A previously unknown letter from local suffragette, Annie Kenney, is to go on display for the first time at Gallery Oldham. Working-class political activist and…
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Police dog leaps into action after car chase
A POLICE dog helped arrest two people after a stolen car chase into the Royton and Shaw area. The Ford Mondeo vehicle was halted by…
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Man with links to Oldham wanted by Police
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man from Hyde. Grant Leigh (24/03/1991) is wanted in connection with an arson that…
View More Man with links to Oldham wanted by PoliceShaw set for £1.4million works to repair culverts
AN EXTENSIVE £1.4million culvert repair works project is underway in Shaw to carry out essential works in the area. The repairs to the Pencil Brook…
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Search for relatives of doodlebug victim Henry Lewis
AN APPEAL has been launched to find family of a Shaw serviceman killed during World War Two. Corporal Henry Lewis and 10 others were mortally…
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Have your say on council tax reduction plans
OLDHAM residents are being urged to respond to a consultation on some important changes to the town’s Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme. Oldham Council is…
View More Have your say on council tax reduction plansRaiders hunted after couple attacked in their own home
A FRIGHTENED Shaw couple were threatened by three masked men who broke into their home during an afternoon crime spree across Saddleworth, Shaw and Rochdale.…
View More Raiders hunted after couple attacked in their own homeCommunity invited to #askAndy GM this month
THE local community has the chance to put their questions to Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham at a question time event in Oldham this…
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Big step towards securing statue of Oldham suffragette Annie Kenney
A CAMPAIGN spearheaded by Oldham West and Royton MP Jim McMahon to erect a statue in honour of suffragette Annie Kenney has taken a huge…
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Mystery as Labour Party suspends Royton North councillor James Larkin
JAMES Larkin, a councillor for the Royton North ward, has been suspended from the Labour Party pending investigation. No reason has been given for Cllr…
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