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Bus services in Greater Manchester are being hit by a lack of drivers as companies ‘battle’ with the fallout caused by the national HGV driver shortage.
Date Published 01/10/2021
Oldham nine-year-old Joseph Thompson has been presented with the Certificate of Honour at the Palace of Westminster, duly completing the recognition he has so deserved.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is still failing to respond effectively to vulnerable victims of crime, four years after concerns were first raised, the policing inspectorate has...
Minimum standards for taxi drivers – including behaviour and dress codes – will be rolled out across Greater Manchester.
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has called on Oldham Council to act on the constant stream of applications for Houses of Multiple Occupation in the borough and implement a...
Terry Bruce, of Liquid and Envy in Oldham, is celebrating after the UK’s largest operator of late night bars and clubs crowned him its General Manager of the Year for the North...
A number of top health experts have committed to the new Oldham Tobacco Alliance, and made a pledge to make the borough Smoke Free by 2030.
A man from Middleton who used online chat rooms to sexually communicate with children has beengiven a jail sentence.
Today (Friday), two of the largest Trusts in Greater Manchester - Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAT) - will formally become...
At the end of last year, Frank Rothwell took on the biggest challenge of his life - rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean solo as he raised £1.1 million for Alzheimer’s...
The CEO of Dr Kershaw's Hospice has thanked generous Oldhamers for their help during the fuel shortage.
Date Published 30/09/2021
Oldham Council are simplifying the application process for social housing in the borough.
Health and care staff are accessing vital information for more than 100,000 patients each month through the GM Care Record, helping to inform care and treatment.
A ‘majestic’ five-star hotel could become a rehab centre for addicts.
Local MP Debbie Abrahams was joined by over 60 local people on her third annual Oldham Memory Walk in Alexandra Park to bring together, and support, families affected by dementia.
Date Published 29/09/2021
A former Southway Housing tenant has been told to pay thousands of pounds in fines and has received a suspended sentence following an investigation by Manchester City Council.
A stunning wall hanging, which took three patient years to complete, was the colourful centrepiece when Lydgate Community Association brought groups together to celebrate being a...
Oldham fund-raiser supreme Frank Evans has already smashed his GoFundMe target as he continues his pledge to complete a 10k walk every day in September in aid of Dr Kershaw’s...
A cracking night is guaranteed a week on Friday (October 8) as the Oldham Coliseum Theatre hosts a very special 'End of the Pier Show' in aid of Maggie's Oldham.
The funeral arrangements for lifelong Oldham RLFC supporter Brian Walker, who was on the board of Rugby Oldham Supporters' Trust and was one of the trustees of the Oldham RL...
A care home that was failing to protect its residents from potential harm or abuse has been placed in special measures.
Proud members of the Saddleworth and Oldham group of Whit Friday Band Contests received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the equivalent of an MBE, at a special ceremony...
A play about young carers in Salford that “knocked MPs sideways” comes to Oldham Coliseum Theatre next week (Wednesday 6 and Thursday, October 7) as part of a national tour.
Members of the Oldham Poverty Truth Commission have met for the first time, to kick off a year-long exploration into the issue of poverty in Oldham.
Greater Manchester has committed to tackling ‘another global pandemic’ in gender-based violence by setting out how it plans to confront the issue over the next decade.
Date Published 28/09/2021
National charity Pace (Parents Against Child Exploitation) has confirmed that Oldhamer Lindsay Dalton is to become CEO from Friday (October 1).
Children aged 12 to 15 in Oldham will be offered Covid vaccinations over 'the coming weeks', after the Government confirmed school-age children are eligible to be inoculated.
Date Published 27/09/2021
A driver has been charged after being stopped in Ashton and subsequently found to be four times over the drink-drive limit.
The Leader of the Oldham Liberal Democrats has written to the Leader of the Council to seek her assurance that a special council meeting will be held in the autumn to discuss the...
The government has been accused of ‘riding roughshod’ over Greater Manchester leaders by housing asylum seekers in hotels with ‘minimal notice’ to local councils.
