ROYAL Oldham Hospital has been told its medical care services must improve by a watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an inspection last August…
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£220k fund offers local grants to tackle waste and boost recycling
LOCAL projects can now apply for grants of up to £20,000 to help reduce waste and boost recycling in new and creative ways. The Recycle…
View More £220k fund offers local grants to tackle waste and boost recyclingCommunity push for banking hub in Royton
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to give their backing to a new banking hub in Royton. The town has lost all of its high street banks,…
View More Community push for banking hub in RoytonOldham man, 76, to face trial over historic child sex offences
AN ELDERLY man from Oldham will appear in court next year on trial for historic sexual offences against children in the town. Mumtaz Khan, 76,…
View More Oldham man, 76, to face trial over historic child sex offencesPearson Solicitors facilitate complex social housing deal at historic Adelphi Lads Club
OLDHAM-BASED Pearson Solicitors have been part of a landmark venture to facilitate the sale of the former Adelphi Lads Club site in Salford to pave…
View More Pearson Solicitors facilitate complex social housing deal at historic Adelphi Lads ClubNew funding will ‘provide urgent lifeline’ for Oldham families
OVER £4 million will be spent over the next year to support Oldham residents experiencing financial hardship. The cash boost has come courtesy of the…
View More New funding will ‘provide urgent lifeline’ for Oldham familiesOldham council to face leadership challenge from independent group
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter AN independent councillor plans to challenge the leadership of Oldham Council’s Labour boss. Cllr Kamran Ghafoor from The…
View More Oldham council to face leadership challenge from independent groupNew face at Housing Units as they look to build on success
HUGELY successful retailer Housing Units has added more experience to its team with the appointment of Martin Norris. With a wealth of experience in furniture…
View More New face at Housing Units as they look to build on successOldham councillors to be asked to vote on cutting their number
OLDHAM councillors will be asked to vote on whether a third of them should be cut. Or as one put it, ‘turkeys will be asked…
View More Oldham councillors to be asked to vote on cutting their numberFormer hospital ward demolished in Oldham
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter DRAMATIC photos capture the moment a former hospital wing was demolished in Oldham this week. The former Women…
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