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Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding fears 'things will get worse before they get better' after data from the Office for National Statistics shows the number of people in the...
Date Published 17/06/2020
Scores of furious locals took to social medía in a a blistering attack condemning the Daisy Nook rave.
Date Published 15/06/2020
Despite more than a hundred complaints, none of Oldham’s businesses reported for allegedly operating illegally during lockdown were ordered to close.
Angela Rayner, MP for Ashton, Droylsden and Failsworth, has spoken of her devastation after witnessing the site of the now infamous Daisy Nook rave which took place over the...
Market traders in Oldham have hit out at the council for ‘playing with our livelihoods’ after being told they must pay three months full rent despite being unable to trade during...
Date Published 10/06/2020
Oldham Council is reminding businesses that they have until this Friday (June 12) to apply for the discretionary business grants fund.
Date Published 08/06/2020
Oldham Council is urging residents to ‘love their local market and shop local’ as Tommyfield Market prepares to reopen on Monday, June 15 after nearly three months.
Date Published 05/06/2020
A new cabinet post has been created for a councillor who will be responsible for overseeing how Oldham recovers in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
Oldham Council and its partners are urging people to act responsibly when visiting Dovestone Reservoir and the countryside above the borough.
Date Published 03/06/2020
Oldham Council has launched a toolkit of posters and signs to support businesses and organisations to re-open safely.
Following the latest government announcement encouraging people back into work Oldham Council is making changes to the town centre car parking charges.
Date Published 02/06/2020
Labour analysis of where the Government's emergency cash for councils to cope in the coronavirus crisis has been distributed suggests the hardest-hit and most deprived places in...
Date Published 28/05/2020
Oldham Council is to distribute a further £3million for local businesses through the Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund.
Date Published 27/05/2020
Tameside has been chosen as Greater Manchester’s pilot borough for the government’s ‘test and trace’ programme to tackle outbreaks of coronavirus.
Gallery Oldham is inviting residents to be a part of its new digital project to collect a snapshot of what life is like in the borough during the coronavirus pandemic.
Date Published 26/05/2020
The band has continued to play for Oldham’s young musicians as they have been digitally supported through the Covid-19 crisis by the Oldham Music Service.
Date Published 23/05/2020
The Government must ‘learn lessons’ from the Clutch Plague and Second World War when it comes to rebuilding the country post-pandemic, Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding has
Date Published 22/05/2020
Local Authorities will be central to supporting the new Test and Trace Service across England, with the Government providing a new funding package of £300 million.
Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding has said the borough is looking to be one of the first to implement the government's "Track and Trace" initiative.
Date Published 21/05/2020
A trailblazing new website is set to put Oldham’s talented youngsters at the cutting edge of the latest – and future – developments in post-16 education and career options.
Date Published 20/05/2020
An Oldham market trader has been making hundreds of headbands for hospital workers, the local community and her family to ease the irritation caused by protective face masks.
Date Published 18/05/2020
New analysis by the Labour party suggests key frontline services including adult social care could be cut if the Government back-tracks on their pledge to support councils in the...
Date Published 15/05/2020
Cllr Ginny Alexander is to stay as mayor of Oldham for another year because of the coronavirus epidemic.
Date Published 14/05/2020
Oldham Council has shone a spotlight on the many local businesses which have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic.
Date Published 07/05/2020
Despite being in lockdown Oldham Council is still commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE Day with various virtual activities.
Date Published 05/05/2020
Oldham chiefs have lifted the lid on why they aren’t offering residents a 50pc discount on their council tax during the coronavirus crisis.
Date Published 29/04/2020
Oldham Council Cabinet met for the first time since lockdown last Thursday (April 23), using Microsoft Teams to discuss the financial implications of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Date Published 27/04/2020
Tributes are coming in from people shocked by the death of Mike Doran, the dedicated CEO of Mahdlo, who been lost to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A doctor has warned that people should not be using bleach to protect themselves from coronavirus after Donald Trump suggested disinfectant could be injected to kill the virus.
Date Published 24/04/2020
A local lighting effects company has generously offered to light up Oldham Council’s Civic Centre tower for free as the borough pays its ongoing respect to the nation’s carers,...