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The Oldham Liberal Democrats want to see some action to bring more speed cameras back into use and greater transparency over where they are sited and how they are funded.
Date Published 23/09/2020
Thirteen new curates will be ordained deacon by the Bishops of Manchester, Middleton and Bolton tomorrow (Wednesday).
Date Published 22/09/2020
This Stoptober, smokers in England are being encouraged to put their lungs first, strengthen their immune system and breathe easier ahead of flu season by joining over two million...
A campaign to relocate a statue of a leading industrialist near to his former home in a Saddleworth village has been resisted by locals.
Date Published 21/09/2020
Local homelessness charity Emmaus Mossley is using Recycle Week 2020 (September 21-27) to appeal for help to ensure that good quality items don’t go to waste.
Heroic efforts by a committed community have helped turn a dream into a colourful reality on an iconic parish church’s long road to restoration.
Local leaders are seeking tougher powers to clamp down on businesses that flout Covid rules.
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner paid tribute to the country’s key worker heroes and issued a rallying call for care workers to get a pay rise during her speech at The...
Worried parents in Saddleworth’s most isolated village have raised fears about children’s safety after school bus services have been reduced because of cost-cutting during the...
A hugely popular Oldham performing arts group has begun a Crowdfunding campaign in a bid to try and recoup thousands of pounds of vital lost income.
Renowned Oldham-born physicist and broadcaster Professor Brian Cox is among the latest speakers confirmed at the Greater Manchester Green Summit, which takes place this week...
The morning rush hour, a phenomenon last seen nearly six months ago, has returned with traffic levels back to levels seen in January, analysis of hundreds of thousands of trips...
Staff at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, which provides mental health and learning disability services for children and adults across Oldham, took part in the Great Big Thank...
Date Published 20/09/2020
A young foster carer from Oldham is encouraging others to consider a career in fostering as under-25s in England face bleak employment prospects as a result of the coronavirus...
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth and Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Green New Deal, has welcomed the Group’s ‘Reset’ inquiry which has...
Date Published 19/09/2020
A Saddleworth photographer has scooped a top national award with a picture of a local brass band musician.
Date Published 18/09/2020
The heart-broken husband of Royton mum-of-two Lisa Lees, who lost her life in the Manchester Arena bombing, told the public inquiry into the atrocity in May, 2017, that she was a...
This week's Dr Kershaw's winners have been announced (September 18).
Plans for the annual Remembrance Day Service at Austerlands have been cancelled due to the latest 'rule of six' restrictions.
Officers from GMP's Safer Transport Team have been out in force across this week focusing on speeding and driving offences.
Local author Elaine Lloyd will be Tesco Extra in Failsworth tomorrow (Saturday) from 9am onwards, signing copies of her new book 'I believe in angels'.
Public transport use is gradually increasing as people across Greater Manchester start to return to education and employment.
Passengers are being advised about changes to journeys at Mills Hill railway station in Chadderton as its multi-million-pound accessibility upgrade enters its next phase.
'Terrified' residents and 'devastated' business owners close to a newly-erected 5G mast on Lord Lane in Failsworth have a sympathetic ear from the leader of Oldham Council, who...
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has completed its latest housing development in Royton, with the first families starting to move in.
Date Published 16/09/2020
Peregrine falcons had their best year in a decade, with six known nesting attempts reported say the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative.
Date Published 15/09/2020
An innovative programme designed to help newly-unemployed people in Greater Manchester find work has received a £13m funding boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Two speed and volume tests are to be run at Cooper Street in Springhead, after growing concerns from residents about a combination of high speeds and heavy traffic at school
Over the weekend people across Oldham were turned away from walk-in Covid-19 testing centres and told that tests were not available without appointment, despite advice on the...
Full electrification is ‘desperately needed' at Greenfield station, Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has said in a letter to the transport secretary, Grant Shapps.
Date Published 14/09/2020
