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Oldham bakers are being urged to grab their mixing bowls and whip up some cash, as ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer’ returns this March on Channel 4 starring...
Date Published 07/03/2021
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner hosted a meeting with key members of the North West Muslim community to help encourage more BAME citizens to take up their covid vaccine...
Date Published 06/03/2021
Thanks to funding from the Ignition project, two Greater Manchester communities will each have the chance to win £6,000 funding to transform an unused area in their neighbourhood...
Every local authority in Greater Manchester is preparing to raise council tax bills from April to keep services running despite the financial impact of Covid-19.
A majority of Oldham councillors have voted for a 2.99pc council tax increase and millions of pounds of cuts that will see residents’ bills rise by at least £30 from April.
Date Published 05/03/2021
Concerns have been raised over Rochdale’s flagship Riverside shopping centre after it emerged the council is liable for the rent and business rates on empty units.
Oldham Council is backing a national campaign to protect private renters from facing eviction due to rent arrears built up because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In autumn 2020, Northern Roots teamed up with Oldham Libraries and local business sponsors Remedian IT, Oldham Community Leisure and Ultimate Products to launch the first-ever...
Liberal Democrat Councillor Garth Harkness has called for temporary 20mph speed restrictions to become permanent and more widespread.
In celebration of International Women's Day on Monday (March 8), Greater Manchester Police's Museum is hosting a special online talk about women in policing.
Local community sports organisations are being urged to take advantage of new support to expand their work to prevent young people becoming involved in violence.
A leading health campaigner from Oldham has dismissed the need for Coronavirus jabs to be dispensed at night during Ramadan, claiming that “there is no spiritual requirement for...
Oldham is gearing up for the return to classrooms on Monday as young people begin taking regular coronavirus tests.
Three Oldham children have picked up top prizes in a national competition to celebrate World Book Day.
Date Published 04/03/2021
A teenager from Oldham has been part of the creation of a new online immersive environment and interactive 3D gallery space created with young people, artists and digital...
Date Published 03/03/2021
A 3-year-old from Oldham will embark on a walking challenge to raise funds for the centre which treats her great 'nanna' for leukaemia.
Failsworth Councillors want to discuss safety interventions at an Oldham-line Metrolink Tram stop, with Police and Transport representatives following concerns from local...
Police have appealed for information on the whereabouts of a missing teenager from Oldham, who is known to frequent the Royton area.
A new competition has been announced to find the star for an upcoming podcast, which has been produced in Oldham through lockdown.
A fascinating talk about an Oldham nurse who was prepared to stand up and challenge the norm is one of the events being held to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8.
Date Published 02/03/2021
A residential care home in nearby Hyde has received a charitable donation of £500,000 following work by insolvency specialists Smith & Williamson.
The Oldham branch of the National Education Union has called for for a more carefully planned return of pupils to schools.
Stagecoach, Britain’s biggest bus, coach and tram operator, has announced a major investment in new technology that will help plan the bus networks of the future to match the...
A 20-strong squad from Oldham Mountain Rescue Team saved a young man who fell while walking at Buckton Castle, Carr Brook, on Friday night.
Dedicated brothers Joe and Josh Mcloughlin are taking on a mega fitness challenge in a bid to raise much-needed funds for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice in Royton.
Date Published 01/03/2021
A dedicated community Trojan out for a dog walk along the canal in Mossley came to the rescue of a female who had slipped on mud and sustained an extremely painful ankle injury.
Oldhamer Georgia Brennan, a DPhil Mathematics student at the University of Oxford, is to present her mathematical research to a panel of expert judges and politicians as part...
Cambridge alumnus Dom Clarke is working with local parents to break down myths about Oxford and Cambridge and encourage more students from the area to apply.
A caring schoolgirl from Oldham is walking 100 miles for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in tribute to her mum who is living with a debilitating heart condition.
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has accused the government of undermining our democracy and public health by failing to encourage people to sign up for a postal vote in the...
