Andy Burnham plans to add £22 onto council tax bills to pay for bus reform, the fire service's response to terrorism and improvements to 101 police calls.

A knifeman from Oldham who attacked five homeless men during a rampage in Piccadilly Gardens has been given a 23-year sentence.

Oldham Council has issued advice to the public after suspected cases of avian flu have been found in Alexandra Park.

Councillors have called on NHS bosses to intervene at an 'inadequate' GP practice which has been placed in special measures.

A review into the death of an Oldham boy on New Year's Eve has been commissioned by safeguarding chiefs.

Street parties, live performances and a torchlit procession are among the weekend of activities being planned across Oldham to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, other local MPs and local government leaders plan to attend a demonstration this Friday (28 January) in support of striking First Manchester bus drivers.

Plans to build more than 70 homes on land around Saddleworth's new high school have been approved, despite 'heartfelt' objections from residents.

Council tax is set to rise for Oldham residents, with chiefs pledging to use the extra cash to pay more than 4,000 carers a 'real living wage'.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team assisted Greater Manchester Police with the location and evacuation of a man who had suffered a serious leg injury whilst out walking near Walkerwood Reservoir in Stalybridge.

A new chief executive has been appointed to head up specialist NHS mental health and learning disability services across Greater Manchester.

Coronavirus infections have fallen in hundreds of neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester, while there are just five local areas in the entire region where cases of Covid-19 rose in the last week.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team was requested as part of a large multi-agency response to an incident near the Trinnacle at Raven Stones at Greenfield on Sunday (23 January). 

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, will be the guest speaker at Mahdlo Youth Zone's next Business Breakfast.

Greater Manchester's annual Holocaust Memorial Day service will take place on Thursday 27 January, bringing together faith and community leaders from across the city-region.

More than 200 homes have been given final permission to be built on a former abattoir site, despite councillors' criticism that the design of affordable homes is 'ugly' and 'absolutely dreadful'.

Greater Manchester's Olympic cyclist and walking and cycling commissioner Chris Boardman is set to lead the Government's new cycling and walking body, Active Travel England.

The publication of Oldham's long-awaited review into allegations of child sexual exploitation in the borough has been delayed again.

Passengers are being warned about disruption that is expected with strike action by First Manchester drivers confirmed to be going ahead next week.

The company director of a Dukinfield-based waste firm has been given a suspended jail sentence by Tameside magistrates.

Hundreds of children and young people across Oldham enjoyed an array of holiday activities for free this winter, and there are more to come this year.

Housebuilder Redrow has been granted planning permission to build more than 200 new homes in Cowlishaw, between Royton and Shaw.  

Pinocchio, the newest children's production created by Northern Ballet, will soon be visiting Oldham as part of a major national tour from February to April. 

A campaign to highlight safer heating in winter has been launched by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).

Funding to upgrade taxis, vans, coaches and minibuses to cleaner models is set to be paused to allow for a 'fundamental review' of the Clean Air Zone.

Another man has been arrested as part of an investigation believed to be into abuse sent to Ashton-under-Lyne and Failsworth MP Angela Rayner.

Two people were arrested and 10 vehicles were seized in a day in Oldham as part of a police crackdown on vehicle crime and traffic offences.

Inspectors have praised the care being given to vulnerable children by social workers in Oldham, despite disruption and pressures caused by the pandemic.

Bus drivers employed by First Manchester have announced further strikes in the ongoing dispute over pay, which is set to affect passengers throughout February. 

Police officers and international rugby league players were among those who 'tackled' a 13-hour football/rugby challenge to raise money for Mahdlo Youth Zone in Oldham.

Red Wall MPs are rebelling against Boris Johnson because of his 'failure' to deliver on promises to level up the country, according to Andy Burnham.

Smiling Nicky Jackson became a roadside stalwart for scores of runners taking part in a prestigious mountain challenge recently.

Police are appealing for help to trace the family of a woman from Oldham who has sadly passed away.

A new online mental health support service is ready for Oldham residents, which is free and anonymous.

Non-urgent surgery and hospital appointments are set to restart this week.

The daughter of a former welder from Oldham who died from asbestos cancer is appealing to his former workmates to help establish how he developed the illness that claimed his life.

Oldham Council has opened the Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant to support more businesses impacted by the variant. 

The grieving family of Ashley Walsh from Failsworth, whose body was found in a Manchester park, have paid a touching tribute to a 'loving son, brother and father'.

Two men have been charged with the murder of a missing man from Oldham.

Councillors are to rule on plans to build a new housing estate in Saddleworth after scores of objections from residents.

Andy Burnham has announced plans for a £10 council tax increase for police in Greater Manchester, one year after the force was placed in special measures.

Local MP Angela Rayner visited pupils at Spring Brook Upper School in Failsworth to take part in a Q&A with members of the student council. 

A murder investigation has been launched following the disappearance of a 34-year-old man from Failsworth.

Police are treating a devastating fire, which ripped through a brand new fitness gym just five days before it was scheduled to open, as arson.

Passengers of First Manchester buses are being warned to brace themselves for more travel chaos.

Greater Manchester Police has confirmed the appointment of a new permanent assistant chief constable.

Work on new affordable apartments that are designed to be eco-friendly and 'fit for the future' will begin this month.

The pond at Pickhill is to be protected after Oldham Council confirmed that it has been separated from the old Saddleworth School site in Uppermill. 

A new panto, entitled 'Once Upon A Jack and Jill' and produced by Failsworth-based singing and dancing academy Ruby Slippers, has been adapted for the stage following a highly successful school tour. 

Businesses in Oldham can now apply for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, the council has confirmed.

New disabled parking spaces have been approved in Oldham after some people were forced to wait almost three years for a spot.

Plans to demolish the former TJ Hughes store to pave the way for Oldham's new market have been lodged.

A trader has been fined after hundreds of fake make-up palettes were found in a self-storage unit in Oldham.

Put your pet's safety first this new year - that's the message of qualified veterinary nurse Rachel Bean, who is urging pet owners to take a first aid course as part of their new year resolutions. 

An ex-councillor has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 in costs after withdrawing a legal challenge over the election outcome of his former seat.

Oldham Council has appointed Harry Catherall as its Chief Executive for a further three years, subject to approval.

Covid-19 infections have sky-rocketed across Greater Manchester as neighbourhoods post record high case numbers.

Oldham Council is installing 51 CCTV cameras at locations around five Metrolink stops to "help passengers and residents feel safer and more confident".

RECOM Solutions has handed over a new £5m Hindu temple in Oldham to the community for the internal fit-out, after completing the external shell and core of the landmark building.

The bomb squad were summoned to Daisy Nook Country Park after over 1,000 items, believed to be railway track explosives, were found underwater in the canal. 

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

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.