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Latest figures show that more than 40 million journeys a year are now being made on the Metrolink system – an increase of over four million in the year to September.
Date Published 06/10/2017
Get your capes, witches hats, brooms and fangs ready for frightfully fun events in Oldham town centre this Halloween.
Date Published 05/10/2017
Pete Carey will again be by Scott Naylor's side next season as the coaching double-act strive to steer Oldham out of Kingstone Press League One and back to the Championship at the...
I rarely use the word ‘hate’ – but I make an exception when it comes to street litter. I hate how litter looks. I hate how it smells and, worst of all, I hate what it says...
Date Published 04/10/2017
The Leader of the Opposition and Liberal Democrat Group Leader on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has written to Councillor Barbara Brownridge, the Cabinet member...
Players and staff at Oldham Athletic have not been paid for the month of September. It is the third time Oldham has not paid wages on time since 2011.
A new Audi car dealership has opened in Oldham following a multi-million pound investment from Jardine Motors Group. More than 40 new jobs have been created at the...
Oldham Athletic made it three wins out of three under the stewardship of interim manager Richie Wellens with victory over Crewe Alexandra in the Checkatrade Trophy.
Local MEP, Sajjad Karim, has warned of the inherent danger of backsliding on equality and diversity issues once Britain has left the European Union.
Another Tory party conference hosted in the north – and another flimsy funding announcement from the chancellor to prop-up a hollow vision of devolution.
Residents are answering the call to go green and help boost the borough’s recycling rates. A year on from introducing new kerbside collection arrangements the amount of waste...
Oldham have signed former Rochdale Hornets points-machine Paul Crook in the hope that he can provide the pivotal experience and know-how to carry Oldham back to the Kingstone...
Oldham Netball Club - Future Stars! has been set up by Tom Nokes. He said: “I am one of the head coaches and also a local primary school teacher in Oldham."
Crompton FC have set up a new football club, based at Crompton Cricket Club, Shaw. Initially for girls from four to open age with a view to starting a boys teams.
Oldham Athletic interim manager Richie Wellens has told BBC Radio 5 Live he would like to be given the manager's job on a full-time basis. Wellens, 37, was put in temporary...
Date Published 03/10/2017
Hodge Clough Primary School held a coffee morning for Macmillan on Friday (29 September) and raised £474 for the charity.
Luke Nelmes, a rugged prop, hopes his move from Halifax to Oldham will kick-start his career. The 24-year-old Huddersfield-born forward has signed a one-year deal to link up...
Three leading rural organisations have joined forces to call for “an ambitious uplift in the area of woodland cover in the UK” after Brexit.
Rail union RMT has written to Prime Minister Teresa May calling on her to end "the Government sabotage of rail strike talks".
Transport for the North has welcomed the announcement of funding to ensure that Northern Powerhouse Rail can connect seamlessly with HS2, future-proofing the railways of the North...
A news dedicated joint replacement (arthroplasty) unit that will provide joint replacement surgery for the population of Oldham, North Manchester, Rochdale and Bury has opened at...
ESF Capital, together with its operating subsidiary, ThinCats, has concluded a funding programme for loans of up to £5m for growing UK small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Growing numbers of adults experiencing delays from being discharged from hospital may have played a part in the sharp rise in deaths noted in England in 2015, suggests research...
The family of 25-year-old Karl Hope who died following a collision on Chadderton Way, Oldham on Friday (29 September), has paid tribute to him.
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the next-of-kin of Eric Frank Carrington. Eric (20/10/43), of Cedar Crescent, Oldham, died on Monday 2 October 2017. There...
Failsworth Library is hosting a series of events celebrating Oldham’s ‘New Communities’ as part of October’s Black History Month.
A development made up of 50 detached, 10 semi-detached, 38 four bedroom and 22 three bedroom homes is to be built on the former Counthill School site. The construction of...
Oldham Council is working with a range of organisations taking simple steps to make its services more accessible for people with autism. By joining the National Autistic...
A Greater Manchester Police gross misconduct hearing, relating to the actions of a serving police officer who had pursued a Mercedes driven by Luke Campbell, found there is no...
Date Published 02/10/2017
A performance of Oscar Wilde's 'A Woman of No Importance' will be broadcast live from the Vaudeville Theatre, London to Oldham Odeon on Tuesday 28 November.
