POLICE, water, and council chiefs are stepping up measures this weekend (16 – 17 Jan) to reduce the number of day-trippers flouting Covid guidance at…
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Help draw up new borough boundaries
LOCAL people are invited to help draw up new ward boundaries across Oldham as part of a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for…
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Frank’s life on the ocean wave is just swell! Greenfield rower reaches halfway point of Atlantic crossing
ADVENTURER Frank Rothwell is having a ‘whale of a time’ in his bid to become the oldest man to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean.…
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Remembering Shane, a rugby giant
SADDLEWORTH Rangers and the wider rugby family are mourning the death of Shane ‘Jocky’ Wilson at the age of 50. Rangers’ chairman, who had been…
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Supermarkets to ban shoppers without face masks
THE country’s biggest supermarket chains have united in enforcing new rules on face masks and lone shopping as Covid-19 infection rates continue to rise. Tesco,…
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Community stalwart Kathleen Hudson dies after short illness
COMMUNITY stalwart Kathleen Hudson has died aged 82 after a short illness. Kathleen (née Wood), born in Greenfield on July 13, 1938, was the wife…
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Bridleway boost as new bridge confirmed for Uppermill
A SECTION of the Pennine Bridleway in Uppermill is set to be re-opened this Spring after the installation of a new £70,000 bridge. Costs of…
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Concerns over supply as health chiefs aim to vaccinate 25,000 a week in Oldham
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter HEALTH chiefs are aiming to vaccinate 25,000 people against Covid-19 every week in Oldham but warn there could be…
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Doyle handed contract extension by Manchester City
MANCHESTER City have handed a four-year contract extension to midfield player Tommy Doyle. The 19-year-old, the grandson of City greats Mike Doyle and Glyn Pardoe,…
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Whole of England placed back in lockdown by Prime Minister
THE AREA is back in a full lockdown after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed new national measures. Schools, many of which reopened today, will close…
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