OCL launches new bereavement, health and wellbeing sessions

FREE online bereavement, health and wellbeing sessions for anyone affected by grief have been launched by Oldham Active Communities, part of Oldham Community Leisure (OCL),…

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Post some positivity this year with Oldham Coliseum

OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre is launching a community project asking people of all ages to create postcards filled with positivity. The theatre is inviting people to…

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Military helps deliver rapid Covid tests at Shaw Lifelong Learning Centre for key workers

RAPID Covid-19 testing is underway across Oldham with help from the military for key workers without symptoms of the virus. From Monday, January 18, people…

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OCL’s Kate vaccine ready after successful retraining

KATE Foster, a quality and compliance manager for Oldham Community Leisure, has swapped her desk and clip board for PPE and syringes. While furloughed, Kate,…

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Military drafted in to help deliver rapid Covid tests for key workers in Oldham

By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter THE military has been drafted in to help launch rapid Covid-19 testing for key workers without symptoms of the…

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Concerns over supply as health chiefs aim to vaccinate 25,000 a week in Oldham

By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter HEALTH chiefs are aiming to vaccinate 25,000 people against Covid-19 every week in Oldham but warn there could be…

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First healthcare worker in Oldham to receive Covid-19 vaccine targets frontline return

By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter AN Oldham nurse who was the first person in the local NHS to get the Covid-19 vaccine hopes it…

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More businesses affected by Covid-19 to benefit from cash grants

OLDHAM Council is launching new business grant schemes to support those affected by local and national coronavirus restrictions. They include grants to support leisure, visitor…

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Dramatic drop in Covid-19 cases in Oldham hotspots

By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter Werneth has seen the highest number of coronavirus infections in Oldham but cases are continuing to fall dramatically in…

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