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Badminton is back and the locally-based Phoenix Badminton Club is looking for experienced players ahead of the Oldham and Rochdale Badminton League campaign starting up again.
Date Published 28/05/2021
Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has written to the Health Secretary, demanding more resources for Oldham’s public health teams to ensure our town is able to combat any new...
Pupils and staff from Bright Futures school in Greenfield are taking part in the Great British Spring Clean, and they are hoping to raise much-needed funds for a new outdoor...
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams has expressed her anger at Greenfield Station being 'ignored' by the Government again.
Date Published 27/05/2021
Thirteen-year-old Keira Arnold has received the Pride of Manchester Teenager of Courage Award following an incredible year of fundraising for Dr Kershaw’s Hospice.
The thrills, spills, slams and excitement that go hand in hand with the sport of wrestling are returning to Oldham in a big way at present.
Oldham’s children and young people are again set to benefit from another year of investment from the Opportunity Areas (OA) programme.
Last week, Greater Manchester Police joined forces up and down the country as part of National Week of Action to help tackle County Lines - when organised crime gangs exploit...
Local charity Action Together is taking part in #MonthofCommunity in June to celebrate and thank everyone who has volunteered to strengthen Oldham, Rochdale, and Tameside...
Councillors, residents, voluntary groups and organisations across Oldham will be doing their bit to tackle litter and fly-tipping by taking part in the Great British Spring Clean...
Oldham Hulme Grammar School is now accepting children into their Nursery and Infant department in the academic year that they turn three, therefore allowing children to spend two...
Oldham’s newly-appointed council leader, Cllr Arooj Shah, has joined with her Labour council colleagues and Labour MPs Angela Rayner and Jim McMahon in raising concerns about a...
Date Published 26/05/2021
Twenty years ago Oldham was shaken by one of the worst race riots witnessed in Britain.
Two local business leaders are coming to an end of an epic 350-mile cycle journey from London to Manchester (via Norwich) as they hope to arrive in Chadderton, at Broadgate House,...
Innovative fundraiser Steve Hill MBE will be pounding the streets of the borough next month - raising funds for needy children in Uganda.
The first of the Oldham Athletic Supporters Foundation's brand new lottery draws will take place this Sunday (May 30) at 2pm.
A leading developer has released new images of the 200-home ‘thriving community’ it is planning for a former retail park site.
Violet Walpole, who turned 93 in September and suffered a recent fall, has shown swift resolve as she has now returned to her weekly line dancing class at Oldham Leisure Centre.
As work continues at an Oldham primary school’s renovation, one brand new section has opened its doors to pupils in recent weeks - a state-of-the-art library and learning resource...
New podcast series One Foot In Front of the Other - which is supported by Oldham Coliseum Theatre's Micro Commissions - explores health and wellbeing through the lens of walking.
A long-awaited report into the ‘potentially disproportionate’ use of police powers against ethnic minorities in Greater Manchester is due to be published almost a year since it...
Oldham mountain rescue team’s most familiar rescue vehicle is on the move... to another mountain rescue team.
Oldham’s new council leader has pledged to clean up the borough and ‘listen more’ to local people in her first official speech in the top role.
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) customers living in Littlemoor House in Greenacres and Montgomery House in Hollinwood, are now benefitting from energy efficient homes with a...
Anyone with a love and passion for Benidorm in Spain may well already be familiar with the name Lucy Young.
Date Published 25/05/2021
Solo Atlantic rower Frank Rothwell has received a Pride of Manchester Award as Fundraiser of the Year.
The Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has written to the Conservative Government calling for a national ban on the sale of...
Earlier today (Monday), Stephen Watson QPM officially took up his new post as Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police.
Date Published 24/05/2021
Councils across England are likely to start legal battles to claw back ‘millions’ in unpaid taxes, thanks to a ‘landmark’ ruling by the Supreme Court.
Former Oldhamer Fred Ogden has finally got round to publishing his numerous short stories - to coincide with his landmark 80th birthday!
