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The UK’s leading mixed-tenure developer, Vistry Group, is supporting Oldham student and aspiring electrician, Daniel Ferris, on his road to the WMF World Muaythai Championships in Thailand in March, 2025.
Date Published 26/07/2024
E-ACT The Oldham Academy North (TOAN) hosted its second annual culture day, or ‘Diversity Big Bash’, to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of its students and community.
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team had their second call in two days when, on Wednesday afternoon, they were contacted by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust to assist with an...
Date Published 25/07/2024
Forget about travelling further afield - all the best of British beach life is coming to Oldham this month.
Police closed a key section of Delph New Road from Dobcross to Delph after a serious road traffic incident.
The recently-formed Saddleworth Women’s Morris and Clog team will be taking part in the upcoming prestigious Manchester Day parade this Saturday (July 27).
On Tuesday, late in the afternoon, Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by North West Ambulance Service to assist with an incident in Reddish Vale.
Date Published 24/07/2024
The weather is sort of uneventful at the moment with little in the way of mobile conditions and with brief ridges of high pressure bringing warm, settled conditions, but without...
Rotary Club of Saddleworth member Stan Bowes was to many at the club, the font of all knowledge.
Long-awaited plans to transform Oldham town centre could soon become reality.
Local artists are being encouraged to pick up their paintbrush, fire up the kiln and get snapping with a camera - or even their phone - for a chance to be part of this year's...
Date Published 23/07/2024
Land movement affecting the Metrolink network near Derker has slowed, enabling detailed ground investigations and temporary repair works to get underway.
E-ACT The Oldham Academy North (TOAN) has launched a new initiative this year to celebrate the efforts and achievements of its staff.
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A 153-year-old building in Oldham once home to nuns could given a new lease of life as a charity-owned hotel.
Families across Oldham can once again book on to a range of exciting activities for free this summer.
A man has been charged in connection with an investigation into an assault on Yorkshire Street in Oldham town centre on July 15.
A local NHS trust has helped break stigma around mental health, with 60 women from the South Asian community now trained as community mental health champions in Oldham.
A nursery in Oldham has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted two months after it was branded ‘inadequate’ in a damning report.
Date Published 22/07/2024
Work to upgrade a gas pipeline in Rochdale Road in Oldham town centre started yesterday (Monday) and is scheduled to last to the middle of August.
For 90-year-old Albert Taylor getting the £1,000-plus British Gas owed to him – due to a faulty gas meter – was something akin to banging his head against a brick wall.
The exact location of a ‘transformative’ new college linked to Eton has been revealed for the first time.
Police officers are appealing for information after a bike was reportedly stolen at knifepoint in Failsworth.
Stoneswood Residential Home in Delph held their annual summer fete yesterday (Saturday).
Date Published 21/07/2024
Students at E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy took to the stage to demonstrate their exceptional talents in the end of year Performing Arts showcase.
Date Published 19/07/2024
Police officers are appealing for further information from the public following a theft of a motor vehicle in Oldham.
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team welcomed Natalya Kennedy and Derby Mountain Rescue team for refreshments half way into her gruelling cycle challenge.
Oldham Active (Oldham Community Leisure), the charitable trust that operates leisure facilities in the borough, including five swimming pools, has launched its own specialist...
University Campus Oldham (UCO) is celebrating after its latest graduates rated it above the England sector average in every themed category of the National Student Survey (NSS)...
The Shay Wake has officially opened its new, larger beer garden, following a £300,000 development project.
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called out by North West Ambulance Service to assist with a motorcyclist who had come off their motorbike on the A58 near the White House...
Staff, students and families at Oasis Academy Oldham in Hollinwood are celebrating after they received a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted in their most recent inspection.
A dedicated team of school fundraisers are celebrating their most successful year.
Two swords and a large kitchen knife were among items seized by police after officers swooped at an address in Oldham.
Police officers have secured an arrest following reports of a sexual assault in Alexandra Park in Oldham.
Greater Manchester will soon have an ‘urban forestry’ park and farm – the only one of its kind in the north west.
Oldham Pride is turning 20 this year and is scheduled to return to the town centre tomorrow (Saturday) - bringing a range of entertainment from local acts, musical performances...
A housing scheme that left Oldham residents ‘extremely concerned’ has been rejected.
Date Published 18/07/2024
Oldham Council has been awarded £564,375 to modernise and improve the building that houses Gallery Oldham and central library.
Uppermill Football Club have announced a groundshare agreement that will see the club's first team play their home matches at Mossley's TotalRope Solutions Seel Park during their...
Date Published 17/07/2024
The future of a historic cotton mill in Oldham remains uncertain after the council deferred a decision over a major development proposal last night (Wednesday).
Finally something much warmer weather is due, briefly hot, but it’s not here for long before temperatures return back to normal for the weekend, according to Oldham weather expert...
Oldham council wants to fight its housing crisis with thousands of new homes to be built across the borough.
Oldham’s children’s and social services have reached a ‘huge milestone’ after achieving a ‘good’ Ofsted rating, council bosses say.
During their recent Open Day, Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were joined by representatives from South Pennine LDWA (Long Distance Walking Association) who presented them with a...
Date Published 16/07/2024
A Grade II-listed building in neighbouring Middleton could soon be converted into a high-tech engineering facility for the local college – complete with a virtual reality suite.
A volunteer community clean-up squad are “disappointed” renegade fly-tippers dumped a fresh mountain of rubbish in an area just hours before it was set to be cleaned.
The Oldham Coliseum has been saved.
A road in Oldham will be closed for the rest of the month after a sinkhole opened up two weeks ago.
A Salvation Army service that helps people find and stay in work is expanding its provision into Oldham as more job seekers need support to find employment.
A 53-year-old woman peers from under a polka-dotted umbrella to look at a washed-out building on Fairbottom Street in Oldham.
Date Published 15/07/2024
A Mossley arts organisation will bring the spirit of Carnival to one of the north's best-loved music festivals next month.
Sheila Casson FICT FIPS JP - an icon of Oldham and former Principal and owner of Casson’s Commercial College - has died.
The City of London may have it when it comes to finance and banking – but Oldham is the capital of a new form of business that is more about helping struggling communities than...
Date Published 13/07/2024
The Shay Wake, in Shaw, has gained the top rating for its levels of hygiene in the council’s Scores on the Doors programme.
Hathershaw College has been awarded the Chester Zoo Outstanding Conservation School Award, a significant recognition under the Chester Zoo Outstanding Conservation Education...
Oasis Academy Oldham has announced that it has been awarded the prestigious IQM Inclusive School Award.
A major road in Oldham will be closed overnight for two weeks from Monday, the council have announced.
Finalists in this year’s Oldham Business Awards have been announced at an unveiling party held at Mazzo in Royton last night (Thursday).
Date Published 12/07/2024
Children’s services in Oldham have been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted - after being criticised by inspectors in 2019.
Plans for an advanced sustainable materials and manufacturing hub in the highly anticipated Atom Valley have been submitted.
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