By Charlotte Green NEW coronavirus testing centres have opened in Oldham after a spike of infections in the borough led to stricter restrictions on socialising…
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Snowboarder Thomas White on slippery slope to success
SHAW-raised Thomas White is on the slippery slope to success in the winter sport of boardercross. The 24-year-old has enjoyed success in his first year…
View More Snowboarder Thomas White on slippery slope to successMillers celebrate saying it with flowers for 40 years
A flower shop that grew from humble beginnings in Shaw into a flourishing Oldham business has celebrated its 40th anniversary. To mark the occasion they…
View More Millers celebrate saying it with flowers for 40 yearsRead all about it as Saddleworth Independent launches two new local titles
You can read all about it more than ever as the Saddleworth Independent is proud to announce we have launched two new newspapers in local…
View More Read all about it as Saddleworth Independent launches two new local titlesOldham Council celebrates ‘Love Your Local Market’ with exciting activities and promotions
OLDHAM COUNCIL is supporting ‘Love Your Local Market’ for the fourth year in a row with a series of activities and promotions. The event runs…
View More Oldham Council celebrates ‘Love Your Local Market’ with exciting activities and promotionsPolice appeal to find next-of-kin of Oldham man found dead at home
POLICE ARE trying to trace the next-of-kin of a man from Oldham. Kenneth Furniss, aged 74, was found dead at his home in Shaw on 11…
View More Police appeal to find next-of-kin of Oldham man found dead at homeOldham Council grant promotes Shaw Playhouse 2 into limelight
A HIDDEM gem tucked away in Shaw town centre is taking centre stage after a funding boost from Oldham Council through its Business Improvement Grants…
View More Oldham Council grant promotes Shaw Playhouse 2 into limelightArsonists set fire at Diggle Shaw Pallet Works
MINDLESS ARSONISTS set fire to the disused Shaw Pallet Works in Diggle earmarked for the new £19million Saddleworth School. Emergency services were alerted to the…
View More Arsonists set fire at Diggle Shaw Pallet WorksOldham Council helps tackle Russian organised crime gang
Officers from Oldham Council have helped to tackle a Russian organised crime gang – the first case of its kind in the country. The local…
View More Oldham Council helps tackle Russian organised crime gang