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Three men have been arrested after morning raids by Greater Manchester Police.
Date Published 03/12/2020
A generous spirited Oldham family business have been praised for donating a vital £30,000 lifeline to a charity helping to strengthen communities.
An Oldham-based initiative which prides itself on tackling social issues has been commended in the Innovation in Politics Awards.
Christmas is around the corner and although things may look a lot different this year, GMP is still committed to keeping Greater Manchester safe, by showing residents how they can...
As the national lockdown lifts this week and so-called non-essential shops open once more in time for Christmas, Liberal Democrat councillors are asking local shoppers to consider...
A team of youth workers in Oldham have been given passes for the Metrolink system so they can pursue young troublemakers without needing wait to buy a ticket on the platform.
Date Published 02/12/2020
Greater Manchester should move out of the toughest coronavirus restrictions ‘as one’ but the mayor has not ruled supporting different arrangements between northern and southern...
Two men have been charged following warrants in Manchester.
Oldham Council is lighting its Civic Centre yellow as part of a national moment of silence for this year’s National Grief Awareness Week (December 2-8).
Oldham's legendary Leeds Rhinos rugby league captain Kevin Sinfield MBE has begun a massive charity challenge as he has pledged to run seven marathons in seven days in support of...
Oldham Council and Greater Manchester Police have acted after a concerned member of the public reported a house was being used as a barber shop during lockdown.
A leading homeless health campaigner from Oldham has called on Matt Hancock to make vaccinating the homeless against COVID-19 a top priority – before their low immune systems and...
Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has re-opened all of its venues today (Wednesday).
A huge housing estate could be built on a former pallet works next door to the contentious new site for Saddleworth School.
Roughyeds regular Howard Mayers, who supports his home-town rugby league team with his wife Hazel and small boys Leo (9) and Sam (6), won't forget Covid-19 in a hurry.
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan will host a free virtual Q&A with 70-year-old Oldham hero Frank Rothwell before he sets off on a 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic...
Health secretary Matt Hancock has been accused by a Manchester MP of ‘punishing’ the city and the wider region by imposing tougher lockdown restrictions than in London.
Tis the season to ‘still’ be jolly – that’s the message from Oldham Council this Christmas as it prepares to host an alternative festive programme for residents to enjoy.
Ten restaurants located in one of Oldham’s Tier 3 designated areas have had no cases of coronavirus attributable to visiting or working in their establishments, says a hotelier.
Despite Covid restrictions and bad weather, Saddleworth’s famous charity Santa Dash became a joyful scramble.
Local Government Minister Robert Jenrick MP has announced his intention to allow shops to remain open around the clock in the run-up to Christmas, and Liberal Democrat Leader,...
Date Published 01/12/2020
Oldham publicans will be able to summon up little festive cheer as they face a bleak mid-winter with the latest Christmas lockdown. In a speech in Parliament last week, Health...
Date Published 30/11/2020
Mahdlo, Oldham’s young people’s charity is appealing to Oldham Council to reconsider proposed budget cuts to the vital youth work services it provides.
Up to 1,000 people a day are expected to be given their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine at the Etihad campus by this time next month.
A young woman has described what it’s like to take part in a COVID vaccine trial as the NHS prepares to start distributing it.
The generous-spirited Mayor of Oldham, Cllr Ginny Alexander, has donated £500 to Delph’s Millgate Arts Centre to underpin her backing for small theatre groups.
A Saddleworth village launched Christmas with a glorious flash, bang and judicial touch of wollop at the weekend.
A new action plan for managing the numbers of visitors to problem-hit Dovestones reservoir will bring “much needed relief” for local residents, it is hoped.
Police stopped a huge rave after scores of young people were seen heading to Crompton Moor near Shaw last night. Officers imposed a dispersal order and turned a number of others...
Staff at a tiny village school are being hailed as “unsung pandemic heroes” after achieving a top slot in a prestigious national primary school “league table.”
