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Controversial plans to block streets to cars to prevent rat-running in an Oldham neighbourhood have been scrapped after ‘strong opposition’ from residents.
Date Published 17/01/2023
An eight-year-old boy was killed by a driver going more than twice the speed limit while allegedly racing his friend in another car, a trial heard.
The NHS is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action this week and continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange.
Plans to build a new retirement living complex on the site of a former Oldham mill are set to go before councillors.
Date Published 16/01/2023
The Government has introduced new legislation which means photographic identification will be compulsory for anyone voting in person in this year’s elections.
Brave Tony Milligan from Oldham has vowed to take to the skies again, all in aid of a veterans' charity.
Greater Manchester Police’s City Centre Neighbourhood Team have charged an Oldham man with multiple offences following a number of commercial burglaries in the city centre.
Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for further information following a road traffic collision in Shaw.
Three Oldham men who imported cannabis from the USA have been jailed for a combined total of almost 10 years.
Tributes have been paid to a man described as a rock by the Saddleworth arts community.
Plans to convert a historic warehouse in nearby Ashton into more than 40 social housing apartments are set to be decided by councillors.
Former Oldham Evening Chronicle Editor Gordon Maxwell died peacefully in his sleep last Wednesday (January 11), aged 93.
A Chadderton pub owner will 'bar for life' the person or persons responsible for 'wrecking' the ladies bathroom on Saturday night (January 14).
Date Published 15/01/2023
The Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester has announced new funding for local organisations across the city-region that support victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual...
The American National Inventors Hall of Fame has announced that Oldham native Angela Hartley Brodie is part of its 2023 class of inductees.
Passengers are being advised of a full station closure at Manchester Piccadilly tomorrow (Sunday 15th) when specialist teams carry out essential roof repairs.
Date Published 14/01/2023
Metrolink bosses will reconsider banning dogs on trams during peak times.
Police officers are continuing to search for a missing girl from Bury, who they believe is now in Oldham.
Greater Manchester Police Detectives have appealed to the public after a 49-year-old man died after he had initially been found seriously injured in Greenacres.
On Sunday, May 7, Latics' Boundary Park stadium will host a special charity match between footballing legends and celebrities to remember the victims of the Manchester Arena...
Following successful forfeitures, Greater Manchester Police’s Economic Crime Unit have successfully recovered £11,242,753 this tax year.
It has already proved to be a challenging winter on the roads, with icy cold snaps and heavy rain.
Councils across the country will be facing difficult decisions over the next couple of months as they set their budgets.
Date Published 13/01/2023
A former military police officer says he has been driven to the brink of taking his own life after being falsely accused of rape three times.
A man from Royton described as a 'prolific shoplifter' has been been arrested and charged, and is due to make a court appearance tomorrow (Saturday).
Oldham chiefs are currently setting the council budget for 2023/24, and officers have urged residents, businesses and our communities to help them balance the books.
Andy Burnham is asking Greater Manchester taxpayers for at least £10 more a year to help fund the police – but says that GMP will still need to cut costs.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is working shoulder-to-shoulder with Transport for Greater Manchester and other operators as part of the Travel Safe Partnership, which aims to...
Nightingale hospitals should be reopened to relieve pressure on the NHS, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has been told.
Alun Francis OBE is set to leave his post for a new challenge after more than a decade of renewal and progress at Oldham College.