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A run-down house will soon become a modern family home thanks to an Oldham Council scheme to bring empty properties back into use.
Date Published 17/03/2021
Andy Burnham has confirmed he ordered the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police to resign in the wake of a damning inspection report.
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has spoken in the Commons about her opposition to the Government’s Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, including...
Stagecoach is mounting a legal challenge against Greater Manchester’s plans to take control of its bus network after labelling the consultation around the reforms as ‘flawed’.
Date Published 16/03/2021
Chocolate shop chain Thorntons is to shut all of its 61 stores - including it's store in Oldham.
Young people at Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham received a boost today when laptops were donated by online electrical retailer AO to support their online learning.
Greater Manchester Police say they issued 135 fixed penalty notices for breaches of Covid regulations at the weekend.
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has urged ministers to bring in a “significant real terms” pay increase to help prevent an NHS staffing crisis.
A local councillor has written to the Attorney General seeking a review of a suspended prison sentence handed down to a sexual offender from Shaw.
Date Published 15/03/2021
Tributes have flooded in following the death of popular and well-respected former football coach Kevyn Gibbons.
A young designer from Coppice has taken her first steps towards an exciting career in the creative industries, after coming-up with the winning concept for a new city-region...
Last week step one of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions took place on Monday, March 8, which included the reopening of schools and two people from different households being...
Oldham West and Royton MP and Shadow Transport Secretary Jim McMahon has welcomed Transport for Greater Manchester’s decision to recommend that the Mayor and Leaders in Greater...
Greater Manchester’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout hit a major milestone this week with a mystery millionth resident receiving their life-saving jab.
LGBT Foundation and the Greater Manchester LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture Network has revealed that more local artists will be supported through the Pride Stages Bursary to create new...
Three people have been arrested for criminal damage after the George Floyd mural in Manchester city centre was targeted again.
All embracing charity champions Saddleworth Round Table have made a much-needed donation to the Oldham Maternity Unit.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is teaming up with two local footballing legends to raise awareness of suicide and help prevent more people from ending their own lives.
Twenty-six members of the Oldham Mountain Rescue team spent more than two hours on Friday afternoon responding to an alert from GMP of reports a young female was stuck on a ledge...
Police have appealed for information after a man was stabbed in Chadderton.
Education charity Future First is urging Oldham schools to grasp the opportunity of students returning to classrooms and boost young people’s prospects for the future following...
Date Published 14/03/2021
The Oldham Liberal Democrats are disappointed that Chancellor Rishi Sunak has chosen not to make the £20 uplift in Universal Credit permanent in the March Budget.
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Health Secretary, have launched a hard-hitting poster on the...
Date Published 13/03/2021
Nineteen people died in house fires started by carelessly discarded smoking materials in Greater Manchester in three years, it has been revealed.
A new policing team is working to improve safety in the Piccadilly area and Manchester city centre.
Oldham’s héroes of the hills have issued a safety warning after rescuing a walker lost on weather-hammered Saddleworth Moor.
Date Published 12/03/2021
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has hit out at the government after a report by the Public Accounts Committee described the “the unimaginable cost of Test and Trace" which...
With one month to go until the planned re-opening of businesses across the borough, Oldham Council is calling on the community to shop local and support local as much
Oldham care leavers are set to benefit – thanks to a Chadderton firm’s kind donations.
An increased police presence will be visible on the streets of Limeside and Hollinwood this weekend as officers continue their quest to quell anti-social behaviour.
