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A little girl from Manchester who refused to speak to adults after the pandemic began is just one child affected by an ‘intensifying emotional health crisis’ faced by youngsters...
Date Published 24/03/2021
Oldham Council is looking for the names of soldiers who are connected to Oldham during World War Two but whose names have been missed off the Municipal War memorials.
Data released by the House of Commons Library shows there were 3,260 more people claiming unemployment support in February 2021 across the Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency...
Tenants and landlords struggling with the impact of Covid-19 are at risk of falling into a ‘rapid and severe crisis’ unless councils intervene, Greater Manchester leaders have...
Oldham College learners have been taking their cue from a star-studded line-up of industry professionals – despite learning remotely.
Oldham Council has vowed to provide financial support for food for thousands of local familes in the two-week Easter school holidays.
Three quarters (75 per cent) of dog owners spent more time with their puppy during the pandemic, research released ahead of National Puppy Day (today, Tuesday) has found.
Date Published 23/03/2021
It's one year ago today (March 23) since Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered us all into lockdown as the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold of the nation.
To have your voice heard in the local elections on May 6, you must be registered to vote.
Date Published 22/03/2021
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has launched its first round of Respect Our Community Awards (ROCA) funding for 2021, as the government’s roadmap out of lockdown continues.
Liberal Democrats endorsed Howard Sykes’s plea for more government and council support for the hard-pressed pub and hospitality trade at a special online fringe meeting hosted by...
Mahdlo Youth Zone has announced today (Monday) that the much-loved 3 Peaks of Saddleworth Walk will be returning on Saturday, July 3, 2021.
An award-winning restaurant which closed its doors two years ago could be part-demolished and turned into a family home.
A parcel of open land has been 'gifted' to Lower Memorial Park Trust to preserve an important green corridor in Failsworth.
This week's Dr Kershaw's winners have been announced (March 19).
Staff and pupils at the Alexandra Park junior school in Oldham found a different way to celebrate Red Nose Day this year - with a dress to impress day.
Morrisons has announced it will be donating 100,000 chocolate eggs to those in need in the run up to the Easter weekend.
Plans for a new Greater Manchester bike hire scheme, improvements to the Fallowfield Loop, and extra cycle storage on the Metrolink could receive a £2m funding boost.
Oldham National Education Union chiefs have saluted what they have described as a ‘useful’ members’ meeting with Councillor Shaid Mushtaq, the Education portfolio holder on Oldham...
Determined fundraisers across Oldham are set to Race for Life at Home and carry on the fight against cancer as the nation looks beyond lockdown.
Date Published 21/03/2021
A significant proportion of people polled in a Royton optician’s customer survey found their eyesight had worsened during the past year, with over two-thirds reporting increased...
In an unprecedented year, the devolved budget for adult education has continued to deliver training opportunities and skills provision for people across Greater Manchester, a new...
A housing association’s inflation-busting rent and service charge hike will force people to choose between eating and heating, an angry tenant has claimed.
March 8 was always going to be a busy date for schools, being the first day back for all pupils since January, but that didn’t stop Oldham Hulme celebrating International Women’s...
Date Published 20/03/2021
A house being let on Airbnb has been shut down after it was alleged people were hiring it to hold lockdown parties.
Saddleworth’s Liberal Democrat Councillors are pushing again for step free access at Greenfield station, signing the Step Free Access campaign’s petition to support accessible...
Unfortunately, not much has happened on the sporting front at the Oldham Boxing and Personal Development Centre (OBPDC) in the last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Date Published 19/03/2021
Greater Manchester’s bid to take control over its bus network has passed the first hurdle after councillors in charge of scrutinising the plans pledged their support.
A councillor sparked controversy after branding opponents of plans for a new school ‘NIMBYs’.
Failsworth-based Ska music and Manchester City FC fanatic Ryan Taylor-Fox is stepping up to the Walk for Autism challenge in order to raise funds and autism awareness.
