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Oldham's housing crisis

The real real nature of the current housing crisis is scarcity (which also drives up prices), and it was indeed created in part by the Conservative's refusal to allow councils to...

Date Published 10/11/2023

Roxie, Badar, and all their dedicated staff are true Angels

More and more elderly Oldham residents are taking advantage of the caring and dedicated services provided by local care agency Visiting Angels.

Date Published 04/08/2023

An Indian citizen's appreciation for a Good Samaritan in Oldham

I am Dr. Rick Maity, an Indian citizen who recently travelled to the UK in March, and departed in May.

Date Published 19/05/2023

Following E.A.R. can make a huge difference

It is Deaf Awareness Week soon (May 1-7, 2023) and RNID, the charity supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus are calling on everyone to be deaf aware!

Date Published 26/04/2023

Breast Cancer Now's £1000 challenge is back!

Breast Cancer Now’s £1000 challenge is back, and we need as many people as possible to sign up to help fund life-saving breast cancer research.

Date Published 25/04/2023

Gaby Roslin calls on readers to nominate for the WellChild Awards 2023 and give someone a boost in tough times

I am writing to you as ambassador for WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children, to ask you to nominate a special child, young person or caring professional for...

Date Published 06/03/2023

Letters to the Editor

"The Coliseum is dead - people need to let it go and move on"

Date Published 01/03/2023

Nordic Walking after breast cancer diagnosis

I am busy mum of two active teenagers who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007.

Date Published 31/01/2023

The sad passing of Gordon Maxwell

I'm greatly saddened to see mention of the passing of Gordon Maxwell, who had only recently become news editor at the Oldham Chronicle when I started on my short spell as a...

Date Published 23/01/2023

The housing system is at crisis point

This winter, the housing system is at crisis point.

Date Published 10/01/2023

Free lipreading classes in Oldham to help adults with a hearing loss

Acquiring a hearing loss can cause difficulties in understanding conversation for many people.

Date Published 30/12/2022

Please help with the Kidney Care UK charity stamp appeal

Every year more than 900 million Christmas cards are sent in the UK.

Date Published 13/12/2022

Cold calling - now is the time for action

Almost half the population has had a cold call or text about making a personal injury claim in the past year, and MPs now have a chance to put a stop to it.

Date Published 05/09/2022

Christmas Eve bombings in Oldham

I'm writing a book for Pen and Sword on the V1 (doodlebug) campaign and am particularly interested in the Christmas Eve bombings in Oldham in 1944.

Date Published 25/07/2022

Memories of Latics versus Oldham Rugby

I was really astounded to learn that Latics had been removed from the English Football League.

Date Published 06/07/2022

Government must do more to develop infrastructure to support renewable energy sources

It’s been revealed that last year, consumers paid record amounts in their energy bills to help constrain outputs from renewable energy sources.

Date Published 09/06/2022

Hope definitely conquers fear

As Father’s Day approaches, I’m thinking about the joy my children bring to my life.

Date Published 08/06/2022

Celebrating those who play a paternal role in children’s lives this Father’s Day

This month, we celebrate Father’s Day: a joyous day for so many celebrating those who play a paternal role.

Date Published 07/06/2022

Dementia Action Week strikes a chord

This year’s Dementia Action Week’s theme of diagnosis will have struck a chord with many people.

Date Published 27/05/2022

The Government needs to ‘level up’ the system for children in care  

The care system exists to support children who cannot live with their birth parents or do not have a stable and supportive home life. At its best it can protect children from harm...

Date Published 25/05/2022

How you can help young people with cancer in your area this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Throughout September, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity, Young Lives vs Cancer, will be helping children with cancer have their...

Date Published 16/08/2021

GCSE results day highlighted resilience and determination of our young people

Yesterday’s GCSE results highlight the resilience and determination of our country’s young people, who on average have missed 14 weeks of learning.

Date Published 13/08/2021

Vicky McClure urges Oldhamers to step up to help beat dementia

For over a decade, I have joined thousands of Alzheimer’s Society fundraisers who lace up their boots each autumn to complete a Memory Walk in support of those living with...

Date Published 04/08/2021

Calls to increase popular singing group for people with dementia in Oldham

Many of your readers will recognise how powerful music can be; the way it can evoke memories and emotions, uplift, calm or comfort us.

Date Published 21/07/2021

Help for families over the summer with free activity pack and tips

Summer is a time when we look forward to being with our families.

Date Published 16/06/2021

Gig economy workers deserve fair pay

Recently the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment that could potentially impact gig economy workers working in Manchester.

Date Published 10/05/2021

Think about connecting with nature and how it can improve our mental health

Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from Monday (May 10), and I am writing to encourage your readers to take part and get involved.

Date Published 07/05/2021

Breast Cancer Now calls for urgent nursing funding to mark International Nurses Week

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist on Breast Cancer Now’s Helpline, I hear daily how the pandemic is impacting people affected by breast cancer, from treatments being paused or...

Date Published 05/05/2021

Check if you can claim with Benefitanswers

Over 1.3 million adults of pension age live in poverty - that is more than one in 10 of our elderly population struggling with debt.

Date Published 04/05/2021

Charity campaign calling on politicians to fight for children to have safe and happy lives

For the thousands of children living in Greater Manchester the Covid-19 crisis has been a period of extreme change and has affected how many young people feel about their lives.

Date Published 29/04/2021

Go vegan this Earth Day

While there are many actions we can take on Earth Day (April 22) to help the environment – including recycling, using water sparingly, and helping to preserve forests – we must...

Date Published 19/04/2021

Break the silence on dementia

There are more than 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and someone is diagnosed every three minutes, but as a nation we are remarkably reluctant to think or talk about...

Date Published 07/04/2021

Memories of Oldham in World War II

I read that you had a series about "Oldham Remembers" some years ago.

Date Published 06/04/2021

Lymphoma Action celebrates its 35-year anniversary

Lymphoma Action are asking anyone in the area who has been affected by lymphoma to take part in a short, anonymous online survey to help them make sure that everyone affected by...

Date Published 26/03/2021

Cancer continues to claim lives regardless of the pandemic

Cancer continues to claim lives regardless of the pandemic.

Date Published 12/03/2021

Views needed on Royton's links to other parts of Greater Manchester

Date Published 03/03/2021

Seeking James Malachy O’Neill

I am looking to find James Malachy O’Neill, the brother of an elderly Irish gentleman.

Date Published 01/03/2021

Show disabled people they matter

You may be aware that the Government has chosen to deny over 1.9 million disabled people £20 a week which would help them to survive the COVID-19 crisis, leaving many people...

Date Published 01/03/2021

Get stuck into the British Heart Foundation Dechox Challenge

This March, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is encouraging the British public to take on their Dechox challenge and give up chocolate and other sugary snacks for the month of...

Date Published 26/02/2021

Bliss raises awareness of ‘hidden neonatal journeys’

When Bliss was founded in 1979 by a group of parents, our objective as a charity was set out “to support the life of babies in distress at birth”, and since our foundation we have...

Date Published 22/02/2021

Give us the facts on early years

The inconsistent information from Government is causing anxiety and confusion among parents, the early years sector, and the general public.

Date Published 19/02/2021

Are you eligible to claim?

Attendance Allowance is a non-means-tested benefit to help with disability-related daily living costs.

Date Published 20/01/2021

Are you entitled to PIP?

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a non-means-tested benefit to help some of the extra costs if you have long term ill-health or disability and is available to people of...

Date Published 06/01/2021

Peace and good will to everyone

Christmas is a time for shared joy and laughs, parties, food and drinks, where family, new babies and friends come together to celebrate the end of the year and to look forward...

Date Published 21/12/2020

Support for care leavers over the Christmas period

It can be frightening and lonely for young people when they leave the care system.

Date Published 16/12/2020

The Royton incinerator – it's not as clean and green as it sounds

Oldham and Saddleworth Green Party warns that the incinerator for commercial waste proposed for Mossdown Road in Royton is not as clean and green as it sounds.

Date Published 27/11/2020

Period poverty project: Much needed during COVID-19

South Chadderon Health Centre Patient Participation Group is involved with The Period Poverty Project: very much needed at this difficult time of COVID-19

Date Published 22/10/2020

Take up the offer of a flu jab if you have diabetes

Dear Editor

Diabetes UK is urging everyone with diabetes to take up the offer of a free flu jab through their local pharmacy or GP – this year more than ever.

Date Published 24/09/2020

Saluting 'The Few' as the Battle of Britain is commemorated

Witnessed in the skies over our embattled nation in 1940, the Battle of Britain is commemorated tomorrow [September 15, 2020].

Date Published 14/09/2020

RSPCA calls on people to sign petition as it reveals 74% in region support a ban on lower welfare imports

As politicians return to parliament after their Summer break, they are faced with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the UK’s farm animal welfare standards.

Date Published 11/09/2020

Don't forget to 'wear it pink' on October 23!

I am writing to ask your readers to join us on October 23 and take part in the UK’s biggest and boldest pink fundraiser, wear it pink.

Date Published 07/09/2020

Contact The Silver Line for help

I am sure your readers are as shocked as I am by the huge changes the pandemic has imposed on all our lives.

Date Published 02/09/2020

Have you checked if you're eligible for a free TV licence?

Thousands of pensioners have started to receive letters that ends their automatic right to a free TV licence.

Date Published 17/08/2020

Illegal migrants situation cannot be allowed to continue

Earlier this month I started my Investigative tour of the UK, visiting the North West, and was delighted by the warm reception and support that I received from the people I met.

Date Published 17/08/2020

Looking for Gisela

My mother, who passed away recently aged 92, came to this country from Germany at the end of the War to work in the NHS, at Naburn Hospital in York.

Date Published 24/07/2020

Our most vulnerable children and families have reached breaking point

Even before coronavirus hit, over four million children were living in poverty in the UK.

Date Published 24/07/2020

We must unite the nation in a shared love of sport

Sport is a passion that unites many people across the country, regardless of age, gender, ability or background.

Date Published 20/07/2020

The future of the arts set to be massively impacted

The arts have been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and will be massively impacted for months to come.

Date Published 17/07/2020

Are you ready for the 'poison pill'?

Everyone who voted to leave the EU four years ago may be in for a nasty shock.

Date Published 13/07/2020

You could be entitled to pension credit

The BBC plans to make most over-75s pay the TV licence fee, but will continue to provide TV licenses to over-75s who claim pension credit.

Date Published 13/07/2020