Oldham Reporter

Oldham has started its search for a new permanent chief executive. It comes following the departure of Harry Catherall to Tameside Council at the end of last year.

Planners have refused permission for developers to build 17 homes next to an industrial estate as they would be ‘unpleasant and alien’ for residents.

Concerns have been raised about ‘smart’ bins installed in Oldham town centre following after reports several ‘are jammed shut’ – leading to ‘piles of rubbish’ in the street.

After almost 240 years shoppers will soon bid farewell to the beloved Tommyfield market hall, after plans to bulldoze the current building were approved by Oldham Council last week.

A man is in hospital with ‘serious injuries’ after being hit in a drive-by shooting at lunchtime on Thursday January 16.

New 30mph speed limits on Manchester’s main roads will be policed by average speed cameras, it has been confirmed.

Half a million tickets for train journeys across the North of England are up for grabs with 50 per cent off the cost, Northern has announced.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a knife after a nurse was stabbed.

A nurse is in critical condition after sustaining ‘life changing’ injuries following reports of a stabbing on Saturday night.

Councils, voluntary organisations and businesses across Tameside are opening their doors to people who need to keep warm as temperatures plummet amid the current cold snap.

Oldham’s first game of 2025 was a trip to the end of the Wirral estuary for a bottom of the league clash with Hoylake.

Labour has rejected calls from Oldham council for a government inquiry into historic child abuse.

A hiker’s Christmas walk ended in a suspected broken ankle and a three-hour call-out by two local mountain rescue units.