A REMARKABLE nine-year-old from Shaw has been awarded the prestigious British Citizen Youth Award for his efforts to raise money for his local foodbank. Joseph…
View More Shaw youngster presented with British Citizen Youth Award for services to local foodbank
A SPECIAL Remembrance Service will be streamed online in Oldham this year to ensure residents can safely commemorate those who gave their lives for our…
View More Oldham’s residents asked to watch special Remembrance Sunday Service online
OLDHAM Council has stepped in to ensure hundreds of children do not go hungry this half term. Supporting the campaign of Manchester United footballer Marcus…
View More Oldham children to get free meals this half term from Council
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter PEOPLE who are forced to self-isolate after getting ill with Covid-19 or coming into contact with a positive case…
View More £500 ‘Covid support payment’ available for people in Oldham who are forced to self-isolate
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…
View More Tell Chaddy the owl there’s a new bird in town.
OLDHAM Council has bought the Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, safeguarding an important town centre building and paving the way for a new Tommyfield Market, homes and businesses. The purchase will be a catalyst…
View More Oldham Council buys Spindles shopping centre to provide catalyst for town centre recovery
INNOVATIVE equipment from an Oldham-based company is helping businesses and venues keep their visitors Covid-secure as soon as they walk through the door – or…
View More Gate to success: New equipment helps makes businesses and venues Covid-secure
Halloween isn’t going to be as ‘spooktacular’ as previous years – but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some frightfully good fun. Due to Coronavirus,…
View More Halloween and bonfire events cancelled in Oldham
AUTUMN is a great season for birding, writes James Walsh, aka The Mancunian Birder, of the Greater Manchester Birding City Region Project, Autumn is a…
View More Autumn is a great time for birding
NEW eateries specialising in Portuguese, Indian and vegan cuisine are a hit with Oldham’s shoppers, following the recent arrival of six new traders at Tommyfield…
View More New Oldham Market eateries are a big hit!