Oldham Reporter

Oldham Council could be taken over by the UK Government officials later this year after another meeting failed to break through a deadlock.

Heat seeking drones are giving United Utilities ‘eyes in the sky’ as teams continue to tackle lingering heat hotspots following recent moorland fires.

A new heritage project is celebrating three important figures in local history, with banners and resources celebrating suffragette Annie Kenney, artist Helen Bradley, and soldier Thomas Steele VC, and their links to the villages of Lees, Springhead and Grotton.

Ashton MP Angela Rayner has launched a national drive to offer everyone sleeping rough a route off the streets this winter.

A popular farm shop in Mossley is inviting the local community to celebrate Pride this Saturday.

Nearly 200 new homes could be built in a ‘beautiful’ valley as part of a major new development that includes a new Metrolink stop.

Some in Oldham are ready to welcome ‘the devil they don’t know’ after a months-long ‘Mexican stand off’ keeps going around in ‘vicious circles’.

Hundreds of fish have been found dead in the River Tame after water and firefighting foam from a blaze at an industrial unit in Greenfield entered the river.

A care company operating across Tameside can claim to be amongst the best in Britain, after health watchdogs made them one of just 4% in the country to be considered OUTSTANDING.

Bee Network bus drivers claim they have had to visit A&E after working for hours in extremely hot vehicles.

People living in an Oldham neighbourhood are facing a ‘nightmare’ every day as cars park illegally despite hundreds of fines being given out.

Bus drivers and passengers in Manchester have spoken of ‘feeling unwell’ on Bee Network vehicles because of a lack of air conditioning.

An Oldham couple are campaigning to change the law following the tragic loss of their daughter to help thousands of grieving families in the future.

After the long wait for results over the summer period, there was a sense of joy, relief and pride as students and their families celebrated another fantastic set of A Level results at The Blue Coat School Sixth Form.

The Grotton playground has been refreshed and refurbished, with new life brought to this neighbourhood play park. Everyone is invited to join the official opening taking place on Saturday, 15th August.

Major changes are coming to the Bee Network in the ‘biggest set of improvements ever made in one go’ across Greater Manchester.

Plans to build ‘car-free’ homes with ‘no hiding places’ in an Oldham neighbourhood could be given the go ahead next week.

The Peter 'Rusty' Kennedy Memorial Car Show is back in Ashton this Sunday, with allcomers invited to attend the annual event.

United Utilities has issued a fresh warning about the dangers of cold-water shock as temperatures rise across the North West, following a series of recent open-water deaths.

Students celebrating their GCSE or A-Level results in August can enjoy a free main meal at the Fletchers Arms in Denton.

A Greater Manchester based IT company has marked its 20th anniversary by expanding its cyber standards and compliance department and appointing a new operations director.

United Utilities has again been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers for apprentices.

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) is looking for seven apprentices to join the business this autumn.

An Army veteran who lives in Oldham is looking forward to getting back to the sport he loves thanks to support from a veterans’ organisation.

Greater Manchester Police recorded its busiest month on record in July 2026, according to the latest figures.

Roughyeds have moved fast to bring in NRL Grand Finalist prop Lazarus Vaalepu on an initial one-week loan deal from Leigh Leopards.

Thirty combined mountain rescue team members were called to Blackstone Edge following reports a walker had fallen from rocks near the trig point on Sunday afternoon.

First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) has supported local MP Debbie Abrahams’ Working for Your Community Summer School by hosting students at its Union Street head office throughout July.

Firefighters were called out to a blaze at a commercial building in Oldham last night.

A new defibrillator has been installed at Hey St John church on Stamford Road in Lees and is now available for use 24/7 by the community.

Four people have been arrested after officers identified two addresses being used as brothels.

Fourteen young girls have gained skills in designing community spaces thanks to a partnership between First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) and one of its contractors Ridge LLP.

More than a century on, 11 unrecognised First World War servicemen have been formally honoured with Commonwealth War Grave headstones during a special dedication service at Greenacres Cemetery.

A local councillor has completed a project to locate and restore a series of classic milestones across Saddleworth with help from local volunteers.

A doctor has been struck off after a botched surgery left a cancer patient unable to go to the toilet. A tribunal heard the patient would have died without emergency intervention to correct his ‘extreme’ errors.

Oldham Council's Community Safety Service was granted a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) following repeated offences targeting retailers in Chadderton.

Roughyeds have won the race to secure the services of Super League winger Josh Simm on a deal until the end of the season.

A popular Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) event transformed an Oldham park into a world of imagination and adventure.

Young people aged 11 to 16 will be able to travel for free on buses across Greater Manchester from January 2027.

A woman who started volunteering at a local affordable food organisation as she struggled with the loss of her mum is First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) July Hidden Hero.

A neighbourhood police sergeant, newly appointed to cover Saddleworth and Lees, expressed “surprise” at a weekend incident at the beleaguered Dovestone beauty spot.

Oldham Council has officially declared it is breaking the law amid warnings of ‘significant’ costs that could be passed onto taxpayers.