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Oldhamers may have heard about Sister Susie sewing shirts for soldiers in World War One, but thousands of volunteers across the nation are sewing scrubs for the NHS amidst the...
Date Published 14/04/2020
Getting children involved in cooking from an early age can help them to develop the skills they need to plan and cook healthy meals throughout their lives as well as overcoming...
Date Published 12/04/2020
Rochdale, Oldham and District Samaritans is appealing for donations from local residents to help ensure its volunteers can continue to support people struggling to cope during...
A local church and charity has received a generous donation to contribute to its coronavirus response.
Date Published 11/04/2020
With the Easter bank holiday weekend quickly approaching, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, is reminding dog owners to keep chocolate out of reach of our...
Foodbanks across Greater Manchester will share £200,000 to help replenish their stocks amid growing demand caused by coronavirus.
Date Published 10/04/2020
Two of Saddleworth’s top venues are offering free chef-prepared meals for the vulnerable and complimentary bedrooms to key workers.
Dr Kershaw’s has launched two new virtual Easter Competitions to help families beat the isolation blues.
Date Published 09/04/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has forced councils to temporarily close their household recycling centres (tips) to the public, prompting fears of an increase in fly tipping incidents.
Although Oldham Community Leisure’s (OCL) centres are currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Leisure Trust is continuing to serve the community to ensure help gets...
Greater Manchester Police Constable Damieon Hartley-Pickles will be running a half marathon in his back garden in support of the Mahdlo Youth Zone and the NHS.
Date Published 08/04/2020
Fancy a pint from your local this Easter weekend?
NHS staff are working day and night to create the new NHS Nightingale Hospital North West.
People across Greater Manchester are being urged to drive, walk or cycle if they have to make essential journeys - and only use public transport if they have no other option.
Greater Manchester Police now has the ability to take 101 calls and answer Live Chat queries from home, thanks in part to the new software, iOPS, which was installed last year.
Selected from thousands of nominations, an Oldham teacher has been shortlisted for the prestigious Pearson National Teaching Awards.
A careworn sheep farmer has given thoughtless dog owners a severe warning after several pregnant ewes have received horrific bites in random attacks.
Date Published 06/04/2020
An industrious charity team of volunteers have stepped up their mission to support Oldham’s NHS front-line heroes in the battle against coronavirus.
A series of brightly hand-painted stones are adding a quirky note to the lives of villagers in Delph.
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Chair of the Health and Social Care Partnership, Sir Richard Leese, have announced an agreement for a new city-region response on...
Councils across Greater Manchester will be given £89m to help them deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Greater Manchester community pharmacies that have endured ‘abusive’ patients and are ‘close to breaking point’ will stay open during the coronavirus pandemic – but they need your...
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has launched a new campaign ‘Supporting Our Community - Dr Kershaw’s Cares’ to provide a helping hand to the people of Oldham during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Recycle for Greater Manchester are urging people to store their waste and recycling safely to reduce the risk of fire at home.
Royal Mail is supporting UK Government’s public information campaign on coronavirus, delivering a national mailing to around 30 million households across the UK via its Door to...
Action Together, the community and voluntary sector organisation for Oldham, Rochdale and Tameside, has now launched its fundraising appeal and its Covid-19 Community Response...
A Saddleworth village has shown its support for the NHS with a special display of home crafted 'carecrows'.
Concerns are mounting that people across the UK who have a stroke or TIA/mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack) are not calling 999 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Charities and community groups in Oldham, battling to help the most vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis, are set to get a helping hand from local gas distributor, Cadent.
Date Published 04/04/2020
Tracker, the stolen vehicle recovery expert, is warning motorists against opportunistic criminals looking to steal cars to fill the replacement parts gap, caused by the shutting...
