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A local lighting effects company has generously offered to light up Oldham Council’s Civic Centre tower for free as the borough pays its ongoing respect to the nation’s carers,...
Date Published 24/04/2020
Angela Rayner, MP for Ashton-Under-Lyne and recently elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, has volunteered to join the frontline with Action Together during the COVID-19...
Northern has unveiled a new design for four very special trains – one of which has been named Key Worker - designed to celebrate the incredible work of the NHS.
Diabetes UK has teamed up with Rochdale pro boxer Muhammad Ali to support the Muslim community living with diabetes during Ramadan and ensure the occasion is marked safely during...
Date Published 23/04/2020
Alexandra Park is still open to children whose families are key workers.
Community groups and businesses are throwing their weight behind the campaign to raise money for the emergency community response to coronavirus.
Over the last few weeks Oldham Council staff – and those from our partner organisations – have been going the extra mile to help some of the borough's most vulnerable residents.
A Cancer Research UK nurse is helping in the fight against COVID-19 by returning to the NHS front line.
A deal to bring a struggling Metrolink ‘back to life’ could be agreed within days – but a £3 million government bailout would only be enough to keep it ‘ticking over’.
HIntrepid adventurer, primary school teacher, and charity fund-raiser extraordinaire Steve Hill MBE is preparing for another mammoth challenge this coming weekend - running more...
Date Published 22/04/2020
From maintaining social distancing to wearing face masks and being patient around a cure, a locally-based national health campaigner has given Muslims 10 faith-based motives to...
Royton mother of two Wendy Muldowney has lived on the sunshine island of Tenerife, one of the UK's favourite holiday destinations, for nearly 30 years.
While everyone throughout the UK might be missing out on their trips to the pub thanks to the current Coronavirus lockdown, at least there is some form of respite now as you can...
Action Together have revealed details of grants awarded to local Oldham community groups as part of its COVID-19 Community Response Fund.
Two Saddleworth ward councillors have praised Oldham Council employees for their efforts during the coronavirus.
Ultimate Products, the Chadderton-based owner, manager, designer and developer of an extensive range of value-focused consumer goods brands, has been working hard since the...
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) has launched a new way for local families to keep in contact with their loved ones in hospital during the Covid19 crisis.
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been launched this week to protect the jobs of employees whose work has been stopped or prevented by Coronavirus.
A ruling by Sir John Saunders, Chairman of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, has stated that the survivors won't be given core participant status in the forthcoming probe.
Recycling rounds are restarting in Oldham.
Community groups up and down the UK are sewing supplies like scrubs, scrub bags, headbands and masks extenders to help keep healthcare workers safe.
Date Published 21/04/2020
Carol, 74, who lives in Greenacres, is Oldham Community Leisure’s (OCL) Volunteer of the Year 2020, an accolade she won in March for her outstanding dedication to OCL’s Reach...
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, Liberal Democrat and Oldham Council Opposition Leader, has written to Oldham Council bosses to urge them to reopen local waste sites in the Borough.
Royal Mail has announced changes to the way deliveries will be carried out with its latest social distancing initiative amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Oldham-based social housing provider First Choice Homes (FCH) is playing a role in helping to keep key public services going through the coronavirus pandemic.
Date Published 20/04/2020
With the Coronavirus-related lockdown extended for at least a further three weeks, Fortitude Taekwondo in Oldham has created a series of virtual classes.
A Greenfield schoolboy has received a special ‘thank you’ from Captain Thomas Moore, who captured the world's imagination with his own heroic Just Giving NHS fund-raising exploits...
Locally-based Hotel Manager Daniel Kristof is certainly showing his kind-hearted side as he's putting everything into raising vital cash for two very worthy charities.
A team of volunteer chefs have turned kind-hearted community fund-raising efforts into delicious home cooked meals for the needy.
A mobile media van will be driving around communities across Greater Manchester and reminding them to stay at home.
