By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter Oldham council leader Cllr Arooj Shah has condemned a series of “racist and malicious” AI-generated videos of her…
View More Oldham council leader condemns ‘racist and malicious’ deepfake videos shared online
Oldham Council is kicking off a season of free family fun in the town centre this winter with its new “Festive Saturdays” programme. The series…
View More Oldham Council rolls out festive Saturdays in town centre
RESIDENTS in an area which straddles the border of Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham have called for urgent action on “intolerable and life-threatening” traffic danger. A public…
View More Ashton/Oldham residents group demands traffic action
OLDHAM is set to receive a major boost after £31.5 million was committed to the Prince’s Gate development as part of Greater Manchester’s newly launched…
View More £31.5m secured for Oldham’s Prince’s Gate development
OLDHAM is now home to the best leader of a council in the country. For Cllr Arooj Shah has won the Leader of the Year…
View More Oldham Council’s leader named best in the country at awards ceremony
POPULAR community stalwart and former councillor and Mayor of Oldham Ginny Alexander has passed away. The news was announced by her husband Adrian Alexander in…
View More Community stalwart and former Mayor of Oldham Ginny Alexander dies
By Charlotte Hall, Local Democracy Reporting Service A DIGGLE ice cream parlour and café will get a makeover after planning permission was granted. The current…
View More Saddleworth ice cream parlour to get makeover
OLDHAM town centre will come alive with festive colour and cheer on Saturday, November 15, as the annual Christmas Lights Switch-On Show returns. The main…
View More Oldham set to shine as Christmas lights switch-on returns
HELP and advice are available this winter from Oldham Council as the high cost of living continues to affect households across the borough. Support is available for anyone…
View More Oldham Council offers support as cost of living pressures worsen in winter
THE HISTORIC Old Library and Art Gallery building at Gallery Oldham has opened its doors for a new chapter following a restoration. The Grade II…
View More New chapter for restored Oldham’s Old Library and Art Gallery
A SADDLEWORTH landmark faces having the £1 million it had allocated to restore it taken away and the money used for another scheme. Money was…
View More Money for Diggle Clock Tower set to be withdrawn by Oldham Council
GRANTS up to and over £75,000 will give much-needed boosts to voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations across Oldham. The money is available…
View More £75,000 grants to boost community spaces and groups
A SADDLEWORTH Councillor believes he is set to succeed in his bid to get an Oldham civic building lit up for Christian festivals. Max Woodvine…
View More Saddleworth Councillor senses success in civic building Christian light bid
A SADDLEWORTH Councillor wants more answers over a cabinet member’s non-attendance of committee meetings. But Sam Al-Hamdani has been told Abdul Jabbar is not ignoring…
View More Saddleworth Councillor calls for clarity on Oldham cabinet member’s non-attendance
MUCH of a former Greenfield paper mill, which was destroyed by fire, is to be demolished. The former warehouses, raw materials store and boiler house,…
View More GO ahead given to demolish former Greenfield paper mill
Oldham Council has announced its free Autumn/Winter events programme for 2025, featuring a blend of beloved traditions and exciting new attractions aimed at bringing the…
View More Oldham Council unveils free Autumn/Winter Events Programme for 2025
OLDHAM Council has announced major changes to the way licensed vehicles are tested in the borough, in a move aimed at cutting waiting times and…
View More Oldham Council announces new taxi testing rules to cut waiting times
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter OLDHAM Council has announced a borough-wide recruitment freeze as it battles to close a £23 million gap in…
View More Oldham Council imposes recruitment freeze amid £23m budget crisis
GREENFIELD is now home to Oldham’s latest Alderman after John Hudson was officially handed the title. Family and friends from the village and neighbouring Uppermill…
View More Legendary former Saddleworth Councillor officially becomes Alderman of Oldham
A FORMER Greenfield social club will be demolished and replaced by four detached homes, if planning permission is granted. Purico Properties, based in the Haxby…
View More Homes plan for former Greenfield social club
CHADDERTON is about to get some serious period-drama vibes – and locals couldn’t be more thrilled. Foxdenton Hall, the 17th-century gem tucked away in Chadderton,…
View More Foxdenton Hall set for fairytale revival in Chadderton
RAMBLERS can enjoy almost all Saddleworth has to offer following the creation of a new route. The Four Meres Walk takes in 16 miles around…
View More New Saddleworth walking route is more than a Mere stroll
FRANK Rothwell hopes to go back to where it all began to make his latest impact on the area’s landscape. Now the Greenfield-based owner of…
View More Frank Rothwell to lead Embryo of idea for Oldham artwork
A FORMER mill site, described as ‘vacant’ and ‘dilapidated’ will be turned into nine luxury homes if planning permission is granted. Wiggett Homes has applied…
View More Homes plan for ‘dilapidated’ former Greenfield mill site
A PROJECT that would see two homes built next to a Delph church that is set to be converted into apartments has been given the…
View More Homes plan at former Delph church given go ahead
By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter The opening of a new Greater Manchester market has been pushed back by several months due to complications…
View More Opening of Oldham’s new market delayed until 2026 as traders kept at Tommyfield
AN ORDER which bans the lighting of fires, barbecues and fireworks on moorland in Saddleworth is set to be extended. Regulations that have been in…
View More Saddleworth moorland fire and barbecue ban set to remain
PLANS have been lodged to convert part of the former Oldham Evening Chronicle building on Union Street into a restaurant and takeaway. The application, validated…
View More Takeaway Plans for former Oldham Chronicle building
A NEW exhibition opening at Gallery Oldham on Saturday, September 27 will showcase more than 100 works exploring the historic and cultural ties between India…
View More Gallery Oldham exhibition highlights UK–India links
OLDHAM town centre will step into the past later this month when Nostalgic Oldham returns on Saturday, September 27 (11am–4pm) with a packed day of…
View More Nostalgic Oldham set to take town centre back in time
HISTORY lovers will soon be able to explore Oldham’s past in a brand-new setting, as the town’s archives prepare to open at the Spindles. The…
View More Oldham Archives gets new home at the Spindles
THE iconic Old Library in Oldham welcomed hundreds of visitors through its doors for a special open day ahead of its full public opening later…
View More New memories made at Oldham’s Old Library open day
REFORM UK has its first councillors in Oldham after three sitting members defected. Conservative Lewis Quigg and Independents Mark Wilkinson and Sandra Hall have crossed…
View More Oldham councillors make Reform UK defection
OLDHAM Council and the team behind the major transformation of the Spindles have been recognised with a prestigious regional award. The redevelopment was named winner…
View More Spindles regeneration wins top innovation award
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