A THRIVING community enterprise in Royton is at the centre of an on-going initiative to bring a discounted food service to families on low incomes.…
View More Affordable food for thought as Royton church becomes latest hub for FCHO and TBBT
Author: Trevor Baxter
In-spire-d! Six of the best from Sixth Form College win Oxbridge offers
OLDHAM may be short on dreaming spires but when it comes to academically making the grade four students from the town’s Sixth Form College have…
View More In-spire-d! Six of the best from Sixth Form College win Oxbridge offers
Have your say: Oldham Council calls on the public’s views on Spindles redevelopment
OLDHAM Council is calling on the public to have their say on the redevelopment of Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre. The council purchased the landmark…
View More Have your say: Oldham Council calls on the public’s views on Spindles redevelopment
Oldham Council launches self-employed business grants
Businesses in the leisure and hospitality sectors that are based at home and can evidence ongoing fixed commercial costs can now apply for a business grant thanks…
View More Oldham Council launches self-employed business grants
Public support is good news for town crier Marcus after resignation shock
MARCUS Emms is reconsidering his decision to hang up his bell as Shaw and Crompton town crier after receiving overwhelming backing. Family man Marcus, who…
View More Public support is good news for town crier Marcus after resignation shock
Plans rejected to convert former Shaw pub into emergency homeless accommodation
A PLANNING application to convert the former Weavers Answer public house on Milnrow Road, Shaw into an 18-room, temporary homeless hostel has been refused. A…
View More Plans rejected to convert former Shaw pub into emergency homeless accommodation
MP leads opposition to proposed Royton waste to energy plant
PLANS to build an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) – as tall as 12 double-decker buses – in Royton will be opposed by local politicians. A…
View More MP leads opposition to proposed Royton waste to energy plant
Plans submitted to convert former Shaw pub into emergency homeless accommodation
A PLANNING application has been submitted to Oldham Council seeking to convert the former Weavers Answer public house on Milnrow Road, Shaw into an 18-room,…
View More Plans submitted to convert former Shaw pub into emergency homeless accommodation
Residents urged to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with their own ‘services’
RESIDENTS in Shaw and Crompton are asked to light a candle and place a stone at home to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) on Wednesday, January…
View More Residents urged to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with their own ‘services’
OCL’s Kate vaccine ready after successful retraining
KATE Foster, a quality and compliance manager for Oldham Community Leisure, has swapped her desk and clip board for PPE and syringes. While furloughed, Kate,…
View More OCL’s Kate vaccine ready after successful retraining