Oldham Reporter from Friday, March 27th, 2026

Award-winning actor and writer Julie Hesmondhalgh will join Oldham Coliseum Theatre as Guest Curator, working with CEO Martina Murphy to help shape the theatre's reopening programme.

Latics fans have been rummaging through the history books and stats sites to find the last time their side won five games in a row. There are disputes because of cup competitions (do they count?) and winning streaks that run across seasons (they absolutely do not count and there aren’t that many anyway). These complications defy so-called artificial intelligence, which is a new and 100% inaccurate name for data scraping with a decent user interface.

Empowering Together CIC has successfully completed its Eid Toy Appeal — ensuring 150 children in care across Oldham received an Eid gift in what is believed to be the first for children in aftercare in the country.

An 84-year-old woman who helps clean unwanted items from First Choice Homes Oldham’s (FCHO) vacant properties before they are given to those in need is the housing association’s March Hidden Hero.

Families in Oldham will benefit from new and improved play equipment thanks to a £150,000 investment in parks and play areas.

Oldham Council and Oldham College are launching an ambitious new initiative on May 21, aimed at helping young people take their first steps into the world of work while supporting businesses across the borough to grow their future workforce.

A council surveyor said that a building in Oldham town centre was in ‘no immediate danger’ – just three weeks before it dramatically collapsed.