A RARE, white, heron-like bird is attempting to become the Oldham borough’s most famous bird… and is likely to ruffle Chaddy The Owl’s feathers in…
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Category: Breaking News
Hollinwood Junction is next stop for Costa Coffee
OLDHAM Council and Langtree have signed up Costa Coffee to the £35million Hollinwood Junction regeneration project. The national coffee chain will bring forward a…
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Oldham’s Youth Service delivers outstanding service throughout pandemic
SINCE the beginning of lockdown, Oldham Council Youth Service has been working hard to engage with the borough’s young people. The team has been busy…
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Oldham Coliseum asks public to ‘Get Behind Us’ with first ever Crowdfunder to raise £40,000
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has launched its first ever Crowdfunder asking the public to ‘Get Behind Us’ and support the theatre’s future for generations to come.…
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Royton man has been jailed for drugs offences
A ROYTON man has been jailed for drugs offences. Daniel Barnett, 43, of Three Acre Avenue, pleaded guilty at Stockport Magistrates’ Court to possession of…
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Oldham records highest daily new COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM has recorded its highest daily total of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as infections in town…
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‘Let’s not be complacent’ – a message from Cllr Sean Fielding
Let’s not mess up all the hard work we’ve done over the last few weeks. That’s the message from Council Leader Sean Fielding to residents…
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RL Roll of Honour place for Oldhamer
OLDHAM RLFC chairman Chris Hamilton was a special guest of the Rugby Football League at a function in Huddersfield to mark the sport’s 125th birthday and…
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COVID-19 cases in Oldham begin to decrease following targeted intervention in hotspot areas
CASES of coronavirus are continuing to plateau in Oldham, with the two largest hotspots recording steep falls. In the last seven days to August 29,…
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Former Shaw councillor placed on sex offenders register
A FORMER Oldham councillor handed a suspended prison sentence for having indecent photographs of children didn’t download the pictures on his town hall-issued laptop, the…
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