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Go ahead given to proposals to transform Spindles and relocate Tommyfield Market
By Charlotte Green, Local Democary Reporter COUNCILLORS have given the green light to proposals transform Spindles Shopping Centre and relocate Tommyfield Market to create a…
Up to 400 homes approved for Shaw Distribution Centre
UP to 400 new homes are to be built on a huge industrial estate in Oldham after councillors approved ‘major’ plans which include the demolition…
Chief executive leaving Oldham Council
By Charlotte Green – Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM’S first female chief executive is to leave her post after more than 12 years at the local…
Council to invest extra £1.27m and clean every district as part of new ‘Don’t Trash Oldham’ campaign
OLDHAM Council is set to carry out a deep clean of every district in the borough over the coming months. It’s part of the council’s…
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Local football clubs to feature in new book
FOLLOWING the success of John Gilder’s first book on amateur football in Oldham, which sold out in 14 days, he is publishing a second volume…
Oldham Community Leisure centres to see Covid restrictions eased
COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted at Oldham Community Leisure centres – including Royton – from Monday, July 19 in line with the government’s stages for…
Sailing club looking for beginners
AFTER a lengthy period when training courses were not allowed, Dovestone Sailing Club is restarting its popular Royal Yachting Association, (RYA), level one and two…
Saddleworth 3Ds look forward to normality returning
AS the curtain came down on a long and difficult season, Saddleworth 3Ds reflected on the good and bad of 2020-21. Another season blighted by…
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Radical Kindness mural captures community spirit during pandemic
COMMUNITY moments of kindness throughout the Covid-19 pandemic are captured in a ‘Radical Kindness Project’ mural which has been unveiled at Spindles Shopping Centre in…
Dr Kershaw’s Hospice named as finalist in national 2021 Nursing Times Awards
DR Kershaw’s Hospice has been shortlisted as a finalist in The Nursing Times Awards 2021 in recognition of the support its Home Team provides to…
MP Jim McMahon rewards Oldham Cancer Support Group fundraisers with House of Commons gifts
TWO fundraisers from Oldham Cancer Support Group have been presented with special gifts from the House of Commons by their patron and MP Jim McMahon.…
Step out on Walk for Maggie’s to remember and support people with cancer
By Sabiha Uddin PUT your best foot forward on a night walk with Maggie’s Oldham to remember people you love and help raise money to…
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Comedy, craft beer and street food in store as Donkeystone hosts Live & Kicking weekend
HAVE you heard? Live events are back with a bang! Donkeystone Brewing Co are hosting the annual Live & Kicking event at the Uppermill Civic…
Zog roars onto Coliseum stage
THERE is entertainment for all the family at Oldham Coliseum Theatre this August as Zog roars onto the stage. The smash hit stage adaptation from…
Drama, comedy, music and magic in store with Oldham Coliseum’s autumn/winter season
THERE is heart-warming and thought-provoking drama alongside comedy, music, magic and dance – plus the much-loved annual pantomime – as Oldham Coliseum Theatre announces its…
Oldham Pride celebrations come to Coliseum
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is thrilled to celebrate Oldham Pride with three events in July. Provocative, tender, truthful, funny, political and personal, pulling no punches, hilarious…
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Oldham Council opens new business grant for travel agents, events, leisure and night-time economy sector
OLDHAM Council has launched a new business grant to support certain businesses being impacted by the ongoing restrictions for international travel, leisure, events and the…
Oldham College named one of UK’s ‘best workplace for women’
OLDHAM College is celebrating after officially being named a 2021 UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Women, ranking at number 27 in the Large Size category. The…
It’s official: Oldham College is ‘Great Place to Work’
OLDHAM College is celebrating after achieving Great Place to Work Certification™. Great Place to Work® is the global authority on workplace culture. Their unparalleled benchmark…
Bittersweet hello at Oldham Old Town Hall
THE last few months have been a little bitter for everyone… so it’s definitely time to enjoy something sweet. Why not treat yourself to ‘Bittersweet’,…
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‘Royal’ opportunity leads Angel to take gap year
A FORMER Oldham College student is taking a gap year from her degree to be a costume trainee on the set of Netfilx global hit The Crown. Angel…
Mayor Andy Burnham tells Summer School participants their generation will ‘put right the chaos in politics’
MAYOR of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham told participants at MP Debbie Abrahams’ Working for Your Community Summer School that they will ‘put right the chaos…
MP Debbie Abrahams welcomes Summer School participants
MP Debbie Abrahams said she hopes to ‘nurture the next generation of community activists’ as her eighth annual Summer School begins. The MP for Oldham…
Community steps out over Saddleworth’s Three Peaks to raise £15,000 for Mahdlo Youth Zone
By Sabiha Uddin A RECORD turnout of more than 240 people from the local community and businesses put their best foot forward over Saddleworth’s Three…