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…
View More Budding gardeners blossom in competitionOldham 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…
View More Oldham faces Post Office closure amid WH Smith shutdown: MP urges Government interventionFree 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…
View More Free art sessions for people with life-limiting illnessesNinth 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…
View More Ninth arrest made in Oldham firearms investigationCouncillors 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.…
View More Councillors help force emergency Oldham meeting over Places for EveryoneCouncillors call on Oldham to turn the lights off its civic tower
COUNCILLORS, including one for Crompton, have called for Oldham Council to stop an ‘absolute waste of taxpayers’ money’ by lighting up its civic tower. Research…
View More Councillors call on Oldham to turn the lights off its civic towerLocal lad George eyes the biggest of stages
THE BREAK -A-LEG column knows more than most the best theatre talent can be found on its doorstep. Here, Ian Cheeseman speaks to local lad…
View More Local lad George eyes the biggest of stagesRoyton councillor to lead call for Oldham to push for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’
A ROYTON councillor will lead the call for Oldham Council to demand a national public inquiry into ‘rape gangs.’ The authority has welcomed an announcement…
View More Royton councillor to lead call for Oldham to push for national inquiry into ‘rape gangs’It’s time to say goodbye to the old Tommyfield Market
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter AFTER almost 240 years shoppers will soon bid farewell to the beloved Tommyfield market hall, after plans to…
View More It’s time to say goodbye to the old Tommyfield Market