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Bus stops in Failsworth are among 45 across the Borough receiving, or set to receive, upgrades to improve accessibility for the disabled and those with mobility problems.
Date Published 03/02/2021
Greater Manchester Police has stepped in to help a charity aiming to build a 999 Cenotaph in London to honour all those lost while serving in the NHS and emergency services.
Thousands more children and young people with mental health problems are getting help in Greater Manchester, new figures show.
Oldham Council is tackling hate crime virtually this week, with several sessions lined up to inform residents of what hate crime is and how they can receive support.
A charity leading the way in supporting children subjected to horrific county lines exploitation is offering new help to the parents and carers of victims in Greater Manchester.
One of the first residents to move into a new state-of-the-art Oldham Council home says it has “given her family a whole new world.”
Date Published 02/02/2021
An Oldham couple whose son was given a life-saving heart operation have heaped praise on a charity who supported them through the experience.
Oldham Council is continuing its bid to create a cleaner and greener borough, despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Greater Manchester residents, NHS, care and cancer support organisations, charities and businesses are invited to join free online fitness sessions for people of all abilities on...
Thousands of Oldham residents have been told they have seven days to find a new GP after a practice suddenly closed ‘without warning’.
Date Published 01/02/2021
Oldham’s héroes of the hills were involved in a dramatic rescue after a man received serious injuries in a firework incident.
While schools remain closed to the majority of pupils, online learning has become the tool of the modern teacher for supporting students at home.
Oldham rugby legend Kevin Sinfield is gearing up for his next mammoth charity effort, after he vowed to raise money for the Ricky Casey Trust next month.
Failsworth-based former aircraft load controller and dispatcher Louis Harding is hoping to make more waves in the exciting world of documentary-making once his second film is...
A retired postal worker from Oldham is among six neighbours celebrating winning a share of £210,000 thanks to their postcode.
Greater Manchester Police’s Transport Unit have boosted their officer presence on the Oldham to Rochdale Metrolink line as crime and anti-social behaviour appear to be on the...
Staff at the Topman store in the Oldham Spindles shopping centre face an uncertain future after online fashion retailer Asos bought the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT...
John Gilder, the Oldham Evening Chronicle newspaper's amateur football correspondent from 1981 up to when it left its Union Street headquarters in August, 2017, has released his...
People living across Greater Manchester are encouraged to look out for each other and to be kind on the eve of this year’s Hate Crime Awareness Week.
Date Published 31/01/2021
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has urged the government to extend free school meals to stop thousands of children across Oldham and Tameside going hungry over half term.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is supporting a national campaign, led by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Action Fraud and the City of London Police, which aims to warn and...
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has insisted that she will be holding the Prime Minister to his word after he agreed with her that the UK must ‘build back fairer’...
Following the announcement by the Government that more than 100,000 people have lost their lives to Covid-19, staff at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) which runs four...
Date Published 30/01/2021
Tree planting on land between Oldham and Tameside has been welcomed by an environmentally conscious local Councillor.
First Manchester is introducing timetable changes to most bus services from tomorrow (Sunday).
Oldham Council has revealed its proposed budget for 2021/22 and medium term financial strategy for 2021/22 to 2023/24.
Date Published 29/01/2021
Infrastructure works have begun at the £35m Hollinwood Junction regeneration project in Oldham to facilitate the newest arrival to the scheme.
The NIHR-supported Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is 89.3% effective at preventing COVID-19.
Following the success of 2020’s community sewing project, Stitch, Oldham Coliseum Theatre is launching a new creative community project for all ages, asking people to create...
The general public are making a huge difference in their efforts to control the spread of the virus in Greater Manchester, according to the Chief Executive of one of the biggest...
