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An iconic band club has struck the right chord and landed funding for important refurbishments to its historic headquarters.
Date Published 20/04/2020
Has a Saddleworth village got a mystery team of Banksys at work?
Oldham mountain rescue team have backed their national organisation’s call for people for stay at home to combat the coronavirus.
Today marks the day students across the UK would have been returning to schools, colleges and universities for their critical summer term and exam period which goes so far in...
Have you turned to home exercise routines in a bid to get fit during Coronavirus lockdown, or simply to alleviate the boredom?
Date Published 19/04/2020
Vital funding for NHS staff and volunteers is growing as fast as the moustaches of men across the UK, as a Surgical Doctor in Greater Manchester and friends kickstart a new...
Date Published 18/04/2020
Barrowthon Man, AKA Oldham Greater Manchester Police Constable Damieon Hartley-Pickles, raised a phenomenal £1,500 for Mahdlo and the NHS this week.
Date Published 17/04/2020
Less than three weeks since work first started, NHS Nightingale Hospital North West officially opens today in central Manchester, to provide care for hundreds of patients with...
The University of Salford will help to bring forward the ‘Eden of the North’ after it was named as a partner on the ambitious Oldham-based project.
Mecca Oldham has today announced that it has teamed up with online parking marketplace, YourParkingSpace, to offer free car parking spaces to the town's NHS workers.
No-one knows how long society will be battling Coronavirus, or how it will look once the crisis is over.
A film maker turned author has pledged to donate a chunk of the profits from his brand new book, ‘Butcher Boy’, to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice.
A school community is in deep shock after the tragic death of Barrie Ashley, described as a man “with a heart of gold.”
Paul Barnes, Facilities Officer at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice and a part-time poet, has created a special Coronavirus poem to help rally the nation and show support for the NHS during...
Kind-hearted Rose Knipe and her colleagues at Tesco in Failsworth dropped off bags full of groceries to the hard-working key workers at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
Date Published 16/04/2020
Community testing for all care home staff and residents has started in Oldham as the borough becomes one of the first to roll out Covid-19 testing in such facilities.
The newly-formed Greater Manchester Sight Loss Council, which raises awareness of the issues faced by blind and partially sighted people, is looking for enthusiastic visually...
Warm-hearted Kad Sharif is continuing to do his bit to help Oldhamers get the better of the dreaded Coronavirus outbreak.
Thirteen-year-old Newman College student Matthew Senior has ADHD.
Oldham Council has slashed the price of burials and cremations by £100 for six months to support bereaved families.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA), the UK’s largest Muslim youth group will be showing support to Covid-19 heroes across the country in by joining together in prayer...
Date Published 15/04/2020
Sacha Lord, Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester, has warned over two thirds of the region’s hospitality and leisure businesses could go under if the Government’s...
To mark the Peak District National Park countdown to its special anniversary year, a special download of sounds and voices is to be released on Friday, April 17.
So, what is life really like for Brits living abroad facing different challenges under lockdown?
Date Published 14/04/2020
The Northern Roots Oldham Garden has been selected to feature at the rescheduled RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival in September of this year.
Oldhamer John Flanagan has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Leeds Trinity University thanks to his unstinting charity work amongst the poor, infirm and homeless in the...
Oldham’s mayor has broken the Government coronavirus lockdown - to play the good fairy to deserving causes.
Millions of people up and down the country take to their doorsteps and balconies each Thursday to join in the weekly #ClapForCarers, but last week social care bosses throughout...
Bargain-hunting drinkers snapped up cut price ale in just two hours all for a good cause on Good Friday.
Liberal Democrat Councillor Howard Sykes MBE has brought a promise made by the Mayor of Greater Manchester to the attention of Oldham Council.
