You are Here: Home » News » News Search
Welcome to the News Search.
You can browse all our recent articles using the list below or use the following search form.
Looking for older articles? Try the Archive Search.
528 Article(s) Found
Council elections are just around the corner, with the people of Oldham invited to cast their votes into the ballot box on Thursday, May 2.
Date Published 19/04/2024
An online petition named 'Save Oldham Coliseum Theatre' continues to gather signatures, with almost 15,000 having already signed up as they bid to hopefully resurrect the iconic...
Date Published 09/04/2024
No fines have been issued to Oldham dog owners who do not pick up after their pets in the last two years, according to a Freedom of Information Request (FOI).
Date Published 08/04/2024
More than 100 candidates are jostling for residents’ votes in the local elections in Oldham this year - where one third of seats are up for grabs.
Oldham Liberal Democrats have announced their full list of candidates covering the 20 wards of Oldham ahead of the local elections on May 2.
Date Published 04/04/2024
Oldham council is taking on unemployment in the borough with two new schemes to boost local businesses.
Date Published 02/04/2024
Elections will be held in Oldham on Thursday, May 2; so now is the time for residents to make sure they are registered to vote and also have their Voter ID ready.
Date Published 26/03/2024
The Oldham council boss has responded to a spike in online harassment, claiming that behaviours during council meetings have ‘encouraged, enabled and emboldened online racists and...
Date Published 25/03/2024
Oldham Council is inviting businesses to tender for a £1.2 million contract to deliver a major new solar farm in the borough.
Date Published 19/03/2024
Local legends and Oldham council bosses came together last night (Tuesday) to celebrate the 175th birthday of the borough.
Date Published 13/03/2024
Oldham council has approved its budget - setting out the borough’s spending priorities for the year.
Date Published 01/03/2024
An angry protester was forcibly removed from the Oldham council chambers by security after interrupting a full council meeting.
Date Published 29/02/2024
For the third year, Oldham Enterprise Trust presents Oldham Enterprise Week next week.
Date Published 28/02/2024
Oldham council is well on its way to setting the budget for the next year.
Date Published 23/02/2024
Residents in Oldham are getting help to cope with mental health, housing issues, and money matters closer to home thanks to a new initiative from Oldham Council and its partners.
Date Published 22/02/2024
Oldham council will spend a whopping £34m of their reserves this year to balance the books for 2023/24.
Date Published 21/02/2024
Oldham council bosses came together to discuss the future of the borough’s finances as its budget was described as ‘one of the toughest ever to set’.
Date Published 12/02/2024
Councils across the UK are facing difficult decisions about their budgets.
Date Published 09/02/2024
Prepare to experience Oldham in a whole new light as Illuminate, the town's popular light night, returns for its seventh year.
Oldham Council’s Liberal Democrat Opposition will set out their amendment to Labour’s budget on Thursday (February 8) at the Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board,...
Date Published 06/02/2024
A company that oversees the management of an Oldham school building where kids were ‘left shivering’ with no central heating last week is ‘paying out millions of pounds to...
Date Published 05/02/2024
More than half of the 60 chief members of Oldham council are missing an up-to-date criminal record check.
The essential day-to-day services such as bin collections, children’s services and social care many expect to be the norm could soon become a luxury if things do not change.
Date Published 01/02/2024
The government announced a multi-million pound funding boost for local authorities last week, but Oldham council leaders say ‘it’s not enough’.
Date Published 30/01/2024
Councils across the UK are doing everything they can to balance their budgets - after years of brutal cuts and slashing of services.
Date Published 25/01/2024
An independent Oldham councillor announced a surprise decision to switch parties following discussions about the incoming council budget.
Date Published 22/01/2024
Arooj Shah has a mountain to climb.
Date Published 20/01/2024
A day of proactive policing returned to the district of Oldham this week.
Date Published 17/01/2024
Oldham Council staff, along with elected members and local businesses, are making this Christmas extra special for more than 500 children in the borough.
Date Published 20/12/2023
This was the moment Oldham families were given heart-warming memories at a joyful creative adventure.
Date Published 19/12/2023