SHAW is to remain a Parish Council after a narrow defeat for campaigners looking to change the name to Town Council. An eight-month debate, including…
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Parents launch fundraising effort for cancer suffering toddler
A MASSIVE fundraising campaign has been launched so a two-year-old girl can receive potentially life-saving cancer treatment. Bodie McNulty was only 10 months old when…
View More Parents launch fundraising effort for cancer suffering toddlerPassenger charter in place for all Oldham taxi drivers
OLDHAM Council has made it mandatory for private hire and hackney carriage drivers to hold a Road Passenger Transport qualification. All the borough’s 1,300 licensed…
View More Passenger charter in place for all Oldham taxi driversTram passenger numbers up despite on-going anti-social behaviour issues
DESPITE being dubbed Metrolink’s worst for anti-social behaviour, transport bosses say the Oldham to Rochdale tram line, including Shaw and Newhey stops, is prospering. Figures…
View More Tram passenger numbers up despite on-going anti-social behaviour issuesMP Debbie Abrahams out of Shadow Cabinet during workplace investigation
MP Debbie Abrahams has written to local Labour Party members to convey her confusion as she claims she has been removed without agreement from her…
View More MP Debbie Abrahams out of Shadow Cabinet during workplace investigationShaw properties hit by burglary spree
A SPATE of burglaries has contributed to Shaw’s crime figures for February and March. Officers from GMP Royton and Shaw are urging home owners and…
View More Shaw properties hit by burglary spree11 people arrested following drug raids in Greater Manchester
A total of 11 people have been arrested today (Thursday 8 March 2018) following drug raids in Greater Manchester and Staffordshire. Officers executed searches at…
View More 11 people arrested following drug raids in Greater ManchesterUn-fare! Catch ticket dodgers before tram price hike
FARE dodging tram passengers are costing Metrolink around £9 millon a year after revelations 12- per-cent of all journeys are not paid for. Fares were…
View More Un-fare! Catch ticket dodgers before tram price hikeMP encourages residents to check on neighbours as Cold Weather Payments are triggered
DEBBIE Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth MP, is encouraging people to check on their neighbours as freezing temperatures trigger emergency winter funding across…
View More MP encourages residents to check on neighbours as Cold Weather Payments are triggeredBeer we go! Pounds to pints as pub plans submitted for former bank
A FORMER Shaw bank could re-open as a public house now plans for a change of use have been submitted to Oldham Council. If successful,…
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