FURTHER cost-saving measures are being implemented at Oldham Council, to tackle a funding gap of £30m in the current financial year. Due to a £215m reduction in…
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Oldham Council has outlined a refreshed Town Centre Vision which will see it increase its town centre housing ambitions from 2,000 to 2,400 homes and…
View More Oldham Council outlines its town centre vision
By Charlotte Green – Local Democracy Reporter A CARE home where children set a bedroom on fire, use cannabis and demonstrate ‘extreme aggression’ when demanding…
View More Oldham care home for children receives damning Ofsted report
RESIDENTS are invited to share their photographs, nostalgia and artwork to help Oldham commemorate Victory over Japan Day. Saturday 15 August marks 75 years since…
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Oldham Council has shone a spotlight on the many local businesses which have gone above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic. The council has been celebrating companies…
View More Oldham Council celebrates local businesses rising to the challenge
Oldham chiefs have lifted the lid on why they aren’t offering residents a 50% discount on their council tax during the coronavirus crisis. At the…
View More Oldham residents will not receive 50% council tax reduction during coronavirus pandemic
On Thursday 23 April Oldham Council Cabinet met for the first time since lockdown, using Microsoft Teams to discuss the financial implications of the COVID-19…
View More Oldham Council Cabinet – “Government need to assure us more coronavirus funding is coming”By Charlotte Green – Local Democracy Reporter PLANS to refurbish Royton’s historic Town Hall have moved a step closer after bosses agreed to go out…
View More Royton Town Hall refurb moves step closerWorks to demolish Hartford Mill have begun – marking the start of a major regeneration and housing project in Werneth. Contractors are now on site…
View More Demolition of Hartford Mill beginsBy Charlotte Green Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM Council would be ‘naive’ to think cases of child sexual exploitation do not take place, says leader, Councillor Sean…
View More Leader says council ‘naïve’ to think child sexual exploitation cases do not take place