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Despite the Beast from the East weather system, and now Storm Emma, battering Oldham this morning, many business owners showed their steely determination to simply carry on...
Date Published 01/03/2018
The Beast from the East and Storm Emma have combined to batter Oldham and the surrounding areas this morning, causing travel chaos and a raft of school closures.
Cold weather payments have kicked in across parts of Oldham and Greater Manchester.
Date Published 28/02/2018
One of Oldham’s most recognisable and popular landmarks – the clock tower at Werneth Primary School – is being restored to its former glory.
Greater Manchester Police is reminding people to think before they call the emergency services after receiving a call from an angry customer whose local fast food restaurant was...
The highest standard of health and safety for customers and employees has been met by First Choice Homes Oldham for the second year running.
The 82N night bus from Manchester city centre to Oldham is to be scrapped after operators said it only carries an average of five people per trip.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the quality of care provided by Lees Medical Practice, Oldham to be Good after an inspection in December 2017.
More snow and Arctic conditions have returned to Oldham overnight and today, causing travel and public transport headaches and numerous school closures.
Following the demise of two of the hugely popular Milltown to Moors running races, Oldham and Royton Harrier Tony Muir has resurrected the events in the form of the Oldham 7k and...
Date Published 27/02/2018
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams is encouraging people to check in on their neighbours, and anyone who may be vulnerable, as freezing temperatures trigger emergency...
Oldham Council’s Town Centre Masterplan has taken a significant step forward with the purchase of Oldham Magistrates’ Court.
He did it! St Joseph's primary school's intrepid deputy head Steve Hill MBE has completed his toughest charity challenge yet.
Roads in the North West of England are plagued with distracted drivers, as new research reveals the region saw the highest number of mobile phone offences in 2017.
As expected, the ‘Beast from the East’ Siberian icy blast arrived overnight, and Oldhamers woke up to weather and travel headaches in many areas.
Metrolink customers are being warned about the use of fake social media accounts purporting to be offering refunds following recent disruption on the network.
Date Published 26/02/2018
Almost 1,000 police officers and staff have been thanked for their work in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena terror attack last year.
Oldham Council is committed to ensuring businesses do not serve foods that are potentially dangerous to people with allergies.
The Chronicle has learnt that Oldham Council are planning further cuts to their workforce ahead of more funding being taken away from the local authority by ministers in...
Two newly-weds from Chadderton are in with a chance of winning £1,500 after their entry for the Best Nessie sighting of 2017 was shortlisted.
Oldhamers are being warned again to expect bitter temperatures and snow as the 'Best from the East' icy blast from Siberia hits the borough.
Two men threatened a member of staff with a bat and a knife during an armed robbery in Chadderton.
Housing association First Choice Homes Oldham has been given the accolade of being ranked 55th in the Top 100 Sunday Times Best Not for Profit Company to Work for in the UK.
The amount Oldham workers are paid is above the regional average according to a new salary survey.
The Leader of the Opposition and of the Liberal Democrat Group, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has written to senior Oldham councillors asking them to take a look at a report by The...
Date Published 23/02/2018
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that a body found in Middleton last night (Thursday) is that of a man missing from his home in Royton.
Today, on Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, figures show that 1 in 10 households in Oldham are facing fuel poverty, where a choice has to be made between eating and heating.
Workers in the North West gave their employers £2.8 billion of free labour in 2017 by doing unpaid overtime, according to new analysis of official statistics published by the TUC.
Markets in Oldham have always been popular with young and old, and though the 1960s, 70s and 80s ‘glory days’ of people travelling from miles around to visit the famous Tommyfield...
Date Published 22/02/2018
Oldham Council is one of the first local authorities in the region to make it mandatory for private hire and hackney carriage drivers to hold a Road Passenger Transport...
