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The Oldham Liberal Democrats are disappointed that Chancellor Rishi Sunak has chosen not to make the £20 uplift in Universal Credit permanent in the March Budget.
Date Published 14/03/2021
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, and Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Health Secretary, have launched a hard-hitting poster on the...
Date Published 13/03/2021
Nineteen people died in house fires started by carelessly discarded smoking materials in Greater Manchester in three years, it has been revealed.
A new policing team is working to improve safety in the Piccadilly area and Manchester city centre.
Oldham’s héroes of the hills have issued a safety warning after rescuing a walker lost on weather-hammered Saddleworth Moor.
Date Published 12/03/2021
Oldham care leavers are set to benefit – thanks to a Chadderton firm’s kind donations.
A Chadderton-based entrepreneur has adapted her eco-friendly products business by launching online with a monthly subscription service.
Greater Manchester leaders will meet later this month to consider a major milestone in its plans for an integrated transport system; the introduction of bus franchising across the...
Waterways and wellbeing charity, the Canal and River Trust, has launched a campaign to recruit more volunteers to take on the iconic role of lock keeper as it prepares for a busy...
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has said the Prime Minister must apologise after making statements to MPs that were ‘factually untrue’ when he told them at the end...
Greater Manchester Police say they have been recording hundreds of extra crimes as they sought to reassure councillors about the blistering report by a watchdog, which found...
Finding out that those who have been vaccinated must still pay up to £400 to get private COVID tests before they fly has clipped the wings of an intrepid Oldham fundraiser.
It was day 11 and the 11 Pearson staff taking part in the March Maggie’s step challenge had now walked over 1,500,000 steps.
The family of a First Manchester customer from Springhead who travelled on its buses for 21 years after her husband passed away has thanked the company for a “beautiful gift of...
Labour has urged the Transport Secretary to meet campaigning families as pressure builds on ministers to take action to prevent more deaths on smart motorways.
Controversial felling of mature trees in Diggle for a school travel scheme, has caused concern among residents, but now a local councillor has won a replanting scheme.
Date Published 10/03/2021
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has slammed the Government’s pay offer to nurses as ‘derisory’, when compared to billions of pounds allegedly being wasted on...
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner and Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs have joined forces to help end of life charity Marie Curie provide care and support to more people...
Local grants for household energy efficiency improvements worth up to £10,000 will be available until September, following a successful application for funding to continue the...
Date Published 09/03/2021
With the near four-month roadmap to lift us out of lockdown coming into effect yesterday (Monday), Dogs Trust is urging dog owners not to forget their canine companions and has...
A multi-agency response was required to rescue a 28-year-old male walker who fractured his leg at Besom Hill, near Grains Bar in Oldham, last night (Sunday).
Date Published 08/03/2021
More than £5m has been invested in Community Safety Partnerships and community pilot schemes to tackle and prevent violent crime from happening across Greater Manchester, an...
A Royton councillor and local campaigners have saluted the 'transformation' of Royton Park after more than £150,000 was spent on much-needed improvements.
A Failsworth hair salon, owned by locally-based Ashley Higgins, has been nominated for THREE top industry awards.
Rochdale is eyeing an exciting future as a ‘centre of manufacturing excellence’ after it was awarded £23.6m from the government’s Towns Fund.
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, the theme of which is ‘choose to challenge’, Donna Cezair, who recently joined First Choice Homes Oldham as CEO, has spoken about the...
Oldham Council has joined forces with a range of Oldhamers, including young people, Oldham College and even a Rugby League great to film a video to celebrate social workers across...
Plans for a huge east to west rail network across the North of England have been submitted to government.
Oldham youngsters are learning how to put a modern twist on campaigning for their futures thanks to the great suffragists from the past that worked hard to create change across...
Date Published 07/03/2021
A Rochdale council boss has publicly apologised to two of the authority’s senior officers for his behaviour at a seminar.
