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Remembrance Services and Parades Live Music, Eye Conditions Talk, Race Night, Child Loss Memorial Service, Christine Bovill’s Piaf, Exhibitions - lots to do for all the family.
Date Published 09/11/2017
Oldham's squad-building for 2018 has continued with the capture of 20-year-old second-row forward Adam Jones, who was at Swinton Lions last season.
Oldham women are more likely to die from chronic liver disease than any other region in Greater Manchester, according to new figures published by Office for National Statistics.
Firefighters have raised safety concerns about plans to axe guards from trains on the Merseyrail and Northern rail lines. Members of the RMT union are currently taking industrial...
The Government must act urgently to change the law to help local economies protect themselves in the face of today’s rapidly evolving terror threat, according to a new report out...
Several leading heritage organisations have formed an alliance to raise concerns with the Government over the way ‘flawed’ energy efficiency policy treats traditional buildings.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has been accredited as a Living Wage employer.
North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) is urging people with long term lung conditions to take extra precautions to look after their own health this winter.
I am preparing to deliver my Annual Report to Full Council as I write this week’s blog. One of the themes running through my speech tonight is about supporting and developing...
Date Published 08/11/2017
A fire involving a dishwasher at a house on Andrew Street, Chadderton was tackled by crews using a hearth kit and a hose reel on Tuesday.
Rubbish on fire in a derelict two storey commercial building on Winterbottom Street, Oldham on Tuesday was tackled by fire crews using breathing apparatus and a hose reel.
Oasis Community Hub does impressive community work. They need votes to secure funding for an early-years financial education project in Oldham.
The Oldham Big Brush 2017 toothbrushing campaign – running from Monday 13 November until Friday 17 November - is aiming to get as many under-fives to brush their teeth as
Between 1 April and 30 September 2017, 3,506 three-day emergency food supplies were provided to local people in crisis by Oldham Foodbank, compared to 2,702 in 2015-16.
Date Published 07/11/2017
In National Living Wage week (Monday 6 to Friday 10 November), the Leader of the Opposition and Liberal Democrat Group Leader, Councillor Howard Sykes, MBE, has written to Deputy...
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Liam Thompson, who has made 105 senior appearances in his five seasons at Oldham, has confirmed that he is heading off to Australia to start a new chapter of his life in the...
Remembrance Sunday services will be taking place at venues across the borough, held in conjunction with branches of the Royal British Legion, on Sunday (12 November).
Last week, on Wednesday 1 November, I proudly attended the Duke of York’s Pitch at the Palace event, hosted at St Jame’s Palace in London. I was there to support our three local...
The Bill to lower the voting age to 16 was frustrated by Tory MPs manipulating Parliamentary procedure and blocking it going to a vote on Friday (3 November). However, the...
A person had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a firework caused a small fire at a property on Long Lane, Chadderton on Tuesday (6 November).
A fire at a house on New Earth Street, Oldham on Tuesday (6 November) involved a wheelie bin and shed in the rear garden of the property.
A new draft bill to ban letting fees was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 1 November.
Date Published 06/11/2017
There are an extra two weeks for people caught up in the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena to share their experiences as part of an independent review looking at the response...
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has helped Oldham Rugby League Football Club to mark its 20th anniversary by writing an introductory article in a new book...
Energi Mine has been appointed to launch the world’s first cryptocurrency payment system for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points.
A spate of distraction thefts have been recorded across the borough by police since September 2017. A number of reports have been made to police that a man who spoke in broken...
A spate of serious assaults and armed robberies in Oldham are being treated as connected. The five separate incidents occurred between 12am and 7.20am on Saturday 21 October.
It was East meets West at Uppermill Methodist Church Hall on Sunday 5 November, when over £400 was raised to help women in Gaza access university education.
Oldham won the Best City prize at the Royal Horticultural Society’s North West in Bloom competition. Oldham also won the Best Feature in a Public Place Award for the WOW bed...
