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Face coverings must be worn in shops, supermarkets, indoor shopping centres and transport hubs - such as train stations and airports - in England from today (Friday), as the...
Date Published 24/07/2020
The hills will resound to a different kind of music when Annie Schofield celebrates her 100th birthday in Uppermill today, Thursday July 23.
Date Published 23/07/2020
Residents are invited to comment on community proposals to designate a Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Forum for Chadderton.
LGBTQ+ charity Manchester Pride has announced that it will deliver three days of celebrations for LGBTQ+ people in Greater Manchester over the August bank holiday weekend.
Greater Manchester’s long-awaited housing and jobs masterplan, along with proposals for a regional Clean Air Zone, will go out for consultation later this year.
Date Published 22/07/2020
Keeping it local and investing in Oldham’s economy is the key focus for First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO), which has recently used local companies to support...
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Sholver and Moorside Community Team is unfortunately unable to stage its fourth annual Flower and Vegetable Show, which was scheduled to take...
The Rotary Club of Oldham has announced the winners of the 2020 Oldham Student of the Year Awards.
The Peak District National Park has been branded as one of the worse parts of the UK for illegal killings of rare birds of prey.
University Campus Oldham (UCO) is celebrating its best-ever set of results that rank it in the top ten per cent nationally – and the best locally – for student satisfaction.
Ace detective sniffer dogs have started leading engineers to the source of the tiniest of cracks in gas pipes across North West England.
Oldham’s Mayor Ginny Alexander has donated £500 to the town’s branch of Andy's Man Club... to help get men talking.
A Saddleworth village is at the centre of a debate surrounding social distancing and the imposition of a 20mph limit to crackdown on speedsters.
Two of Saddleworth School’s top executives are saying farewell after years of distinguished service.
Date Published 21/07/2020
Passengers travelling in taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs), including app-based services, will be kept safer under tough new licensing standards introduced by the Government,...
The Leader of the Opposition and of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has welcomed the reduction in VAT on food purchased in pubs, cafes...
Collaboration between police forces when done well can save money, reduce bureaucracy and improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Work has begun to clear the site for the new £27million Saddleworth School at Diggle.
Date Published 20/07/2020
Proud Oldhamer and former refugee Marzia Babakarkhail has inspired local young people with her story of making a daring escape to the UK after the Taliban tried to assassinate her...
A leading Muslim charity chief has called for a national task force to fight the risk of coronavirus outbreaks and a lockdown in Oldham.
Greater Manchester has appointed a new chief fire officer to transform the service as it continues its journey through a ‘challenging period’.
England’s coronavirus test and trace service is failing to reach more than half the contacts named by infected residents in Blackburn with Darwen – where health chiefs are...
Oldham Coliseum Theatre and TripleC/DANC have joined forces to commission, produce and present three short audio plays by disabled writers, based on the theme of ‘Distance’.
The industrious members of Dovestone WI have extended making and providing face masks for the wider community to several cafes and shops in and around Saddleworth.
The landlords of two of Saddleworth’s most historic pubs are facing misery because of a major road closure for the next four weeks.
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Ian Hopkins, has won the Public Sector category at the North West Institute of Directors (IoD) Director of the Year Awards...
Date Published 19/07/2020
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) customers have collectively saved over £100,000 since the social landlord launched its partnership with The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT)...
Date Published 18/07/2020
Ashton and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner has urged Conservative MPs to ‘stop rewriting history’ as the fight against coronavirus continues.
Oldhamers are being invited to share their nostalgia and memories in a special commemoration of VJ Day, the end of World War 2.
The hugely popular and colourful summer festival 'The Yanks are Back in Saddleworth' is aiming for a dramatic return to the welcoming community in 2021.
