Charity launches online directory so no older person has to be alone this Christmas

A CHARITY dedicated to ending loneliness in older people has launched a free online directory that lists festive events across the UK for older people to get involved…

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Francis House Children’s Hospice celebrates 30 years

FRANCIS House children’s hospice, which has seen thousands of sick children and their families come through its doors as well as countless celebrities, footballers and…

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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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Oasis academies sign Pledge to Peace and plant saplings from Hiroshima

PUPILS from four Oasis academies in Oldham have signed the Pledge to Peace and planted saplings that survived the 1945 Hiroshima A-bomb. Community members from…

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Go-ahead given for 99 homes on site of former Royton cotton mill

By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter PLANS to build nearly 100 homes – half of which would be affordable – on the site of a former…

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Oldham Coliseum to welcome Audio Tour of Papatango New Writing Prize winners 

THREE award-winning new audio plays are coming to Oldham Coliseum as part of a national tour from the thirteenth annual Papatango New Writing Prize.  In a…

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