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.

A planning application for a huge new high school in the middle of Oldham town centre has been submitted to the council.

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With businesses across the borough preparing to re-open, a new animation from Oldham Council celebrates the past, present and future of the town centre.

A rapist from Oldham who sexually abused three young boys has been jailed for 18 years. 

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and longest-serving consort in British history, has died at the age of 99.

Diabetes My Way is a free platform that is available for anyone living with diabetes in the Greater Manchester area that provides users access to their diabetes health records along with tailored advice to help with self-management of the condition.

The vast majority of people living in Greater Manchester want to see more powers given to the mayor, according to a new poll.

Lifelong football fan and legendary Oldham Athletic Matchday Press Officer Roy Butterworth has reached another milestone for local cancer charity Maggie's Oldham.

Census Day was Sunday 21 March, however it's not too late to take part and register your information online.

Our regular columnist, secondary school student Daisy Dewsnap, reviews one of Netflix's latest offerings - the taught series 'Reckoning'.

Environment Agency Area Director Lesley Worswick looks back over the last month and how the agency is hitting new milestones in the efforts to protect homes from flooding with a little help from their friends'. Work on the moors above Stalybridge also continues...

Tameside magistrates have banned a Failsworth driver from the road for 20 months.

Local groups and voluntary organisations are now able to apply for funding to help cut waste and promote sustainability thanks to a new community fund.

Mahdlo Youth Zone is calling on the Oldham community to stand with them and join in celebrating the life and legacy of Captain Sir Tom Moore by taking part in the Captain Tom 100 challenge.

A pensioner from Shaw has been charged with sexual offences against a child under the age of 14 at a school in Oldham in the 1970s. 

Fines were handed out to 170 drivers for parking illegally at Dovestone reservoir after visitors flocked to the beauty spot over the Easter weekend.

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. 

Police are appealing for the public's help to trace a man from Oldham who is wanted on recall to prison.

Thousands of people across Greater Manchester forced to self-isolate have been denied £500 coronavirus test and trace support payments. 

Oldham had the highest number of young people that took part in last year's 'Make Your Mark' consultation.

Eight members of Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were involved in a hillside drama on Saturday (3 April) after an alert from North West Ambulance Service.

Hundreds of books, Easter eggs and hampers have been donated to poorly children at The Royal Oldham Hospital thanks to support from the local community.

Our regular columnist, secondary school student Daisy Dewsnap, looks at how watching the sun setting can lift our mood and improve our well-being.

Proposals to knock down a disused church in Oldham and replace it with a new housing estate have been given the green light.

Oldham College has been given the keys to its new £9 million Construction Centre by contractor Willmott Dixon – five weeks ahead of schedule.

Dr Kershaw's Hospice in Oldham has organised a virtual Easter egg hunt - and it's not too late to get involved. 

The family of a Stalybridge man who was fatally stabbed in Oldham have paid tribute a "loving and adored son, father, brother and grandson". 

The construction of a new £5 million Hindu temple in Oldham has reached a milestone, with the completion of its foundations and steel frame and the start of external brickwork.

A Chadderton dad left paralysed after a brain injury had an emotional reunion with some of the nursing staff who helped save his life as he completed a 300-mile charity run.

Businesses in Oldham are being reminded that support is still available to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. 

A government decision to force councils to meet in public again after May's elections has been slammed by Oldham's Liberal Democrat Group leader. 

A sexual predator from Chadderton who raped a woman in a secluded park after pretending to help her when she was lost on her way home after a night out has been jailed for 16 years. 

Oldham Council say it is looking at short-term and long-term ideas to take forward, after more than 2,000 people took part in a consultation on the redevelopment of Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre and Tommyfield Market. 

An Oldham secondary school has received praise from Ofsted following a recent virtual inspection. 

Greater Manchester fire chiefs have joined forces with neighbouring fire and rescue services to urge people to stay safe while out enjoying the countryside. 

Four District Special Constables, led by Special Sergeant Simpson and Special Inspector Saville, have been providing invaluable support to the Oldham District Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Residents across Greater Manchester will have their say on who represents them in the Greater Manchester Mayoral and council local elections on Thursday 6 May. 

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.