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Delph-based children's author and illustrator J C Perry has been awarded a silver medal from The Wishing Shelf Book Awards for her second book 'Tom's Zombie Fright' in the...
Date Published 26/04/2021
Voters who aren’t able to attend a polling station still have time to appoint a proxy and have their say in the elections taking place across Greater Manchester on Thursday week,...
Police are appealing for information following a serious collision on the M60.
People aged 50 and under are being urged to get their COVID-19 vaccine when their turn comes in a major new campaign being launched today (Monday).
Fire crews remain at the scene of a huge moorland fire which started over the weekend at Marsden.
Firefighters are tackling a Moorland fire at Marsden.
Date Published 25/04/2021
Late Saturday night, Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called to the Austerlands area of Oldham by North West Ambulance Service, asking for assistance with the evacuation of a...
A small village is at risk of being turned into a ‘huge’ motorway junction the chairman of its residents association has warned.
Ahead of reopening its club in Oldham this May, Mecca Bingo has announced its pledge to be a safe space for all.
A man from Chadderton has been found guilty of possessing a bomb-making instruction manual that he purchased on Amazon.
Date Published 24/04/2021
People in Middleton who were homeless or at risk have been given the opportunity to move into new homes and turn their lives around.
As the pandemic has forced many people to work from home, a new report by PowWowNow reveals people's attitudes towards having dogs in the workplace.
A pub in the heart of nearby Droylsden will be allowed to open its new beer garden later in the evening despite opposition from councillors who claimed it would ’cause a
With warm weather forecast this weekend, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is reminding people to take extra care when visiting the countryside after a wildfire...
Date Published 23/04/2021
A warm-hearted Oldham man has been hailed as a hero and a life-saver after he came to the aid of an elderly gentleman who had threatened to commit suicide.
Mossley-based Carnival arts organisation, Global Grooves, will be bringing the Carnival spirit to local children during a week-long celebration this summer.
As Government restrictions start to lift, Dr Kershaw’s are inviting the community to take on a solo walk or to join their friends and family by signing up to their ‘Virtual...
A man who left a woman with life-changing injuries after throwing a kettle of boiling water over her has been jailed for 16 years.
Shaw school teacher and fund-raiser extraordinaire Steve Hill has announced details of his next big challenge for 2021 – to conquer ‘the Great Norse Run’.
Two people were taken to hospital following a nasty collision between two cars in Chadderton yesterday teatime (Thursday).
A little girl from Manchester who refused to speak to adults after the pandemic began is just one child affected by an ‘intensifying emotional health crisis’ faced by youngsters...
This week's Dr Kershaw's winners have been announced (April 23).
A man who stabbed two men in their own home during an attempted burglary has been jailed for nine years.
A much-loved festival celebrating all things queer culture across Greater Manchester is set to go ahead virtually this year – with talks from big names and famous faces.
There is set to be some huge bargains on offer at Debenhams in Oldham ahead of the store’s final closing date on May 2.
Lockdown has affected us all in different ways.
Former public health consultant, and MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Debbie Abrahams, has warned Parliamentarians that the UK’s recovery from the Covid pandemic is...
Two years on after the huge fires of April 2019, which destroyed over 700 hectares of moorland at Marsden Moor in Yorkshire, National Trust rangers are warning that the threat of...
Greater Manchester’s infection rate has fallen for the third week in a row as the number of people to have received a Covid vaccine has exceeded 1.3 million.
It’s been a long time coming, but it’s been confirmed that your Oldham Evening Chronicle will be rolling off the presses again, this time for good.
Date Published 22/04/2021
