Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Oldham

A scheme to repair the crumbling Oldham Way flyover is both 'good and bad' news

The 1970s concrete structure has numerous problems, including water seepage and cracking

Manchester Evening News

Plans for new £24.5m theatre in Oldham approved despite campaign to save Coliseum

It comes just a couple of weeks after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close permanently at the end of March after losing Arts Council funding

Manchester Evening News

Tim Hortons set to open a drive-thru restaurant in Oldham

The Manchester Road venue is set to open later this year

Manchester Evening News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Budget to be debated in Oldham as council tax proposed to increase by at least £47 from April

The proposals also include a ‘variable lighting trial’ whereby street lighting in some areas would be dimmed

Manchester Evening News

The colossal battle over Oldham Coliseum and what happens next

Oldham Coliseum will close at the end of March but there's still many questions about the future of theatre in the town

Manchester Evening News

Asda store 'taped off' and shoppers told to leave after police called to 'incident'

One witness said the incident at the supermarket in Oldham involved two men 'arguing among themselves' and 'jumping around' in a situation that got 'out of hand'

Manchester Evening News

Two women taken to hospital after Oldham crash

Fire services spent around one hour on the scene

Manchester Evening News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Controversial 234 homes plan approved again - despite concerns over mineshaft dangers and 'ugly' houses

Proposals to build a £3m road and hundreds of homes in Springhead had been refused in 2018 but approved a year later

Manchester Evening News

Reports of gunman at park sparks police presence

Police said they had 'not yet identified any criminal offences'

Manchester Evening News

Police smash in doors to cannabis farm and seize 'dirty' cash in early morning raids across Oldham

19 suspects held as 200 GMP officers execute 28 drugs search warrants across the town on Thursday

Manchester Evening News

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

Manchester Evening News

Maxine Peake hits out at threat to ‘vital, vibrant’ Oldham Coliseum

Actor accuses government of ‘further dividing communities’ as 138-year-old theatre faces closure after losing £1.8m grant

The Guardian - UK

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Vision for new £24.5m theatre to replace iconic Oldham Coliseum revealed

It comes a week after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close its doors permanently at the end of March

Manchester Evening News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Manchester Evening News

"Not everyone can afford to take their kids to Manchester shows": Sadness as closure looms for Oldham's Coliseum Theatre

In the centre of Oldham, residents are still reeling from what the loss of its theatre will mean for their town

Manchester Evening News

Police issue appeal after two women assaulted in Oldham

Police believe the assaults are connected

The Guardian - UK

When football matters more than theatre

Brief letters: Man Utd v Oldham Coliseum | Toilet dread | The con in consultant | Middle age | Clement Freud

Manchester Evening News

"Oldham Council love to waste money": Residents react after Mumps plans axed AGAIN

The site was set to become home to a Lidl and a hotel

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Manchester Evening News

Landmark £5m bridge to cross valley between Oldham and Tameside approved

The nearly 128 metre-long bridge will stand higher than six double-decker buses

Daily Mirror

Mum feared she would die in 'beast-like' attack in bar that that scarred her for life

Jade Kremner, 33, said she was on a night out in Oldham when she was set upon by another woman in an eight minute "beast-like" attack in a bar that has left her with scars and wounds

The Guardian - UK

Coronation Street stars join fight to save Oldham Coliseum from closure

Theatre says it will be forced to close after losing £1.8m Arts Council England subisdy

The Guardian - UK

Two arrested over suspected malicious messages in Nicola Bulley case

Man, 49, from Manchester and woman, 20, from Oldham held after reports messages being sent to Wyre council members

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Cruel romance

Romance scams on the rise PLUS Oldham Coliseum announces closure date PLUS Tenants still battling mould on Freehold

Manchester Evening News

“What do we do to thieves?”: Dealers battered and kidnapped drug user while filming 'degrading' two-hour ordeal

“You son of a b***h. You going to rob me? I’m going to torture you”

Manchester Evening News

Oldham Coliseum bosses say historic theatre will be shutting its doors for good

The historic theatre has said they are looking to close the theatre next month

1 … 8 9 10 11

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Greater Manchester Police

University of Manchester

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.