Detailed plans for a £7 million contentious housing development in Oldham have been lodged with the town hall.

Saddleworth pool is currently closed for essential works.

An Audenshaw man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Oldham.

Voters in Oldham are preparing to head to the polls on Thursday to decide who they want to represent them as councillors.

Thousands of residents are set to go to the polls today (Thursday) to cast their votes in local elections. 

An Oldham man has been jailed after grooming a child in Hyde.

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The proposed Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone has become one of the biggest points of contention in the lead-up to this year's mayoral elections.

A 63-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Shaw. 

Police are appealing for the public's help to trace a wanted 32-year-old man from Oldham, who also has links to Tameside.

Days before Greater Manchester goes to the polls to elect its mayor, the nine candidates battling for the role have set out their stalls on key issues for the region.

May is national walking month and as the Greater Manchester Walking Festival returns, residents across the region are being encouraged to #GetOutThisMay.

Dr Kershaw's Hospice has confirmed the permanent closure of its charity shop in Oldham town centre. 

Vandals have damaged a new polytunnel in Royton Park just days after it was put in place.

A cycling club formed a gentle mantle of love for one of their members who tragically died in a road accident.

Alexandra Park Junior School took to the rowing machines on Friday (30 April) in a competition against other schools across Oldham.

Only a few days remain to complete the 2021 census if you haven’t already done so. 

Police in Greater Manchester are urging the public to think before dialling 999 for non-emergency matters and instead report online ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Permanent double yellows are to be introduced to tackle 'continuing and obstructive' parking problems on a Saddleworth road near a popular ice cream parlour.

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Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has launched a survey to get local people's opinions on wildfires and how they can be tackled. 

A total of 97 members of council staff across Greater Manchester's 10 boroughs are being paid more than £100,000 a year.

Oldham shoppers can now enjoy the distinctive sweet, spicy, and savoury tastes of Thailand at the borough's well-known Tommyfield Market after The Thai Kitchen recently opened.

Police have recovered over a kilo of what is believed to be cocaine and approximately £20,000 cash from an address in Shaw.

A man was threatened with a knife in his own home after two people broke in and made off with items including a computer, kitchen knife and wallet.

A former pub is to be demolished and replaced with flats after becoming a hotspot for antisocial behaviour – with a burnt out caravan and 'kids doing moonies at old ladies'.

Oldham's heroes of the hills have praised the unsung landowners, farmers and gamekeepers who worked tirelessly overnight combatting the latest blaze to ravage Marsden Moor.

A decision on controversial plans to turn a pub into a homeless hostel has been delayed after councillors were told neighbours were 'frightened'.

Ambitions to create green walking routes in every Greater Manchester borough have been released to bring nature 'closer to people' after lockdown.

Thousands of patients have now waited longer than a year for hospital treatment in parts of Greater Manchester due to delays caused by Covid.

A huge new 160-home housing estate will be built on agricultural land near to an Oldham secondary school.

The Oldham community is being invited to take on a solo walk or to join their friends and family by signing up to a virtual walk in June to raise much-needed funds for Dr Kershaw's Hospice. 

Tweaks to controversial plans to build a new road and housing development in Oldham have been approved – despite part of the site now being classed as 'ancient woodland'.

All the fun of the fair is now back at Daisy Nook.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called to the Austerlands area of Oldham by North West Ambulance Service, asking for assistance with the evacuation of a casualty who was intoxicated.

A retired radiologist has stepped up for charity and raised a remarkable £1,615 for research into prostate cancer.

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Health chiefs in Oldham have been answering questions on the coronavirus situation in the borough, which currently has the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester. 

Oldham Coliseum Theatre has released the first of its Micro Commissions 2021.

As traffic levels start to increase, motorists are being encouraged to be "tram aware" in a new campaign from Transport for Greater Manchester. 

Cases of Covid-19 are beginning to creep up in some areas of Oldham as the borough continues to have the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester.

Saddleworth Male Voice Choir will be holding a virtual concert to mark St George's Day, which will support the choir and its chosen charity Mobiloo. 

A man from Royton who was missing for 10 days has now been found, Greater Manchester Police have said.

Nine candidates will be on the ballot paper for the Greater Manchester mayoral elections on 6 May.

Tameside magistrates have banned an Oldham man from the road for 18 months.

A new apartment block which will be '100 per cent affordable' will be built on the site of a former mill in Oldham.

Major works to create a new access road to the new Saddleworth School have begun.

A former addict from Oldham has described how she is seizing a second chance after losing three years of her life to 'speed'.

The local and mayoral elections are due to take place next month after the coronavirus pandemic forced a year’s delay.

Councillors are set to make a decision on plans to build a huge new housing estate of 160 homes in Oldham.

Businesses forced to close during the national lockdown can now apply for a Restart Grant to help them reopen safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. 

Oldham Council leader Cllr Sean Fielding reflects on 2019, discusses the current state of play in the borough and looks ahead to what's to come in 2020 in his New Year message to residents.