By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter A DERELICT ‘eyesore’ Victorian mill in Royton could be demolished and replaced with a five-storey apartment block. Plans have been…
View More Plans submitted to replace Victorian mill in Royton with five-storey apartment block
BRITAIN’S way out of lockdown has been spelled out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. And non-essential businesses, including hairdressers and beauty salons, should reopen on…
View More “The end is in sight”- Britain’s road out of lockdown announced
AN investigation has been launched following a report of a sexual assault in Oldham. Officers were called around 12.40am this morning (Sunday, February 21) to…
View More Police investigation launched following sexual assault in Royton Park
FORMER Oldham Cricket Club captain Howard Schofield has paid tribute to ex-West Indies Test player Ezra Moseley who has died aged 63. Moseley, who played…
View More Cricketing legend Ezra Moseley killed in Barbados road accident
IN local amateur football, John Gilder scored with his Match of the Day reports which were an eagerly awaited read in the Oldham Evening Chronicle.…
View More Nostalgic look back at local football’s most memorable matches
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
CROMPTON Moor was in the spotlight on BBC’s Countryfile to highlight a pilot project to see how effective natural methods can be for preventing flooding.…
View More Crompton Moor features on BBC’s Countryfile during flood management pilot project
By Charlotte Green, local democracy reporter THE Royal Oldham Hospital has been told it must improve its emergency care after a watchdog found there was…
View More ‘Potential significant risk of harm’: Royal Oldham Hospital told to improve emergency care after surprise inspection by watchdog
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
BOMB squad officers were called out after a ‘suspicious item’ was discovered underneath a car. The technical team arrived at Arkwright Street in Oldham just…
View More Bomb squad declares item found under car in Oldham as ‘no threat to public’