The family of a woman who was found dead in Oldham last week have paid tribute to her.

Local councillors and campaigners have hailed the transformation of Royton Park, after more than £150,000 has been spent on much-needed improvements. 

A walker in Oldham was taken to hospital after suffering an "extremely painful fracture to his leg". 

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Oldham Council has joined forces with a range of Oldhamers, including young people, Oldham College and even a Rugby League great to film a video to celebrate social workers across the borough.

A 41-year-old man has been charged with murder, after a woman's body was found in the Bardsley area of Oldham with 'a number of' stab wounds. 

Four people have been arrested after a fight between two groups of people in Limeside. 

After a five-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Kershaw's Hospice has officially opened its new state-of-the-art In-Patient Unit. 

A majority of Oldham councillors have voted for a 2.99 per cent council tax increase and millions of pounds of cuts that will see residents' bills rise by at least £30 from April. 

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in the Bardsley area of Oldham.

Saddleworth Round Table's chair has praised the kind-hearted folk who helped make donations to their weekend collection for Oldham Food Bank a bumper success.

Oldham is gearing up for the return to classrooms on Monday as young people begin taking regular coronavirus tests.

Oldham's two Labour MPs have given their reaction to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget announcement in the House of Commons.

A young man who had slipped and was left "immobile" was taken to hospital after being helped by paramedics and Oldham Mountain Rescue Team members. 

An investigation is under way after a woman's body was found at a house in the Bardsley area of Oldham. 

Safety measures at an Oldham-line Metrolink tram stop will be discussed between Failsworth councillors, police and transport representatives following concerns being raised by local residents.

Five people have been handed Covid fines after a group of youths were allegedly seen starting a fire at Dovestone Reservoir. 

A former Oldham councillor, who served the local authority for 14 years, has died.

Cancer charity Maggie's has partnered with Barclays LifeSkills to offer support sessions for people aged 50 and over with cancer, who want to remain in or return to work.

Seventeen Oldham Mountain Rescue Team members helped a woman who fell and injured her ankle whilst walking with her family along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Diggle.

Three people from Oldham have been charged as part of an investigation into the use of encrypted communication services.

Leaders in Oldham are calling on communities across the borough to "come together and do all they can" to help the town recover from the pandemic, after the Prime Minister outlined his roadmap out of lockdown.

Seven people were arrested during dawn raids - including in Oldham - as part of a police investigation into criminal use of encrypted communication services.

A Failsworth footpath, that was commonly used by getaway drivers being pursued by the police, has been made narrower following requests from local councillors, residents and police officers.

Maggie's have teamed up with Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisors to offer visitors to the Oldham centre free advice on future planning.

A multi-agency rescue operation swung into action after a man fell from a spectacular monolith on the wind-hammered hills above Saddleworth.

An Uppermill-born physicist is set to be honoured to mark his incredible achievements in helping to develop sonar - thus saving thousands if not millions of lives during the Second World War. 

Two car dealers who 'clocked' cars and then advertised them for sale have been fined thousands of pounds.

Council-owned bungalows in Oldham are to be fitted with solar panels as part of a drive to make homes more carbon-friendly across the region.

Council Tax is set to increase by 2.99 per cent for Oldham residents in the coming year.

Oldham's council leader has claimed people receiving Covid-19 support grants have been making 'bizarre complaints' about getting them 'slowly' online.

Saddleworth Parish Council has appointed Chair Barbara Beeley as its first Peace Champion.

A derelict 'eyesore' Victorian mill in Oldham could be demolished and replaced with a five-storey apartment block.

Campaigners for better public transport links between Royton, neighbouring towns and beyond, have hailed confirmed investment in local buses as an 'important first step'.

Oldham's champion of the seas has been awarded the highest accolade in Rotary circles.

Police are investigating after a young woman was sexually attacked by two men in a park in Royton in the early hours of the morning.

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to "give carers a break", by giving councils immediate emergency funding to provide the support services unpaid carers need to take a weekly break.

A Chadderton-based security firm is operating nightly patrols of the area in a bid to deter car crime. 

A Failsworth councillor has pledged to reject any proposals to allow green belt sites in the town to be developed.

The council say it is investigating how to prevent areas in a number of Oldham's cemeteries from flooding. 

Plans for a 'modern' new affordable housing development on the site of two of Oldham's run-down tower blocks have been revealed.

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.