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Rapid response (emergency) vehicles can halve the average time it takes to reach a critically injured patient if they apply traffic rule exemptions, which allow them to exceed...
Date Published 16/11/2017
Heavy drinking and smoking are linked to visible signs of physical ageing, and looking older than one’s years, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology &...
Alcohol Awareness Week (13-19 November) this year focuses on 'Alcohol and Families' and is an opportunity to start a conversation around problematic alcohol use to help break the...
Date Published 14/11/2017
Councillor Abdul Jabbar, Oldham Council Deputy Leader, has received his MBE at Buckingham Palace. Councillor Jabbar, who has been a councillor for more than 20 years, was given...
First Choice Homes Oldham is tackling housing fraud with a new investigation team.
The Leader of the Opposition and Liberal Democrat Group Leader on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has condemned the decision by the Labour-controlled Greater...
Liam Bent will have a spring in his stride when he and the other Oldham players return to training tonight (Tuesday, 14 November) after their close-season break.
A public consultation on proposals for Royton Town Hall and Library is being launched. Royton Town Hall is to undergo a number of improvements that will see the library moving...
Heyside FC is looking for coaches and players, boys and girls, to join the well-established family club.
Oldham Choral Society, along with the East Lancs Sinfonia and soloist Camilla Roberts, all under the directorship of Nigel P Wilkinson, presented a musical reflection of...
Six local people and a local school are finalists in the Greater Manchester Sports Awards taking place on Friday 17 November, at The Point, Emirates Old Trafford.
New research from Diabetes UK has found that three out of five people living with diabetes in the region experience emotional or mental health problems as a result of their...
Weight reducing diets, mostly low in fat, may reduce risk of early death in adults with obesity, finds a study published in The BMJ. However, the researchers were unable to show...
It is of grave concern that there has been no public consultation on government plans to enable accountable care organisations (ACOs) to operate in England, say experts in The
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has called for the government’s adviser, Natural England, to do more to champion public paths.
Date Published 13/11/2017
A new economic index created by academics and based on a database of millions of properties has shown that average rent in the North West increased £13.42 or 2.29% over the last...
Dear Editor, Every day in the UK people are going hungry because they cannot afford to eat.
Dear Editor, When we leave the EU, the UK government will be able to negotiate new trade deals with countries around the world.
Dear Editor, I have just shared The Children's Society's latest podcast with our MP. Could you please do so as well?
Watch the Oldham Council meeting that took place on Wednesday 8 November 2017 at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Oldham.
Singing star Saara Aalto – the X-Factor’s very own ‘snow fairy’ – will be the special guest at Oldham’s Christmas Lights Switch-On, Sunday 19 November.
The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate an incredible achievement on November 20 – their seventieth wedding anniversary. But Oldham has its own platinum couple – Harry and Joan...
Adam Jeffrey and Gary Morgan from Saddleworth Rangers played in the Lancashire Open Age game against Cumbria with a tough 22-4 victory over Cumbria at Thatto Heath. The result...
Britain is set to back a total ban on bee-harming pesticides, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced on Thursday (9 November).
Two men have been charged in connection with an investigation into thefts reported across Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Date Published 12/11/2017
Ward surgeries for the period from Monday 13 November 2017 to Sunday 19 November 2017 for queries or problems that need to be discussed with councillors.
It’s absolutely right that we take time this weekend to remember those who have died in recent wars. It should be a time for our country to acknowledge the sacrifices made for our...
Date Published 10/11/2017
History has a greater pull on our conscious when we discover a personal link to the past. It could be a distant ancestor, rediscovered by research into our family past. Or perhaps...
Could you help to make baby’s first Christmas extra special? Do you knit?
First Manchester is honouring the armed forces community by offering free bus travel for serving troops, veterans and cadets on Sunday 12 November.
