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Voters in Greater Manchester were busy last year, with elections for councillors, the mayor, and MPs all taking place.
Date Published 22/04/2025
An independent councillor plans to challenge the leadership of Oldham Council’s Labour boss.
Date Published 10/04/2025
Oldham council’s inquiry into local grooming gangs will ‘not be impacted’ despite concerns it will have to bid for government funding.
Date Published 08/04/2025
An Oldham councillor alleged to have been caught ‘spying’ on a private meeting during a ferocious leadership race at the town hall last year has been given a ‘warning’.
Date Published 17/03/2025
Councillors who defected from Oldham’s Conservative group said they were left with ‘little choice’.
Date Published 13/03/2025
Oldham is to become the centre of the universe when Professor Brian Cox returns to his hometown to inspire future scientists.
One of the most respected figures in the field of effectively tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) has agreed to chair an independent local inquiry in Oldham.
Date Published 11/03/2025
The Oldham Conservative group have elected a new leader following the departure of two bosses within the space of two months.
Council tax in Oldham is going up 4.99 per cent.
Date Published 07/03/2025
Oldham Chronicle boss Matt Ramsbottom has written a lengthy email to Oldham Council and the Government, seeking urgent transparency regarding serious allegations of child abuse,...
Date Published 06/03/2025
Oldham Liberal Democrat leader, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has written to the government following the Council’s decision to withdraw from Places for Everyone – Greater...
Date Published 03/03/2025
Figures uncovered by Oldham Liberal Democrats show Oldham Council has spent £56 million and counting on agency workers since 2021.
Date Published 24/02/2025
Oldham council bosses approved £8m in cuts to balance the its books at a budget cabinet meeting on Monday night.
Date Published 18/02/2025
A decision in Oldham could alter the course of a Greater Manchester plan that has been more than a decade in the making.
Date Published 16/02/2025
Andy Burnham will ‘reach out’ to ‘compromise’ with anti-Places for Everyone (PfE) councillors in Oldham after they decided to leave the housing plan.
Date Published 14/02/2025
Following months of fierce debates, Oldham council has voted to withdraw from a ‘controversial’ housing scheme at an extraordinary meeting held last night (Wednesday).
Date Published 13/02/2025
Oldham keeps hitting national headlines.
Date Published 10/02/2025
The Oldham Liberal Democrats have called for an emergency meeting to withdraw the local authority from a ‘controversial’ Greater Manchester housing scheme.
Date Published 31/01/2025
Oldham council will need to find a total of £22m to balance its books for the upcoming budget.
Date Published 27/01/2025
Five of Oldham’s historic buildings could be saved from ‘rotting away’ after a £400k plan was approved by the council.
Date Published 20/01/2025
Labour has rejected calls from Oldham council for a government inquiry into historic child abuse.
Date Published 30/12/2024
It’s been an eventful 2024 for Oldham borough.
Date Published 28/12/2024
This year saw the launch of ambitious plans to change the face of Oldham in the future.
Date Published 23/12/2024
Andy Burnham will have the power to overturn decisions by local councils over controversial developments under new proposals.
Date Published 20/12/2024
Oldham councillors called for the government to ‘be kind’ to local authorities ahead of a long-awaited settlement announcement tomorrow (Wednesday).
Date Published 16/12/2024
A ‘badly worded’ motion sparked confusion and outrage at Oldham town hall - after councillors appeared to vote for the opposite of what they thought they were voting for.
Date Published 11/12/2024
Oldham councillors voted to reject a controversial housing plan designed by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority just months after agreeing to the scheme.
Date Published 11/11/2024
A major town hall shake-up across Oldham and Tameside was officially confirmed yesterday (Tuesday).
Date Published 29/10/2024
Oldham council has agreed plans for their CEO to take the reins at crisis-ridden Tameside Council.
Date Published 25/10/2024
A huge change could be coming to Oldham Council.
Date Published 23/10/2024
