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The committed organisers of the legendary Saddleworth Show and Wellifest are expecting another récord year at this year's sparkling events.
Date Published 31/01/2023
Oldham Council has invested £80,000 on new warning signs in a bid to help improve road safety in the borough.
The annual free Illuminate festival is set to return to Oldham - and this time council organisers have vowed to make it bigger and better than ever.
Date Published 30/01/2023
A £15 council tax increase to help fund Greater Manchester Police has been approved despite only around 12 pc supporting it, according to a survey.
Date Published 29/01/2023
NHS services across Greater Manchester are urging people to come down and get their Covid-19 vaccinations up to date following an announcement that the booster programme will...
Residents and motorists have been reminded that essential improvement works on the Oldham Way bridges at Waterloo Street and Wellington Street will begin next Monday, February 6.
A church and charity recently ran a ‘cooking on a budget’ course to ease some of the financial pressures households face in the cost of living crisis.
The owner of a much-loved Saddleworth village asset is facing a dilemma over its future.
Gallery Oldham’s latest exhibition celebrates the work of multi-award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband.
This week's Dr Kershaw's Lottery winners have been announced (January 27, 2023).
Parents across Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and East Cheshire are being urged to support a new respiratory virus study looking into the UK’s leading cause of infant...
Grab your big coat, put on your wellies, and join WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre for the returning North West Puddle Jumping Championships this February half term.
Date Published 28/01/2023
The Canal & River Trust charity has launched a major appeal for new volunteers to join them in a range of roles from traditional lock keepers to leading walks on historic...
A new suite of computers is being delivered to the 2200 (Oldham) Squadron Air Training Corps following a successful bid to Oldham’s Local Improvement Fund from the Grotton,...
Date Published 26/01/2023
Longstanding Mahdlo supporters, Royton-based Breakey & Nuttall, have committed further investment into Oldham’s young people with an increase in their annual donation to the...
An Oldham women’s group will be told later today (Thursday) that getting a test for cervical cancer has never been easier or safer.
Countryside lovers are invited to join an all action day to defeat invasive species of Rhododendron at a valuable moorland.
Date Published 24/01/2023
Enterprising Nicky Jackson is appealing to customers to support her planning application to keep her food cabin a windswept motorway junction.
Health chiefs across the North West have urged people to grab a ‘Jabuary’ boost to protect themselves from Covid-19 and flu amid continuing high infection rates and hospital...
Date Published 22/01/2023
Charities and not-for profit organisations in Oldham committed to helping get young people outdoors, are being invited to apply for a grant towards employing an Outdoor Learning...
Date Published 21/01/2023
Voters will have to produce photo ID before they will be allowed to vote in May’s local elections, but Liberal Democrat councillors in Oldham say that a loophole means that people...
Date Published 20/01/2023
The transformation of the Old Town Hall’s Egyptian Room in Oldham has reached a major step forward - with work starting on the fit-out of the unit.
Councillors in St James have successfully bid for funding to clear up the wooded area behind Pearly Bank play area in Sholver, which has been a hotspot for fly-tipping.
This week's Dr Kershaw's Lottery winners have been announced (January 20, 2023).
N Brown Group plc, the inclusive fashion and homeware digital retailer with a main distribution centre in Shaw, has raised £45,000 for cancer support charity Maggie’s at its first...
A caring child spearheaded an inspiring splashdown to raise funds for a life-saving ambulance unit.
Date Published 19/01/2023
Royton Hospice Dr Kershaw’s and Ashton’s Willow Wood Hospices have joined forces to put on a night of a glitz and glamour at a Strictly Come Dancing-themed event titled ‘Strictly...
Proposals to increase council tax by 3.99pc from April amid nearly £30m of cuts have been unveiled by Oldham chiefs.
Oldham has been awarded £20 million for a project to create a groundbreaking new ‘green technology and innovation network’.
A utility giant has refused requests from film and TV companies wanting to use a controversial picture postcard reservior in their productions.
Date Published 18/01/2023