‘USE it or lose it,’ is the stark warning from a leading member of Shaw and Crompton Royal British Legion. Treasurer Phelyp Bennett fears the…
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Shaw and Crompton falls silent on 100th anniversary of inaugural Remembrance Day service
THEY came in their thousands to Crompton War Memorial to mark Remembrance Sunday 2019. There were babes in pushchairs, medal strewn veteran servicemen and women,…
View More Shaw and Crompton falls silent on 100th anniversary of inaugural Remembrance Day serviceRoyton remembers
ABOUT 1,000 people filled Royton Park for the poignant annual Remembrance Day event organised by the Royton Branch of the Royal British Legion. 1855 Royton…
View More Royton remembersExtra services give festive boost to Metrolink customers
METROLINK customers will have reason for a little extra Christmas cheer, with additional and later running trams set to operate throughout the festive period. From…
View More Extra services give festive boost to Metrolink customersTeenager jailed for attempted rape in Oldham
A boy who attempted to rape two women in the space of two months has been jailed for 8 years. The 17-year-old, who cannot be…
View More Teenager jailed for attempted rape in OldhamOldham full council meeting descends into chaos as police called
By Charlotte Green, local democracy reporter POLICE were called into Oldham’s council chamber as its full council meeting descended into chaos on Wednesday, November 6.…
View More Oldham full council meeting descends into chaos as police calledPolice release CCTV footage following armed robbery in Oldham
Police have released CCTV footage following an armed robbery at a convenience store in Oldham. Shortly before 3.50pm on Monday 28 September 2019 a man…
View More Police release CCTV footage following armed robbery in OldhamFallen hero: Memories of Shaw man whose name and deeds live on
WHILE Remembrance Day annually focuses the mind on those members of the armed forces who gave their lives in the line of duty, they are…
View More Fallen hero: Memories of Shaw man whose name and deeds live onCowlishaw consultation over plans to build 250 homes on OPOL land
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter PLANS have been revealed for hundreds of new homes on countryside controversially allocated for housing under the region’s development…
View More Cowlishaw consultation over plans to build 250 homes on OPOL landMayor of Oldham takes a break after major surgery
MAYOR of Oldham Councillor Ginny Alexander has announced she is to “take a short break” from her duties after undergoing major surgery. Cllr Alexander, wife…
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