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European counterparts in investment in machinery and robots, with a number of barriers at play including cost, uncertainty about returns and skills.
Date Published 23/10/2017
A campaign to stop criminal gangs from grooming children and vulnerable adults to commit crime has been launched.
As the Chief Medical Officer and experts around the world warn of a “post-antibiotic apocalypse” and “the end of modern medicine”, Public Health England has launched a major new...
Oldham hearts were broken after a last minute MK Dons equaliser denied them a deserved win at Stadium MK. Whilst the Oldham players and supporters were understandably...
Date Published 21/10/2017
The Leader of the Opposition and Liberal Democrat Group Leader on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has welcomed a recent speech by Transport Minister Chris Grayling...
The Leader of the Opposition and Liberal Democrat Group Leader on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has written to the Leader of the Council, Councillor Jean Stretton,...
Motorcyclists, scooter riders and trikers are being encouraged to help create a red poppy around the M60 with the proceeds benefiting Veterans In Communities (VIC).
Local authorities must step up and allow traditional farm buildings to be sympathetically adapted for other uses or important rural heritage will be lost, according to the CLA.
Staff from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) met with European colleagues last month to share best practice and understand the latest approaches to combatting carbon...
A 27-year-old man has died after a white Ford Transit van collided with houses on Lees Road, Oldham on Saturday (21 October). A 19 year-old man was also taken to hospital for...
The third quarter of 2017 has seen the North West’s listed companies add almost £1.9bn to their total values, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. The latest North...
The CLA, whose members – landowners, farmers and rural businesses – frequently face having to clear up rubbish fly-tipped on private land, says fly-tipping is a national disgrace...
Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has told BBC Radio Manchester he was interested in the Oldham Athletic manager's job prior to Richie Wellens' appointment.
Date Published 20/10/2017
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice Lottery Winners for 20 October 2017. 1st prize of £1,000 – 047173, Royton, Oldham
HeartStart Oldham has trained 70 children at Werneth Primary School how to save a life. Over the past fourteen years the Rotary Club of Oldham has trained Oldhamers of all ages...
Action Oldham Seed Corn Fund: Seed Corn Grants (up to £1,000) are available to locally based groups who are working with Oldham residents helping them to make to most of their...
David Pearson, from Royton, who made a remarkable recovery from a cardiac arrest, met up with the North West Ambulance Service staff who helped save his life.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called for a new Greater Manchester School Readiness Pledge to be designed and implemented by the city-region’s schools, public,...
Firefighters have spoken out about the impact of having stones and bricks thrown at them when responding to incidents.
Highways England has updated its £15 billion road improvement programme to reduce the impact of roadworks on motorists and minimise congestion while improvements take place.
An intense low-pressure system that is forecast to affect southern Britain on Saturday has been named as Storm Brian by Met Éireann.
In 2016 budgets were cut in all local authority areas where smoking cessation was a low priority. In local authorities where the priority was high 40% made cuts to these...
Crime rose by a staggering 31% in Greater Manchester over the last year - the largest increase in England and Wales, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics...
The cost of childcare for young children has risen 4.3 times faster than wages in the North West since 2008, according to new analysis published by the TUC today, Friday 20...
With just three weeks left until Bonfire Night, firefighters are asking people to go to organised fireworks displays to enjoy a safe night.
Over nine out of ten burglary investigations in Greater Manchester are closed without a suspect being identified, according to Home office figures.
Live music, plays, park runs, museum exhibitions, cosplay and prop making sessions, fundraising day, charity entertainment nights and street and indoor markets - lots to for all...
Date Published 19/10/2017
Oldham Council leaders have met with Department of Work and Pensions officials to urge a rethink on Universal Credit (UC). Councillor Abdul Jabbar, Deputy Leader of Oldham...
Universal Credit is making headlines again – and that will continue throughout the winter unless the Government comes to its senses.
Parents are being urged to protect children from the dangers caused by naked flames and fancy dress costumes this Halloween.
