Oldham Reporter from Wednesday, December 24th, 2025

A man who stabbed a doorman after being refused entry to a bar in Royton has been jailed for seven years.

On Christmas Eve, a lot of my friends go out drinking. Others frantically prepare uncountable sides and desserts ahead of the big day, or cajole their kids into bed so they can fill their Christmas stockings unobserved. 

A family is waiting in the sparsely furnished but festively decked reception hall of a hotel.

It’s well into the Panto season – but the doors of the Oldham Coliseum remain firmly shut.

More than 130 adults and children were invited to Christmas events this month after First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) funded parties at its six community centres.

Micky Mellon’s stock phrases are enigmatic. He says, “I know what good looks like,” but is reluctant to tell you or I what it means.

Former Mayor of Oldham, Councillor Dr Zahid Chauhan OBE, has been formally appointed as an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Oldham, the highest civic honour the Council can bestow.