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A report has revealed ‘embarrassing mismanagement’ which led to Oldham councillors being overpaid by more than £100,000.
Date Published 22/10/2025
A project to build an Eton-linked school in Oldham town centre has come under fire as it continues to wait for a green light from government.
Oldham Council, one of Oldham’s biggest employers, has announced a ‘recruitment freeze’ as it grapples with a predicted £23m black hole in its finances.
Date Published 20/10/2025
Oldham Council won’t be holding its traditional bonfire event for the second year in a row, a spokesperson has confirmed.
Oldham Council has overpaid its councillors by a total of £110,000, a newly-published report has confirmed.
Date Published 15/10/2025
Oldham Council has been slammed for ‘disrespecting working people’ after organising a six-hour council meeting that starts during the working day.
Date Published 01/10/2025
Victims of child sex abuse from Oldham say they’re being ‘ignored’ by Oldham council and the government over promises for an inquiry into grooming gangs.
Date Published 24/09/2025
Oldham council has delayed a report on how much councillors have been overpaid, after it emerged in July that their allowances had been miscalculated for the past three years.
Date Published 18/09/2025
A group of councillors in Oldham is calling for free school travel for children who are ‘falling through the cracks’ of the housing system.
Date Published 13/09/2025
Reform UK has welcomed three councillors on Oldham Council, creating the party’s first official group on the authority.
Date Published 11/09/2025
Hannah was already finding it hard to cope.
Date Published 21/08/2025
Oldham Council’s leadership team has taken a tongue-lashing from several of its councillors over the decision to rename the newly-refurbished Old Library after a ‘local hero’.
Date Published 18/08/2025
Councillors in Oldham are calling for more details after it emerged some had been ‘overpaid’ for three years due to an administrative error.
Date Published 09/08/2025
Plans for a new Greater Manchester police station have been slammed as ‘poor and impractical’ after it emerged the new site may have no holding cells.
Date Published 22/07/2025
An ‘administrative error’ at the council has left locals in Oldham fuming.
Date Published 21/07/2025
Oldham councillors have been overpaid for three years in a row due to an ‘administrative error’, the local authority has confirmed.
Date Published 17/07/2025
The face of Oldham is set to change forever following the approval of six major developments.
Date Published 02/07/2025
Kamran Ghafoor, the Leader of the independent faction known as The Oldham Group on Oldham Council, has responded to what he has described as a 'smear campaign by Councillor Elaine...
Date Published 03/06/2025
More than 20 people had to be removed from temporary accommodation owned by a sitting Oldham councillor after the town hall found the building in a ‘substandard condition’.
Date Published 01/06/2025
A mayor-making ceremony erupted into a shouting match in Oldham council’s chambers.
Date Published 21/05/2025
A ‘secret letter’ sent to the government by Oldham council bosses sought to influence a major decision for the borough, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands.
Oldham Council’s leader Arooj Shah will face a no confidence vote at its annual meeting tomorrow (Wednesday).
Date Published 20/05/2025
Mayoral nominations are usually straight-forward and largely ceremonial.
Date Published 14/05/2025
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
