Councillors force Oldham borough to request Places for Everyone withdrawal
SHAW and Crompton councillors have helped force Oldham Council to request withdrawal from a controversial planning scheme. The borough authority will now write to Secretary…
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Motivational Language Careers Event a huge success
SCHOOLS in Oldham and Tameside attended a motivational careers event on Thursday 6th February with the aim of increasing the number of students who elect…
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Boost for Oldham students preparing for GCSEs
THERE are now just months to go until this year’s GCSE exams begin in secondary schools up and down the country. In Oldham, some students…
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Budding gardeners blossom in competition
A BUNCH of amateur gardeners have shown that they are blooming marvellous. Green-fingered residents of First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have been perfecting their planting…
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Oldham faces Post Office closure amid WH Smith shutdown: MP urges Government intervention
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Service THE closure of a WH Smith branch in Oldham has sparked fears the town centre will permanently lose…
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Free art sessions for people with life-limiting illnesses
LIVING with a life-limiting or serious illness can often be a lonely experience. With that in mind, a local hospice is looking to bring people…
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Ninth arrest made in Oldham firearms investigation
POLICE have confirmed they have made a ninth arrest in connection with a firearms incident in Oldham. An 18-year-old man suffered serious injuries during the…
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Geese move From Russia With Love… to Oldham
Royton-based ecologist James Walsh finds out more about a rare visitor to Oldham. THE name’s Walsh, James Walsh, license to chill, also known as The…
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Councillors help force emergency Oldham meeting over Places for Everyone
SHAW and Crompton councillors have helped force an emergency meeting of the Oldham borough authority over its standing in the controversial Places for Everyone scheme.…
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Festival shedding light on Oldham set to dazzle
A LATE-NIGHT light festival promises to be bigger and brighter than ever this year. There’s the opportunity for people of all ages to discover Oldham…
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