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Greater Manchester will soon have an ‘urban forestry’ park and farm – the only one of its kind in the north west.
Date Published 19/07/2024
This year marks the 175th anniversary of our borough – and the council is unveiling a free fantastic exhibition at Gallery Oldham to celebrate.
Date Published 10/06/2024
A talented Oldham author, who generally only writes short stories and poetry in her spare time, has seen her recently published book zoom to the number one spot in the British...
Date Published 30/05/2024
Oldham gets a bad rap at times.
Date Published 26/05/2024
Prepare to experience Oldham in a whole new light as Illuminate, the town's popular light night, returns for its seventh year.
Date Published 09/02/2024
Oldham-born Professor Ronald Whittam, FRS, peacefully passed away on Wednesday (August 16) at the age of 98.
Date Published 19/08/2023
Greater Manchester Police are investigating after the urban farm at the Northern Roots centre in Oldham was 'seriously' vandalised.
Date Published 22/05/2023
Northern Roots, which is developing the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park in Oldham, has received a grant of £191,630 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver a...
Date Published 24/03/2023
A total of £20m secured through the Levelling Up fund will aim to boost eco-friendly projects in Oldham; including a learning centre at Northern Roots; a new Green Shoots business...
Date Published 23/03/2023
An ongoing project to make Oldham town centre more accessible and connected for residents is 'taking steps towards being finished'.
Date Published 21/03/2023
A new £5m bridge which would link Oldham and Tameside across the Medlock Valley has been given the green light.
Date Published 16/02/2023
Michael Gove might think the government’s Levelling Up cash is ‘transformational’, but it isn’t going to fix the deep-rooted problems faced by this Greater Manchester town, the...
Date Published 31/01/2023
The annual free Illuminate festival is set to return to Oldham - and this time council organisers have vowed to make it bigger and better than ever.
Date Published 30/01/2023
Oldham has been awarded £20 million for a project to create a groundbreaking new ‘green technology and innovation network’.
Date Published 19/01/2023
Northern Roots, which is creating the UK’s largest urban farm and eco-park near Oldham town centre, has been unanimously approved by Oldham Council planning committee.
Date Published 13/10/2022
Plans for the UK’s biggest urban farm and eco-park in Oldham which bosses hope will attract 100,000 visitors a year are set to be decided next week.
Date Published 07/10/2022
Work to build a new environmentally friendly depot in Alexandra Park is progressing well, with the steel frame now built and the roof going on.
Date Published 02/10/2022
Harvest Fest will take place this Saturday (September 17) at Northern Roots, on Kings Road in Oldham (OL8 2BJ), between 4-9.30pm.
Date Published 11/09/2022
Oldham Council has applied for £40 million of new Levelling Up funding from Government for major projects across the borough.
Date Published 03/08/2022
Plans for a £5 million bridge between Oldham and Tameside which would stand higher than six double-decker buses have been lodged.
Date Published 25/07/2022
Putting residents first - that's the aim of Oldham Council's new leader, Amanda Chadderton, who was formally appointed at today's Annual Council meeting.
Date Published 25/05/2022
Plans for the UK’s biggest urban farm and eco-park in Oldham, which bosses hope will attract 100,000 visitors a year, have been lodged.
Date Published 18/05/2022
Events are kicking off across Oldham, as the hugely popular Greater Manchester (GM) Walking Festival returns for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Date Published 26/04/2022
Plans have been scaled back.
Date Published 25/11/2021
Plans for an eye-catching £5m bridge that would make travelling between Oldham and Tameside easier for cyclists and pedestrians have been unveiled – and now Oldham council are...
Date Published 15/11/2021
Northern Roots has shared initial building designs for the proposed Visitor Centre and Learning Centre on the 160-acre Northern Roots site and invites residents across the borough...
Date Published 27/10/2021
Young people from across Oldham have been helping to co-design Northern Roots’ proposed Visitor Centre and Learning Centre, as part of Northern Roots ongoing community...
Date Published 08/10/2021
Northern Roots is running free site tours so you can discover more about the new urban farm and country park.
Date Published 01/10/2021
The first work on a new climate conscious ‘eco centre’ which will replace a dilapidated council depot is due to begin this autumn
Date Published 21/09/2021
Northern Roots has just unveiled its initial masterplan for the 160-acre site in an interactive map and is inviting residents and local communities to meet the project team, get...
Date Published 27/08/2021
