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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
The NHS is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.
Date Published 10/01/2023
Patients up and down the country have been vocal about not being able to see their GP recently.
Following the huge success of a similar event last month, and at the request of those that attended, Oldham West’s Primary Care Network (Milltown Alliance) are set to hold a...
A North West midwife who caught flu and thought she could die has joined patients and health chiefs in pleading with the public to get their flu vaccines amid rising hospital...
Julie Stansfield from Lees is to be recognised at the Palace of Westminster with the prestigious British Citizen Award (BCA) in recognition of her extraordinary endeavours.
A brave three-year-old Oldham boy who had to have his eye removed has been honoured as part of a special awards show celebrating the courage of children diagnosed with cancer.
Date Published 09/01/2023
Indian Association Oldham's longest-serving member - Shree Ramsinghji Sardarsinghji Kumpavat - peacefully passed away during early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday).
With further strike action affecting the ambulance service later this month, the North West Ambulance Service is urging the public only to call 999 in a life-threatening
Date Published 08/01/2023
NHS Blood and Transplant is appealing to people in and around Manchester to make giving blood to save lives their New Year’s resolution and book an appointment to donate in the...
Date Published 07/01/2023
