AN ORAL health programme backed by Oldham Council is set to bring cutting-edge AI tooth-brushing technology into local schools and homes. The local authority has…
View More Oldham signs deal with AI dental start-up to tackle children’s oral health crisis
A SADDLEWORTH football club has launched a bid to join the English pyramid system. Uppermill FC currently play in the Manchester League Premier Division. But…
View More Uppermill FC launches bid to enter English pyramid
OLDHAM will shine brightly once again as Illuminate Light Night transforms the town centre with dazzling light art, performances and installations. Everyone is invited to…
View More Oldham town centre to dazzle with art and performances for Illuminate Light Night
MAHDLO Youth Zone is calling for long-term investment in young people as it approaches its 15th year despite financial pressures. The centre, which supports young…
View More Mahdlo fights financial cuts as 15th anniversary approaches
A FATHER-OF-THREE from Saddleworth is getting ready to take on a 100‑mile coastal run to raise funds for a local hospice. Paul Gladwell, a teacher…
View More Diggle dad’s mission in Wales to support charity close to home
HAVE your say on the future of the much-loved Oldham Coliseum Theatre at a ‘brew and chat’ event. Join the theatre’s team at Spindles Shopping…
View More Help shape future of Oldham Coliseum over ‘brew and chat’
LOCAL classrooms could soon be buzzing with more than just French verbs and German grammar as a new festival puts language learning in the spotlight.…
View More New languages festival aims to inspire the next generation
By Ethan Davies – Local Democracy Reporter Taxi drivers in Greater Manchester are to receive millions to upgrade their dirty cars — but only if…
View More Greater Manchester taxis in line for multi-million fund – but only those licensed locally
A FORMER Greenfield social club is set to be demolished and replaced by four homes after planning permission was granted. The building associated with Greenfield…
View More Homes plan for former mill’s social club given go ahead
ANDY Burnham is set to be surprisingly blocked from standing to become Denton’s next MP. The Mayor of Greater Manchester applied for permission to be…
View More Andy Burnham set to be blocked from standing in Denton by-election
SADDLEWORTH’S MP has backed Andy Burnham to return to Parliament. The Mayor of Greater Manchester is weighing up whether to put himself forward as a…
View More Saddleworth MP backs Andy Burnham’s parliamentary return
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter A specialist health unit in Oldham may be relocated to Manchester to help relieve pressure on an ‘overcrowded’…
View More Oldham Breast Unit set to move as A&E pressures mount
Film‑lovers are invited to raise a glass and celebrate the launch of the new Little French Cinema season on Thursday 5 March. The evening begins…
View More Little French Cinema launches new season with epic Musketeers adventure
A much‑loved Shaw clothes shop is preparing to close its doors this week after almost four decades serving the town. Fizz Fashion, on Market Street,…
View More Shaw fashion shop to close after nearly 40 years
Oldham residents are being encouraged to fall back in love with reading as 2026 is officially named the National Year of Reading – a nationwide…
View More Oldham residents urged to rediscover their libraries in National Year of Reading
A LEES store is proving a hit as it provides something missing from the online world – the chance to try things on. Marketplaces like…
View More The Velvet Hanger: ‘The best window in Lees’
DENSHAW Is to get a chance to highlight issues in its area as Saddleworth Parish Council holds its forthcoming meeting in its most outlying village.…
View More Denshaw to host next Saddleworth Parish Council meeting
A SADDLEWORTH councillor has delivered a simple message to people in the area – ‘Don’t be a tosser.’ That is do not toss away rubbish…
View More Councillor delivers blunt message to Saddleworth’s ‘tossers’
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM bosses are eyeing up a bid for the borough to become the UK’s first ‘Town of Culture’…
View More Oldham weighs bid to become UK’s first ‘Town of Culture’
A PIONEERING fostering campaign has been launched by Oldham Council to support children living in residential care to move into loving foster homes. The Stepping…
View More Pioneering Stepping Forward fostering campaign to support local children
YOUNG football fans can bag free tickets to an Oldham Athletic match while supporting a local charity, thanks to a new fundraising event taking place…
View More Free Latics tickets up for grabs as kids go on hero walk at Boundary Park
THE SADDLEWORTH councillor found to have recorded a private meeting that was leaked on social media admits he ‘did the wrong thing for the right…
View More Saddleworth Councillor insists meeting recording was ‘the wrong thing for the right reasons’
KEVIN Sinfield heading out on another physical challenge so soon after finishing one? His pal says do not rule it out. For Darrel Rogers believes…
View More Kevin Sinfield’s mate believes he ‘could go again’ after latest physical challenge
Former Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE, has become the first Asian person to receive the borough’s highest civic honour. The title of…
View More Historic honour for former Oldham mayor
A NEW group hopes to tackle a growing issue in Saddleworth – digital exclusion. The world may be moving online and paperless, but not everyone…
View More New Saddleworth group out to tackle digital exclusion
MORE than 700 people braved the rain to pack out Dr Kershaw’s Hospice’s annual Christmas Fayre. The recent festive fundraiser helped to raise over £7,500…
View More Festive fayre raises thousands for hospice care
OLDHAM Parish Church was filled with festive music as Dr Kershaw’s Hospice staged its annual Christmas concert. There was a strong turnout for the evening…
View More Hospice Christmas concert raises the roof
A SADDLEWORTH Councillor has blasted the ‘mismanagement’ of the Oldham borough authority’s finances. Particularly, the failure to collect more than £60 million of owed council…
View More Saddleworth Councillor questions council tax collection rate
If there’s one thing I’ve been reminded of this year, it’s that reading is far from a dying art. If anything, it’s thriving, just in…
View More ‘Read between deadlines’ – my top book recommendations from 2025
A WOMAN died when the car she was travelling in was seen ‘driving at speed’ before colliding with a bungalow in Diggle, the opening of…
View More Inquest hears car involved in fatal Diggle crash was seen ‘travelling at speed’
LOCAL people are being invited to help shape how Greater Manchester’s transport network will look and work through to 2050. A public consultation has opened…
View More Have your say on how Greater Manchester moves in the decades ahead
CONCERNS that objections to the planned closure of a Saddleworth level crossing as part of a multi-billion pound rail project are being ignored have been…
View More Worries that objections to Moorgate Halt closure are being ignored allayed
Colleagues at Manchester Airport have donated more than £10,000 worth of gifts to local people, to be distributed by more than a dozen community centres,…
View More Airport staff turn Christmas elves as they donate £10,000 worth of presents for neighbouring communities
Homeless Friendly has visited The Brian Clarke Church of England Academy to collect Christmas donations generously given by students and their families as part of…
View More Students support local homeless charity with Christmas donations
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