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Over nine out of ten burglary investigations in Greater Manchester are closed without a suspect being identified, according to Home office figures.
Date Published 20/10/2017
Live music, plays, park runs, museum exhibitions, cosplay and prop making sessions, fundraising day, charity entertainment nights and street and indoor markets - lots to for all...
Date Published 19/10/2017
Oldham Council leaders have met with Department of Work and Pensions officials to urge a rethink on Universal Credit (UC). Councillor Abdul Jabbar, Deputy Leader of Oldham...
Universal Credit is making headlines again – and that will continue throughout the winter unless the Government comes to its senses.
Parents are being urged to protect children from the dangers caused by naked flames and fancy dress costumes this Halloween.
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has been presented with an Armed Forces Covenant Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award from HRH Prince Harry.
Oldham Choral Society: Greater Love - A Musical Reflection for Remembrance Sunday marks events that took place a hundred years ago as the mindless slaughter of the First World...
Children from Coppice Primary Academy helped to plant 10,000 purple crocus bulbs around the school grounds to help promote Purple4Polio, to raise awareness of how important it is...
There has been a sharp rise in self-harm reported in general practices for girls aged between 13-16 years from 2011 to 2014, compared with boys of the same age.
New rules for charging overseas visitors using the NHS are a threat to everyone, argue experts in The BMJ.
Debbie Abrahams MP, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, has welcomed the House of Commons unanimously approving Labour’s Opposition Day motion calling for a pause to Universal...
Date Published 18/10/2017
A concerted effort to encourage older people to keep active can help them live more independently and reduce the need for social care, argue experts in The BMJ.
Duncan Selbie,the Chief Executive of Public Health England, visited Oldham on Monday (16 October) to discuss the work going on in the borough and priorities moving forward.
Date Published 17/10/2017
A casualty had to be treated for smoke inhalation following a chip pan fire at a mid-terraced bungalow on Walkers Road, Oldham on Saturday (14 October).
A fire involving a quantity of rubbish, spread to the kitchen window of a domestic property on Nixon Street, Failsworth on Monday (16 October).
Oldham will be pulling out all the stops for Halloween this year as shoppers are set to spend more than 442,000 hours preparing for their spooky celebrations.
A man fired a gun on Waltham Street in Alexandra a number of times - but it was not aimed at anyone – before walking away in the direction of Roundthorn Road on Monday (16...
PMD business finance, based in Oldham, has partnered with HR and employment law specialist Howarths People and Safety Management, based in West Yorkshire, to implement a new...
Students from Oasis Academy Oldham grilled Jim McMahon, MP for Oldham and West Royton, during his recent visit to the academy.
The bank card of elderly couple from Colne, who were targeted in a distraction burglary, was used later at Asda on Hollins Road in Oldham.
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted with the recovery of a teenage male who had fallen down a steep embankment in some dense and inaccessible parkland in Manchester on Sunday.
Shakeel Ahmed, Samir Niaz and Vasile Calin have all been fined for dumping waste. Councillor Barbara Brownridge, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Co-operatives, said:...
A new cohort of literacy mentors are now trained and ready to help students with vital literacy skills.
Workers in Oldham are at high risk of seeing their jobs automated with at least 30% of current local workers' jobs being done by artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030, according to...
Power operator is working to repair damage caused by ex-hurricane Ophelia and restore power (7.30am 17 October update)
There is no scientific evidence that a workout widely marketed to manage the symptoms of a leaky bladder and/or womb prolapse actually works, conclude experts in an editorial...
Ninety children a day entered care last year with a record number of children now in the care system, councils reveal.
Date Published 16/10/2017
Research by consumer group Which? has revealed almost nine in 10 council areas across England could experience a shortfall in care home places by 2022 unless urgent action is...
Fullwood Rangers have been provided with a portacabin with water and electricity by First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), following three and half years campaigning by Councillor...
Highways England is advising drivers to take care and be prepared for strong gales throughout the day as the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia moves north and eastwards across the...
