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At a time when the population is being asked to stay at home, finding ways to keep active can be challenging.
Date Published 09/05/2020
A family-run business has made a generous donation to an appeal by a team of community champions supporting the NHS.
Date Published 08/05/2020
As many parents across the country continue to juggle becoming home tutors for their own children while working and caring for loved ones since the lockdown began in March, water...
Once again, Oldham residents are being warned never to burn rubbish after a fire spread to a house, risking lives and damaging the property.
Ahead of this weekend’s announcement on how the UK might begin to ease the current lockdown restrictions, an RAC study confirms drivers are already using their cars more than they...
Well over £1,000 has been raised for Maggie's Oldham by a dedicated 10-strong Senior Leadership team from Hathershaw College, part of the Pinnacle Learning Trust.
Date Published 07/05/2020
To mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day tomorrow (Friday), Oldhamers are set to fall silent for two minutes at 11am.
Warm-hearted local man Afruz Miah has committed to run an incredible 100km in total during Ramadhan to raise funds for Westwood High School.
Ashton MP Angela Rayner joined volunteers from a dedicated community group to help care home residents embrace the wartime spirit ahead of VE Day.
The Department for Education has released new statistics on the number of parents and children living in the North West referred to and assessed by social services between 2018...
Royton-born Wendy Muldowney, who has lived on Tenerife for nearly 30 years, continues her exclusive insight for Oldham Chronicle readers on the reality of lockdown on one of...
The Mayor of Greater Manchester and City Mayor of Salford have warned of a “second wave of homelessness” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, making an urgent call on...
Popular local entertainer Dominic Collins will be getting firmly into the VE Day spirit this Friday, May 8, as the nation comes together to celebrate the 75th anniversary of...
Date Published 06/05/2020
Teachers from a school in Oldham came together to create a fun heart-warming video providing a message of hope to students during this lockdown period.
Wellbeing Leisure, part of Oldham Community Leisure (OCL), has taken its weekly Friday Club online to help combat loneliness whilst its leisure centre doors remain closed due to...
Think Inks, a UK printer consumables recycling organisation based in Oldham, is donating up to £5 to the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 Urgent Appeal for every single used ink...
Prisons will mass manufacture vital medical garments for the NHS following a Manchester Metropolitan University-led campaign to support healthcare workers treating Coronavirus...
North West immunisation leads are urging people in the region to continue to attend routine vaccination appointments during the coronavirus pandemic.
Local non-league football club, Avro FC, is to pay tribute and honour Oldham’s key workers by offering free season tickets to key workers for next season's North West Counties...
An unlikely friendship between First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) Becky and 94-year-old Shaw resident Jack has blossomed during the coronavirus outbreak.
An alternative transport service has been put in place to support the health and social care system across Oldham.
We are currently in Ramadan – the holy month during which the Qur’an is believed to have first been revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
A foster carer who was just 21 when he began providing a safe home for children and young people in need is calling for people across Oldham to consider a career in fostering.
The Operations Director at First Manchester in Oldham swapped timetables for cooking instructions last weekend as he served up breakfast to hungry paramedics from the North West...
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is urging residents to be safe with barbecues after one was left unattended setting fire to a bench on a balcony.
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has announced the new measures it has undertaken in light of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to offer specialist, individualised, palliative and end-of-life...
A highly respected Saddleworth community champion and a luminary in the Rotary movement has died after a short illness.
Date Published 05/05/2020
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has announced that they will be hosting a fun-for-all the family online quiz on Saturday 9th May via Facebook live at 7.30pm.
Last Friday Oldham MPs Jim McMahon and Debbie Abrahams held an online support session for over 50 Oldham-based businesses.
A volunteer army of devoted helpers have reached out to a hospital in desperate need of medical aid to combat the coronavirus.
