IT MAY be some time before Royton elects a Conservative MP. But the legacy of one of the town’s last Tory politicians lives on for…
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Investigation launched following reports of suspicious package in Oldham
Officers responding to a suspicious device in Oldham have lifted the cordon. Shortly before 11am today (Wednesday 6 February 2019), police were called to reports…
View More Investigation launched following reports of suspicious package in OldhamSave greenbelt campaigners to protest at drop in session
Save Royton’s Greenbelt are holding a “peaceful demonstration against Oldham Council and GMCA revised proposals for the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework on Thursday, February 7.…
View More Save greenbelt campaigners to protest at drop in sessionMahdlo rugby league marathon huge success!
RUGBY League stars past and present have done their bit by tackling police officers in a 13-hour marathon game to raise funds for Mahdlo Youth…
View More Mahdlo rugby league marathon huge success!Thousands of local pensioners may lose their free TV Licence
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has hit out at options being put forward in a consultation by the BBC on the future…
View More Thousands of local pensioners may lose their free TV LicencePolice appeal to help find missing woman from Oldham
Can you help police find a missing woman from Oldham? Jodie Green, 30, was last seen about 5:30pm, Thursday 31 January 2019 on Radcliffe Street,…
View More Police appeal to help find missing woman from OldhamNew church hopes to spread word of God in the community
A NEW church is Shaw is looking to build its congregation after converting a former card shop into a place of worship. Hope Church opened…
View More New church hopes to spread word of God in the communityOn borrowed time RBS branch in Shaw is poised for closure
SHAW’S last bank will pull down the shutters and serve its last customers at the end of this month. But the fate of the Royal…
View More On borrowed time RBS branch in Shaw is poised for closure‘Yes’ to more home but not on greenbelt, say Lib Dems as housing plan comes under attack
THE amended Greater Manchester Plan for Homes, Jobs and the Environment – also known as the GM Spatial Framework – has been criticised for plundering…
View More ‘Yes’ to more home but not on greenbelt, say Lib Dems as housing plan comes under attackSpeedwatch volunteers wanted for duty on busy Rochdale Road
A COMMUNITY speedwatch initiative is set to take place on a section of highway in Royton previously likened to Brands Hatch. But at least four…
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