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A loan shark and her enforcer have been found guilty of killing Martin Shaw in Oldham in 2023 - after prosecutors proved the victim had died as a result of injuries inflicted in a...
Date Published 12/11/2025
An Oldham councillor who received ‘online threats to her life’ broke into tears during a council meeting while explaining how her family was left ‘scared and horrified’.
A councillor found guilty of ‘spying’ has been told to apologise for a second time after admitting to secretly recording a private meeting.
The UK’s largest preloved book retailer has gifted Chadderton’s Age UK charity shop with a festive window-display makeover, the kind usually reserved for high-end brands.
The first cold spell of the season is on the way with temperatures going below average for the time of year, but it won’t be anything unusual.
Tesco customers in Oldham have the opportunity to give new toys to local children who need it most this Christmas.
Date Published 11/11/2025
Oldham police station has been on ‘temporary’ reduced opening hours for more than a year without telling the public, according to a local councillor.
Former St Helens and Great Britain scrum-half star Sean Long has stepped down as head coach of Betfred Championship club Oldham.
The Pinnacle Learning Trust (PLT) has once again been recognised as one of the top 10 performing trusts in the country, at the Edurio Trust Value Awards.
The plan to transform two local train stations have taken a major leap forward.
Date Published 09/11/2025
A sports stadium in Oldham cannot hold events on its pitch on two nights of the year because the impact on neighbours would be ‘unacceptable’, councillors have ruled.
The proud family of colourful local musician Gilbert Symes shared a unique Remembrance celebration.
Oldham Council have slapped a removal order on a ‘Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine’ lookalike on the streets of Lees.
A ten-year-old child was hospitalised due to ‘potentially life-threatening’ neglect after a shocking ‘oversight’ by Oldham Council, a report has found.
A hugely popular ice cream parlour and cafe in Saddleworth is due to get a major makeover.
The International Innovative Future Summit and Awards (IIFA 2025) has recognised Oldham adventurer and fund-raiser extraordinaire Steve Hill MBE as one of the world’s most...
A scheme to build a battery storage unit on greenbelt land for green energy has been approved by a government body despite councillors refusing planning permission earlier this...
Almost 200 people were at Saddleworth’s oldest Great War Memorial, in Austerlands, where residents answered the appeal to join together and remember those who made the ultimate...
Oldham Council will be spending almost an additional £7m on its town centre regeneration project, reports have revealed.
Date Published 07/11/2025
As the economy in Manchester grows, the city’s increased wealth is struggling to make its way down the A62 to Oldham.
A welcome change is coming to a medical practice in Oldham after councillors greenlit a two-storey extension this week.
Date Published 06/11/2025
Emergency department staff at The Royal Oldham Hospital have been recognised as part of the UK’s first-ever A&E Appreciation Week, launched by the charity Rapid Relief Team (RRT)...
Date Published 05/11/2025
An Oldham charity helping to keep kids warm this winter has been nominated in a national competition, The BIG Christmas Giveback, that seeks to shine a light on the people and...
The Board of Trustees of METUPUK, the leading UK-wide patient advocacy charity for people with metastatic breast cancer, has announced the heart-breaking news of the death of its...
Gallery Oldham’s much-loved Old Library and Art Gallery building has officially reopened, with stunning new permanent displays celebrating Oldham’s history, people and art.
Date Published 04/11/2025
Weather-wise, there are some better days coming up over the next few days and eventually the very mild conditions will ease away.
Date Published 03/11/2025
A 13-year-old girl went missing from her care placement and was located with her sister nine days later in the house of a stranger later convicted of raping her, a safeguarding...
A political group has been accused of giving a ‘misleading impression’ to the public amid claims a hospital could soon receive 40 desperately-needed new beds.
Nerissa Roberts, an inspirational Oldham College ESOL teacher, has won the ‘Excellence in Teaching’ Award, sponsored by the Education and Training Foundation, at the Get the...
Tom Jefferson, a dental nurse at Ascroft Medical in Clegg Street in Oldham town centre, has been chosen as a finalist in the Private Dentistry Awards 2025.
