Oldham Reporter

Spark Oldham has issued an urgent warning that multiple frontline community services will be forced to close within the next eight weeks unless immediate funding is secured.

A letter from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission highlights clear improvements across the local SEND system in Oldham.

The chair of Oldham’s rugby club is ‘stepping aside’ over a dispute with local football team Oldham Athletic.

In a closely contested game that saw both packs evenly matched, the base was laid for both sets of backs yet plenty of ball to test defences.

Police were called to the scene of a collision in Oldham during rush hour today (Wed) in which two children were injured.

Police would like to speak to this man (pictured) as they believe he can help with their investigation into shoplifting worth over £100 at Asda on Huddersfield Road, Oldham, at around 5:28pm on January 27.

A plan to turn one of Oldham’s historic cotton mills into a hotel has been ‘recommended for approval’ by town planners.

First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) Apfel Lane Community Centre will open this spring following a £25,000 refurbishment of its main room.

Adult Social Care is helping residents to live fuller, safer and more independent lives, staying connected to their communities through compassionate care at home, strong safeguarding, tailored support, and trusted advice according to its latest inspection.

Families say they will be left ‘devastated and uprooted’ if plans to close a day care centre for adults with learning disabilities are approved. 

Two new non-executive directors have joined First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) as the housing association continues to strengthen its board.

Conservative Clubs from across the local area attended the North West Area Conservative Clubs Advisory Committee's 53rd Annual Gala Dinner at the weekend held at West Tower in Ormskirk.

Police have issued crime prevention advice following reports of gold jewellery being stolen from properties in the Coldhurst area.

Language education is set to take centre stage with the launch of Language Fest North West.

Police have launched an appeal to find a 45-year-old man who has not been seen since yesterday (Monday) morning.

Oldham’s rugby club could be facing liquidation after being summoned to court over debt issues.

Police are investigating a robbery in which a man and a 12-year-old child suffered superficial injuries after three men brandishing swords broke into their property.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) response has exposed serious failures in the parking system at Royal Oldham Hospital, raising urgent concerns about fairness, safety and transparency and reinforcing calls for a multi-storey car park and major reform.

Police acting on intelligence forced entry to a property in Werneth on Friday, where they uncovered a sophisticated, professionally set-up cannabis farm valued at £50,000.

A Failsworth volunteer who helped turn a disused First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) garage site into a community garden is the housing association’s January Hidden Hero.

At first glance, it’s just a photograph of some scaffolding. 

The first half of this game was 49 minutes of nothing.

Hopes are high Oldham is on the brink of ‘getting on the sporting map’ — with sights set on the town’s return to the Premier League.

Almost 900 service charges and fees are due to go up in Oldham council, with one key exception.

Greater Manchester Wellbeing Series has teamed up with social enterprise Upturn and is encouraging other organisations and businesses to get involved to help solve Britain’s soaring sick day crisis – starting with Oldham.

One valuable lesson I learned from James Reade, professor of economics at Reading University, Latics academic board member, Boundary Bulletin contributor and massive Latics fan, was to tell fortunes working on the basis of points per game.

The Radclyffe School welcomed Year 5 and 6 pupils from Horton Mill Primary School, Stanley Road Primary School and Bare Trees Primary School for a special evening celebrating improvements in reading.

Greater Manchester police remain focused on tackling shoplifting, burglary and theft as part of its ongoing efforts to combat street-level crime across the force area.

A ten-day road closure on the main route towards Oldham town centre could cause significant disruption.

Residents near Woodhouses in Oldham have been left ‘disgusted and embarrassed’ by an ‘avalanche’ of rubbish blighting their neighbourhood.

An Oldham endurance runner known as the town’s ‘Running Man’ is taking community spirit from Greater Manchester to the global stage — after raising more than £20,000 for winter aid and preparing to travel to Uganda this Sunday.

The annual Illuminate Light Night will return to Oldham town centre promising a free evening of spectacular light installations, performances and community celebration.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find Amy Kellett, who is wanted on recall to prison.

In light of the 1st XV’s game away at Colne & Nelson being cancelled due to unfit pitches, ORUFC’s only senior game of the weekend was the 2nd XV’s home fixture facing Carrington for the 2nd time this season after an away loss earlier in this year’s league campaign.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find Ellis Mayall, who is wanted on recall to prison.

Football fans can get free tickets to an Oldham Athletic AFC game whilst helping Dr Kershaw’s Hospice by signing up for its upcoming Hartley’s Hero Walk.

Greater Manchester Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the family of a man found dead at his home in Oldham.

Andy Burnham plans to invoke special powers to ‘turbocharge’ schemes for a major revamp in Oldham.

One of Oldham’s most stunning venues flung open its doors on (Sunday) to host its first ever wedding fair.

Officers from Oldham’s Neighbourhood Policing Team have secured a three-month closure order on a property suspected of offering sexual services in the Failsworth area following intelligence gathered within the community.

If you are missing Strictly Come Dancing, you can get your fix at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice’s upcoming dance extravaganza.

The Lyndhurst Women’s CHAI group has created a stunning embroidered collage that beautifully represents the school's values.

At no point before the final whistle did any of the travelling Latics fans believe their side would lose this game, yet they did, by failing to apply enough pressure when they had a man advantage, and by conceding a very, very streaky late goal.

A Holts primary school has a new bike shelter thanks to First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) after the headteacher asked if the housing association could help install one.

Dozens of councils have been told by Westminster they can postpone their elections this year. But why? And what does this mean for voting across Greater Manchester?

Councillor Josh Charters had just returned from walking his dog, Korinna, and was getting ready for bed with his partner, when a stranger in a balaclava set fire to his car. 

Oldhamers who want to cut down, stop drinking or explore life without alcohol beyond Dry January can do so thanks to a free sober social event taking place next month.

The Latics bus travelled south today ahead of tomorrow’s early kick-off against Barnet. The sides shared the points earlier in the season, but the truth is that Latics absolutely battered them right up to the point where there was only one more thing to do: score, put it in the onion bag, register.

The National Year of Reading began this year - an initiative led by The National Literacy Trust to inspire more people to make reading part of their lives.

Officers made 400 arrests during a December crackdown on drink and drug driving as part of the national Operation Limit campaign.

A specialist health unit in Oldham may be relocated to Manchester to help relieve pressure on an ‘overcrowded’ and underperforming A&E department.

Police are appealing for help to find Curtis Burke from Stockport, who is wanted on recall to prison and breach of his sex offenders register.

Oldham town hall bosses will have to slash £8m to balance this year’s books, a budget report has confirmed. 

A diverse community group which has braved all weather conditions to ensure people facing food insecurity are fed is now seeking additional volunteers and donations.

Oldham Council is beginning the process of setting the budget for 2026/27, and whether you live, work or travel into the borough, your views continue to play a crucial role in shaping priorities.

Oldham town hall bosses have confirmed a council tax rise of just under five per cent, despite a ‘change of direction’ for the local authority’s financial outlook.

A campaigning community councillor is urging residents not to be “tossers.

GM4Women2028 is inviting people across Greater Manchester including Oldham to meet online for Reveal: Data, Deeds & Determination – the organisation’s 8th annual Pankhurst–Fawcett Scorecard Data Reveal & Celebration.

Andy Burnham has unveiled massive plans to ‘reindustrialise the birthplace of the industrial revolution’.

Oldham bosses are eyeing up a bid for the borough to become the UK’s first ‘Town of Culture’ title. There are calls for the area to enter the new competition.

A £650,000 project could transform the lives of dozens of families in Oldham. Yew Tree Community School in Chadderton could soon cater for 24 young kids with special educational needs. 

It’s been apparent for a few weeks now that this Athletic side have the ability to mount a serious challenge for promotion this season.

Local residents are being invited to a life-saving event held in memory of a teenage boy who was stabbed to death in New Moston last year.

Emergency works are taking place to keep gas flowing to thousands of homes in Oldham and deal with issues associated with a key pipeline.

Merseyside Police are appealing for help to locate a missing teenage girl who has links to the Oldham area.

A brass band billing itself as a band with a difference is seeking a new musical director.

Dare to Know Theatre are back with The Community Project . . .working in collaboration with Oldham Positive Action Network to bring real local stories to life.

The number of women in Oldham being screened for cervical cancer has dropped in the last year and is now a full three points behind the national average - even though regular testing can prevent the condition completely.

Oldham is a town built on loyalty — to place, to people, to purpose.

Pupils at Greenacres Primary Academy will benefit from free fruit at break time thanks to a £1,500 grant from Tesco shoppers.

Cheltenham Town came into this game as one of the form sides in League Two, but Latics, after two-and-a-bit weeks without playing, produced a memorable comeback before holding on for the win.

The government has launched a public inquiry into part of a major rail upgrade that is ‘crucial’ – but could leave a thriving Greater Manchester area ‘cut off’ for months.

A neighborhood expansion in Woodhouses, Oldham, can now go ahead after a delay.

It was a year ago today (16 January) that a man was left with serious injuries following a targeted shooting in the Derker area.