Oldham Reporter from Tuesday, January 6th, 2026

Oldham Parish Church was alive with the sound of music as Dr Kershaw’s’ annual Christmas concert got people in the festive spirit.

An updated photo of Lily has been issued by Greater Manchester Police with what she is believed to have been last seen wearing.

GMP’s dedicated and specialist Child Sexual Exploitation Major Investigation Team (CSE MIT) closed out 2025 with more progress on complex and long-standing investigations.

Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Saturday evening to assist a walker who had sustained a lower leg injury near Yeoman Hey Reservoir, Saddleworth, leaving them unable to walk.

Not for the first time, Micky Mellon is absolutely coherent with the Latics fans. In praising his side’s Christmas campaign-within-a-campaign, he said he wants his side to turn draws into wins, and to be “that wee bit more clinical” in front of goal. That is all it would take for Latics to be serious contenders for a play-off place.

A major roundabout in Oldham will see road and lane closures for two weeks, with ‘delays expected’ for motorists heading in and out of Shaw.

Half a million tickets for train journeys across the North of England are up for grabs with 50 per cent off the cost, TransPennine Express (TPE) has announced.

One of Oldham’s top-rated restaurants will be closing down after two decades of serving up ‘delicious food and happy memories’.