PLANS to secure £25 million to improve Oldham town centre have moved a step closer thanks to the Oldham Town Deal Board. The board, made…
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Oldham MPs thank community and voluntary sector for response to Covid-19
OLDHAM MPs Debbie Abrahams and Jim McMahon have paid tribute to the hard work and dedication shown by local community and voluntary sector groups in…
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Former OCL swim teacher swaps pool for frontline
A former swimming teacher with Oldham Community Leisure (OCL) has swapped her goggles for PPE, working as a frontline nurse at Tameside Hospital during the…
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First steps taken to grassroots football return
THE first tentative steps to a return for grassroots football have been taken. Following the Government’s relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions from June 1, the Football…
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OCL launches online workouts suitable for all
OLDHAM Community Leisure (OCL) has launched a new online exercise option for residents, targeted specifically at those who may have reduced mobility, underlying health conditions or…
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Theatres team up to stream musical The Hired Man
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Hull Truck Theatre are streaming their landmark 2019 revival of The Hired Man to raise vital funds their project. Together the theatres reach…
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Storm-trouper! Ice man Dave has marathon charity challenge licked
AFTER 36 days and more than 200 miles Dave Fairbrother took off his ice hockey kit for the final time. But even after his marathon…
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MP’s ‘virtual’ Working for Your Community Summer School 2020 open for applications
Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has opened applications for her seventh annual Working for Your Community Summer School – but this year the school…
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Lockdown can’t ‘park’ Kim and Mark’s horticulture apprentice ambitions
WHILE lockdown has seen a boom in people tending their gardens, this type of work has continued as normal for Oldham College’s Horticulture apprentices. Two…
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Oldham’s Tommyfield Market Hall set to reopen after three months
OLDHAM Council is urging residents to ‘love their local market and shop local’ as Tommyfield Market prepares to reopen on Monday, June 15 after nearly three months.…
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