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Despite a volatile battle for votes in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton, Labour managed to hold its seat in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton.
Date Published 05/07/2024
Debbie Abrahams gave a jubilant laugh when asked how she felt about keeping her seat in Oldham East and Saddleworth.
Smokers and former smokers aged 55-74 years based at doctors’ surgeries in parts of Oldham will be invited for a lung health check this summer.
Have you seen Emmanuel from Oldham?
Can you help police officers find Abid, who is still missing?
Date Published 04/07/2024
Firefighters rushed to a blaze at a mill behind the Britannia pub in Mossley last night (Thursday).
The school summer holidays will soon be with us - and that can only mean one thing, the popular Summer Reading Challenge is back.
An Oldham community group, We Are Community, organised a memorable Eid celebration and charity evening in aid of Dr Kershaw's Hospice at the newly-modernised Eastern Pavilion Hall...
Fundraisers from Oldham completed a mammoth 80km trek during Armed Forces Week in aid of service charities, including Broughton House Veteran Care Village in Salford.
The Shay Wake will officially open its new, larger beer garden, next Friday (July 12), following a £300,000 development project.
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided to call for a general election, and today (Thursday) is the day!
Nine local teenage prospects have been given the chance to train with the Roughyeds’ rugby league first team until the end of the season, as the club underlines its commitment to...
Date Published 03/07/2024
The Rotary Club of Oldham presented the Student of the Year awards in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre in the presence of the Deputy Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Eddie...
June (13.7°C) was, on average, a cooler month than May (14.1°C)!
Protestors gathered in Oldham yesterday (Tuesday) to demand an apology from Sir Keir Starmer after claims the Labour leader ‘singled out’ Bangladesh in a debate about immigration.
Leading manufacturer of lifting systems, lashings and height safety equipment, Trans-Web, have extended their support for Team Hill Charitable Trust for the fifth year running.
After encouragement from singing superstar Robbie Williams, Oldham-born Tommy Cannon, one half of the record-breaking TV sensation Cannon and Ball, is set to tour the theatres of...
Date Published 02/07/2024
Saddleworth dentist Andy Lane, a seasoned historical rally competitor, has just completed a remarkable international triumph.
Polling day is now very close.
Thanks to a remarkable display of teamwork and passion, a group of students at Oasis Academy Oldham have won the prestigious Micro-Tyco competition in Manchester.
Date Published 01/07/2024
Oldham Music Centre is holding its Summer Festival - and you are invited to come along and listen to some of the borough’s best musicians.
Despite cloudy weather conditions and regular showers over the weekend, the annual Wellifest music festival and the Saddleworth Show welcomed thousands of visitors.
Independent Mercedes-Benz specialists Dronsfields is certainly in tune with the Scouthead and Austerlands Whit Friday brass band contest organisers.
It’s a sunny afternoon in Oldham town centre.
Greater Manchester Police investigators are appealing for information following an early morning collision on the M60.
Date Published 30/06/2024
Locals were outraged earlier this week when bins next to a playground in Uppermill Park were left overflowing with “stinking” rubbish.
Date Published 28/06/2024
Just days after warnings were issued over a rise in vandalism and arson, a memorial to a local war hero in neighbouring Middleton has been destroyed.
Isaac Quinn wants to help put the borough on the map after becoming Oldham’s 15th Youth Mayor.
Keira Penney, a talented pupil from Oldham and an alumna of Saddleworth School, has been honoured by being named in the prestigious Dean's List at the University of Central...
Families and staff at Westwood Academy are celebrating following a May Ofsted visit - which led to an 'Outstanding' rating - found "pupils embody their school motto to ‘Believe,...
Date Published 27/06/2024
Heritage fro-yo parlour, Frurt, is set to launch its newest branch in Oldham on Saturday week, July 6.
Hulme Grammar School has announced the launch of the Winfield Literacy Award for Oldham, a new initiative aimed at promoting literacy and creative writing among young people in...
Manchester Futsal Club has hailed its ‘game-changing’ support from the Oldham-headquartere WeDo Business Services group after the senior men’s team swept the board in national...
Oldham College celebrated the achievements and dedication of its students at inspiring awards ceremonies.
Members of the Royal British Legion (RBL) have joined the Mayor of Oldham in commemorating the start of Armed Forces Week.
A 50-year-old Saddleworth man who only began running four years ago has completed a remarkable double first, conquering the UK’s most brutal endurance spine races.
A building that was ravaged by a fire two years ago is finally getting a makeover.
Date Published 26/06/2024
A determined teenager from Royton will be chasing her dream of securing World Championship glory in August when she heads to Abu Dhabi to take part in the International Mixed...
Well, summer finally arrived, but it wasn't exactly wall-to-wall sunshine.
Saddleworth School Governors have taken the decision to begin the process of applying for academy status and to join the Cranmer Education Trust.
The dedication and innovation of Oldham Sixth Form College (OSFC), and its partner schools, in helping students access the places at the most competitive universities has been...
Oldham has seen one of the biggest increases in car parking costs across the UK in the last two years.
Oldham-based award-winning dance school Carnaby School of Dance's latest achievement is Christina who, in her early 60s, has passed her Grade 6 Ballet Examination with the Royal...
Would you believe it’s 170 years since Oldham published its first newspaper!
In celebration of Morrisons' 125th anniversary, the Morrisons Foundation has launched the ‘Community Spaces Fund’.
Police were called into Oldham on Monday after a general election candidate was ‘accosted’ by a ‘group of opponents’ while out canvassing.
Date Published 25/06/2024
Oldham Council and Greater Manchester Police are working closely with community partners in response to continuing complaints about nuisance fireworks.
A £100k project is looking to ‘rebuild the community’ in an Oldham neighbourhood recently hit by a spate of knife crime.
Sunday was a hectic day for Oldham Mountain Rescue Team.
A week-long strike of bus drivers, set to hit affect thousands of Greater Manchester’s elderly and disabled residents, has been called off.
Date Published 24/06/2024
Organisers are gearing up for the start of a bonanza weekend of family fun and happiness at Welli-fest and the legendary Saddleworth Show.
Next month, specialist eye hospital Optegra Eye Hospital Manchester is launching a series of diagnostic clinics in areas surrounding the city centre, to make it easier for local...
Date Published 21/06/2024
Police officers in neighbouring Middleton are continuing to tackle anti-social behaviour and drugs supply in the area, producing an array of recent positive results.
Greater Manchester Police saw a section 60 order authorised across Limeside and parts of Hollinwood in Oldham in response to reports of incidents involving threatening behaviour...
Andy Burnham has confirmed plans are in place to bring Metrolink trams to Stockport and extend services to Middleton and Heywood.
Pupils from the Oasis Academy in Hollinwood eyed a brand-new vehicle designed to help some of the borough’s most disadvantaged families and called it - Hope.
Greater Manchester Police's Transport Unit are appealing for witnesses after an assault that occurred in Oldham town centre.
Date Published 20/06/2024
Neil Wilson, Assistant Principal for Personal Development at Waterhead Academy, completed the recent Greater Manchester 10k run and raised funds for one of the Academy’s appointed...
Students at E-ACT The Oldham Academy North (TOAN) in Royton have honoured their teachers during this year’s Thank a Teacher Day.
A trio of intrepid students from an EdStart School in Oldham battled the elements to complete a two-day expedition and each secure themselves a highly respected Duke of Edinburgh...
People in a ‘red wall’ seat that voted Tory for the first time ever in 2019 still feel forgotten, now they want a local champion.
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