IT wasn’t the usual venue and guests weren’t necessarily rocking the requisite black tie and fabulous dress, but the Francis House Glass Slipper Ball still…
View More Francis House Children’s Hospice supporters raise over £18,000 during evening of virtual entertainment
WITH the challenges of Covid adding to already stressful daily lives, many people will have been ringing in the New Year filled with anxiety, stress…
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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
FROM entering a national lockdown wondering if the housing market could collapse to house prices soaring and record-breaking sales, 2020 was quite a year for…
View More Record-breaking 2020 for Home Estate Agents despite pandemic
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
THOUSANDS of food items and more than 800 presents were donated as Saddleworth Round Table and Dovestone WI teamed up to support Oldham Foodbank at…
View More Food and gifts galore as community supports Oldham Foodbank
LEISURE centres across Oldham will temporarily close with immediate effect from December 31, 2020. The closures are in light of the latest COVID-19 situation, which…
View More Oldham Leisure Centres to temporarily close as Greater Manchester enters tier four
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
Junior fundraiser Keira Arnold decided to bring some joy and cheer this Christmas to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice day patients who have been unable to attend…
View More Keira’s Christmas wishes Gives the Gift of Comfort to Dr Kershaw’s Hospice patients
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
AFTER an incredibly tough year for many, OMC Motor Group wanted to help people in need across the local community this Christmas. In each of…
View More OMC supports local foodbanks this Christmas
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
By Jasmine Jackson A MOTHER and daughter from Delph had a spark of inspiration to brighten up their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic – they…
View More Pandemic sparks inspiration for mother and daughter’s candle business
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
TOWNS and city centres in Tier 3 areas will be severely damaged by the loss of Christmas trade and the Government’s failure to provide a…
View More Burnham calls on MPs to demand fair financial support for tier 3 areas
A COURAGEOUS Saddleworth lady is determined the Covid-19 pandemic will not stop her raising money for a charity close to her heart to research a…
View More Cakes and Kevin the Carrot: Saddleworth family set up virtual fundraising for charity close to their hearts
By Jasmine Jackson THERE were bumper prizes for Saddleworth Museum’s lottery winners as well as its own funds as more than 200 numbers were bought…
View More Bumper prizes for winners and museum thanks to 200+ Club lottery
By Jacklin Kwan MORE than £9,000 has been raised to buy food for struggling families since the Dovestone Women’s Institute first began crafting face coverings…
View More Dovestone WI raises more than £9,000 to help foodbanks
INNOVATIVE equipment from an Oldham-based company is helping businesses and venues keep their visitors Covid-secure as soon as they walk through the door – or…
View More Gate to success: New equipment helps make businesses and venues Covid-secure
MARSDEN Jazz Festival is taking world-renowned musicians out onto the wild moorland and recording them playing live for online audiences to enjoy. The Festival, one…
View More Music and moorland combined in ground-breaking digital project from Marsden Jazz Festival
SINCE the beginning of lockdown, Oldham Council Youth Service has been working hard to engage with the borough’s young people. The team has been busy…
View More Oldham’s Youth Service delivers outstanding service throughout pandemic
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
MORE than 5,000 First Choice Homes Oldham customers have benefited from caring welfare calls during the coronavirus pandemic. The housing association’s staff has phoned 5,047 customers to make sure…
View More More than 5,000 FCHO customers benefit from caring welfare calls during lockdown
Dear Editor, The Green Party is calling on the government to urgently put in place Community Shields across the country before lifting the coronavirus lockdown.…
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Dr Kershaw’s Hospice has announced its new measures in light of the Covid-19 pandemic to continue to offer specialist, individualised, palliative and end-of-life care. In…
View More Dr Kershaw’s Hospice announces new measures to help with patient care
VISORS are being donated to more than 1,260 key workers thanks to the hard work of Saddleworth School. During lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak,…
View More Saddleworth School makes and donates more than 1,260 visors to key workers
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