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Local football

Gardeners blossom in cup clash

The draw for the first round of the Butterworth Cup paired Gardeners and Crown and Shuttle and with both teams competing successfully in the Rochdale Sunday League Division Two, there was always going to be a bit of added spice to this cup tie.

The League’s 11am kick-off ruling was the first winner of the morning, allowing the brilliant sunshine to extract early frost from the Bowlee pitch and giving referee David Taylor an easy decision to make – after a thorough inspection, game on.

Roach promotion push continues

Roach Dynamos open age second team continued their push for promotion with a hard-fought win over Rossendale on Saturday.

Reid ruled out for the season

Heywood St James’ run of bad luck continued as it has been revealed the reliable long-serving Rhys Reid has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Jacques starts Radcliffe rout

DARTS: First Division Heywood beat Radcliffe 9-1, Chris Jacques starting the rout with a 131 checkout.

Experience tells on Saints

On a sunny but chilly afternoon, spectators at Phoenix Park were hoping there would be plenty of action in the game involving the bottom two clubs in the first division of the Manchester League – Heywood St James and Salford Victoria – but they were sadly disappointed.