The Latest Breaking News from Oldham

Man taken to hospital following suspected acid attack

A man in his 30s was taken to Royal Oldham Hospital suffering burns

Manchester Evening News · May 12, 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 11, 2022

BBC actor Reiss Jarvis tragically died in speeding car accident at the age of 21

BBC actor Reiss Jarvis, of Beech Avenue, Oldham, had previously worked as a TV actor and had starred in the 2017 crime drama Murdered for Being Different

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2022

'I know a lot of people who have died prematurely' - the Greater Manchester streets where women's life expectancy is lower than in Colombia

"I don't know a woman around here who hasn't skipped a meal to make sure their children get fed"

Manchester Evening News · May 8, 2022

'Drive like an idiot, lose your car', say police as they seize Audi

Motorist lands himself in trouble cutting up fellow drivers on the A627 in Oldham after driving past an unmarked police car

Manchester Evening News · May 8, 2022

Images show devastation caused by huge fire at Oldham tile warehouse

More than 70 calls were made to 999 from concerned residents

Manchester Evening News · May 7, 2022

Made in Oldham: The budding actors who became stars thanks to David Johnson

Tributes have poured in for the 'starmaker', who died this week

Manchester Evening News · May 7, 2022

Huge blaze breaks out at tile warehouse in Oldham as more than 50 firefighters rush to scene

By around 6am, fire bosses said they had around 10 engines and three aerial appliances still at the scene

Manchester Evening News · May 7, 2022

Oldham fire: Huge blaze sends plumes of smoke into night sky as explosions heard

A massive blaze has broken out at a commercial property on Barry Street, in Oldham, with more than 50 firefighters tackling the flames that can be seen for miles around

Daily Mirror · May 7, 2022

Hyperlocal parties steal the show as Labour hold eight Greater Manchester councils, but fail to make progress in local elections

What you need to know following results across the region

Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2022