OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre has been awarded £243,000 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The £1.57 billion fund…
View More Oldham Coliseum receives lifeline grant from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
A BID for cash to replace the Church Road footbridge in Uppermill has been submitted to the Government. The wooden structure – more than 30…
View More Funding bid to bridge Church Road gap
THE Oldham group of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society is delighted to receive more than £7,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund. During these trying times, the group has been unable to…
View More Oldham branch of MS Society receives £7,000 Lottery funding boost
THE chairman of Mahdlo Youth Zone is calling for the community to help young people across the borough by making a pledge to its Get…
View More Call for community to pledge to Mahdlo Youth Zone’s Get Back In The Zone Campaign
Oldham Council is supporting the #SafeStreetsSaveLives campaign and is inviting residents to get involved. Over the coming weeks and months, it is going to be…
View More Consultation: Get involved to help shape safer streets in Oldham
OLDHAM Council has launched a new discretionary grants fund to support certain small businesses which have been impacted by coronavirus and do not meet the…
View More Discretionary business grant fund now open for applications
Local Communications Limited is delighted to have been awarded €25,000 from the European Journalism Covid-19 Support Fund to help us continue to provide important and…
View More €25,000 boost for Local Communications Limited from Emergency Fund
Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton) and Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) are set to hold a webinar for businesses based in Oldham and…
View More Joint Business Webinar with Oldham MPs
On Thursday 23 April Oldham Council Cabinet met for the first time since lockdown, using Microsoft Teams to discuss the financial implications of the COVID-19…
View More Oldham Council Cabinet – “Government need to assure us more coronavirus funding is coming”
LOCAL clubs have already made bids for financial help after Sport England made up to £195 million of funding available to help the sport and…
View More Local clubs can benefit from Sport England funding during coronavirus outbreak
THREE deserving organisations have received welcome cash boosts thanks to Uppermill Co-op’s Local Community Fund. The initiative sees Co-op shoppers and members donate one per…
View More Cash boost for local groups thanks to Uppermill Co-op
LYDGATE’S Olivia Green, one of the country’s leading modern pentathletes, has received a major funding boost. The 20-year-old has been elevated to the elite group…
View More Financial boost for young modern pentathlete Olivia
PUPILS attending Oldham’s smallest and oldest primary school are to benefit from the introduction of new traffic calming measures. Nearly £16,000 has been made available…
View More Road safety boost for Denshaw village school
DOBCROSS Youth Band needs your vote to help secure £500 in the latest round of Grassroots Giving funding organised by Skipton Building Society. The youth…
View More Votes needed to help Dobcross Youth Band secure £500 Grassroots Giving funding
OLDHAM Council has been awarded an extra £813,000 to improve the borough’s roads. This extra money is on top of the £6.2m Highways Improvement Project…
View More Extra funding awarded to help improve Oldham’s roads
Venturefest, the North West’s biggest annual innovation conference and exhibition, comes to Manchester Central on Thursday, September 13 – and the deadline for entries is…
View More Countdown begins For Venturefest’s Innovation Showcase entries
MORE THAN 75 people gathered at Uppermill Methodist Church Hall for an International Women’s Day event paying tribute to and raising funds for women in…
View More International Women’s Day event raises funds to help Palestine women into education
DEBBIE Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth MP, is encouraging people to check on their neighbours as freezing temperatures trigger emergency winter funding across…
View More MP encourages residents to check on neighbours as Cold Weather Payments are triggered
A Colne Valley festival which was set up over 25 years ago has been awarded a national arts grant to help it raise its profile…
View More Marsden Jazz Festival awarded national arts grant
Saddleworth Round Table is helping to keep local traditions alive by making a significant donation to Saddleworth Morris Men. The organisation has pledged £460 to…
View More Saddleworth Round Table helps keep wheels turning for Morris Men traditions
IT was East meets West at Uppermill Methodist Church Hall as a special fundraising event and donations raised more than £700 to help women in…
View More Food for Thought at fundraising event to help Gaza women into education
DO you have what it takes to pitch your plans to Saddleworth Rotary Club ‘Dragons’ in a bid to win funding for your charity or…
View More Dive into the Dragons Den to raise funds for your group from Rotary Club
FRIENDS of Bright Futures School (FBFS) need your support to secure vital funding of up to £25,000 to help their pupils. The parent/teacher association of…
View More Help secure £25,000 for pupils at Bright Futures School
A new funding option for family law at O’Donnells By Anthony Jones, from O’Donnell Solicitors (advertisement feature) O’Donnell Solicitors are pleased to offer a new…
View More A new funding option for family law at O’Donnells
by Niamh Gallagher DOBCROSS Band and Social Club is shining bright after they won a grant from Saddleworth Hydro Sustainability Fund to help put in…
View More Dobcross Band Club is going green with new lighting
THE British Heart Foundation is offering schools the chance to win a unique fun-filled workshop to inspire pupils to learn about how their hearts work.…
View More Win school workshop to get to heart of the matter
DO you have what it takes to pitch your plans to Saddleworth Rotary Club ‘Dragons’ in a bid to win funding for your charity or…
View More Dive into the Dragons Den to raise funds for your charity or group
DO you have an environmental project in mind that could do with a few hundred pounds to get going? Grants are available from the Saddleworth…
View More Renewable energy grants available for Saddleworth projects from Hydro fund
FUNDING of £15,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund is helping to ensure the repairs and future of an historic church. Christ Church Friezland is delighted…
View More Lottery funds ensure repairs for historic Friezland church
PLANS for a new Coliseum Theatre have been approved in a move that will see it occupying a new state-of-the-art facility in Oldham town centre.…
View More Green light from planners for new Oldham Coliseum Theatre
THE CO-OP is looking for Saddleworth groups and organisations to benefit from its ‘Local Community Fund’. The nationwide scheme sees each Co-op branch nominate local…
View More Co-op in hunt for local community causes that need funds
OLDHAM COUNCIL is giving local organisations the opportunity to apply for up to £5,000 in funding to improve the borough for young people. Oldham Council…
View More Kerrching funding available for local youth projects and organisations
THE CARING community is being invited to get behind a crowdfunding scheme to raise £3,600 to secure legal advice and support for tribunals for children…
View More Community crowdfunding needed to secure legal help for tribunals for autistic Grasscroft pupils
Oldham Council’s Cabinet has a decided the Link Centre should remain open but with a different operating model following an in-depth consultation. The Link Centre offers…
View More Oldham’s Link Centre saved after in depth consultation
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