By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter SPRINGHEAD and Grasscroft have emerged as the region’s Covid hotspot as cases continue to soar across Greater Manchester. The…
View More Springhead and Grasscroft named as region’s Covid hotspots as cases soar across Greater Manchester
WALK-IN vaccination clinics for those looking to get their first Covid jab (Pfizer dose) are being held at the Dinwoodie Centre at the Royal Oldham…
View More Walk-in vaccination clinics set up at Royal Oldham Hospital to deliver first Covid jabs
A DELPH company has produced a short film to remind residents of the latest rules despite a further easing of lockdown restrictions. From today (Monday,…
View More Up Periscope! Saddleworth film makers commissioned for lockdown easing animation
THE doors at Saddleworth Museum are finally reopening to the public in May after being closed for 15 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. A…
View More Saddleworth Museum looks forward to reopening after 15 months
RESIDENTS across Saddleworth and Oldham who have not yet been vaccinated are invited to get involved in an important Covid-19 vaccine study that could add…
View More Saddleworth’s younger residents offered chance to join vaccine study
WHEN Sharon Musgrove became a pub landlady for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic, she knew there would be challenges ahead. She didn’t, however,…
View More Landlady Sharon delighted as Dobcross pub finally re-opens
A WELCOME boost of £56,000 has been granted to Oldham Coliseum Theatre from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. This award will…
View More £56,600 grant boost for Oldham Coliseum from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
OLDHAM College learners have been taking their cue from a star-studded line-up of industry professionals – despite learning remotely. Around 100 Performing Arts students were…
View More The show must go on! No intermission for Oldham College learners
MORE than 100,000 registered patients in Saddleworth and Oldham have received their first coronavirus vaccination, including more than half of the borough’s adult population. As of Sunday, March 28, 52…
View More Vaccines given to more than 100,000 registered patients across Oldham
CORONAVIRUS testing across Saddleworth and Oldham is undergoing a major restructure to help give residents better access. As some lockdown rules ease from Monday, March…
View More Major changes to coronavirus testing in Saddleworth as lockdown rules ease
OLDHAM Council has launched a new £500,000 funding pot to support businesses that are struggling to pay ongoing commercial property costs as a result of the pandemic. One-off grants…
View More More businesses to benefit from grants thanks to new scheme
Advertisement feature by Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers SADDLEWORTH businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic now have an insurance lifeline thanks to a recent Supreme Court…
View More Saddleworth businesses could gain £1000s in pandemic pay-outs
SADDLEWORTH Museum is continuing to serve the community, despite its doors having been closed for almost 12 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And the…
View More Saddleworth Museum calls on community support to help secure future
More than 50,000 registered patients across Oldham have now been vaccinated against the coronavirus. As of Monday 15 February, the number of first dose vaccinations…
View More More than 50,000 residents in Oldham vaccinated against coronavirus
Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers look at: Can employers demand you to have the Covid vaccine? AS the vaccine programme rolls out across the country and…
View More Can employers demand you to have the Covid vaccine?
A GREENFIELD resident fears thousands of visitors to Dovestone Reservoir are putting the village at increased risk of coronavirus. Catherine Knowles has called on leading…
View More Greenfield resident urges political leaders to implement immediate Covid-19 risk assessment at Dovestone
RAPID Covid-19 testing is underway in Saddleworth and Oldham with help from the military for key workers without symptoms of the virus. About 150 tests…
View More Military helps deliver rapid Covid tests at Uppermill Civic Hall for key workers
KATE Foster, a quality and compliance manager for Oldham Community Leisure, has swapped her desk and clip board for PPE and syringes. While furloughed, Kate,…
View More OCL’s Kate vaccine ready after successful retraining
AFTER the latest weekend influx of visitors to Dovestone Reservoir, Oldham East and Saddleworth East MP Debbie Abrahams wants greater clarity from Government over Covid-19…
View More MP calls on Government for clearer guidance on exercising “locally” after another busy weekend at Dovestone
WHEN Sally Harrison and Matt Aspinall decided on a spur of the moment wedding, they really did wonder if they would get themselves to the…
View More Sally and Matt make it to the church on time
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter THE military has been drafted in to help launch rapid Covid-19 testing for key workers without symptoms of the…
View More Military drafted in to help deliver rapid Covid tests for key workers 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…
View More Concerns over supply as health chiefs aim to vaccinate 25,000 a week in Oldham
GREENFIELD Rail Action Group (GRAG) is determined to keep fighting for improvements to local services despite the considerable changes and challenges caused the Covid-19 pandemic.…
View More Greenfield Rail Action Group aims to work along same lines despite pandemic changes
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…
View More Whole of England placed back in lockdown by Prime Minister
GREATER Manchester, including Oldham, is being moved into tier four of Covid-19 regulations. From 12.01am tomorrow (Thurs, December 31), the region will be placed into…
View More Saddleworth to move into tier four Covid-19 restrictions
Saddleworth Museum is encouraging the community to get involved with its 200+ Club monthly lottery draw or spend at their online shop to help raise…
View More Saddleworth Museum invites community to join lottery draw and shop online to raise vital funds
AN EYE-CATCHING exhibition is available to view online featuring stunning work from local artists of scenes and sights both home and abroad. The Winter Exhibition…
View More Winter exhibition goes online to share stunning work from Saddleworth Group of Artists
WHEN bride-to-be Kate Wilson found out her rearranged wedding fell on the same day as Dr Kershaw’s Light Up a Life event, she decided to…
View More Couple’s postponed wedding day made even more special by including Dr Kershaw’s Light Up a Life event
SPECSAVERS Oldham has raised £1,034 in just two weeks to support families in their local communities this Christmas. The store was overwhelmed after counting up…
View More Specsavers Oldham raises £1,034 for local foodbanks in just two weeks
Businesses which directly supply the hospitality and leisure sectors and have been impacted by coronavirus restrictions could benefit from a new cash grant scheme. Oldham Council has launched supply chain grants to support businesses…
View More Coronavirus business grants launched to help hospitality and leisure sectors supply chain
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter AN Oldham nurse who was the first person in the local NHS to get the Covid-19 vaccine hopes it…
View More First healthcare worker in Oldham to receive Covid-19 vaccine targets frontline return
SADDEWORTH will remain in the highest level of Covid-19 regulations after a Government review. Hopes were building Oldham borough would be downgraded to tier two…
View More Saddleworth to stay in tier three of Covid-19 regulations
OLDHAM borough’s Coronavirus vaccination programme will start next week. This is the biggest mass vaccination programme in the history of the NHS. Over the coming…
View More Coronavirus vaccination programme starts next week
OLDHAM Council is launching new business grant schemes to support those affected by local and national coronavirus restrictions. They include grants to support leisure, visitor…
View More More businesses affected by Covid-19 to benefit from cash grants
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