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The former NatWest building pictured last summer. Image courtesy of Google Maps

Former Failsworth bank to be turned into flats

A building formerly home to Failsworth’s last bank is to be converted into seven apartments.

Date Published 13/01/2026


Tributes paid following death of hugely respected Oldham community figure Dale Harris

Tributes are pouring in from across Oldham following the death of well-known and highly respected community figure Dale Harris, who has passed away.

Date Published 13/01/2026

Man charged with drugs supply and engaging in sexual activity with a child

A man has been charged following a drugs raid in Moorside.

Date Published 13/01/2026


Man sought after alleged assault on New Year's Eve in Uppermill

Greater Manchester Police officers are appealing for information following an alleged assault at a bar in Uppermill on New Year’s Eve.

Date Published 13/01/2026

Primary school in Uppermill considers introducing new ‘faith-based’ entry criteria to tackle oversubscription

An oversubscribed primary school may introduce a new ‘faith-based’ entry criteria for kids.

Date Published 12/01/2026


You can score free tickets to a Latics game while supporting Dr Kershaw’s Hospice

Football fans can get free tickets to a Latics game while helping Dr Kershaw’s Hospice by signing up for its upcoming Hartley’s Hero Walk.

Date Published 12/01/2026

More than 600 new houses pledged in Oldham in £110m mega deal

An Oldham housing association has pledged to build at least 600 more affordable homes and refurbish thousands of existing properties after a £110 million mega deal with Santander...

Date Published 11/01/2026


Golden delight for 'incredible' Angela and Catherine

Two long-serving members of staff at a local Oldham charity are being recognised after each reaching more than 25 years of service.

Date Published 11/01/2026

Touching back story adds to rescue team cheque presentation

There was added intimacy at a cheque presentation following a concert for the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team organised by Greenfield Methodist Church.

Date Published 11/01/2026


The truth MUST be addressed: Allegations of child abuse, cover-ups, car bombings, corruption and suppression in Oldham

Sometimes the truth needs to be pursued, even when doing so comes at personal and professional cost.

Date Published 09/01/2026

Police issue witness appeal following Failsworth collision involving woman in her 90s

Officers from Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for information following a collision between a car and pedestrian on Albert...

Date Published 07/01/2026


FCHO achieves SHIFT gold status

How First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) makes its properties, communities and business even greener has led to the housing association receiving a coveted national accolade.

Date Published 07/01/2026

New pavement parking powers welcomed by Marie and Charlie, and so many others across our region

New powers given to local councils to crack down on ‘dangerous’ pavement parking come as a ‘relief’ to Greater Manchester campaigners and the partially sighted.

Date Published 07/01/2026


Oldham Tesco customers thanked for generous Winter Food Collection support

Stores in Oldham have been overwhelmed by the generosity of customers who donated at the Tesco Winter Food Collection.

Date Published 07/01/2026

Hero Lee's three decades of proud rescue team service

Hero Lee Allport has received his 30 Years’ Service Award from the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team.

Date Published 07/01/2026


Storm Goretti first, then becoming less cold

Happy New Year! Oldham weather expert Jon Baylis's weekly forecast is back after a well-earned rest over the festive period.

Date Published 07/01/2026

Oldham town centre’s new policing team is here, vowing to tackle neighbourhood crime

Headed up by Sergeant Graham Craven, Oldham town centre’s new policing team team launched last month and an extra six officers will be available to police the streets of the...

Date Published 07/01/2026


Work officially begins on £32m project to transform an ‘underused car park’ into more than 300 homes

Construction can officially start on a major £32m project to transform an ‘underused car park’ into more than 300 new homes in Oldham.

Date Published 05/01/2026

Residents left without grit bins

People in an Oldham neighbourhood have had to take matters into their own hands after they were left with snow-lined streets and ‘zero grit’.

Date Published 05/01/2026


Closures at Big Lamp roundabout in Shaw

A major roundabout in Oldham will see road and lane closures for two weeks, with ‘delays expected’ for motorists heading in and out of Shaw.

Date Published 05/01/2026

Man jailed for 33 years following investigation into years of abuse in Oldham

A man has been jailed for 33 years after being found guilty of 17 counts of rape, and 14 counts of indecent assault against six children during a two decade-long campaign of abuse...

Date Published 05/01/2026


‘Abandoned’ Coldhurst medical centre put up for auction

An ‘abandoned’ medical centre that shut down ‘without warning’ in 2021 is being put up for auction.

Date Published 02/01/2026

Saddleworth milestones set to be more than just signs of the times

Two local councillors, with the help of volunteers, are closing in on restoring all the traditional metal milestones across Saddleworth.

Date Published 02/01/2026


Uppermill mum’s bid to combat loneliness has helped 30,000 people living in isolation

The Chatty Café Scheme, UK’s leading non-profit social enterprise designed to tackle loneliness, set up by Oldham mum Alex Hoskyn (42), has reached a major milestone having helped...

Date Published 02/01/2026

Mountain rescue team dash to help injured walker

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Saturday evening to assist a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury near Yeoman Hey Reservoir in Saddleworth.

Date Published 02/01/2026


Gavin is FCHO’s December 'Hidden Hero'

A First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) customer who helps organise affordable food for those in need was voted the housing association’s December Hidden Hero.

Date Published 02/01/2026

Private mental health unit in Oldham ordered to improve

A private mental health unit where patients were given out of date medication and a distressed woman was told by staff to ‘stop crying’ has been ordered to improve.

Date Published 02/01/2026


Karen's walk to Hartshead Pike proves to be a load of rubbish

Photographer Karen Jakeman set out on what should have been a beautiful 7.5 km circular walk up to a treasured local beauty spot, Hartshead Pike, near Mossley.

Date Published 02/01/2026

‘Magnet for fly-tipping’ leaves residents disgusted

A junction with a public bin in Oldham has become a ‘magnet for fly-tipping’ creating a ‘disgusting’ eyesore, according to locals.

Date Published 30/12/2025


The Oldhamers handed awards in King’s New Year’s Honours List

Hopwood Hall College Principal and CEO, Julia Heap, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours List.

Date Published 30/12/2025

Oldham slammed over ‘shameful’ deprivation statistics

Oldham Council has been slammed over ‘bleak and shameful’ deprivation statistics that show conditions in the borough are worsening.

Date Published 30/12/2025


Homeowner ordered to remove ‘harmful’ windows on Grade II-listed building

A homeowner has been ordered to remove a whole set of UPVC windows and a front door after the council deemed it ‘harmful’ to an historic building in Saddleworth.

Date Published 30/12/2025

How Oldham looks set to change in 2026

Oldham is changing, as major developments across the Greater Manchester borough are making progress.

Date Published 30/12/2025


AI hackathon at Hulme Grammar School inspires 100 Oldham pupils

Hulme Grammar School and its specialist innovation hub, the Brenda Mills Institute of Innovation and Technology (BMIIT), successfully hosted a high-energy 12-hour hackathon.

Date Published 24/12/2025

The ‘exceptional’ children’s home where children’s voices are ‘heard and valued’ and troubled kids ‘excel’

A kids’ home in Oldham has been praised for allowing youngsters in care to ‘flourish and thrive’ after an inspection by a government watchdog.

Date Published 24/12/2025


Turkey and all the trimmings go down a treat at Tensing Street Community Centre

People who might have been alone on Christmas Day were able to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings at First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) Tensing Street Community Centre.

Date Published 24/12/2025

Dr Kershaw's Christmas concert raises the roof

Oldham Parish Church was alive with the sound of music as the Dr Kershaw’s annual Christmas concert got people in the festive spirit.

Date Published 24/12/2025


Oldham's first padel centre is approved

Oldham is due to get its first set of padel courts after plans to convert a former warehouse into a sportshall were approved.

Date Published 22/12/2025

Delph's Christmas snowman is restored

Community champion Christopher Bannatyne was determined not to be defeated by the callous vandals who initially wrecked his hand-built Christmas tree for children in Delph.

Date Published 22/12/2025


Oldham bin collection dates over the festive period

Oldham council has officially confirmed its bin collection schedule for the 2025 Christmas and New Year period.

Date Published 22/12/2025

Spending precious time together - the Community Christmas Lunch at Billingtons

This Christmas Day, Jason (The Eatery) and Kris (Billingtons Oldham) are opening their doors - and their hearts - to those who would otherwise spend the day alone.

Date Published 22/12/2025


Kids moved out of one Oldham children’s home, while report on another states ‘staff are exhausted and lack the skills to manage kids’ behaviours’

All kids living at a children’s home in Oldham have been moved elsewhere after a government watchdog slammed the unsafe care they were receiving.

Date Published 22/12/2025

Thirty-strong rescue team called into action

Thirty Mountain Rescue Team members from Oldham and Holme Valley were involved for four hours after being called out to assist two walkers in the Dovestones area after one had...

Date Published 22/12/2025


Family stuck in hotel emergency accommodation for four months

A family is waiting in the sparsely furnished but festively decked reception hall of a hotel.

Date Published 22/12/2025

Oldham Coliseum doors remain firmly shut

It’s well into the Panto season – but the doors of the Oldham Coliseum remain firmly shut.

Date Published 22/12/2025


Sentences handed down following 'brutal' manslaughter of Martin Shaw in 2023

Two local people have been convicted of the manslaughter of a man following a brutal assault in 2023.

Date Published 22/12/2025

From the pitch to the classroom - Dan’s second career kicks off

After nearly two decades on the football pitch with stints at clubs such as Latics, Celtic, Wigan and Doncaster, Dan Gardner has stepped into a very different team environment.

Date Published 17/12/2025


Meet the Delph Christmas angels

A flock of tiny, hand-crafted Christmas angels are ready to take flight, spreading happiness in a Saddleworth village.

Date Published 17/12/2025

Mayor's charity contribution for poorly Oldham children

An awards ceremony designed to celebrate our borough’s diverse community has had an added bonus - by raising £335 for kids in hospital.

Date Published 17/12/2025


FCHO condemns vandals who broke into Holts Community Centre and set fire to an outbuilding

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has condemned vandals who broke into Holts Community Centre and set fire to an outbuilding in a crime spree that has caused £10,000 worth of...

Date Published 17/12/2025

Police issue appeal following fatal collision on Asda car park in Shaw

Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for information following a fatal collision at around 6.50pm on Thursday night on Greenfield...

Date Published 17/12/2025


Two arrested following early morning raids in Royton

Very early this morning (Thursday), officers from Greater Manchester Police's Challenger unit, alongside the Tactical Aid Unit (TAU) conducted four warrants in Royton.

Date Published 17/12/2025

Oldham poets transform dementia experience into book of warmth and hope 

Two Oldham-based poets have turned friendship, care and lived experience into a poetry book that is raising money for dementia charities and offering comfort to others facing...

Date Published 17/12/2025


Drier and slowly colder as we head into the Christmas period

What a terrible month it’s been for weather so far.

Date Published 17/12/2025

Tram drivers’ strike called off - but 200 bus workers set to walk out

The planned Metrolink drivers’ strike for the weekend and New Year’s Eve has been called off, but 200 bus workers in Greater Manchester are still set to walk out. 

Date Published 16/12/2025


FCHO join forces with GMP to deliver eviction notices

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) joined forces with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to deliver notices seeking the eviction of four customers following their alleged involvement...

Date Published 16/12/2025

Five arrested as part of ongoing Derker drugs probe

Five people were arrested across Oldham this morning as part of Greater Manchester Police's wider Operation Vulcan work tackling drugs supply and criminality in the Derker area.

Date Published 16/12/2025


Plans proposed to turn former Clough Manor hotel into 'multi-service hub'

Elaborate plans could see a former wedding venue in Saddleworth turned into a convenience store, coffee shop, car wash, taxi stand and EV charging centre.

Date Published 16/12/2025

The ‘rescued’ historic building that’s sprouting trees

A historic building in Oldham town centre is sprouting trees just months after it was ‘rescued’ through a compulsory purchase order by Oldham Council. 

Date Published 16/12/2025


Festive charity afternoon tea brings smiles, songs and Christmas cheer

The Annual Team Hill Charitable Trust Festive Afternoon Tea was a huge success again this year.

Date Published 16/12/2025

A festival rooted in community: 20 years of Christmas cheer at Oldham Parish Church

Oldham Parish Church has long been a symbol of community and acceptance, a role it proudly continues through its annual Christmas Tree Festival, which has now celebrated its 20th...

Date Published 16/12/2025


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