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Countryside lovers are invited to join an all action day to defeat invasive species of Rhododendron at a valuable moorland.
Date Published 24/01/2023
Enterprising Nicky Jackson is appealing to customers to support her planning application to keep her food cabin a windswept motorway junction.
Health chiefs across the North West have urged people to grab a ‘Jabuary’ boost to protect themselves from Covid-19 and flu amid continuing high infection rates and hospital...
Date Published 22/01/2023
Charities and not-for profit organisations in Oldham committed to helping get young people outdoors, are being invited to apply for a grant towards employing an Outdoor Learning...
Date Published 21/01/2023
Voters will have to produce photo ID before they will be allowed to vote in May’s local elections, but Liberal Democrat councillors in Oldham say that a loophole means that people...
Date Published 20/01/2023
The transformation of the Old Town Hall’s Egyptian Room in Oldham has reached a major step forward - with work starting on the fit-out of the unit.
Councillors in St James have successfully bid for funding to clear up the wooded area behind Pearly Bank play area in Sholver, which has been a hotspot for fly-tipping.
This week's Dr Kershaw's Lottery winners have been announced (January 20, 2023).
N Brown Group plc, the inclusive fashion and homeware digital retailer with a main distribution centre in Shaw, has raised £45,000 for cancer support charity Maggie’s at its first...
A caring child spearheaded an inspiring splashdown to raise funds for a life-saving ambulance unit.
Date Published 19/01/2023
Royton Hospice Dr Kershaw’s and Ashton’s Willow Wood Hospices have joined forces to put on a night of a glitz and glamour at a Strictly Come Dancing-themed event titled ‘Strictly...
Proposals to increase council tax by 3.99pc from April amid nearly £30m of cuts have been unveiled by Oldham chiefs.
Oldham has been awarded £20 million for a project to create a groundbreaking new ‘green technology and innovation network’.
A utility giant has refused requests from film and TV companies wanting to use a controversial picture postcard reservior in their productions.
Date Published 18/01/2023
A new Starbucks drive-thru could be opening on a car park on the edge of Oldham town centre.
Date Published 17/01/2023
New, innovative weekly ‘makers and creators’ sessions will soon be starting at Lees Ecohub, offering free community classes for young people in the area.
This February sees the return of Mossley SOUP, and the organisers are appealing for people with new ideas and projects they’d like to get started in 2023, to get in touch.
Controversial plans to block streets to cars to prevent rat-running in an Oldham neighbourhood have been scrapped after ‘strong opposition’ from residents.
The NHS is asking patients to seek urgent care if they need it during industrial action this week and continue to attend appointments as planned unless contacted to rearrange.
The Government has introduced new legislation which means photographic identification will be compulsory for anyone voting in person in this year’s elections.
Date Published 16/01/2023
Brave Tony Milligan from Oldham has vowed to take to the skies again, all in aid of a veterans' charity.
Tributes have been paid to a man described as a rock by the Saddleworth arts community.
Former Oldham Evening Chronicle Editor Gordon Maxwell died peacefully in his sleep last Wednesday (January 11), aged 93.
The American National Inventors Hall of Fame has announced that Oldham native Angela Hartley Brodie is part of its 2023 class of inductees.
Date Published 15/01/2023
On Sunday, May 7, Latics' Boundary Park stadium will host a special charity match between footballing legends and celebrities to remember the victims of the Manchester Arena...
Date Published 14/01/2023
It has already proved to be a challenging winter on the roads, with icy cold snaps and heavy rain.
Councils across the country will be facing difficult decisions over the next couple of months as they set their budgets.
Date Published 13/01/2023
Oldham chiefs are currently setting the council budget for 2023/24, and officers have urged residents, businesses and our communities to help them balance the books.
This week's Dr Kershaw's Lottery winners have been announced (January 13, 2023).
The only Greater Manchester-wide awards for our whole health and care workforce are back for their fourth year, and are bigger and better than ever.
Date Published 12/01/2023
