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A homeless camp on the doorstep of Oldham’s town hall has been moved on and the area blocked off by council staff.
An ‘administrative error’ at the council has left locals in Oldham fuming. The payroll mistake saw Oldham councillors ...
The face of Oldham is set to change forever following the approval of six major developments. Drastic changes will be coming to Oldham’s Civic Tower; the Civic Centre and its brutalist theatre; the ...
Two Conservative councillors in Oldham – including the group’s leader – have resigned from the party "with immediate effect". Cllr Dave Arnott wrote to Oldham’s Mayor and constitutional ...
“As the market prepares to close its current site and move into its brand-new home inside The Spindles this September, the ...
A ‘desperately needed’ new police station in Oldham could be built. The council is in discussion with GMP about relocating ...
A report commissioned by Oldham MBC to prepare the council for a corporate governance inspection in the summer has found councillors are putting politics before progress. The report, from consultants ...
Oldham Council initially drew the line at the porch proposals in December 2022. According to a report, it was an “overly dominant and incongruous addition to the existing property”.
She cited the 2022 Greater Manchester report, which was conducted after Oldham council requested a review into its practices in 2019. She said it “finds flaws in Greater Manchester Police and ...
2022: Oldham councillors called for a government inquiry into grooming gangs in the town but the Conservative government rejected it and said the local authority should commission a review.