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  • Oldham College submits plans for new £9m construction centre

    OLDHAM College has submitted plans to deliver a new £9 million Construction Centre where students can learn the building and trade skills of the future. Bosses say the landmark project – to be built on the Rochdale Road campus – is vital to its

  • Funeral of former police officer Peggy Goodwin

    THE funeral of one of Oldham's first woman police constables has taken place today (Thursday , October 17). Peggy Goodwin died on October 6 at the age of 90. A native of Greenacres where she lived most of her life, Peggy joined the Oldham Borough

  • Hospital's Vascular Ultrasound service gets 'good' rating

    THE Vascular Ultrasound service based at the Royal Oldham Hospital has received an overall "good" rating following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The service, opened in 1999, is operated by Independent Vascular Services Ltd and delivers

  • Did you witness a robbery in Oldham?

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two robberies were carried out in the same evening on Ashton Road in Oldham on Saturday (October 12) At around 9.30pm a group of approximately six to eight teenage boys approached a 17-year-old boy who was

  • Celebrating Oldham’s foster carers

    BOSSES at Oldham Council have said a big thank you to our foster carers who look after some of the borough’s most vulnerable children and young people. The council recently held a special celebration night to acknowledge what a "great job" its carers

  • Five things to do in Oldham

    Saturday Art Bites (ages 0 – 2) Gallery Oldham, Greaves Street, Oldham, 10.30am to 11.30pm Saturday sessions for non-walkers and toddling babies ideal for any little ones who enjoy multi-sensory experiences and don't mind getting messy! Enjoy a

  • Community events taking place in your town

    OCTOBER 18: St Thomas Church, Northgate Lane, Moorside, 7pm, return of STYLE's popular clothes party where you can buy high street named fashions at very low prices. Come along a grab some bargains and have fun. Licensed bar, raffle to win vouchers

  • Oldham people appearing in Tameside Magistrates' Court

    THE following cases have been dealt with by Tameside Magistrates' Court. KIMBERLEY Bernadette Nuttall, aged 37, of Thornby Avenue, Oldham, failed to comply with a community order made by Tameside Magistrates’ Court on August 12 by failing to comply