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Dare to Know Theatre are returning with their The Community Project, working in collaboration with Oldham Positive Action Network to bring real Oldham stories to life.
Date Published 13/01/2026
A former Oldham Chronicle journalist’s debut novel will be published in paperback this month after a series of five-star reviews.
Tributes are pouring in from across Oldham following the death of well-known and highly respected community figure Dale Harris, who has passed away.
Football fans can get free tickets to a Latics game while helping Dr Kershaw’s Hospice by signing up for its upcoming Hartley’s Hero Walk.
Date Published 12/01/2026
Two long-serving members of staff at a local Oldham charity are being recognised after each reaching more than 25 years of service.
Date Published 11/01/2026
Stores in Oldham have been overwhelmed by the generosity of customers who donated at the Tesco Winter Food Collection.
Date Published 07/01/2026
Two local councillors, with the help of volunteers, are closing in on restoring all the traditional metal milestones across Saddleworth.
Date Published 02/01/2026
The Chatty Café Scheme, UK’s leading non-profit social enterprise designed to tackle loneliness, set up by Oldham mum Alex Hoskyn (42), has reached a major milestone having helped...
A First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) customer who helps organise affordable food for those in need was voted the housing association’s December Hidden Hero.
Hopwood Hall College Principal and CEO, Julia Heap, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours List.
Date Published 30/12/2025
People who might have been alone on Christmas Day were able to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings at First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) Tensing Street Community Centre.
Date Published 24/12/2025
Community champion Christopher Bannatyne was determined not to be defeated by the callous vandals who initially wrecked his hand-built Christmas tree for children in Delph.
Date Published 22/12/2025
This Christmas Day, Jason (The Eatery) and Kris (Billingtons Oldham) are opening their doors - and their hearts - to those who would otherwise spend the day alone.
Significant purple patches will appear across Oldham in the new year in the wake of a mission by Saddleworth Rotary Club’s support of a worldwide campaign to eradicate polio.
A flock of tiny, hand-crafted Christmas angels are ready to take flight, spreading happiness in a Saddleworth village.
Date Published 17/12/2025
Two Oldham-based poets have turned friendship, care and lived experience into a poetry book that is raising money for dementia charities and offering comfort to others facing...
The Annual Team Hill Charitable Trust Festive Afternoon Tea was a huge success again this year.
Date Published 16/12/2025
Oldham Parish Church has long been a symbol of community and acceptance, a role it proudly continues through its annual Christmas Tree Festival, which has now celebrated its 20th...
Oldhamer Gillian Thompson has been left “gobsmacked and speechless” after winning Royal Mail’s Magical Card Prize Draw, which celebrates the joy of sending Christmas cards.
Date Published 11/12/2025
Roughyeds' rugby league players and staff linked up with Homeless Aid UK this week to volunteer vital support to the vulnerable in Oldham, ahead of the launch by the government of...
The winners of First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO)’s Budding Neighbourhoods summer gardening competition 2025 have been announced.
Date Published 10/12/2025
Community champions Saddleworth Rotary Club brought a special glow when they supported the Light Up Lydgate annual event.
Four local volunteers were among just 100 people from across Greater Manchester to receive a personal invitation from The Royal Foundation at Kensington Palace to attend an...
Date Published 09/12/2025
Dare To Know theatre is currently bringing Oldham holiday joy with the Oldham Advent Calendar, a festive countdown set to release 25 original performances in the lead up to...
Latics' Boundary Park stadium will open its doors on Christmas Day for the first time to provide support for members of the local community.
Date Published 04/12/2025
A happy red and white tide of charity Santas swept through a Saddleworth village, when more than 2,500 contestants took part in the legendary Santa Dash.
Date Published 03/12/2025
A red and white tide will sweep Saddleworth on Saturday when generous-spirited Saddleworth Round Table host this year's legendary Santa Dash.
Date Published 28/11/2025
Local residents are warmly invited to Oldham Choral Society’s annual Family Christmas Concert, with guests, the Ashton Band.
Date Published 27/11/2025
Primary schools across Oldham are set to benefit from a significant literacy boost this month, thanks to the Bookmark Reading Charity.
A woman who volunteers in one of First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) community centres is the housing association’s first-ever Hidden Hero.
