OLYMPIC gold medal sailor Stuart Bithell is feeling swell after receiving a sporting ‘gong’ in the New Year’s Honours List. And Bithell’s MBE ensured double…
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Work begins to transform Oldham’s Old Library
THE first phase of a major project to restore and reopen Oldham’s historic Old Library has started. The work will protect and preserve the Union…
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Improved CQC Rating for Royton’s Royley House Care Home
RESIDENTIAL care home Royley House in Royton has progressed from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘good’ after its latest CQC inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has…
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Hospices join forces with Strictly Dance to raise funds for patient care
DR Kershaw’s and Willow Wood Hospices have partnered up to bring their very own version of popular BBC programme Strictly Come Dancing once more. Royton-based…
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‘Predatory’ man handed a 16-year sentence after rape
A MAN who hid in the home of his victim before attacking and raping her has been sentenced to a total of 16 years. Adam…
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Oldham College revives spirit of Christmas 2019 with new charity single
OLDHAM College is launching the countdown to the festive season with the release of a new charity single: ‘Christmas is Here’. Staff and students have…
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Festive film encourages people to shop local this Christmas
AN uplifting, festive film reminds people across Oldham to shop local as the countdown to Christmas starts across the borough. Jo and Paul Perry of…
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Former Oldham letting agency fined
A LETTING agency has been issued with penalty notices worth £3,000 for operating illegally. Back in 2014 it became a legal requirement for all letting…
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Help shape vision for Northern Roots urban farm and country park with next phase of consultation
THE next phase of consultation for Northern Roots, which is creating a new urban farm and country park at Snipe Clough in Oldham, is now…
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Former Kitten Kerry is purr-fect choice for Oldham panto baddie
A FORMER I’m a Celebrity winner and a Coronation Street legend head the star-studded cast as pantomime returns to the Grange Theatre in Oldham this…
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