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Excitement is growing among Oldham’s business community as the borough prepares to welcome Google to the Queen Elizabeth Hall for the New Routes to Business event on Monday,...
Date Published 03/02/2010
FUNDING of £1.6 million is helping businesses in Oldham find new ways to stand out from competitors and grow their market share in preparation for economic recovery....
TO coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, Greater Manchester Chamber is urging school leavers to consider the potential benefits following the apprenticeship route. With...
OLDHAM companies and organisations are being invited to attend a one-day conference on the topic of reputation management. The Chartered Institute of Public Relations’...
THE suspended head of Oldham Trading Standards has hit back at criticism over the bungled Vance Miller kitchen fraud trial and is privately seeking a judicial review. Tony...
Date Published 02/02/2010
Athletic's game at Stockport County tonight has been postponed following heavy rain throughout the day. There was an inspection at 4.30pm this afternoon with the Edgeley Park...
PHIL Woolas has been named on a leaked document as one of 70 MPs that have challenged how much they have been ordered to repay from their expenses claims. The Oldham East and...
A BOLTON building company has been fined £7,500 after an Oldham man fell to his death. Ian Smith (64) was killed when he fell 16ft from an unstable ladder in December,...
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy suffered eye injuries and could lose his front teeth following an unprovoked attack by three men. Sean McBrien, a Year 10 pupil at Hulme Grammar School, was...
AN Oldham care home manager who made a 99-year-old man shout out in pain when he performed an inappropriate rectal examination has been deemed fit to practise. Charles Jones...
OLDHAM’S new police chief has pledged to make the borough a safer place to live, work and visit. Chief Supt Tim Forber, has taken over from Caroline Ball, following her...
GREATER Manchester Police’s computer system has been crippled by a costly virus. Officers have been cut off from a national criminal database and other criminal justice...
COUNCIL tax payers will fork out a pound a week on average to cover the cost of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service. This year’s budget proposals recommend a 2.5...
CROSS-PARTY support is being called for in a bid to unite the council and improve the future of the town’s young people. Oldham’s 16 to 18-year-olds have bucked...
RESCUE equipment bought by Oldham Mountain Rescue Team should be zero-rated for VAT, according to a council motion. Councillors John Dillon and Rod Blyth will ask Oldham...
PLANS to halve the number of smokers have been unveiled as figures show more than 500 people across Oldham stubbed out their final cigarettes last year. Health Secretary Andy...
Oldhamers flying from Manchester Airport may now be body scanned — and could be thrown off their flight if they refuse. The move was announced by Transport Secretary...
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown faced renewed pressure today to adopt a “core vote” election strategy by 40 backbench MPs headed by Michael Meacher. The left-wing MPs...
BOGUS housing association officials conned their way into an elderly woman’s house by pretending there had been a gas leak. The 82-year-old victim was returning to her...
NHS compensation claims at the Pennine Acute Trust, which runs the Royal Oldham Hospital, are the third highest in the country. A total of £3.14 million was paid out for...
A KNIFEMAN who caused havoc in a pub beer garden escaped jail because a court was told he had been suffering from mental health problems at the time. Matthew Lorde (23)...
MORE than two thirds of Oldhamers who care for a loved one do it without any help and support. A total of 23,500 people in Oldham care for someone, most commonly an elderly...
Crafty fraudsters have come up with a new dodge to steal extra gallons of fuel from unsuspecting garages. The thieves, who operate on stolen number plates, are carrying...
OLDHAM’S Labour group has accused the Lib-Dems of “feasting” on council money while many residents struggle to pay their bills. But the Lib-Dems have hit...
WORKING hours on the Failsworth Metrolink stop have been extended after January’s big freeze halted construction. The stop is part of the new Metrolink line from...
AN Oldham man who forged the will of an 81-year-old west Cumbrian pensioner and also stole £7,000 from him — has been jailed for a year. Dean Benson (44), stole...
A FREE early learning and childcare scheme for two-year-olds is now available for Oldham families. Oldham Council is piloting the Government scheme aimed at children aged two,...
CHESS king Mitchell Burke is heading to Poland to take on the kings of the junior chess world. Mitchell, of Lancaster Avenue, Failsworth, has been selected for the England...
A beauty salon in Grotton is celebrating after being crowned the best in the UK and Ireland. Val Simpson and her team from the Face and Body Shop beat off competition from 50...
PLANS for a new route 66 between Oldham and Ashton have been put on the back burner. The route — part of a national English cycle route, not the iconic American route...
