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Town hall proposing to increase council tax by 3.99pc as it prepares to make nearly £30m of cuts

Oldham bosses say they have a ‘huge’ budget gap to fill this year amid rising demand for key services

Manchester Evening News · Jan 19, 2023

Town hall chiefs to pull plug on beleaguered Oldham Prince's Gate project after hotel plans fall through

A councillor complained it has taken longer to deliver the project than ‘it took to put mankind on the moon’

Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023

Greater Manchester's housing masterplan branded 'waste of time and money' as government plans U-turn

“It irritates me what an absolute waste of time, what an absolute waste of public money over the past three years."

Manchester Evening News · Dec 20, 2022

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Four cases of potentially life-threatening Strep A recorded in Oldham

Strep A can cause scarlet fever and the serious Invasive Group A Streptococcal disease

Manchester Evening News · Dec 15, 2022

Nearly £15m to be invested in services for vulnerable children including new dozens of new social workers

The investment boost will also see the establishment of a new council-run children’s home for local children in Oldham

Manchester Evening News · Dec 15, 2022

Frustrations rising as Oldham Mumps redevelopment taking 'longer than moon-landing'

The council has entered into a legal agreement for a Lidl and a hotel to be built at the 'Prince's Gate' site

Manchester Evening News · Nov 16, 2022

Anger as cost of living support package branded 'reckless use of money' by Tory councillor

In response the council leader said that more than 14,000 families had been fed by a foodbank in Oldham so far this year

Manchester Evening News · Nov 4, 2022

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Police investigating after woman injured as members of public attempt to 'force entry' to council headquarters

A number of residents have been banned by the local authority from attending public meetings

Manchester Evening News · Nov 3, 2022

The neighbourhoods across Greater Manchester which ARE hosting council-organised firework displays - and which have cancelled

Bonfire Night fans can still enjoy the occasion

Manchester Evening News · Oct 13, 2022

Hackney carriage fares set to increase in Oldham for first time in a decade to support taxi trade

The amount that a driver would be able to charge if a passenger ‘soils the vehicle’ would also increase

Manchester Evening News · Sep 28, 2022

Cabinet agrees to slash market traders rent by 50pc after businesses 'hammered' by the impact of the pandemic

Oldham council has agreed to introduce new leases with cheaper rents for traders

Manchester Evening News · Sep 23, 2022

‘An Oldhamer through and through’ – Council leader pays tribute to authority’s first female leader after death

Hollinwood Councillor Jean Stretton died suddenly at the weekend

Manchester Evening News · Sep 20, 2022

Further calls for government-led public inquiry into child abuse and grooming in Oldham voted down

The latest motion represents the fourth call that has been formally made for a further wide-reaching investigation

Manchester Evening News · Sep 10, 2022

Why the new bus fares coming in TODAY ‘won’t make a difference’ for many – and some will pay more

Single fares and day tickets will be capped, but many regular bus passengers will not benefit from this 'first step' towards Andy Burnham's Bee Network which starts on Sunday, September 4

Manchester Evening News · Sep 4, 2022

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Manchester Evening News · Aug 5, 2022

‘Heat banks’, targeted payments and anti-poverty strategies: How Greater Manchester council's plans to keep you warm this winter

Households across Greater Manchester are bracing themselves for a long hard winter that it is feared could leave many choosing between heating and eating.

Manchester Evening News · Aug 5, 2022

A quarter of people in Greater Manchester have cut back on meals as cost-of-living spirals

'There is no greater or more urgent challenge facing us right now than the cost-of-living crisis'

Manchester Evening News · Jul 21, 2022

Calls for tram conductors to be introduced on Metrolink to clamp down on crime and antisocial behaviour

“There are more instances of anti-social behaviour on the Rochdale to Oldham line than on any other part of the network."

Manchester Evening News · Jul 14, 2022

Calls for public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham defeated at raucous meeting

One Conservative councillor described it as a ‘travesty’, adding it was ‘the night that democracy died in Oldham’

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Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2022

Abuse survivor speaks of grooming horror during fiery debate over damning child sexual exploitation report

Boos, shouts of 'liars' and banging on tables - the public reacted angrily to the findings of Oldham's sexual abuse review

Manchester Evening News · Jun 27, 2022

Protesters BOO Andy Burnham at first public meeting since release of damning Child Sexual Exploitation report

A group of around 100 people were allowed into the public gallery, with many holding up 'Cover Up' signs

Manchester Evening News · Jun 26, 2022

How the long shadow of grooming gang allegations changed Oldham’s politics - and took down two leaders

The appalling findings of the long-awaited review were revealed on Monday - but the political ramifications have already been far-reaching

Manchester Evening News · May 26, 2022

New Oldham council boss is proudly borough's first openly gay leader

“Diversity matters, representation matters and these are things to be celebrated and not to be used as some form of weapon against people.”

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2022

'There is work to do - and I am ready to do it': Oldham council’s leader-elect makes a vow to residents after landing role

“I think that a lot of people felt that the council was not on their side and, as a point of that, Labour wasn’t on their side."

Manchester Evening News · May 10, 2022

Former deputy to become new leader of Oldham council after shock election result

Previously deputy to Arooj Shah, she was elected as the new Labour group leader at an AGM on Monday night

Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2022

Two Labour councillors 'in the running' to be Oldham's next town hall leader after Arooj Shah loses seat

'Amanda and Shaid are the two', a source said

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