships in…

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Sports Editor Tony Bugby brings us the latest from Oldham Athletic. OLDHAM ATHLETIC play two hugely important cup matches in the space of three days. And victory…

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SCOTT NAYLOR’S second season in charge of Oldham Rugby League Club will kick off at South Wales Scorpions on Sunday, March 2. The first home game…

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CLUBS IN the Versasteel Saddleworth and District Cricket League have bowled out a proposal to overhaul the format of the Tanner Cup. A suggestion, put to the…

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SADDLEWORTH SCHOOL have been crowned Oldham schools’ boys badminton champions. Jonathan Marston (year nine), Matthew White, Cav Purtill and Isaac Ashworth (all year eight) between…

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YOU ONLY have to glance through the index of “Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography” (Hodder & Stoughton, £25) to realise how important Saddleworth’s Paul Scholes was to Manchester…

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